Head of Global Internal Communications

Join us in this role where you’ll be leading our global internal communication to around 9,000 employees across the organisation. As the Head of Internal Communications, you'll play a pivotal role in shaping and transforming our communication efforts to support effective leader-borne communication, professional communication partnering, and engagement and empowerment of our people.

Welcome to People & Culture
You’ll be part of Global Internal Communications where you, together with your colleagues, will lead a team of approx. 20 experienced communications professionals, be a part of the People & Culture leadership team, and report directly to the Chief Human Resources Officer of the company. As a team, we are passionate about what we do, we focus on outcomes, and we prioritise strong collaboration within and outside the team.

You’ll play an important role in:

• leading the Global Internal Communications department and the broader global community of internal communication professionals
• shaping our communication agenda, transforming our communication to be increasingly leader-borne to ensure contextual and change supporting communication
• providing strategic communications counsel to leaders and colleagues, building trust and credibility across the organisation, and helping to grow our stakeholders' communications skills
• leading by example as a strong writer and comfortable in using all available communications tools, both digitally and offline
• setting the example of visible stakeholder management to establish a strong professional profile in the organisation.

To succeed in the role, you:

• are a senior and experienced leader who has successfully led internal communications teams within large, global organisations
• are experienced leading diverse teams and backgrounds working with transformation processes and cultural change
• are able to plan ahead, delivering to tight deadlines, and have the ability to prioritise and organise projects and assignments
• have mastered different change communication approaches, helping employees adapt seamlessly as change doesn't scare you— it motivates you
• demonstrate global perspectives and in-depth business understanding
• support a positive organisational change with innovative communication methods which inform and help people adapt to new ways of working.

Maybe you’ve read the above and can see you have some transferable skills, even though they don’t quite match all the points. If you think you can bring something to the team, we still encourage you to apply.

Join a global leader in renewable energy
Ørsted is a growing green energy major and global leader in climate action. With us you’ll play a part in driving change towards a green energy future. You’ll grow your talent in a fast-paced and high-growth industry where you have plenty of opportunities to learn and develop through challenging assignments and industry-leading experts. Here, you can perform in a friendly work environment based on trust, respect, and collaboration.

Shape the future with us
Send your application to us as soon as possible. We’ll be conducting interviews on a continuous basis and reserve the right to take down the advert when we have found the right candidate.

If you need to request any reasonable adjustments or accommodations to working practices, working patterns, or the assessment or interview process, please contact [email protected].

Please note that for your application to be taken into consideration, you must submit your application via our online career pages and answer the screening questions relevant for your country.

About the job
Application deadline:
15 May 2024

Location:
Gentofte, DK

Field of work:
Marketing, branding and communications

Employment type:
Permanent

Work hours:
Full-time

Workplace:
Hybrid (office and home-working)

Imagine a future with Ørsted

About Ørsted
- We develop, construct, and operate offshore and onshore wind farms, solar energy farms, storage facilities, and bioenergy plants in Europe, Asia, and North America.

- Our vision is to create a world that runs entirely on green energy.

- We’ve been ranked as one of the world’s most sustainable energy companies for the past six years.

- We’re headquartered in Denmark.

- We have over 8,600 employees, working in 15 countries and growing.

An inclusive team
Ørsted wants all employees to have the same opportunities for impact and growth, regardless of age, nationality, disability, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation or beliefs. We’re committed to secure an inclusive work environment characterised by a respect for all people so everyone feels free to openly share their input and ideas.