Associate Director (Internal Comms) Burson

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More about the role:

This role sits within Burson Londons Corporate and Public Affairs division a team ofeighty plusproblem solvers who partner with brands organisations and governments to navigate complex reputational policyproblem solvers who partner with brands organisations and governments to navigate complex reputational policy and regulatory challenges.

As an Associate Director / Senior Associate Director you will play a leading role in shaping and delivering high-impact internal communications and employee engagement programmes for globaland UKclients.Operating as a trusted advisor you will translate complex business challenges into clear compelling strategies that drive engagement supporttransformationand strengthen organisational culture championingcreativityand challenging accepted norms to reimagine how employee engagement is done.

You will lead client relationships and take ownership of key programmesoverseeing everything from strategic development through to execution and evaluation. This includes designing integrated employee engagement campaigns advising senior stakeholders managing content and channel strategies and ensuring all work is delivered to the highest standard on time and on budget.

Youllthrive in a fast-paced agency environment juggling multiple clients and priorities whilemaintainingquality and attention todetail. You will also play an active role in growing the businessbyidentifyingopportunities contributing to new businesspitchesand helping to expand existing client relationships.

Internallyyoulllead and mentor teams contribute to the development of the practice and take a proactive role in shaping our employee engagement offer. A key part of the role is being willing and able tolead employee engagement initiatives end-to-end bringing energy creativity and strategic rigour to everything you do.

What youll do:

• Act as atrusted advisorto clients providing strategic counsel on internal communications and employee engagement across both proactive programmes and transformation-led initiatives

• Lead the design and delivery ofend-to-end employee engagement programmes owning projects from strategy through to implementation and evaluation

• Develop clear compellingstrategic narratives and campaignsthat engage employees and support organisational change

• Manage multiple client accounts in afast-paced agency environment ensuring delivery is on time on budget and to a high standard

• Build strong relationships with senior stakeholders and driving internal communications across the Corporate & Public Affairs team.

• Play a leading role ingrowing existing accounts and supporting new business including identifyingopportunitiesand contributing to pitches

• Contribute to building theprofile capability and offeringof the internal communications and employee engagement team

• Lead and develop junior team members fostering a collaborative high-performing team culture

• Apply the latest thinking and innovation includingdigital platforms and AI to enhance employee communication and engagement

Experience that contributes to success:

• Experience in anagency environment(essential) witha strong foundationin internal communications employee engagement or change communications

• Proven ability tolead and deliver employee engagement or internal communications programmes ideally in complex or global organisations

• Experience working in afast-paced environment managing multiple clients and priorities with confidence

• Strong strategic and creative thinking skills with the ability totranslate business challenges into engaging communication strategies

• Comfortable acting as atrusted advisor to senior stakeholders with strong influencing and relationship-building skills

• Experience working with cross-functional stakeholders includingHR internal communications digital and leadership teams

• Demonstrable contribution tonew business and organic growth including supporting or leading pitches

• Excellent writingstorytellingand presentation skills with a focus onemployee-centred content and experiences

• A proactive hands-on approach with the confidence totake the lead on employee engagement initiatives and programmes

• Experience managing and developing teams alongside an understanding of commercial and operational delivery

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