Ideas | People | Trust

We’re BDO. An accountancy and business advisory firm, providing the advice and solutions entrepreneurial organisations need to navigate today’s changing world.

We work with the companies that are Britain’s economic engine – ambitious, entrepreneurially-spirited and high‑growth businesses that fuel the economy – and directly advise the owners and management teams leading them.

We’ll broaden your horizons

We are looking for an Internal Communications (IC) Executive to deliver our IC programmes for our Audit and Tax Business Streams. Working as part of BDO’s Communications & Corporate Affairs team, you will work closely with the IC Stream Leads for Audit and Tax as well as the central team to co-ordinate any communications activity.

This role would support the communications delivery by sharing content through channels including Intranet, Viva Engage (previously known as Yammer), Poppulo newsletters, Stream videos and various events. We would train and coach the individual in our BDO Communications approach and how to use our IC channels.

The role will report to the Head of Internal Communications for Audit.

We’ll help you succeed

The work we do is underpinned by quality. We deliver audits which are trusted and transparent which can be relied upon by companies and their stakeholders.

You’ll be someone who is comfortable working pro-actively and, managing your own tasks, as well as confident collaborating with others and communicating regularly with Senior Managers, Directors, and BDO’s Partners. You’ll help deliver accurate and transparent reporting to all relevant stakeholders as you provide long term value. 

Responsibilities of the role are:

• Work closely with each IC Stream Lead to drive the delivery of the stream IC programme to engage colleagues in Audit and Tax
• Ensure that all stream communications align with the firm’s vision, strategy, and internal engagement
• Plan, create and implement communications using our IC channels and consider the use of new, bespoke channels to have the best communication outcomes. This includes:
• Write, edit and post intranet news stories and updates
• Issue email newsletters and bulletins to Tax and Audit
• Create email templates using Poppulo
• Create and edit video content
• Create and implement Viva Engage campaigns
• Manage the plan for digital campaigns within various offices
• Supporting with events for example townhalls, listening forums and panel discussions
• Understand the impact of IC communications activity aligned with
• Respond at speed to emerging communications needs as well as tactical demands and ensure key stakeholders are informed of activity, progress, challenges, and results
• Build a network of key stakeholders across the team and firm and ensure they are informed of activity, progress, challenges, and results
• Collate data and update our metrics dashboard on a regular basis. Analyse metrics and develop insights which feed into regular reporting
• Be proactive and help share knowledge and best practice across stream teams and firmwide team
• Be an ambassador for the IC team.

You'll be someone with:

• Good written and verbal communications skills, with excellent copywriting, copy editing and proofreading skills
• Experience of communications technologies and channels (for example, SharePoint, Viva Engage, Poppulo and Microsoft tools including PowerPoint)
• A passion for high-quality, effective and creative communications that drive behaviour change and/or educate the audience
• An ability to put complex information into engaging copy for a variety of different audiences
• Attention to detail, especially when juggling a high volume of work
• Initiative in drafting first communications and starting new projects
• A high standard of quality across all work and has high expectations of themselves and their team to deliver quality results
• An adaptable to work across a number of projects simultaneously
• Commitment to ongoing learning and curious to develop new or existing skills or learn about new (digital) channel opportunities

You’ll be able to be yourself; we’ll recognise and value you for who you are and celebrate and reward your contributions to our business. We’re committed to agile working, and we offer everyone the opportunity to work in ways that suit them, their teams, and the task at hand.

At BDO, we’ll help you achieve your personal goals and career ambitions, and we have programmes, resources, and frameworks that provide clarity and structure around career development.

We’re in it together

Mutual support and respect is one of BDO’s core values and we’re proud of our distinctive, people-centred culture.  From informal success conversations to formal mentoring and coaching, we’ll support you at every stage in your career, whatever your personal and professional needs.

Our agile working framework helps us stay connected, bringing teams together where and when it counts so they can share ideas and help one another.  At BDO, you’ll always have access to the people and resources you need to do your best work.

We know that collaboration is the key to creating value and satisfying experiences at work, so we’ve invested in state-of-the-art collaboration spaces in our offices.  BDO’s people represent a wealth of knowledge and expertise, and we’ll encourage you to build your network, work alongside others, and share your skills and experiences.  With a range of multidisciplinary events and dedicated resources, you’ll never stop learning at BDO.

We’re looking forward to the future

At BDO, we help entrepreneurial businesses to succeed, fuelling the UK economy. Our success is powered by our people, which is why we’re always finding new ways to invest in you. Across the UK thousands of unique minds continue to come together to help companies we work with to achieve their ambitions.

We’ve got a clear purpose, and we’re confident in our future, because we’re adapting and evolving to build on our strengths, ensuring we continue to find the right combination of global reach, integrity and expertise. We shape the future together with openness and clarity, because we believe in empowering people to think creatively about how we can do things better.

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