Assistant Vice President, Employee Communications

lue proposition and culture

• Lead robust content and channel strategies, inclusive of formal and informal communications, targeted and broad communication, and clear communication planning

• Lead strategy and execution for C-Suite and top executive level communications

• Support the success of key business and talent initiatives through integrated communications campaigns, targeting relevant audiences with differentiated messaging

• Proactively partner, co-develop, and showcase communication roadmaps to drive alignment; ensure a coordinated approach and foster a streamlined and simplified experience

• Develop and deliver an employee communications strategy and supplemental elements

• Stay current on communication trends and provide practical and insightful thought leadership

• Demonstrate an enterprise and functional leadership mindset

• Anticipate organization needs and proactively recommend and implement solutions

• Quickly adapt to new needs and methodologies; bring these through relevant workflows

• Embrace and advance knowledge and use of technology and communication channels Client/Stakeholder Management

• Maintain understanding of the business, industry, organizational priorities and objectives at the enterprise and business unit level; translate to communication strategy

• Lead by example and act as a strategic partner to senior leaders, providing advice that reflects an understanding of their business, workforce needs, and leadership styles

• Collaborate and work closely with others to develop employee communication content strategies that bring the NFCU story to life for a diverse and distributed workforce

• Ensure that all Communications work aligns with key objectives, is effectively scoped, and ultimately delivers value to client and audience Team Development & Capability Building

• Lead and cultivate an engaged, empowered, and high performing team; foster team comradery, inspire creative solutions, and provide coaching and capability-building within the team

• Perform supervisory/managerial responsibilities

• Champion thought leadership and build functional expertise for the team

• Advance data & insights capabilities: including survey data, analytics, channel and program performance data, etc. to inform strategies and understand effectiveness

• Advance integrated, programmatic, and change capabilities across the body of work Operational Excellence & Delivery

• Lead resource planning, team allocation, capability building, define scope of work, and overall service and creative offerings provided by the division

• Identify growth areas, gaps, opportunities and develop and implement solutions

• Advance and oversee methodologies that drive enterprise value and experiences

• Leverage roadmaps and calendars for shared visibility and alignment with stakeholder groups

• Ensure communications materials, plans, and delivery are of the highest standards, developed and delivered within relevant timeframe and appropriate to audience and context

• Ensure cross-training, business continuity, records retention, and compliance

• Manage and oversee budget, and vendor, tool, and platform performance

• Perform other duties as assigned

Qualifications

• Exemplary track record of partnering with leaders and cross-functional teams to co-craft, develop and deliver integrated solutions

• Significant experience developing/managing large, complex, multi-channel and multi-stakeholder communications strategies that are aligned with key objectives

• Significant experience establishing and advancing a department, practice or function; advancing service offerings and large-scale delivery

• Ability to digest and convey complex concepts and present strategic plans

• Strong track record of overseeing project and program management

• Advanced ability developing high level roadmaps, facilitating leadership level planning sessions, clarifying scope of work, and developing robust programmatic campaigns

• Significant experience building, managing, and developing teams and individuals by coaching and mentoring to grow expertise and effectiveness

• Significant experience anticipating, managing, and resolving complex client needs and proactively addressing demand

• Strong track record of embracing change - adopting, creating, implementing, and reinforcing new methodologies, creating sustainable and scalable practices

• Significant experience collaborating closely with executives, program leads, and key partners across enterprise

• Expert problem-solving, critical thinking, and decision-making skill

• Bachelor's degree in Journalism, Communications, Marketing, Human Resources, Organization Development, Business, or related field, or the equivalent combination of education, training, and experience

Hours: Monday - Friday, 9:00AM - 5:00PM (flexible, hybrid)

Locations: 820 Follin Lane, Vienna, Virginia 22180 | 5550 Heritage Oaks Drive, Pensacola, FL 32526 | 141 Security Drive, Winchester, VA 22602

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