Closing date: 2. November 2009
Location: Lyngby - Denmark, Oslo - Norway or Gothenburg - Sweden
We are looking for an experienced and visionary manager to head our newly formed Corporate Communi-cation & Knowledge Management Department. Your main challenge will be to merge two departments - the present Communication & Design Department and Knowledge Management Department - and de-velop them into a single, unified support function that delivers services at both the corporate and regional level.
Area of responsibility:- Develop and implement a corporate strategy for communication, design and knowledge sharing
- Maintain and further strengthen COWI's brand
- Further develop and implement a corporate communication and knowledge-sharing approach which supports COWI's global one company network as well as each of the company's six regions - Den-mark, Sweden, Norway, the Gulf, Africa, Central & Eastern Europe
- Lead the newly formed Corporate Communication & Knowledge Management Department and related networks. This includes internal and external publications, the COWI Portal, COWI home-pages, knowledge management processes, classification systems, and campaigns and events
- Facilitate a process of re-alignment of services and processes within corporate communication and design and knowledge management based on involvement of key staff.
Reports
Report to: EVP, People Relations and Responsibility
Reports from: Head of Sections Corporate Communication & Design - this department currently con-sists of 13 employees, and Knowledge Management - 5 employees.
Your profile:- Experienced manager from the visionary-strategic level You have developed and implemented strategies in corporation with middle management
- A professional background in at least one of the areas: communication, design or knowledge management. You hold a relevant academic degree in one of the areas
- Experience in working at a corporate level delivering services across regions in a global organisation
- Experience with initiating and driving change processes at a corporate level
- Strong communication and networking skills in relation to stakeholders, clients (internal/external) and employees
- Excellent English language skills - both in written and spoken form. Proficiency with two or more Scandinavian languages also desired.
We imagine that as a suitable candidate, you demonstrate certain qualities - A strong strategic focus and ability to understand and reflect business needs and strategies
- Strong leadership skills in decision making, leading and empowering people to act
- The ability to support and understand the team and the individual - a strong team facilitator
- Innovative and creative. You readily generate ideas, explore possibilities and develop strategies
- A structured approach to organising resources, upholding standards and completing tasks.
What we can offer:
The right candidate will have the chance to shape the communication of a global consultancy firm that refuses to rest on its laurels. In addition to major infrastructure projects such as bridges, tunnels and airports, COWI continues to explore new disciplines such as climate consultancy, sustainable building and wind energy. You will also have the opportunity to explore ways of sharing knowledge in a company with 6000 employees distributed across four continents.
Contact person
For additional information about the position, please contact EVP People Relations and Responsibility Lone Hass, +45 2119 4441
Please send application to
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