Job Title:  Internal Communications Technology Business Partner (6 months Contract)

Company overview

Nomura is a global financial services group with an integrated network spanning over 30 countries and regions. By connecting markets East & West, Nomura services the needs of individuals, institutions, corporates and governments through its three business divisions: Retail, Wholesale (Global Markets and Investment Banking), and Investment Management. Founded in 1925, the firm is built on a tradition of disciplined entrepreneurship, serving clients with creative solutions and considered thought leadership. For further information about Nomura, visit www.nomura.com

Department overview:

Working as part of the CIO Chief of Staff and Corporate Communications teams, you’ll lead on internal communication strategy and execution for the CIO function, ensuring its employees are engaged with the strategy and leadership agenda as well as driving the quality and alignment of communications to the wider Nomura.

Role description:

• Delivering a range of communications activities (such as leadership calls, vlogs, emails and townhalls) for the CIO and his senior team to include messaging, content creation and logistics
• Developing and reviewing communications from CIO to the wider Nomura around topics including outages/maintenance and cybersecurity culture
• Attending CIO executive committee meetings and providing effective communications advice to the members
• Supporting the delivery of the CIO external communications strategy, working with the media relations team
• Working with colleagues across the business and the Corporate Communications team to ensure communications are effective and joined up

Skills, experience, qualifications and knowledge required:

We're looking for someone with strong experience of working with senior leaders and the ability to be equally at home developing the strategy and creating the content and managing the logistics to deliver it.

You will need to demonstrate that you have experience of navigating and achieving success in complex matrix organisations, ideally in the financial services sector.

 You'll also demonstrate:

• Excellent writing skills
• Understanding of the communications mix and internal communications best practice
• A strong grasp of, and interest in, technology
• Knowledge of internal communications measurement
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment and managing ongoing projects as well as ad-hoc issues that demand immediate attention

Nomura competencies

Trusted Partner

• Understand clients’ needs and issues, and respond with high-quality proposals
• Acquire capabilities to perform one’s responsibilities and contribute to being a Trusted Partner

Entrepreneurial leadership

• Produce new ideas that might challenge the status-quo or oneself

Teamwork Collaboration

• Seek advice from senior colleagues and utilize it for improved results
• Collaborate with members from relevant departments

Influence

• Contribute to the success of the organization both quantitatively and qualitatively, and act with awareness of the impact on others
• Serve as role model and provide guidance to junior employees

Integrity

• Have a good understanding of corporate philosophy, professional ethics, compliance, risk management, and code of conduct, and make decisions and take actions accordingly

Diversity Statement:

Nomura is committed to an employment policy of equal opportunities and is fundamentally opposed to any less favourable treatment accorded to existing or potential members of staff on the grounds of race, creed, colour, nationality, disability, marital status, pregnancy, gender or sexual orientation. If you require any assistance or reasonable adjustments due to a disability or long-term health condition, please do not hesitate to contact us.

Right to Work

The UK Government have taken steps to reduce net migration to the UK by limiting the number of overseas workers from outside the EEA coming to the UK for employment. Please note that whilst we are able to consider applications from overseas workers from outside the EEA (who require a Tier 2 (General) visa) we can only employ them if we can provide evidence that there are no other suitable candidates for this vacancy from inside the EEA.

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Nomura is an Equal Opportunity Employer