Communications Manager Safety Excellence and Transformation

DS Smith Plc; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - GBP 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading sustainable packaging company in London is seeking a Communications Manager to lead communications for the Safety Excellence strategy. This pivotal role involves creating a comprehensive internal communications strategy, fostering engagement, and coordinating between teams and stakeholders. Ideal candidates will possess strong communication skills, a background in managing change communications in large organizations, and proficiency in both English and a second European language. Benefits include a competitive salary, discretionary bonuses, and private medical insurance.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Discretionary bonus

Car allowance

25 days holiday plus bank holidays

Private Medical Insurance

Pension scheme

Employee Discounts

Cycle to work scheme

Qualifications

• Proven ability to develop and deliver communications strategies across multiple audiences.
• Experience in managing global change communications for transformational projects.
• Excellent skills to adapt communication for all levels from board to production workers.

Responsibilities

• Create and execute the internal communications strategy for various stakeholder groups.
• Develop the channel strategy supporting the communication plan.
• Monitor engagement and resolve adoption barriers.
• Facilitate communication between internal teams and stakeholders.

Skills

Communication strategies

Stakeholder management

Creative message delivery

Fluency in English

Analytical skills

Education

Degree level education

Tools

PowerPoint

Word

Job description

Communications Manager, Safety Excellence and Transformation page is loaded## Communications Manager, Safety Excellence and Transformationremote type: Hybrid Workinglocations: Londontime type: Full timeposted on: Posted Todayjob requisition id: R-12698We are DS Smith, together with International Paper, we are a global leader in sustainable packaging solutions and other fibre-based products.We believe a better, more sustainable tomorrow is possible with the right people, who challenge and support one another to enact positive change. We employ more than 65,000 colleagues in North America and Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA), who are experts in innovation,manufacturing, design, sales, sustainability, supply chain, and much more. Together with our customers, we make the world safer and more productive, one sustainable packaging solution at a time. Become part of a world-leading organisation and do your best work with us!**About the role**Safety Excellence is a long-term cultural transformation focused on elevating how we work safely—every day, at every level. In partnership with a leading third-party safety consultant, we’re engaging teams through strategic workstreams that target key drivers of safety performance. This initiative is about doing safety better together, with the consistency, leadership, and focus it takes to make lasting change.**The Safety Excellence Communications Manager** is responsible for leading the communications for all of the Workstream Pillars to drive engagement and adoption of DS Smith’s Safety Excellence strategy.In this role, you will build effective communications amongst all stakeholder groups to generate collective responsibility for success. You will work with the Transformation, Learning and Communications lead to assess key stakeholders influences, interests and attitudes and align with the engagement plan accordingly.**KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:*** Own the creation of the internal communications strategy and plan for different stakeholder groups in close alignment with the Strategy, Integration and Transformation Director and the wider business internal communication agenda* Own the channel strategy in support of the communication strategy and plan, leveraging existing channels and exploring other creative opportunities that align to the ambitious transformation agenda* Facilitate communication between pillar leads, governance teams, and site champions* Monitor engagement, feedback, and help resolve adoption barriers* Create updates on the status, progress and challenges of the project and ensure on-going follow up with the project stakeholders and steering committee* Manage the translation of training and promotional materials, and communications* Work closely with the relevant Strategy, Integration and Transformation team members & delivery teams (at divisions level, sub-regional level and functional level) to understand what project updates or messages are ready to be communicated and work closely with sub-regional and country team members around deployment.**About You*** Educated to a degree level (or equivalent combination of education and experience)* Proven ability to develop and deliver communications strategies and plans across multiple channels and audiences* Experience in managing and delivering change communications across a global company for large transformational projects* Experience in managing communication agencies* Excellent communication skills to adapt to all levels of the organisation, from board level to production workers; creativity in delivering complex messages in highly engaging and exciting way* Strong analytical skills & problem-solving ability (root cause identification skills)* Strategic as well as hands-on approach, with excellent stakeholder management skills* Fluent in English and ideally at least one other European language* Flexibility to travel, be on site where the action needs to happen* Demonstrable evidence of positively influencing employee engagement, as well as positively challenging and influencing at all levels of the business* Skilled in Powerpoint, Word and writing Internal communications.**Benefits:*** Competitive salary* Discretionary bonus* Car allowance* 25 days holiday plus bank holidays* Private Medical Insurance* Pension scheme, life assurance and income protection* Employee Assistance Programme* Employee Discounts* Cycle to work scheme**Location: UK/ London (Paddington) – hybrid***To fulfil our purpose of redefining packaging for a changing world, we aim to build a diverse, motivated, and engaged workforce. Our goal is to create a culture of inclusion where everyone is treated fairly, differences are valued, and everyone has an equal opportunity to succeed.**Our people come from diverse backgrounds, bring different perspectives, ideas and experiences to generate unique solutions focused on present and future sustainability challenges. We welcome all candidates to apply, even those not meeting all criteria.*#LI-TGWe are DS Smith, together with International Paper, we are a global leader in sustainable packaging solutions and other fibre-based products.We believe a better, more sustainable tomorrow is possible with the right people, who challenge and support one another to enact positive change. We employ more than 60,000 colleagues in North America and Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA), who are experts in innovation,manufacturing, design, sales, sustainability, supply chain, and much more. Together with our customers, we make the world safer and more productive, one sustainable packaging solution at a time. Become part of a world-leading organisation and do your best work with us!As the journey continues of bringing together the strengths of both organisations, during your candidate experience you may engage with our colleagues from International Paper! You could visit an International Paper or DS Smith site or office.