Senior Advisor Internal Communications

Atkins Realis Group

Responsibilities:

• Work collaboratively as part of a global team of internal and external communicators and marketeers.
• Advise stakeholders on internal communications best practices and work with business stakeholders to develop, deliver and measure internal communications strategies, campaigns and plans.
• Develop and implement effective internal communications strategies and initiatives across KSA and the wider Middle East region, to connect our site-based employees to the business.
• Develop strong relationships across the Middle East business that enable you to fully understand the strategies, challenges and contexts of the stakeholders you support to effectively deliver relevant and targeted messages.
• Manage day-to-day internal communications deliverables in KSA, including the creation of content and the delivery of multi-channel strategies and campaigns.
• Source and create content for a variety of online and offline channels and develop and manage new channels as required.
• Organize and manage internal events primarily in KSA, and in the wider Middle East region as needed.
• Support business change activities.
• Ensure that practices, procedures, methodologies and tools are used effectively so that the objectives set out in the business plan are attained.

Requirements:

• Degree or equivalent qualification in a relevant discipline would be preferred.
• 5-8 years of experience in internal communications and/or employee engagement, ideally gained within a large corporate organization.
• Evidence of delivering internal communication strategies, campaigns and plans that achieve desired business outcomes.
• Excellent writing skills and ability to convey complex topics in simple language to multiple audiences.
• Experience in sourcing and creating content for a range of online and offline channels.
• Confident to advise others (including senior stakeholders) on internal communications best practices.
• Able to build effective working relationships and influence people.
• High energy, with the drive and enthusiasm to make things happen.
• Highly organized and able to work on multiple projects simultaneously.
• Self-motivated and able to take ownership of projects with limited direction.
• Able to cope with ambiguity and manage stakeholders during periods of change.
• Knowledge of the Middle East and particularly the KSA market.
• Arabic speaker.