Vice President Internal & Partner Communications Europe & North Africa - FIXED TERM

Company Description

Would you like to work for a company where hospitality is a work of heart, and you can be all you are?

Our purpose is to pioneer the art of responsible hospitality, connecting cultures with heartfelt care.  With over 330,000 hospitality experts in more than 40+ hotel brands, we nurture a real passion for service and achievement beyond limits.

Join a dynamic and collaborative environment where agility, creativity, and performance are key.

Job Description

* This position can be based in Munich or London*

The Vice President Internal & Partner Communications’ main mission is to lead and implement the communication strategy for our owners and talents. The role will lead on all messaging towards internal and hotel teams as well as owner audiences.

The position is responsible to ensure consistency across all formats in order to foster trust and acceptance in the regional business decisions and roadmap. 

MAIN ACCOUNTABILITIES:

• Strategy & Planning: Develop a suitable strategy to communicate towards the regional Corporate Offices, Hotel Teams and Owners 
• Key Messaging: Lead/adapt suitable key messaging on the regional business priorities and strategies 
• Change Communications: Pro-actively drive the change communications within the region to drive employee engagement
• Event Management: Organize (bi-)annual gatherings, define suitable logistics and content
• Leadership Positioning: Develop and implement suitable formats to support the dialogue between senior leadership and teams across all hierarchies
• Centralization and alignment: Coordinate and oversee all communications from the different departments for a streamlined of Accor, the brands and the regions across our talents, hotel and owners’ communities 
• Lead the Internal and Partner Communications’ Team within Europe & North Africa  region

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Communications, Economics or related areas
• 10+ years’ experience in Communications roles, in-house or agencies 
• Demonstrated skill and comfort in proactively building relationships with employees and senior leadership 
• Creativity and ability to translate strategic thinking into action plans and output 
• Ability to identify and create core messages in line with the company strategy
• Outgoing personality with an interest to network 
• Fluency in English, any additional languages are a plus 

Additional Information

Our Commitment to Diversity & Inclusion:

We are an inclusive company. Our ambition: attract, recruit, and promote a diverse range of talents.

Why Accor?

We are much more than a global leader. We are 330,000 women and men who put people at the heart of everything we do, and we are driven by an unbounded passion for service and a desire to exceed expectations. Joining Accor means embarking on a unique human adventure to invent the hospitality of tomorrow.

Your Accor experience begins now, so if you are up for a new challenge, and want to be a part of the best, then we want to hear from you!

Your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.