Senior Internal Communications Manager

Location:

London, GB

Department or practice area: Communications

Taylor Wessing

Taylor Wessing is a global law firm that serves the world's most innovative people and businesses. Deeply embedded within our sectors, we work closely together with our clients to crack complex problems, enabling ideas and aspirations to thrive. Together we challenge expectation and create extraordinary results. By shaping the conversation in our sectors, we enable our clients to unlock growth, protect innovation and accelerate ambition.

With 1200+ lawyers, 300+ partners, 28 offices and 17 jurisdictions we are looking to expand our Communications team, with the addition of a Senior Internal Communications Manager.

Key responsibilities

Partnership communications

Working with the Heads of UKIME and Global Communications, play a key role in the planning, design and delivery of all partner-facing communications. This will include planning agendas for monthly partner lunches and quarterly partner meetings, and content for partner newsletters, as well as drafting ad hoc messages on behalf of senior leaders as needed.

Be part of the team that prepares and delivers the annual UKIME partner conference including providing input for keynote speeches and presentations.

Team and people leadership

Manage, develop and motivate all members of the Internal Communications team, setting objectives, ensuring work is allocated appropriately, and quality assuring the team's output.

Review and approve all leadership-facing work product such as draft speeches and presentations prior to sharing with those stakeholders.

Set KPIs and ensure high quality reporting.

Be a member of the BDMC Senior Management Team and role model desired behaviours across the broader team.

Knowledge, skills and experience

Extensive experience in professional services communications roles and a track record of working closely with senior leaders and leadership teams. Ability quickly to inspire confidence and build trust.

People leadership experience.

Knowledge of the legal market and issues affecting law firms and partnerships.

Excellent organisation and project management skills, capable of handling multiple tasks and priorities simultaneously. Comfort with ambiguity and moving targets.

Ability to handle commercially sensitive issues with discretion and tact.

Ability to produce a variety of content quickly and to a high standard, including draft emails, presentations (slides and speaking notes), speeches, video scripts etc.

Benefits

Here are a select few benefits that Taylor Wessing offer;

Hybrid working (Offering the opportunity to work remotely, while maintaining a social boundary by working from our award-winning offices for 3 days a week)
Holiday (Our basic annual holiday entitlement starts at 25 days, with a further discretionary day of paid leave in December. You may also purchase up to five extra days each year (pro rata).
Enhanced Maternity and Paternity leave (After one-year service, you are entitled to up to 26 weeks leave full pay if you or your partner give birth or adopt a child).

Along with these there are many more benefits we offer, with the addition of a comprehensive flexible benefits package available.

Our culture

Nurturing a diverse, inclusive culture allows all of our talent to flourish, sparks creativity and powers innovation. We continue to build a team that exemplifies inclusivity and reflects the firm's core values: creative, excellence, integrity, responsible, respect and team. We value and celebrate the differences in who we are, what we have experienced and how we think, so all candidates will be treated fairly regardless of age, caring responsibilities, disability, gender identity, marital status, neurodiversity, pregnancy, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation and socio-economic background.

The way we work

At Taylor Wessing, we never settle for average. We're creative thinkers, problem solvers and continuous learners who excel at what we do and believe our best work is still ahead of us. We are a firm that's large enough for you to achieve your ambitions, but connected enough to be a true community.