Founded in Switzerland in 1968, Zühlke is owned by its partners and located across Europe and Asia. We are a global transformation partner, with engineering and innovation in our DNA. We're trusted to help clients envision and build their businesses for the future – to run smarter today while adapting for tomorrow’s markets, customers, and communities. Our multidisciplinary teams specialise in tech strategy and business innovation, digital solutions and applications, and device and systems engineering. We excel in complex, regulated spaces including health and finance, connecting strategy, tech implementation, and operational services to help clients become more effective, resilient businesses.
If you share our values and want to do the best work, for the right reasons, we can offer you the chance to do it on a global scale and play a real role in shaping our exciting journey.
Duties and responsibilities
- Supporting the development of the internal communications strategy (defining and refining how we do internal communications) in line with the Zühlke Group strategy and business goals, and the Group M&C strategy.
- Support developing and executing compelling internal communications plans and activities using various communication instruments for chosen Group initiatives in-line with the Group’s objectives and the groupwide internal communications strategy
- Responsible for the internal communications for selected groupwide Practices, Market Units and/or Functions, including executing the groupwide strategy and initiatives for internal communications with the Global Practice/Function/MU Head, defining and executing the internal communications stream for team initiatives and projects in-line with the Group’s objectives and the groupwide internal communications strategy
- Continuous stakeholder management in the assigned region with support and sparring partnership for members of the leadership team, People & Culture and People Leads
- Cooperation with Marketing & Communications as well as Employer Branding colleagues to ensure group-wide exchange and knowledge transfer.
- Support the creation of a diversified and engaging overall content plan including all internal channels, and continuous analysis and optimisation of employee engagement
- Manage internal communication channels (intranet, info screens, new tools, local internal events in close collaboration, etc.) to promote networking and communication across and between levels to foster the Zühlke culture, and create employee engagement
- Write creative, news and compelling copy for the Group as well as regions
Interpersonal competencies
- Is aware of their own role in realising the company’s vision and what is needed for it
- Understands the importance of stakeholder management, identifies the relevant stakeholders, and maintains these.
- Has excellent communication skills. Ability to listen and to communicate authentically and appropriately.
- Is enthusiastic, open, and emphatic – for people and topics.
- Has a can-do approach to work as well as a solution-oriented work style
- Is engaged and takes initiative, brings in new ideas, is hands-on, and wants to contribute.
- Is open, can cope with uncertainty and embraces change. Ability to endure that there is not only one right way to go.
- Is a team player, reliable, has integrity and builds trust.
Technical and methodological skills
- Conceptual and implementation skills; initial strategy skills.
- Ability to operate effectively in a complex, fast-changing environment with demanding internal customers.
- Good at reducing complexity, finding and communicating a pattern to simplify/achieve goals fast and efficient.
- Excellent writing skills in English, ability to engage readers, focusing on target-group oriented content made for the chosen channels
- English: Professional working proficiency
Education and professional experience
- Has a bachelor’s degree equivalent experience in the field of communications/media/marketing studies, economics, psychology or social sciences
- Basic work experience in the field of communications
If you feel you don't meet all the requirements, we are still happy to get to know you, learn more about your ambitions and ideas and look forward to receiving your application!
We welcome people from all backgrounds, regardless of their gender, personality, national origin, race, religion, colour, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, marital status, disability or veteran status.
