Internal Communications Sr. Manager

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At Alcoa, you will become an essential part of our purpose: to turn raw potential into real progress. The way we see it, every Alcoan is a work-shaper, team-shaper, idea-shaper, world-shaper.

Job Description - Internal Communications Sr. Manager

Alcoa is a global leader in the production of bauxite, alumina and aluminum with a purpose to turn raw potential into real progress. This purpose is reflected not only in the materials we produce, but the impact we make with our customers, investors, communities, and employees.

The Sr. Manager of Internal Communications will be an experienced and creative communications professional with strong writing, editing, leadership, and presentation skills. Reporting to the Vice President of Global Communications, you will work with various leaders across the Company to develop and execute an internal communication strategy aligned with Alcoa's purpose, vision and values.

In this role, you will oversee, develop, and execute the strategic, executive, and functional internal communications across our global business. From creating employee-facing communications about strategic initiatives, articulating and embedding a high-performance culture, you will be a key partner within the business and across the Communications teams.

The ideal candidate will have a proactive work ethic, and a talent for developing creative approaches to difficult communications challenges while being customer-focused with a strong attention to detail and flexibility in handing changing deadlines and expectations.

The location for this role is flexible, although Pittsburgh preferred.

Key Activities

• Develop and implement internal communication strategies, including change management, under the leadership of the VP of Global Communications
• Develop strategic and innovative internal communication plans to include writing, reviewing, and managing business-specific updates, leadership messaging, and ad hoc communications consistently across a remote and geographically separated team.
• Partner with operational and regional leaders to ensure must-know messaging is consistently aligned with business objectives and reaches all levels of the organization through various tactics, including internal videos, presentations, and corporate-wide town hall meetings.
• Oversee all internal editorial content on the company's Intranet (MyAlcoa), newsletters and global town halls, working with teams to improve global connectiveness, including collaboration with information technology leaders.
• Provide strategic communications counsel to leaders on various challenges and initiatives, including driving employee alignment to the company's purpose, vision, and strategies.
• Write/produce/edit content for global employees; coordinate with various subject matter experts to measure and track success through various methods, including surveys and interviews.
• Ensure consistency with external messages. Anticipate risks and design appropriate countermeasures.

Qualifications / Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in communications, public relations, or journalism
• 7+ years' experience in communications (corporate internal communication preferred) or related field such as public relations or digital content management at a large global or national company; industrial or manufacturing environment preferred.
• Prior supervisory experience preferred
• Experience in change management, problem-solving, decision-making and project management
• Experience in working with a diverse set of employees, from front-line, entry-level production employees to C-suite executives.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office suite of products.

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Description du poste - Responsable principal des communications internes

Alcoaest un leader mondial dans la production de bauxite, d'alumine et d'aluminium, avec pour mission de transformer le potentiel brut en progres reel. Cette mission se reflete non seulement dans les materiaux que nous produisons, mais aussi dans l'impact que nous avons aupres de nos clients, investisseurs, communautes et employes.

Le/la Responsable principal(e) des communications internessera un(e) professionnel(le) experimente(e) et creatif(ve) en communication, dote(e) de solides competences en redaction, revision, leadership et presentation. Relevant du Vice-president des communications mondiales, vous collaborerez avec divers dirigeants de l'entreprise pour developper et mettre en uvre une strategie de communication interne alignee sur la mission, la vision et les valeurs d'Alcoa.

Dans ce role, vous superviserez, developperez et executerez les communications internes strategiques, executives et fonctionnelles a travers notre entreprise mondiale. De la creation de communications destinees aux employes sur des initiatives strategiques a l'integration d'une culture de haute performance, vous serez un partenaire cle au sein de l'entreprise et des equipes de communication.

Le/la candidat(e) ideal(e) aura une ethique de travail proactive et un talent pour developper des approches creatives face a des defis de communication complexes, tout en etant axe(e) sur le client, avec une grande attention aux details et une flexibilite face aux delais et attentes changeants.

Le lieu de travail est flexible, bien que Pittsburgh soit prefere.

Activites principales

• Developper et mettre en uvre des strategies de communication interne, y compris la gestion du changement, sous la direction du VP des communications mondiales.
• Elaborer des plans de communication interne strategiques et innovants, incluant la redaction, la revision et la gestion de mises a jour specifiques a l'entreprise, de messages de leadership et de communications ponctuelles, de maniere coherente a travers une equipe distante et geographiquement dispersee.
• Collaborer avec les dirigeants operationnels et regionaux pour garantir que les messages essentiels soient alignes avec les objectifs de l'entreprise et diffuses a tous les niveaux via divers moyens (videos internes, presentations, reunions generales).
• Superviser tout le contenu editorial interne sur l'intranet de l'entreprise (MyAlcoa), les bulletins d'information et les reunions mondiales, en travaillant avec les equipes pour ameliorer la connectivite globale, y compris en collaboration avec les responsables des technologies de l'information.
• Fournir des conseils strategiques en communication aux dirigeants sur divers enjeux et initiatives, notamment pour renforcer l'adhesion des employes a la mission, la vision et les strategies de l'entreprise.
• Rediger/produire/reviser du contenu destine aux employes a l'echelle mondiale ; coordonner avec des experts en la matiere pour mesurer et suivre le succes via des sondages et des entretiens.
• Assurer la coherence avec les messages externes. Anticiper les risques et concevoir des mesures correctives appropriees.

Qualifications / Exigences

• BAC en communication, relations publiques ou journalisme.
• Minimum de 7 ans d'experience en communication (communication interne en entreprise preferee) ou dans un domaine connexe tel que les relations publiques ou la gestion de contenu numerique dans une grande entreprise nationale ou internationale ; une experience dans un environnement industriel ou manufacturier est un atout.
• Experience prealable en supervision souhaitee.
• Experience en gestion du changement, resolution de problemes, prise de decision et gestion de projets.
• Experience de travail avec une diversite d'employes, allant des operateurs de production aux cadres dirigeants.
• Maitrise de la suite Microsoft Office.

About the Location

Alcoa is an international company with multiple locations and joint ventures across six continents. Wherever you choose to join us, you'll be joining a global team committed to advancing sustainability and delivering excellence and innovation. As industry pioneers, we are redefining what it means to be a sustainable aluminum company, bridging the journey from mines to metal.

We are values led, vision driven and united by our purpose of transforming raw potential into real progress. Our commitments to Inclusion, Diversity & Equity include providing trusting workplaces that are safe, respectful and inclusive of all individuals, free from discrimination, bullying and harassment and that our workplaces reflect the diversity of the communities in which we operate.

As a proud equal opportunity workplace and affirmative action employer, Alcoa is dedicated to providing equal opportunities and equal access to all individuals regardless of a person's gender, age, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, nation of origin, disability, veteran status, language spoken or any other characteristic or status protected by the laws or regulations in the places where we operate.

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