IBMer Communications Specialist

IBM Middle East

Dubai, UAE

Ref: RP805-727

Job description / Role

Employment: Full Time

Introduction:

At IBM, work is more than a job - it's a calling: To build. To design. To code. To consult. To think along with clients and sell. To make markets. To invent. To collaborate. Not just to do something better, but to attempt things you've never thought possible. Are you ready to lead in this new era of technology and solve some of the world's most challenging problems? If so, lets talk.

Your Role and Responsibilities:

The Middle East & Africa Communications team is looking for an internal/exec communications specialist to support the MEA Systems business, the North West ,Central East Africa business units, as well as ongoing editorial for the IBMer News App. As a member of IBM's global Communications function, this role helps find, develop and share the right stories, content and experiences to engage and inspire internal audiences through a broad mix of channels including blogs, video, digital, townhalls, webcasts and more.

Key responsibilities and experience:

- Partner with local business leadership and functional teams including HR, Marketing, Strategy, Operations, and Finance to communicate local business performance and transformation goals and initiatives. This includes developing profiles, client success stories, competitive wins, blogs, videos, visuals, social posts, speeches, presentations and other deliverables to inform, inspire and shape opinion.
- Works closely with the global IBMer Communications and Content Hub to drive worldwide programs in the MEA Geography and adapt worldwide messaging based on local business conditions, cultural context and language requirements.
- Uses data and design thinking to determine the most effective methods to engage audiences and track the success of communications activity. Familiarity with basic design, video production and publishing tools such as w3 Publisher and Silverpop to format, edit and post stories.
- Builds strong, collaborative relationships across the business in order to develop content for executive communications. Brings a solid understanding of IBM's strategy and how to make that relevant and personal to employee audiences.
- Develops a regular cadence of story ideas for IBMer News including client wins, success stories individual and team profiles and citizenship activities. Creates promotional campaigns to drive adoption of IBMer News as a primary source of information.

Role requires the appropriate level of writing, executive communications/presentations and storytelling capabilities, and the ability to analyze data regarding behavior, sentiment and engagement. Able to research, draft and develop compelling stories that showcase our people and the business and societal transformations that IBM is leading with our clients.

Position is based in the IBM Dubai office with other locations in Africa considered and will be part of IBMer Communications Discipline (primary) and Executive Communications and Content Hub Disciplines (secondary), attending all relevant skills development and team building activity.

Requirements

Required Technical and Professional Expertise:

- Min of 3-5 years of experience in Content writing
- Min of 3-5 years of experience in Communications

About Business Unit
IBM Corporate Headquarters (CHQ) team represents a variety of functions such as marketing, finance, legal, operations, HR, and more, all working together to solve some of the world's most complex problems, help our clients achieve success and build collaborative work environments for IBMers.

Your Life at IBM
What matters to you when you're looking for your next career challenge?

Maybe you want to get involved in work that really changes the world? What about somewhere with incredible and diverse career and development opportunities - where you can truly discover your passion? Are you looking for a culture of openness, collaboration and trust - where everyone has a voice? What about all of these? If so, then IBM could be your next career challenge. Join us, not to do something better, but to attempt things you never thought possible.

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About IBM
IBM's greatest invention is the IBMer. We believe that progress is made through progressive thinking, progressive leadership, progressive policy and progressive action. IBMers believe that the application of intelligence, reason and science can improve business, society and the human condition. Restlessly reinventing since 1911, we are the largest technology and consulting employer in the world, with more than 380,000 IBMers serving clients in 170 countries.

Location Statement
For additional information about location requirements, please discuss with the recruiter following submission of your application.

Being You at IBM
IBM is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status. IBM is also committed to compliance with all fair employment practices regarding citizenship and immigration status.

About the Company

For more than six decades, IBM Middle East & Pakistan has played a vital role in shaping the information technology landscape of the region. Today, IBM is part of the region's technological fabric, solving real-world business and societal challenges, through its offices in UAE, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Kuwait and Pakistan, and also a diversity of centers across the region.

Within the region, IBM currently has groundbreaking initiatives in cloud computing, analytics, mobile, security, as well as nanotechnology, eGovernment, healthcare and many more, collaborating with leading educational institutes and governments. IBM supports hundreds of clients to drive transformation through technology, contributes to regional research & development programs and has an active Corporate Service Corps (CSC) program.

Reinvention is a keyword in the company's history and, today, IBM is much more than a "hardware, software, services" company. IBM is now emerging as a cognitive solutions and cloud platform company.

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