Internal communications and engagement consultant – City Of London (Hybrid) – Contract £500 – £550 per day umbrellaThe RoleA fantastic opportunity has arisen with one of the strongest names in the retail space! My client is on the hunt for an Internal communications and engagement consultant to review their current internal communication and engagement strategy and processes and drive forward and implement a new strategy that helps build trust, motivate, create shared identity, and increase employee engagement.Your Responsibilities

• Review the current internal communication and engagement practices and play a critical role in shaping and delivering a new and developed internal communication strategy that fits with the company transformation, purpose and values.
• Own and take control on those areas and execute a new and improved approach that aligns with our company wide strategy, purpose and values
• Develop and execute a communication and engagement plan that significantly increases the volume of the company stories and engagement opportunities about values in action and future ambitions
• Develop an annual calendar with multi-channel content that encourages two-way dialogue between the organization and its people about values in action.
• Create and implement internal content to share on our internal channels to inform and engage colleagues
• Host regular meetings with the senior leadership team to share updates and gain feedback
• Act as a key advisor to the leadership team on any internal comms matters
• Partner with the marketing, business planning and HR teams to ensure that all internal communications align
• Use data-driven insights to measure the effectiveness of internal communications to constantly evolve our internal communications programmes

About you

• Experience in internal communications and employee engagement, ideally gained within a mix of both large and smaller organisations
• Evidence of delivering successful internal communication strategies, campaigns and plans which achieve desired business outcomes
• Demonstratable understanding and application of measurement and best practices in internal communication planning and execution
• Experience of working directly with leadership as an internal audience, building and executing leadership communication plans, while working with key stakeholders
• Highly organised and able to lead projects, with a demonstratable ability to think strategically and effectively plan content across multiple channels
• Experience in sourcing and creating content for a range of online and offline channels
• Confident to advise stakeholders on internal communications best practice
• Able to build effective working relationships and influence people
• Proactive, with the drive and enthusiasm to make things happen
• Self-motivated and able to take ownership of projects with limited direction
• Able to work effectively with ambiguity and manage stakeholders during periods of change

Internal communications and engagement consultant – City Of London (Hybrid) – Contract £500 – £550 per day umbrella