Director, Beyond Blue Communications

Beyond Blue Job Posting

Title:

Director, Beyond Blue Communications

Requisition Number: R
- Department Name:
Dual Platform User

Work Location:

2317 Alumni Park Plaza Grade Level: 15 Type of Position:
Regular Position Time Status:
Full time Equivalency Link https://hr.uky.edu/employment/working-uk/equivalencies Shift: Day (United States of America)

Responsible for developing, leading, and executing strategic employee, executive, and change-management communications across Beyond Blue entities. Serves as the primary communications strategist and advisor for Beyond Blue, ensuring communications are timely, accurate, audience-specific, and aligned with organizational priorities. Partners with executive leadership, Human Resources, Finance, Information Technology, Operations, and other stakeholders to support organizational integration, employee engagement, operational transformation, and change initiatives across a large and geographically dispersed workforce.

Leads communication planning, message development, stakeholder engagement, and communication governance to ensure consistent, coordinated, and effective communications across all Beyond Blue organizations.

• Leads communication planning, strategy development, and execution for major Beyond Blue initiatives, organizational changes, and enterprise projects.
• Serves as the primary communications advisor and point of coordination for Beyond Blue employee, executive, and change management communications.
• Develops and executes comprehensive communication plans that support organizational objectives, employee engagement, and change readiness.
• Coordinates communications across Beyond Blue entities, including UK King’s Daughters, UK St. Claire, Champions Blue, and Beyond Blue Shared Services.
• Partners with Human Resources, Benefits, Finance, Information Technology, Operations, and executive leaders to develop and deliver coordinated communications.
• Develops employee-facing communication materials, including announcements, FAQs, leadership toolkits, talking points, presentations, guides, and informational resources.
• Transforms complex policy, benefits, operational, and technology-related information into clear, actionable, and audience-appropriate communications.
• Ensures communications are appropriately segmented and tailored based on organizational entity, employee group, location, and business needs.
• Supports executive communications by developing messaging, presentations, briefing materials, and communication strategies for senior leaders.
• Provides communications leadership for organizational transformations, system implementations, policy changes, benefits changes, and other enterprise initiatives.
• Establishes and maintains communication standards, processes, and governance practices to ensure consistency and effectiveness across Beyond Blue communications.
• Monitors employee feedback, communication effectiveness, and recurring communication needs to identify opportunities for improvement.
• Advises leaders on communication risks, stakeholder impacts, message development, and communication timing.
• Tracks communication outcomes and develops metrics to assess engagement, reach, and effectiveness.
• Builds strong partnerships across multiple business functions to support coordinated communication efforts.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Bachelor's degree in Communications, Public Relations, Journalism, Marketing, English, Business Administration, Human Resources, Organizational Leadership, or a related field. Master's degree preferred.

7 years of progressively responsible experience in employee communications, executive communications, organizational communications, public relations, change…