Interim Communications Lead £1235pd

An incredibly exciting opportunity for an Interim Communication Lead to join a world leading FMCG organisation and be a key player in their global business transformation programme.

This is a 12-month opportunity, with strong scope to extend, offering up to £1235 per day (umbrella, inside ir35), based working from home and 2 days per week in their offices in London.

The Role:

This high-profile, multi-year transformation is my FTSE 100 client's largest investment programme across the business. At a global level, they are driving the transformation of key business processes and moving into the next decade of leading, enabled by significant SAP S4 HANA technological advancements.

The organisation requires strategic support from an expert Communications Lead, with exposure to SAP ERP IT enabled Change, to champion the move towards becoming an insights-led organisation.

Owning the Programme Communications, you will engage confidently and enthusiastically with senior stakeholders, carrying out the strategic work around delivering content and covering events. Leading the programme communications and stakeholder engagement, you will translate the programme vision into an engaging narrative. This will require navigation of cultural, mindset, and process change, for the transition to new ways of working.

You will develop and deploy the programme's Communication and Stakeholder Engagement strategy, and identifying or creating effective and innovative communication channels.

Requirements:

• 10 years' experience in planning and managing communications campaigns
• Technology-enabled transformation experience, with SAP S4/HANA, ECC or Oracle.
• 4 years' experience in line management and leadership.
• Strategic mindset, with exposure to complex transformation programme/ project environments.
• Strong knowledge across multiple corporate communication channels, in a multi-campaign environment.
• Flexible and adaptable to shifting priorities.
• Gravitas to engage with and influence stakeholders at the top of the business, as well as stakeholder event delivery.
• Comfortable working alongside third party providers, managing their scope and any politics.
• Experience within a complex, matrix, global environment.

This is an urgent requirement - if interested, please apply asap and any questions email claire.shipman@1st-executive.com