Communications Director Group HR, People and Culture 80-100%

vor 1 Monat

Zürich, Schweiz Zurich Insurance Company Ltd. Vollzeit

Are you a digital expert and a passionate, creative communicator who is excited to have a seat at the table and help shape the culture of our organization for the long term? Do you want to provide impactful, strategic communications advisory and tactical delivery that measurably engages employees, drives change and business impact? Then read on, this might be the right opportunity for you.

 

As a Communications Director HR, People & Culture for Zurich Insurance Group you will be at the forefront of telling the story of our Zurich employer brand and purpose, shaping the experience of our employees, leaders and stakeholders across and beyond the organization through original and engaging communication strategies that raise the profile and impact of our brand with existing and perspective colleagues.


What you will do

 

  • Leading Global HR, People & Culture communications to support the delivery of Zurich’s people strategy and culture evolution.
  • Think ‘big picture’ and provide seamless strategic communications advice to senior leaders, including the Group Chief People Officer and her senior team, building strong and trusted relationships.
  • Design and deliver an effective and agile communications strategy to tell Zurich’s people story and drive engagement and culture evolution across all our stakeholders and markets, including locally at our Corporate Headquarters.
  • Plan and execute creative communications and change communications plans through understanding business needs, audience motivations, and deliver effective solutions and campaigns.
  • Manage and coordinate a small, cross-functional expert team to define and execute agreed communication objectives, ensure end-to-end delivery and deliver outcomes.
  • Act as a subject matter expert and work closely with other communications expert teams as well as our local markets globally to ensure a targeted and coordinated approach. 
  • Demonstrate measurable results against communications KPIs.
  • Work with our Digital team to devise a strategy to build employee advocacy across Zurich’s social media channels and attract talent.

 

What you bring

 

  • A Master’s degree or comparable qualification in Corporate Communications/PR.
  • At least 10+ years of experience in strategic corporate communications roles, preferably in support of a leading HR/People function.
  • Proven ability to support large-scale culture evolution programs and innovation.
  • Leadership qualities to coordinate, influence and motivate a cross-functional team. 
  • Proven experience in best practice strategic people communications, employee advocacy, wellbeing, diversity and inclusion, employee experience, employer brand program, culture evolution or transformation programs, working across organizations.
  • Experience of working as a strategic adviser with senior leaders to ensure delivery of simple and complex communication and change programs, activities and messages.
  • The capability to influence senior stakeholders with compelling, well communicated arguments over the use of Zurich’s people and culture communications strategy.
  • Strategic, organized and structured approach to work with the ability to juggle a variety of different tasks in a dynamic work environment with changing priorities. 
  • Ability to simplify complexity and create meaningful messages that contribute to overarching strategy.  
  • Native level written and spoken English with strong copywriting and editing skills, exceptional attention to detail. German is a plus.
  • Expertise in using various communication channels, including digital tools (social media) and innovative formats, to target key audiences with meaningful content and adapt communication approaches based on data and insights.
  • Demonstrated knowledge of basic project management techniques and practices.
  • Interculturally savvy and experienced in working at a global/international level. 


Additional Information

 

We look forward to receiving your online application. 

 

Zurich wants to attract the best talent and we acknowledge that talents might not always be available full-time. At Zurich we will consider requests for flexible working. Many of our employees work flexibly in a variety of ways. Please talk to us during the interview about the flexibility you may need.

 

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Information for recruitment agencies

Zurich does not accept any applications from recruitment agencies for this position. We refuse any responsibility for unsolicited applications as well as any associated fees. 

 

Why Zurich

 

At Zurich, we like to think outside the box and challenge the status quo. We take an optimistic approach by focusing on the positives and constantly asking What can go right? 

We are an equal opportunity employer who knows that each employee is unique - that’s what makes our team so great 
Join us as we constantly explore new ways to protect our customers and the planet.
 

  • Location(s):  CH - Zürich 
  • Remote working: Hybrid
  • Schedule: Full Time
  • Recruiter name: Mélina Carnal

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