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Ref: KP969-640
Job description / Role
Salary: 1800 KD
One of the Middle Easts most established retail groups is currently looking for someone to join them who will be responsible for optimising the reach, effectiveness and regularity of store communications, driving best practice on store cascade and ensuring that store staff are kept up to date with news and initiatives so they know how they can contribute to / benefit from the companys growth. The ideal candidate needs to have extensive experience as a manager with store communications, preferably within a retail or FMCG organisation.
Responsibilities:
Contribute to development of annual internal communications plan, ensuring that all store comms is aligned to corporate messaging.
Launch and manage the Store Communications platform, developing annual plan to support its growth and roll out.
Develop effective content traffic management processes to assure the delivery of timely, targeted messaging.
Work with visual team to prepare and load content to the right format.
Work with colleagues, brand and functional teams (Ops, HR, Customer care etc.) to source and prepare relevant content to the appropriate level of quality.
Identify relevant ways to enhance cascade and store-based employee engagement - actively drive best practice in collaboration with business leaders across the business.
Contribute to the business wide communication of key business news and initiatives, with specific focus on achieving this through store comms channels.
Actively drive best practice and build Alshayas store communications standards and competencies through development of relevant policy, training and coaching.
Establish KPIs and SLAs to measure and evaluate the impact and quality of store communications.
Requirements
The successful candidates will have:
Experience and knowledge of communicating effectively to remote audiences.
Education to university level bachelors degree in Communications, Marketing or related subject.
Understanding of working across multiple markets knowledge of Middle East ideal Knowledge of how to use multi-media formats within communications.
Internal communications or employee engagement specialist with 8+ years experience.
Experience of managing digital communications platforms at scale level.
Strong brand and corporate experience (retail background).
Experience of employee engagement.
Strong planning and project management capabilities.
Strong attention to detail excellent proof reading skills.
Results focused individual able to deliver multiple projects in timely fashion.
Collaborative work style adept at working in a matrix structure.
Confident, empathetic individual.
About the Company
Edge Resourcing was established in the United Arab Emirates in 2008. We have taken care in our growth and have kept our corporate values throughout.
Edge Resourcing is led by a specialist team of Recruitment Consultants, each of whom have experience of working in and a sound knowledge of the local market place. We have gradually expanded our horizons and now offer specialist services within the Middle East Retail sector. Our aim is to provide a thorough and honest service to both our candidates and clients, making sure that we only take on work which we feel we can service to the correct level of satisfaction required.
We currently offer professional and tailored contingency and retained search services to the following specialist sectors of the market: Retail Accountancy and Finance Office Support Human Resources Sales and Marketing Legal
Our aim is to continue to position ourselves in the market as one of the most consistent and successful suppliers of manpower. We strive to make things happen and make a difference to your business and career. Success isnt just about putting people into jobs, but about giving you an honest, personal service. Whether you are a client or a candidate, our aim is to find out exactly what it is that you are looking for, rather than push you to settle for your second choice.