Internal Communications Business Partner

A short term contract opportunity for a manager-level communicator has arisen for a well-known brand in west London. This is a three month contract starting mid-February to sit in a wider internal communications team of 10 as they look to roll-out their communications strategy during a particular busy time.

This role would very much suit a proactive candidate who can work as part of a wider team or autonomously to hit deadlines. The successful candidate will also need to have experience in events management as they will play a key part in the organisation of a leadership event for 250 employees in Q2. The hiring manager is particularly interested in communicators with exceptional writing skills and channel management experience as they will need to deliver on the tactical communications throughout the contract.

Key responsibilities

• Help execute the internal communications strategy across the organisation
• Support with the organisation of a large-scale corporate event in April 2019
• Work closely with the senior business partners to develop communications plans and approaches to support the business, and suggest innovative ways to approach challenges
• Provide guidance and support for embedded communications colleagues
• Promote the role of Internal Communications to the wider business
• Work closely with the specific teams in your remit, and ensure consistent and delivery of the corporate narrative and business priorities
• Develop quarterly plans and evaluation metrics to benchmark your work and the delivery of internal communications across the business
• Work closely with external agencies to project management communications projects through to completion

Key skills

• Proven mid-senior level internal communications and engagement experience
• Confident multi-channel communicator who likes embracing change and spotting improvements, and helping others to do so
• A diplomatic and experienced influencer who can work with and across numerous teams, clients and internal stakeholders comfortably
•    Confident managing upwards and working with more senior stakeholders, especially other functional leads
• A track record in a demanding complex organisation

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