Internal Communications and Engagement Manager

Internal Communications and Engagement Manager

Essex/London/Kent

Permanent

Office/Home Hybrid Working

Do you want todefine the communications strategy on a major infostructure project Can you engage with others in multiple locations Are you experienced internal communications professional Then join us to shape a sustainable and liveable world.

Create Solutions that will enable a better tomorrow

Tocreate and deliver an effective communications strategy we are looking for an Internal Communications and Engagement Manager to join us. Working on a large infrastructure project youll inform and engage with a dispersed workforce in multiple office and non-office sites. In this role youll be accountable for a programme of activity with the support of a direct report and working collaboratively with colleagues in External Affairs the People Team and in the programmes Delivery Partners.

Your key responsibilities will be:

• Create and update the Internal Communications and Engagement Strategy in consulation with leadership to ensure it anticipates and reflects the programmes goals and challenges.
• Manage the event and channel strategy. This includes a weekly Teams broadcast; a monthly hybrid staff briefing; email sharing of news and information; updating a news feed and information cascades to share sensitive and tailored information.
• Oversee a programme of regular and periodic events (online in-person and hybrid) to share information and facilitate two-way engagement between programme leadership and workforce.
• Deliver two annual away days a summer briefing and a winter recognition event ensuring they meet strategic objectives client expectations and delivered to budget.
• Oversee the distribution of communications through a range of channels to keep all employees informed of programme news milestones and activities.
• Take accountability for the quality of internal communications acting as the gatekeeper between those who wish to communicate and those receiving them systematically ensuring the required processes and checks are in place to ensure appropriateness quality tone of voice and branding.
• Be the strategic point of contact for internal stakeholders and offer advice and support delivery of workforce development and change management campaigns.
• Chair the internal communications and engagement steering group to facilitate knowledge-sharing and aligning of communications with key internal stakeholders and Delivery Partners.
• Manage a direct report on the Internal Communications and Engagement Assistant
• Oversee and initiate the commission of content through the in-house creative and digital teams.
• Manage the annual internal communications survey and seek feedback and implement improvements to internal communications and engagement in the programme.
• Oversee the delivery of the Reward and Recognition Scheme.
• Manage receipt and resourcing of ad hoc activities as required during the programme life cycle.

Your skills. Our team. Together we design the future.

The first step to success in this role is that you are eager to collaborate with the people around you whether they are colleagues partners or customers. Developing ties with others is something you do by acting respectfully and delivering on your promises. And you never get set in your ways but keep exploring new insights and ways to improve.

On top of thatyoullhave:

• Experience of working in a senior internal communications & engagement role delivering an ongoing programme of communications and engagement.
• Experience of creating and improving internal communications and engagement strategies through to and including delivery of the strategy
• Experience reviewing and enhancing employee engagement levels by implementing a structured delivery plan
• Experience of obtaining employee feedback and analysing results
• Experience engaging with senior leaders to anticipate programme goals and challenges
• Previously built and managed relationships with colleagues across the workforce in an environment with frequent changes and competing priorities
• Hosting events and organising events/conferences
• Worked with IT applications such as intranet sites and other online collaborative tools such as ExpMS Office Suite - Teams PowerPoint Outlook Word.

A place to work and so much more
At COWI we work together with our customers to shape a sustainable and liveable world. We do it by applying our knowledge and curiosity and sometimes even our courage to create the solutions the world needs today to enable a better tomorrow. We support our customers transition towards increased sustainability. We strive to lead by example by embedding environmental management social responsibility and good governance into our business practices and the options we provide to our customers.

We value differences and development and cultivate an environment of belonging and having fun. Because that is what brings out the best in you at work and at home.

With offices primarilylocatedin the Nordic region the UK NorthAmericaand India we are currently more than 7500 people who bring theirexpertisein engineering architectureenergyand environment into play.

What we also offer:
To us a fair reward is more than a competitive salary. We want to take care of our people professionally and personally as well.

Some of our benefits include:

• 28days holidayplus all UKbank and public holidays

• Formalised development plans and yearly promotion opportunities

• Private health care for you and your immediate dependents

• Flexible and hybrid working conditions

• Annual subscription fees paid for your membership of two Professional Institutions

• Group personal pension scheme salary exchange

• Life assurance

• Cycle-to-work scheme

• Corporate gym membership
  

Got more questions

If you have any unanswered questions about the role or what we have to offer please reach out to Ciaran Gilfedderat.

Get to know us even better at our websitewhere you can learn more about our projects our strategy what we want to achieve and what life is like at COWI.

Equal opportunity employer.
COWIprovidesequal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to ethnicity colour religion gender national originageor disability. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment including recruiting hiringplacement promotion termination layoff recall transfer leaves of absence compensation and training.

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