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Location: London (Hybrid working - three days on site)
Job Purpose Are you a strategic communicator with a passion for driving change? Join our dynamic team as a Senior Communications Officer (Integration) and play a pivotal role in supporting our integration programme. You'll develop and implement innovative communication strategies to engage staff across various channels on integration and other strategic change projects.
Main Responsibilities
- Develop and Drive Strategy:Craft and execute internal communications strategies for the integration programme and its workstreams.
- Collaborate with Teams:Partner with the Integration Programme team and colleagues across different workstreams to communicate integration priorities effectively.
- Stakeholder Engagement:Identify key stakeholders within Professional Service Departments and Schools to cascade key messages and gather feedback.
- Simplify Complex Messages:Translate technical information into clear, actionable communications.
- Regular Strategy Reviews:Meet with the Communications Manager and Integration Change Manager to ensure alignment and inclusion of all relevant messages.
- Strategic Advice:Provide communications advice to stakeholders on integration-related issues.
- Consistent Messaging:Ensure timely and consistent communications across all channels, aligning with key messages.
- Support Schools and Departments:Offer strategic internal communications support to Schools and Professional Services Departments.
Key Activities
- Integration of New School:Support the integration of the new unified School of Health & Medical Sciences.
- Professional Services Support:Assist departments like IT, HR, Finance, and Property and Facilities with their internal communications.
- Collaborate with Student Communications:Align activities with the Student Communications teams where appropriate.
- Manage SharePoint Site:Keep the Merger and Integration Sharepoint site up to date and accurate.
- Engagement Activities:Work with the Integration Programme team and Marketing & External Relations to deliver engagement activities and events.
- Feedback Mechanisms:Improve feedback mechanisms through staff engagement and stakeholder mapping.
- Joint Communications:Develop joint communications with professional services partners and schools.
- Measurement and Evaluation:Apply techniques to measure the effectiveness of internal communications and continuously improve strategies.
The ideal candidate will be experienced in change communications for the public sector in a large organisation and ideally in the HE sector.
Benefits
Impactful Work: Be at the forefront of driving significant change within our organisation.Collaborative Environment:Work with a diverse team of professionals dedicated to excellence.Professional Growth:Gain valuable experience in strategic communications and change management.Flexible Working:Enjoy a hybrid working model that supports work-life balance.Generous Annual Leave and Pension
If this role is of interest, please apply ASAP with an up-to-date word version of your CV or do get in contact to discuss the role in more detail. If this job isn't quite right for you, but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion about your career.
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