IT Communications & Change Manager

Job description / Role

- Conduct the annual SWOT / Gap Analysis across the unit which would then translate into the annual communications budget and plan
- Create Internal Focus Groups and Intelligible debates
- Create and implement Online Portals to enhance consistent communication of key events, success stories, competitions, video streaming and improve collaboration between staff
- Work with vendors to put in place visual aids
- External parties to develop alliances with industry leaders to build in-house competencies
- Marketing Material and Press release to be prepared for projects as per project marketing requirements
- Conduct Town halls, Speakers Corner and Meet the CIO sessions to ensure that staff has direct and open form of communication with CIO and senior management
- Actively engage with employees to boost high performance of employees from transformation
- Work with external parties to manage events hosted by Group IT
- Responsible for ensuring the Social Calendar is executed by Group IT Social Committee Members
- Conduct Surveys to ensure that activities being conducted are of Value Add in the eyes of the employees
- Plan and Manage all events hosted by Group IT
- Contribute to the achievement of a flow of improvements to processes and procedures in order to enhance productivity, operating efficiencies and cost effectiveness
- Suggest process improvements and contribute for process re-engineering based on analysis of data gathered from staff feedback.
- Plan, drive and rollout Group IT Innovation Program
- Engage employees to participate in coming up with Innovative Ideas
- Assist the Innovation project with marketing material and innovation portal updates

Requirements

- Experience of successful implementations of Change
- 5+ years of experience in IT
- Banking Experience is a MUST
- Online portal development (SharePoint) and project management
- Adobe Package (Photoshop, Illustrator, Indesign, Dreamweaver, Flash)

About the Company

Mark Williams is a Dubai recruitment company with a wealth of Search & Selection experience. Mark Williams International is a subsidiary of the Williams Group UK and in December 2009 set up the Middle East business.

Mark Williams is a fully licensed recruitment firm currently focused on fulfilling clients needs in; Emiratisation, Financial Services and Information Technology related position within the United Arab Emirates. The initial focus was looking at Emiratisation into the Financial Services sector across all seven Emirates. With an increased demand for over the subsequent years for Emiratisation we have broadened our scope to place UAE Nationals into Industry & Government with dedicated teams for Emiratisation into Financial Services and Industry. Given our focus is primarily on the local market it gives us a depth of understanding & knowledge that enables us deliver our business partners an unrivaled service in terms of; speed and most importantly, quality.

Founding the Middle East business in adverse market conditions has enabled us to capture market-share and establish ourselves as a house hold name within our specialisms. Within two years we had outgrown our initial office and moved to the prestigious Business Central Towers in Media City. Mark Williams, at the end of 2014 has completed its third upscaling of operations to Bay Square, Business Bay. This was a strategic move to enable continued business growth by servicing clients and candidates with improved infrastructure, access and parking. Mark Williams provides candidates and clients private meeting rooms, testing facilities and board room access to facilitate screening and interviews. With our current capacity and growth ambitions Mark Williams is now one of the fastest growing Recruitment agencies in the region.