ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR / SENIOR AD | Employee Engagement, Change Mgt

Urgent need for an experienced Associate Director (or SAD) with a background in Employee Engagement, Internal Comms, Transformation strategies in complex organisations and across diverse employee and understands how to reach the hearts and minds of employees to bring them along the journey. This is permanent role but our client would also consider an immediate interim cover for a 3 – 6 mth FTC.

You would join an international strategic communications PR agency and be part of the corporate reputation team working on multi sectors (including FMCG, tech, energy, logistics, transport, health) within a flexible work environment. Unlike many global agencies this one has a genuinely entrepreneurial dynamic that specialises in protecting and developing reputations. Their expertise covers high-stakes corporate and geopolitical sectors, helping businesses and organisations to clearly communicate during periods of disruption, growth and transformation.

The Role:

• Lead all aspects of client projects and be the main point of client contact
• Build strong client relationships, delivering counsel, developing strategic plans
• Support and lead the team, be a role model and champion for development
• Integrate expertise from the broader agency network and partner with senior colleagues.   
• Drive business development, including new and organic business and play a defining role in  major pieces of business working with senior leaders
• Maintain strong external visibility by speaking at events, authoring thought leadership, contributing to marketing efforts
• Financial management, including negotiating contracts, supervising and forecasting account budgets

Skills:

• Senior level experience in organisational communications, change management, culture transformation, employee engagement or internal communication
• Experience with workforce engagement in large-scale change, such as mergers, acquisitions and other major moments of transformation
• Experience designing and implementing communications, engagement and transformation strategies in complex organisations and across diverse employee and leadership groups
• Able to assist in new business development activities and continually prospect new opportunities by joining industry organizations and speaking at industry conferences and internal forums
• Track record of creating innovative and measurable solutions to business challenges
• Experience working with and counselling senior management
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Strong business acumen and familiarity with transaction communications
• Ability to travel occasionally as needed

This is an exciting opportunity to join in an internationally recognized, independent, family owned PR agency that that will give you the freedom to deliver original thinking and work on brands that operate in the full glare of the public spotlight and whose reputations shape their businesses.

To find out more and to view the full job description, please send your details through to [email protected] or contact Anne Carter or Tanya Ferris on 0203 397 7543 / 07929 008295