Culture and Internal Communications Manager at Living Goods

Job Description

(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); At Living Goods we empower people to improve the health of their families, friends and communities. Living Goods supports networks of ‘Avon-like’ health entrepreneurs who go door to door to teach families how to improve their health and wealth and sell life-changing products such as simple treatments for malaria and diarrhea, safe delivery kits, fortified foods, clean cook stoves, water filters, and solar lights. By combining the best practices from business and public health, we are dramatically lowering child mortality AND creating livelihoods for thousands of enterprising women. Living Goods supports a network of over 2, micro-entrepreneurs in Uganda and Kenya who teach families in their communities how to improve health and well-being while selling affordable, high-impact products like basic medicines, fortified foods, water filters, clean cook-stoves, and solar lights. As part of the Branch Team, you will play a key role in supporting Community Health Volunteers (CHVs) to deliver high quality health care to their communities and generate sales of critical products.

Top Accountabilities:

Design and execute an internal communication strategy and plan that drives employee engagement and helps build a vibrant culture of collaboration at Living Goods : Working closely with the Director of Org Design and Effectiveness and the Communications team, you will define a purposeful and creative approach that will promote connectivity among staff across the organization, drive bottom-up and top-down communications, and enable clarity and consistency around change management. Increase staff understanding of our  organizational direction  and  priorities for our people . Publish information that all staff needs to know, and support consistent country communication in our countries of operation. Lead the organization of regular lunch and learns and other staff events or forums. Maximize digital tools and virtual events to engage staff across the organization . As we have a decentralized structure with staff operating in different countries and time zones, we seek a digital strategist who will maximize communications vehicles and tactics that create connection, bottom-up opportunities for feedback, and better clarity about organizational initiatives. Drive culture and positive energy : You will take ownership of helping to enhance company culture and making employees feel appreciated and celebrated and will work to execute key tactics intended to drive diversity, equity, and inclusion, and strengthen understanding of core organizational values. You will develop a mechanism to monitor and report on DEI KPIs and targets for various teams across the organization. Change management.  You will work cross-functionally across multiple teams—in close partnership with the People & Culture, Communications, and Global Executive/Country Leadership teams—to ensure organizational initiatives and projects are successfully communicated to employees and stakeholders on a timely basis and through multiple channels. Strengthen our employer brand.  You will champion staff engagement forums that amplify employee stories and experiences to drive improved internal branding and drive recruitment on our website, by inspiring applicants by the people who drive our work. Internal messaging : Develop and author a variety of internal and executive communications including internal newsletters, presentations, announcements, and blogs to be delivered across a variety of communications channels, including the articulation of policies, performance management cycles, and other org-wide initiatives managed through the People and Culture department. Internal communications consultancy services : Act as the focal point for receiving and handling requests for internal-facing communications needs, including the review, editing, and production of products targeting internal audiences. This includes the editing of presentations for select internal meetings, photography for internal events, and editing of other documents targeting internal audiences, among others.

Qualifications & Experience Required

Qualifications:

Bachelor’s degree is required. Advanced degree (MA/MBA) preferred. Communications or related training is desirable. Bilingual French is not required but will be an added advantage.

Experience:

6-8 years of professional experience with an emphasis on communications, culture & employee engagement within a multinational environment or international non-profit. Strong expertise with digital communications tools to drive engagement; basic formatting and design skills with the Adobe Creative Suite, Canva and Mailchimp are a pl Submit your CV and Application on Company Website : Click Here


Closing Date : 31 July.
us but not required. Demonstrated experience in developing content and campaigns for employee audiences. Proven track record of successfully managing medium-to-large scale employee projects, particularly around change management. You have a commitment to diversity and inclusion and experience working in a decentralized, matrixed structure. Experience successfully leading DEI and/or change management initiatives preferred. Strong messaging communications experience: You can write and tailor content for specific audiences that demonstrates a deep understanding of messaging, positioning, and stakeholder needs. Organized and creative, you’re able to easily adapt and change directions quickly when needed and can resiliently work well in a challenging environment. Sense of humor and easygoing personality a strong plus. Bilingual in French is a plus.