Communications Manager - Transformation (12 month FTC)
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Location: London
Purpose
We're on the lookout for a passionate and dedicated communications professional to support the Group's strategic internal communications. We have big ambitions and the Group's Communications team are looking for a creative, dedicated and strategic communications professional to join the team.
The ideal candidate should have some experience in delivering communication campaigns for transformation projects and a passion for change communications. We pride ourselves on being the Bright Alternative, so we're seeking someone who can help us make our campaigns bold, inspiring, and engaging to align with our ambitious strategy and goals.
This role is ideal for a professional with a background in internal communications, transformational change programs, and employee engagement. We're looking for someone passionate about people, innovation, and technology, who can effectively engage stakeholders at all business levels.
Reporting to the Senior Communications Manager, the successful candidate will partner with the Transformation Team and the wider project teams, working across multiple priorities in service of our ambitious business strategy and cultural evolution programmes.
Key responsibilities:
- Support the Group-wide Transformation communication strategy with a focus on creating understanding and alignment with the Group strategy, narrative and organisational goals.
- Support with the creation, management and delivery of communications in support of the Group's Transformation programme - including the programme overall and constituent projects - aligned with Aztec's business strategy and the overarching objectives of the Transformation.
- With support from line manager, drive forward the internal communications project workstream plans from inception and implementation through to analysis, working with key stakeholders across the business to define objectives and create effective communications strategies.
- Prepare project communications for a variety of channels including, but not limited to, authoring copy/content for internal campaigns, intranet articles, internal briefings, email cascades, video scripts, announcements, leadership scripts and newsletters.
- Responsible for inputting into internal communication channels and continuously improving their effectiveness using insight and measurement.
- Work alongside colleagues in the communications team to ensure that all content is sequenced appropriately both internally to ensure correct prioritisation of comms; and externally to ensure we are sharing the successes of our growth opportunities with our teams.
- Ensure all communications on our projects and growth opportunities are well targeted, effective, results-driven and produced in an aligned, coordinated and timely fashion.
- Report on the success of communication campaigns and activity, using data and insight to prove delivery against the Group's strategic objectives.
Skills and experience:
- An undergraduate degree in marketing, PR or CIM Certificate / Diploma would be preferable
- Experience with SharePoint intranets, email newsletter tools such as Poppulo and viva engage would be hugely beneficial
- Highly organised and deadline-driven, whilst remaining flexible to changing demands
- Strong copywriting and editing skills with the ability to create persuasive communications
- Superb verbal communication skills with the ability to influence at all levels
- The ability to quickly establish productive working relationships with a diverse group of stakeholders in multiple jurisdictions
- A 'can do' attitude, excellent people skills, team orientated, professional and self-motivated
- Experience of working within a creative agency or marketing function with a communications focus
- Proficient in all aspects of Microsoft Office
We will provide the training, both in-house for relevant technical knowledge and professional qualifications to enhance your professional development. You will need to be quick to learn new systems and great with people, as close working relationships between our colleagues and clients are at the heart of what we do.