I am a senior internal communications professional with experience in creating, leading and implementing internal communications strategies for both BAU and major change/transformation programmes within geographically dispersed organisations. Specialist areas include HR, Finance, IT, wellbeing and operational priorities. Assertive, yet diplomatic, I am experienced in balancing competing work pressures and deadlines particularly between projects and BAU, and able to advise and prioritise to get the required outcome. Key skills:• Confidence to advise/challenge at all levels, including Director/Board level• Management of expectations and transparency at all levels, creating trust• Channel management – including intranet, yammer and others• Use of analytics to fine tune comms• Stakeholder and audience identification• Message creation/communications campaigns for presentations, written comms, video, podcasts • Ability to grasp complex information, devise strategy and create communications plans to disseminate information as clearly and simply as possibly, whilst making it compelling• Major project comms to large (4,500 – 6,500 employees), disparate audiences• Flexible writing style reflecting company tone of voice/requirement/‘author’/audience• Proactive/reactive/crisis communications• Analytical and clear thinking• Diplomacy, easy to get on with and good working relationshipsAdditionally, I am a BACP qualified counsellor and psychotherapist. Therefore the advice I provide embeds the probable perceptions, fears, accessibility and responsiveness of stakeholders.