Details Department: Support TeamSchedule: Full timeLocation: RemoteSalary: $93,857.00 - $126,983.00 per yearEligible for an annual bonus incentive 
Benefits

Paid time off (PTO)
Various health insurance options & wellness plans
Retirement benefits including employer match plans
Long-term & short-term disability
Employee assistance programs (EAP)
Parental leave & adoption assistance
Tuition reimbursement
Ways to give back to your community

 

Benefit options and eligibility vary by position. Compensation varies based on factors including, but not limited to, experience, skills, education, performance, location and salary range at the time of the offer.

Responsibilities

 

As the Internal Communications Manager (Organizational Readiness), you will manage internal change communication programs to support Ascension’s technology transformation and play a key role in ensuring projects meet objectives on time and on budget by increasing awareness, understanding and adoption.

 

This role is both internal and change communications focused, requiring a strategic communicator who thrives in a fast-paced, consultancy-heavy environment. You’ll work closely with outside consultants and agencies, internal stakeholders and leadership across the organization to drive engagement, clarity and alignment around change initiatives. 

 

Because the majority of Ascension’s workforce is deskless, this role demands creativity and strategy to reach associates where they are, through clear, accessible and impactful communications.

 

Responsibilities

 

Develop and drive the implementation of comprehensive internal change communication strategies to support enterprise-wide change initiatives

Serve as a trusted communications consultant, providing strategic counsel and partnership to Ascension leaders and project teams

Build and foster strong relationships throughout all levels of the organization, influencing communication priorities and ensuring alignment across functions

 

Participate in frequent stakeholder and project meetings, balancing multiple priorities and adapting to changing needs in a dynamic work environment

Collaborate closely with external consultants and agencies to develop and deliver coordinated messaging and campaigns

Design communication approaches tailored for a primarily deskless workforce, ensuring messages are engaging, accessible and actionable

Develop internal communications content, campaigns and events that support operational objectives and reinforce Ascension’s Mission, Vision and Values as a healing ministry of the Catholic Church

Proactively identify trends, risks, challenges and solutions to process adoption, and lead and support change communication efforts

Combine strategic thinking and a big-picture perspective with attention to detail, clarity and focus

Maintain flexible availability and responsiveness both during and outside of normal work hours as necessary

 

Complexity of Work

 

Requires outstanding writing skills, critical thinking skills, strategic counseling skills, decisive judgment and the ability to work with minimal supervision. Must be able to work in a high-performance, fast-paced environment and navigate multiple priorities simultaneously. 

 

Demonstrated experience leading internal and change communications for large-scale initiatives is essential. 

Requirements

Education:

High School diploma equivalency with 3 years of cumulative experience OR Associate's degree/Bachelor's degree with 2 years of cumulative experience OR 7 years of applicable cumulative job specific experience required. 3 years of leadership or management experience preferred.
Additional Preferences

 

Education: Bachelor's degree

 

Experience:

 

5+ years of experience developing complex internal and change communication plans

Experience providing strategic communications consultation to senior leaders and cross-functional partners

 

Ability to write and edit engaging and visually appealing communications that simplify complex topics for diverse audiences

Experience planning and managing coordinated campaigns that drive engagement and understanding across key audiences, including deskless associates

Proven relationship builder with the ability to collaborate across teams, agencies and consultants

Strong influencing skills and the ability to gain alignment across matrixed organizations

Must be comfortable and highly productive in a remote-based role, working Central Timezone hours

 

Ability to travel domestically on a periodic basis as needed

Additional Preferences

 

3+ years of communications management experience

 

Experience implementing large-scale change communication plans

Clinical technology and healthcare industry communications experience a plus

 

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Why Join Our Team

Ascension associates are key to our commitment of transforming healthcare and providing care to all, especially those most in need. Join us and help us drive impact through reimagining how we can deliver a people-centered healthcare experience and creating the solutions to do it. Explore career opportunities across our ministry locations and within our corporate headquarters.

 

Ascension is a leading non-profit, faith-based national health system made up of over 134,000 associates and 2,600 sites of care, including more than 140 hospitals and 40 senior living communities in 19 states.

 

Our Mission, Vision and Values encompass everything we do at Ascension. Every associate is empowered to give back, volunteer and make a positive impact in their community. Ascension careers are more than jobs; they are opportunities to enhance your life and the lives of the people around you.

Equal Employment Opportunity Employer

Ascension provides Equal Employment Opportunities (EEO) to all associates and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex/gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, childbirth, and related medical conditions, lactation, breastfeeding, national origin, citizenship, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, marital status, all as defined by applicable law, and any other legally protected status or characteristic in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws.

 

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As a military friendly organization, Ascension promotes career flexibility and offers many benefits to help support the well-being of our military families, spouses, veterans and reservists. Our associates are empowered to apply their military experience and unique perspective to their civilian career with Ascension.

 

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