Senior Communications Manager - People

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Job Description

We're a team that's establishing ourselves, within the broader network of communicators at Nokia. We're here to bring our people strategy to life in a fresh and inspiring way. We partner with our People Leadership Team and play our part in cultivating a culture where our people feel motivated to do their best work, where they belong and feel proud to be part of Nokia. We're a small team with big reach - whose job it is to partner with our stakeholders and collaborate with our global communication network to engage our 80,000 colleagues who are bringing our purpose to life from more than 100 countries across the World.

Responsibilities

• Be a strong partner and trusted advisor to the Chief People Officer, to build and execute their personal leadership communication plan.
• Deliver key activities in the Leadership Communication calendar, including our Top 130 activity and events and any global leadership engagement activity.
• Partner with Corporate Affairs to ensure strong engagement and activation of our People Manager community.
• Plays a pivotal role in the CPO Communication team, and wider Nokia Communication community, to role model and drive a culture of high performance, creativity and collaboration.
• Ensures the overall people strategic narrative connects with our people in the best possible way so that we have advocates amongst our global audience of Nokians.
• Demonstrate the ability to challenge and influence at all levels of the business in a positive and respectful way - living our company values.
• Measurement - establish key performance indicators (KPIs) to evaluate the effectiveness of communication efforts. Provide regular reporting/ insights to stakeholders, highlighting achievements and proposing areas for improvement.
• Be a creative communicator who isn't afraid to suggest new ideas and be innovative.

Qualifications

• A Senior Communication Business Partner with around 10 years experience in communication - with a strong background in large, fast-paced, global organizations.
• Commercial acumen, to make our communications compelling and grounded in strategic purpose.
• Uses measurement and insights to develop and iterate communication activity.
• Proven experience of delivering highly impactful employee engagement communication.
• Proven experience of dealing with trade media and media agencies.
• Strong vendor and budget management.
• Experience of working with Microsoft 365 - particularly powerpoint, Viva Engage and Sharepoint.
• On the pulse of industry best practise, with the ability to translate this into practical plans for both our internal & external audiences.
• The ability, and pragmatism, to move at pace in a complex communication environment and know where to focus our efforts and resources for maximum impact.
• Strong stakeholder management skills.

About Us

Come create the technology that helps the world act together
Nokia is committed to innovation and technology leadership across mobile, fixed and cloud networks. Your career here will have a positive impact on people's lives and will help us build the capabilities needed for a more productive, sustainable, and inclusive world.
We challenge ourselves to create an inclusive way of working where we are open to new ideas, empowered to take risks and fearless to bring our authentic selves to work

What we offer
Nokia offers continuous learning opportunities, well-being programs to support you mentally and physically, opportunities to join and get supported by employee resource groups, mentoring programs and highly diverse teams with an inclusive culture where people thrive and are empowered.

Nokia is committed to inclusion and is an equal opportunity employer
Nokia has received the following recognitions for its commitment to inclusion & equality:

• One of the World's Most Ethical Companies by Ethisphere
• Gender-Equality Index by Bloomberg
• Workplace Pride Global Benchmark

At Nokia, we act inclusively and respect the uniqueness of people. Nokia's employment decisions are made regardless of race, color, national or ethnic origin, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, marital status, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.
We are committed to a culture of inclusion built upon our core value of respect.

Join us and be part of a company where you will feel included and empowered to succeed.