M&A Communications Advisor

Posted 22 October 2024
LocationKuala Lumpur
Job type Permanent
Discipline M&A
ReferenceJ13345

Job description

We’re looking for people to join the Access family, who share our passion for believing in better, and who will help us continue to grow.   Love Work. Love Life. Be You. - is central to our success and how we give our customers the freedom to do more of what's important to them. What does Access offer you?  We offer a flexible, hybrid working environment where you can balance work and life while maintaining a strong office team-based culture. We deliver on what we say, taking the development of our people seriously. We’ll work with you to progress your success plan and provide opportunities to accelerate your career.  On top of a competitive salary, our wellbeing days taking you to 25 days leave a year and a health contribution, you’ll also be able to choose from a range of benefits to suit you. We’re an organisation that likes to give back, so you’ll also have three charity days allocated to support a cause that matters to you.   About you:  As part of the Employee Success Acquisitions and Change team, your mission will be to help create a brilliant experience for colleagues who join Access through acquisitions. Working mainly within APAC, but also across multiple geographies, you’ll manage and deliver communications for colleagues as they go through the complex, challenging, and rewarding experience of joining Access. Working closely with members of the Acquisitions Employee Experience and Change team, plus other stakeholders across M&A, you’ll help plan and deliver communications that inform, engage, equip and connect people as they take their first steps into our business. You’ll be a team player with an eye for detail, excellent planning and presentation skills, and the ability to multi-task across different channels, audiences, plans and activities. You’ll also understand the huge positive impact we can make with our communications. You’ll be able to bring clarity where there is confusion, spark where there is indifference, and a cool calm head when things get hectic. This role reports into the Employee Success Acquisitions Programme Lead (APAC). Day-to-day, you will:  • Own and develop the integration communication plan for colleagues at a mid-sized APAC technology business, plus other deals to be identified. • Work closely with the Employee Success Acquisitions Programme Lead to make sure communications are fully in sync with the wider integration project plan. • Manage communications for acquired colleagues on key integration topics including IT and Systems Migration, and the process of switching to Access terms, conditions and benefits. • Attend regular M&A project meetings to provide updates on communication activity and milestones. • Brief Access Integration Leads and acquired senior leaders ahead of key communications through integration. • Own and manage various communication channels, for example virtual town halls, in-person Welcome Events, Q&As, training sessions, written updates, and SharePoint microsites. • Provide insights and input to inform the Change Management plans for the acquired business. Your skills and experiences might also include:   • A passion for providing clear and compelling communications for colleagues going through a complex change in their lives at work. • Excellent copywriting skills. • Excellent presenting, planning and organising skills • A proactive mentality to getting things done with an ability to constructively challenge to get the best results • Multi-tasking – being able to prioritise tasks within a complex global comms plan with many different audiences. • The ability to build relationships and handle multiple stakeholders in a fast-moving, occasionally hectic environment • Event design and management • Working confidently and collaboratively in a team environment • An eye for detail • Excellent working knowledge of all Office 365 tools What are we all about?  The Access Group is one of the largest UK-headquartered providers of business management software to small and mid-sized organisations in the UK, Ireland, USA and Asia Pacific. It helps more than 100,000 customers across commercial and non-profit sectors become more productive and efficient. Our products and solutions go beyond providing technology, we connect the right people with the right data, at the right time, through Access Workspace. At Access, we are committed to creating a welcoming and inclusive environment where everyone can thrive. If you're excited about this role, (even if your previous experience doesn't align perfectly), you might just be the perfect fit for us! We wholeheartedly believe in equality for all and the transformative power of diversity.   Why not join our vibrant team where you can love what you do, love how you live, and most importantly, be authentically you? Let's make a difference together.  Love Work. Love Life. Be You.