Internal Communications Manager

At Arcadis we focus on attracting, retaining and developing people who share our passion and commitment to improve quality of life. In return we offer you the opportunity to transform your world and the world around you, that could be through client work, upskilling yourself, championing equality and inclusion or getting involved in charity work, to name just a few. Our people value different perspectives, they care about the sustainability of our planet and dare to shape the future.

One of our core values is ‘people first’, and supported by our Lovinklaan foundation, we invest in you for the long term, to ensure you reach your full potential. You’ll have the opportunity to own your career and work on industry-defining projects, finding solutions to real challenges that make a difference to people’s lives. You’re encouraged to have a growth mindset and are given the space to develop personally and professionally, building a flexible career that works for you.

**Role description**:
Arcadis is seeking a Communications Manager to deliver the Australian internal and corporate communications strategy. You will also lead the communication of Australian & global business initiatives especially the development and delivery of change communication plans. As a company with true flexible working arrangements, this role can be based in any of our offices.

**Role accountabilities**:

- Develop ment of dynamic, enga g ing and high quality written content - blogs, internal commuications, case studies, presentations, speeches, newsletters and intranet stories.
- Lead organisation wide communication initiatives supporting communications for the leadership team
- P rovide specialist internal communications and employee engagement advice to the business, acting as a trusted advisor and championing the employee experience.
- Develop and execute communications and engagement plans for key AusPac initiatives, especially change initiatives.
- Work closely with colleagues to ensure an ‘internal first’ mentality on external campaigns and initiatives, working to ensure our people are brand advocates.
- Regionalise global initiatives, ensuring they land effectively in AusPac and be an active part of the global Community of Practice, sharing best practice and contributing to global projects.
- M anage internal digital channels and work with our Manila G lobal E xcellence C entre in the development of int e rnal content.
- Manage relationships with a wide range of stakeholders, across all areas and levels of the business.

**Qualifications & Experience**:
First and foremost, you are a creative storyteller and shares our passion for improving quality of life. You play a collaborative role in the Marcomms function in raising the profile of Arcadis, delivering the global strategy, managing internal events and supporting Arcadians in serving our clients and markets. You will come to us with:

- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent (Journalism or Communications preferably).
- 5+ years’ business experience at professional level in communications, change management or similar role.
- Experience working in a matrix organisation (preferably international, and adapting to managing differing stakeholder objectives).
- Good Interpersonal skills and proven ability to project manage complex multi-channel initiatives
- Highly collaborative, energised by working on shared goals, with a growth mindset and always wanting to learn and improve.
- A creative thinker, with the ability to translate business strategies into engaging communications and adapt style to suit different channels or audiences.
- Self-motivated individual with exceptional written and communication skills with a highly professional approach to stakeholder engagement.

**Why Become an Arcadian?**

Our work with clients has a direct impact on people’s lives and on the planet. We make moving, living and belonging in cities safer, more resilient and more sustainable. By partnering with our clients as responsible custodians of our earth's resources, we can create a sustainable planet.

We continue to think of new ways to make positive impacts and create better experiences for people; data driven and digital solutions have become part of the Arcadis DNA. Working together with clients and using techniques like design thinking, we can get to the heart of our clients’ most pressing challenges and work together to solve them.

As a lobal business, we have committed to support five of the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals to ensure that our projects contribute to a better and more sustainable future for all. But it’s not just the work that we do on client projects that benefits communities and our planet. As a global business, we are committed to making a positive impact to society by supporting local communities where we operate.

To help protect our planet, we monitor and measure non-financial information to inform business decisions and reduce our own environmental im