Internal Communications Manager – 12 month contract with

Location: North West England or Yorkshire

Top law firm requires an experience senior internal communications professional for a 12 month maternity cover contract. This is to work with wider Group Communications function and day-to-day with senior leadership team to set and mange the Internal Communications strategy, channel management, lead on several big projects and line manager communications executive who will focus more on the day-to-day drumbeat of regular comms across various platforms.

Specific role responsibilities include:

Develop internal comms and engagement strategy
Advise leadership team on all things comms and engagement – coach and challenge where necessary
Adapt and land corporate messages within the division and communicate out news to wider business
Take lead on some Group wide comms projects – devise creative campaign and implement plan to gain buy in and create excitement around initiatives.
Oversee channel developments and implement improvements
Line manage one person

Ideally need to have come from a corporate environment, with ability to develop relationships with challenging stakeholders and gain buy in.