JOB SUMMARY:
The communications function is a vital part of Pernod Ricard India and offers exciting opportunities to become a strategic business partner. The role includes expertise and mastery in creating the right messaging for internal stakeholders, creating the desired awareness about the brand, while bolstering the corporate reputation leveraging various internal communication channels.
The successful candidate will be able to apply creative acuity, innovation, strategic, and project management skills to inform, educate, engage, celebrate, and instill pride in the company’s employees, in line with Pernod Ricard India’s corporate story, strategic vision, and ethos.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:
Strategic
Develop the internal communication strategy for Pernod Ricard India (PRI) in line with the global communication strategy.
Strategically define PRI’s internal communication roadmap, messaging, and annual communication calendar in line with the group’s EVP strategy.
Understand and cascade the company’s cultural ethos, priorities, underpinnings, and communication pillars through strategic internal communication campaigns.
Conceptualize, Plan, Implement and Sustain engaging campaigns to communicate various messages.
Strategically plug-in organizational underpinnings in internal content pieces.
Identify the gaps and challenges in the existing internal communication processes to build and develop effective and internal channels required to deliver our message and achieve the outcomes.
Creating integrated communication ideas and content, which can be leveraged on various internal platforms.
Establish and maintain systems/tools to gauge the effectiveness of internal campaigns and evaluate moderations for future and existing campaigns.
Operational
Curate, Manage and Update content for the intranet portal, company’s newsletter, e-mails, presentations, Town Halls, and other internal communication pieces.
Ensure the content is engaging, topical, relevant and upholds the objectives, brand, and values of the organization.
Plan and maintain a content pipeline and calendar for internal channels.
Keep up to date with the current communication trends and developments to ensure relevant and innovative use of digital tools and channels.
Develop and execute employee engagement and communication programs to bolster employer branding.
Plan and manage the design, content, and production of all internal communication material
Work closely with the regional and local matrix teams to ensure clear, consistent communication for internal programs.
PROFILE DETAILS:
QUALIFICATION:
Post – Graduation / Masters in Mass Communication/ MBA in Corporate Communication or similar discipline.
Graduation in Journalism/Mass communication/ English Literature
EXPERIENCE:
Total experience of 10-15 yrs
FUNCTIONAL COMPETENCIES:
In-depth understanding of Employee Communication, Internal Communication and Change Management disciplines.
Hands-on experience of Mailchimp (or similar tools), Survey Monkey (or similar tools), Digital Newsletter Creation Tools and methods, Video and Audio production technologies/methods, Creative Presentation/Graphics tools etc.
Follows trends and implements best practices in employee engagement and internal campaign cascading.
Managing corporate campaigns
Excellent communication skills – written and verbal
Content creation/storytelling/ internal blogs expertise.
Proficiency in graphic designing, presentation, still and video content.
Creative and analytical ability.
Ability to understand the business holistically, its financial, legal, and operational reinforcements and what it takes to make it profitable.
LEADERSHIP COMPETENCIES:
Agile and a high-energy candidate with an innate passion to drive engaging and interactive stories.
People-friendly individual who influences rather than directs
Ability to collaborate and work with internal functions.
Ability to work at a strategic as well as operational level
High organizational maturity and ease in interacting across all levels of the organization
Interpersonal skills, team player, self-starter, drive for results.
Ability to prioritize, plan and coordinate multiple business demands and manage the expectations of the internal teams/functions effectively
