Principal Accountabilities:
30% - Communications Strategy Development: Develop a comprehensive CBS communications strategy and approach for the following stakeholders. Identify clear narrative that supports how CBS enables functions to contribute to enterprises and help businesses successfully grow, lead in their markets, and serve customers.
a. The CBS Job Family: Develop strategy, narrative and messaging through a variety of channels to engage and align the CBS job family.
b. In-scope CBS Functions: Align with function Global Operations Leads on strategy and execution of priorities for their respective job families operating in CBS Centers. Align with function communicators to ensure consistent strategy, content and tactical implementation.
c. Cargill Internal Stakeholders (Outside Job Family):
- Executive Leadership: Provide periodic updates on progress against goals to key executive groups, including the Cargill Executive Team and Board of Directors.
- Business and Enterprises: Collaborate with function Global Operations Leads and function communicators to develop strategy, content and process for communicating plans, progress and metrics to stakeholders. Partner with functions to determine most effective balance between CBS-led communication and function-led communication.
- Migration Teams: Continue to provide migration playbook to help functions and businesses be self-supporting around comms and change required for migrating work to CBS centers. Provide best practices and recommendations to functions, who will continue to own change and communications for their functional migrations. Responsible for updates to the communications chapter of the Migration Playbook, should the Playbook be updated by the PMO. Responsible for updating/providing edits to the playbook.
d. External Stakeholders: Proactively identify external forums and media outlets where exposure will advance Cargill’s and CBS’ business priorities. Work closely with subject-matter experts in Corporate Affairs to develop proactive agenda and respond to incoming media inquiries.
55% - Execute on Communications Strategy: Develop content and deliverables to achieve communication objectives, including how CBS supports and aligns with other initiatives across Cargill. Manage the delivery of global CBS communications to key audiences and stakeholders across Cargill, working in close partnership with Corporate Affairs, along with our regional and functional communication counterparts. Work with leadership and key subject matter experts to manage the approval process for all communications.
10% - Measurement: Develop measurement programs and drive continuous improvement based on feedback.
5% - Manage Other Internal/External Resources: Work with Cargill Corporate Affairs to identify additional internal and external resources to ensure sufficient capacity to execute on the communications needs of CBS.