FILLED: INTERIM [ref#DM4114] European Communications Role - Language speaker preferred

Summary:

Our client is a Change Consultancy based in the US. They are rolling out a financial ERP system for one of their clients, a media business, based in Europe. The countries involved are the UK, Germany, Spain, and France.

They need a communications consultant to help "localize" their communications plan and tactics from the US/Canada to the European countries.

Role:

Currently the back office functions are handled in each of their office locations, and the project will set up three or four regional shared service centres to handle the back office processes.

The client is looking to keep client facing activities local but send the remaining activities to the shared service centres. There are 12 client locations that will be supported by 3 or 4 service centres. The system being used is Peoplesoft.

The overall strategy and key messages have already been developed in the US. The communications consultant will work with a client counterpart in the UK Germany, Spain and France to understand how the messages need to be personalized to be effective in each office.

KEY skills/requirements:


* Excellent Communications/Change experience
* Experience of systems process and behavioural changes
* European communications background, languages in the relevant countries an advantage

Logistics:

Rate: Rate 100 US$ per hour

Location: London with travel to Germany France and Spain

Approx duration: 4/5 months