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Communications Specialist- Transformation Programmes

Communications Specialist- Transformation Programmes

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Communications Specialist- Transformation Programmes- London/Hybrid- 6 Months- £350-£400 Umbrella

The successful Communications Specialist will support the development and delivery of communications plans and activities for individual change projects to drive awareness, alignment and adoption in support of the transformation communications strategy.

Responsibilities:

  • Develop and deliver communications and engagement plan and activities for individual change projects to build awareness, understanding and adoption by stakeholder groups, as part of the overall change approach
  • For each project:
  • Partner and work with the Head of Transformation communications, the Programme Lead and Change Lead, providing expert guidance on engagement and communications activities and events
  • Develop and agree the engagement and communications plan incorporating a range of activities for key stakeholders and stakeholder groups
  • Drive the development and agreement of messaging, communications and engagement materials. This may include focus groups, leader engagement sessions, townhall meeting, videos and written comms including emails and articles.
  • Support the preparation and delivery of events and communications for individual change projects to identified stakeholder groups to ensure understanding and alignment
  • Support Programme Sponsors and Leads in the planning, development and delivery of effective two-way engagement and communications
  • Provide input to overall transformation communications and campaigns with the Head of Transformation Communications to drive awareness and alignment with stakeholder groups across the business
  • Measure the effectiveness of communication activities in building understanding and engagement for individual change projects, harnessing agreed tools and approaches including pulse surveys and focus groups.
  • Review and develop action plans to address communications feedback, provide advice and guidance on improving engagement and communications and review and update plans accordingly
  • Proactively develop and share good practice and lessons learned in project communications and engagement.
  • Provide feedback on Transformation Communications playbook to help drive forward the effectiveness of Transformation Communications.
  • Support members of the transformation community to build their knowledge and experience of engagement and communications.
  • Proactively participate in the business change network as an SME for communications and engagement.
  • Take on any other duties which are within the employee’s skills and abilities whenever reasonably instructed.

Skills/Experience:

  • Educated to degree level and/or have commensurate experience in internal transformation / change communications
  • Experience of developing organisational transformation objectives into communications and engagement deliverables for targeted activities across a range of different channels and media platforms
  • Excellent writing, copywriting, editing, and proofreading skills
  • Experience of working in a fast-paced, changing environment
  • Experience of working effectively in a matrix model involving multiple contributors
  • Experience of new technologies including all typical office applications, Microsoft SharePoint based websites/portals, Yammer, Photoshop or similar
  • Self-starter with the ability to work collaboratively within a team environment whilst prioritising and balancing conflicting demands
  • Collaborative, consultative, inclusive working style, with the ability to build strong working relationships, work with and positively influence leaders and audiences throughout the organisation

Huntress Search Ltd acts as a Recruitment Agency in relation to all Permanent roles and as a Recruitment Business in relation to all Temporary roles.

We practice a diverse and inclusive recruitment process that ensures equal opportunity for all we work with, irrespective of race, sexual orientation, mental or physical disability, age or gender. As an organisation, we encourage applications from all backgrounds and will ensure measures are met when required, to allow a fair process throughout.

PLEASE NOTE: We can only consider applications from candidates who have the right to work in the UK.

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GBP400.00 - 450.00 Per DAY
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Consultant