Group Communications Manager in London

Location: London
Salary: Hidden
Recruiter: Ellwood Atfield
Job Hours: Full-time

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The Organisation

Ellwood Atfield is delighted to be partnering with ABF Sugar to find a Group Communications Manager (internal communications).

ABF Sugar, part of the Associated British Foods plc group, operates across 21 plants in 9 countries, employing over 35,000 people, working hard to ensure that whilst they are a global business, they effectively operate on a local level.

In this exciting role, you will report into the Chief of Staff, supporting on the development and implementation of the communications strategy, including identifying target audiences, highlighting key success stories, crafting key messages, and building and managing new internal communications channels and cascade, amplifying the CEO’s and key executive’s voices within ABF Sugar.

Knowledge of external communications channels and crisis management is important, although our businesses retain responsibilities for their own external messaging.

Key responsibilities

  • Delivery of the divisional internal communications strategy
  • Enhancing internal communication and supporting on external communication when required
  • Organising key ABF Sugar events and the annual conference
  • Knowledge of and management of ABF digital communications
  • Managing communications and creative agencies
  • Supporting the Group Chief of Staff as a divisional spokesperson where needed
  • Ability to quickly deliver effective support to the CEO, Executive Team and key functions such as ESG and finance e.g., supporting with the collation and creation of content for the ABF Annual Report and ESG reports.
  • Experience required

  • 4-5 years’ experience working in a communications function in-house or in-agency, with a strong focus on internal communications
  • Confident, proactive, and capable of working independently as well as part of a team, with the ability to build credibility quickly with senior stakeholders
  • Excellent organisation and project management skills and ability to meet deadlines
  • Superior written and verbal communications skills
  • Experience of gathering key data for external reports is essential
  • Experience of working in a global role is advantageous as ABF Sugar operate in Africa and Europe, though not essential.
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