Hollard Insurance South Africa: Internal Comms Manager

Hollard is South Africa’s largest independent and privately owned insurance group.  At Hollard we are passsionate about our core values and culture. As such, we eat, breathe and sleep our values of customer focus, delivery, integrity, using initiative, having a zest for life and living ubuntu (human dignity). It’s important to note though, that while we take our work seriously, we try not to take ourselves too seriously by always ensuring that there’s a healthy balance in our work environment. After all, recognising that people are individuals and treating everyone with respect is at the core of the Hollard DNA.

Hollardites are collectively insightful, innovative, entrepreneurial, passionate and conscientious – but we’re also about enjoying what we do, within an environment that encourages and rewards individuality, imagination and flair. This is vital to the success of a business such as ours which does not sell a physical product but endeavours to consistently deliver on our promises. We are essentially a business about people adding value to the lives of other people and being there when they need us most.

With these key principles as our driving force, we are determined to maintain our differentiation and know that this can only be achieved if we continue to invest in our most prized resource – our people.

Title: Internal Comms Manager

Job Code: CS0002

Closing Date: 31 Jul 2010

Location: Johannesburg

Business Unit / Division: Central Services – Group Marketing

Context:

The Hollard Internal Communications team is responsible for the sharing and exchange of information within the Hollard environment. In collaboration with HR the team works at creating an environment within which Hollardites can grow and thrive.

We are looking for an energetic, driven individual to lead the Internal Communications team.

Customers:

• Hollardites locally and internationally
• Leaders of BU’s and CSU’s locally and internationally

Outputs:

• Develop and drive the internal communications strategy
• Lead the internal communications team
• Initiate, develop and maintain appropriate communication tools for various target groups
• Client management: build and maintain relationships with all stakeholders
• Pro-actively addressing clients needs, ensuring effect response rate to requests and requirements
• Managing budgets
• Aligning Hollard brand internally
• Contributing to a climate where Hollard is a preferred employer
• Continuous improvement in the internal communications process
• Managing external suppliers
• Understand global best practise and keep Hollard ahead of the game.

Competencies:

• Qualifications / Work Experience:
• Degree and/or extensive experience in communication and people management
• Computer literacy – MS office,
• Adobe Indesign and Photoshop would be an advantage

Knowlegde:

Knowledge of the insurance industry – short term and life.

Skills:

Strong planning and organising skills

Personal Qualities:

• Excellent communicator and networker with the ability to work at all levels in the organisation
• Must be a strong team player
• Major people focus
• Strategic thinker
• Outgoing personality
• Self-motivator / self starter & completer
• Creative, enthusiastic and proactive
• Embodiment of the Hollard values
• Live the Hollard Brand

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