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Head of Internal Communications - COO

Full time at Avature in New Zealand
Posted on May 8, 2024

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We are a Co-operative created and owned by Aotearoa New Zealand dairy farmers. Since our beginnings, collaboration, innovation, and passion have enabled us to share the goodness of our dairy with the world. We're committed to caring for the land, our animals, and every drop of milk, producing nutritious food with safe, quality ingredients loved here in New Zealand and around the world. As part of the Fonterra Co-op, you'll be solving for a better future alongside a team connected by solid values as we strive to be a leader in dairy sustainability, dairy innovation, and science, with a focus on New Zealand milk. When you join Fonterra, you'll open yourself to a career of opportunities where you can grow with us by developing your skills, sharing your knowledge, and exploring diverse career paths that ignite your passions. About the opportunity | Te whai waahi As the Head of Internal Communications your primary focus is to lead the creation and implementation of the internal comms strategy across our Operations business unit (COO - Chief Operating Officer), ensuring it is aligned to the COO Lead Team’s and wider Co-op’s strategy. This is a large scope of work approximately 9,000 people across our manufacturing, SC, Technical, engineering, Food safety and Health and Safety functions. Key responsibilities:

  • Strategically think about the evolution and embedding of channels and key messages to align the COO team to what matters most.
  • Develop and implement COO’s internal comms strategy, across a multi-channel landscape, ensuring maximum impact and reach.
  • Work as a trusted business partner, provide guidance and thought leadership on comms to the COOLT(Leadership Team), COO Senior Leaders and a variety of Managers to influence stakeholders.
  • Work alongside business units within COO to run specific campaigns to fit their needs
  • Work closely with central comms to keep across upcoming Co-op wide campaigns
About you | Moe koe You will have a strategic communications mindset and would have held a Senior level communications role primarily focusing on internal comms across a large and complex organisation. The successful individual will have proven experience in implementing effective internal initiatives across a broad audience and will be able to engage, understand and prioritise all needs across the business. Key skills are:
  • Strong and proven Internal communications or marketing communications at a senior level
  • Stakeholder management: able to build relationships at all levels of the business
  • Change communication; including planning and delivering communications for complex projects.
  • Strong storytelling- ability to uncover great stories from inside the organisation and share it through a variety of channels.
  • Can navigate multiple priorities, being proactive, flexible and with a can do attitude
Are you excited about this opportunity but may only meet some requirements? At Fonterra, we are committed to building a diverse workplace and, therefore, open to looking at applicants with excellent transferable skills. If that's you, we encourage you to apply as you may be the right candidate for this role or one of our other opportunities. Or join our Talent Community by clicking here , to be notified about new and relevant job opportunities. Link here: The benefits of life at Fonterra | Te ora i Fonterra Our people and what they bring to our Co-op shape our success. We have a collaborative culture, inspiring leaders, and passionate people, making Fonterra a great place to work. We also offer competitive remuneration and a range of benefits, regardless of your role or location. To learn more, visit Fonterra Careers . Link here: Our story | To Tatou Korero Being part of Fonterra means being part of a unique history, realising the potential of dairy for generations to come, and solving for a better future together. Our Co-operative is a place where everyone can be themselves, feel empowered to do their best, and are empowered to create goodness for generations. #J-18808-Ljbffr

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