Internal Corporate Communication Strategist

This role required candidate to permanently relocate at Dhahran, Saudi Arabia.

About the Company


This company engages in the exploration, production, transportation, and sale of crude oil and natural gas. It operates through the following segments: Upstream, Downstream, and Corporate. The Upstream segment includes crude oil, natural gas and natural gas liquids exploration, field development, and production. The Downstream segment focuses on refining, logistics, power generation, and the marketing of crude oil, petroleum and petrochemical products, and related services to international and domestic customers. The Corporate segment offers supporting services including human resources, finance, and information technology. The company was founded on May 29, 1933 and is headquartered in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia.

Job Summary

We are seeking an Internal Corporate Communication Strategist to join the Corporate Communication Department. As an Internal Corporate Communications Strategist, you will be responsible for developing, implementing, and evaluating tailored and specific internal communication strategies based on the This Company Business Plan. The Internal Corporate Communications Strategist's primary role is to ensure all internal corporate communication strategies are fully aligned and integrated with the overall Corporate Communication Strategy. You will be accountable for taking projects through the entire life cycle, tracking progress, ensuring delivery to meet schedule, cost and quality objectives. In addition, you will act as a liaison with core business units and subject matter experts to maintain a strategic link to business needs.

The Internal Corporate Communications Strategist will be expected to:

• Manage various projects/initiatives to cultivate and enhance relationships with key stakeholders to help augment and coordinate internal communication activities
• Participate in and coordinate issue identification and resolution as well as risk identification and mitigation
• Work with internal content creators across the company to assure complete and appropriate resourcing and execution of internal communication projects
• Develop detailed strategies and implementation plans that ensures involvement of key stakeholders

Responsibilities:

• Develop a comprehensive internal communications strategy in collaboration with leadership and corporate affairs.
• Conduct stakeholder mapping and research to understand internal audiences and their needs.
• Coordinate with other Public Affairs teams to successfully implement the communication strategy through various channels, including media relations, social media, event management, publishing, internal communications, speechwriting, and other marketing and communication channels.
• Use data-driven insights to inform communication objectives, KPIs, and a strategic approach.
• Create messaging and supporting materials that emphasize the business's strengths and validate messages.
• Develop internal communications objectives, KPIs, and metrics to measure the effectiveness and impact of communications and external engagement with content and understanding of the strategy.
• Develop content such as internal memos, key messages, FAQs, and strategic briefs for creative content, with input from relevant functions and Corporate Affairs.

Requirements:

• Ability to communicate information and objectives and translate these into clear and compelling communication concepts for internal audiences.
• Excellent communication skills both verbal and written. Strong interpersonal and project management skills.
• Proven experience in developing and delivering a multi-channel internal communications strategy in a global, diversified, and agile organization.
• Willing to permanently relocate at Dhahran, Saudi Arabia.
• Fluency in written and verbal English, while Arabic language skills are not mandatory but desirable.
• Ability to translate the company's vision, and Business Plan to employees.
• Bachelor's degree (B.S. or B.A.) in general communication studies with 7 to 10 years of corporate communications project management experience in a medium to large size corporation or an equivalent combination of education, training and/or work experience.