Vice President, Employee Engagement
Company: Ketchum U.S.
Location: New York
Posted on: April 30, 2024
Job Description:
Overview:
We are looking for a Vice President, Employee Engagement to join
our team!
Are you an employee engagement specialist that loves all things
internal communications? Do you have a passion for understanding
and building upon what matters most to employees? Care about the
employee experience and enhancing employers' brands and cultures?
This could be the perfect role for you to join our fast-growing
Employee Engagement and Internal Communications Specialty. This
position can be based in any of our US offices, but New York,
Chicago or Dallas are preferred.
This hire will serve as a key agency contact for several client
accounts focused on Employee Engagement. This role will help lead
and direct program efforts to ensure client satisfaction and bring
a value-added approach to client work. We are looking for an
individual with strong initiative, energy and professionalism.
Responsibilities:
- Manage internal communications, employee engagement and HR
communications programs for clients across the agency and across
multiple industries. Areas of focus include but are not limited to
employee engagement, culture communications, HR communications,
change management, organizational effectiveness and content
creation
- Provide senior counsel, nurture relationships, and deliver high
value work to clients. Impact strategic business decisions from a
communications standpoint. Bring a value-added approach to all
issues and projects
- Develop and champion strategic internal initiatives,
demonstrate, encourage and drives entrepreneurial mindset and
behavior for continuously evolving offerings to clients
- Create employee engagement plans, including strategies and
tactical execution elements
- Develop executive visibility programming, including internal
opportunities, external speaking recommendations, and
awards/recognition considerations
- Exhibit strong communication and presentation skills to
effectively articulate ideas to clients, colleagues and others.
Strong writing skills are a must
- Work with client teams across the network to continue to build
a profitable, growing, industry-leading and award-winning business
within the agency
- Work with the leadership team to identify growth categories in
the space. Build a compelling Ketchum offering around key growth
categories
- Manage account team financials including budget allocation,
client billing, supplier invoicing and purchase orders; ensure team
billability and account profitability
- Stay current with new developments in the industry and develop
agency POVs that inspire actionable strategies
- Demonstrate strategic understanding and application of digital
tools, internal communications platforms and organizational
effectiveness strategies
- Create new business opportunities, marketing or industry
exposures for the agency
- Take a leadership role in new business prospecting, proposal
development and presentations; work with account teams to build
incremental business
- Visibly and actively engender an entrepreneurial, sales-driven
culture, focused on generating growth opportunities from clients
and prospects, and providing unique growth and development
opportunities for current and future Ketchum talent
- Provide visionary leadership and drive the strategy of the
group. Demonstrate an ability to partner with, lead and develop
talent and build a culture of belonging
Qualifications:
We're looking for required skills, and they can come from any
combination of education and experience. Diversity of thought and
background are encouraged. Typical qualifications include:
- At least 10+ years of experience, including direct experience
within an agency environment
- Direct experience in employee engagement, change management,
internal communications and organizational effectiveness
- Executive visibility experience would also be
important
- Direct experience in building, growing and managing high
performing teams
- Ability to travel to various offices for new business pitches,
client meetings and other requirements of the role
- Experience in counseling senior leaders on appropriate internal
communications strategy and channels
The salary range for this position is $120,000 to $140,000. This
position may be bonus eligible depending on individual employee
performance and Ketchum business performance. The salary of the
finalist selected for this role will be based on a variety of
factors, including but not limited to, education, years of
experience, past training, skills and abilities of applicant,
internal equity and local geographic market data. A range of
medical, dental, vision, 401(k) matching, paid time off, and/or
other benefits also are available. #LI-Hybrid
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Keywords: Ketchum U.S., Passaic , Vice President, Employee Engagement, Executive , New York, New Jersey
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