Internal Communications Manager

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At Hitachi Energy our purpose is advancing a sustainable energy future for all. We bring power to our homes schools hospitals and factories. Join us and work with fantastic people while learning and developing yourself on projects that have a real impact to our communities and society. Bring your passion bring your energy and be part of a global team that appreciates a simple truth: Diversity Collaboration Great Innovation.

Hitachi Energy is seeking an Internal Communications Manager for its Grid Integration (GI) business unit. The successful applicant will drive the development and dissemination of our internal messaging and communications strategy aligned with GIs ambitious growth targets to ensure our people understand and embrace our various internal initiatives such as major organizational realignments and our people strategy including competence development DEI HSE quality and execution excellence.

A key member of the GI Communications team the Internal Communications Manager will focus on driving employee engagement and advocacy and help shape an environment network and culture where our teams and individuals are encouraged and enabled to scale to their potential. This individual will collaborate closely with other key functions to drive GIs people strategy and its continual transformation journey into an agile and learning organization and will coordinate the other internal communications resources

Were looking for a seasoned internal communications expert with significant experience in leading and producing proactive communications who is an innovative and strategic problemsolver enjoys working in a dynamic fastpaced and changing environment and is comfortable working under tight deadlines hand in hand with the GI HR function.

This is a challenging senior and visible role within a high performing team that will require high levels of strategic assessment analysis resilience flexibility and drive for results. The right candidate will drive innovation in our communications channels tools and processes and will have overall responsibility for all internal communications driving to improve quality frequency and formats.

How youll make an impact:

• Craft and execute all internal communications plans for the GI business to a high standard that align with the BU strategy for growth as well as Company messaging and Purpose.
• Help increase employee understanding and engagement on our Business Unit strategy by strengthening leader and management communications.
• Work closely with the Head of Communications to develop the internal communications strategy and programs for Grid Integrations Managing Director and Function Heads.
• Lead the implementation of the transformation and scaleup strategy initiatives designed to optimize the way we work and our culture.
• Oversee the activity and content creation being led by less senior internal communications colleagues such as organizational announcements webinars presentations newsletters intranet updates presentations leadership messages and IT communications.
• Work closely with the Global Head of Communications and the rest of the Business Unit communications team to ensure internal amplification of external campaigns success stories articles press releases and other external communications initiatives.
• Work to increase our peoples use of social media to drive advocacy and attract talent.

Your background:

• A minimum of 10 years of professional work experience in a communications environment with a bachelors degree in communications marketing or journalism.
• Excellent writing editing and design skills and Project Management.
• Effective interpersonal skills in active listening and rapportbuilding at multiple levels of decision makers including executive and senior management.
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively and deliver in a complex fastpaced business environment.
• Experienced to work in a complex international matrix organization.
• Welldeveloped organizing and time management skills.
• Demonstrated creative execution across the full range of communications media and formats (shortform longform web social video audio/podcasting infographics PPT presentations executive stage time webinars etc.).
• Fluent in English. Knowledge of a second language will be considered a plus but its not mandatory.

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