Communication Business Partner

About us:

As a Fortune 50 company with more than 400,000 team members worldwide, Target is an iconic brand and one of America's leading retailers. At Target, we have a timeless purpose and a proven strategy and that hasn’t happened by accident. Some of the best minds from diverse backgrounds come together at Target to redefine retail in an inclusive learning environment that values people and delivers world-class outcomes. That winning formula is especially apparent in Bengaluru, where Target in India operates as a fully integrated part of Target’s global team and has more than 4,800 team members supporting the company’s global strategy and operations.

Joining Target means promoting a culture of mutual care and respect and striving to make the most meaningful and positive impact. Becoming a Target team member means joining a community that values diverse backgrounds. We believe your unique perspective is important, and you'll build relationships by being authentic and respectful. At Target, inclusion is part of the core value. We aim to create equitable experiences for all, regardless of their dimensions of difference. As an equal opportunity employer, Target provides diverse opportunities for everyone to grow and win.

About this opportunity
Help strengthen Target’s position as a thought leader, a strong employer brand and a mature GCC in India. Work towards championing Target as an organization that is diverse, inclusive and a capability leader with a highly skilled workforce doing industry leading work in retail.

As a Communications Business Partner, you will lead the social media strategy for Target in India working with internal teams to gather and curate content that builds and reinforces Target’s distinctive positioning. You will also support businesses and functions in identifying the right external speakers for internal and external events. In addition, you will support the communication requirements of specific pyramids (businesses), helping drive internal communication campaigns that help strengthen the team member experience and strengthen our culture of care, grow and win together, while creating impact internally and externally.

As a Communications Business Partner, you will handle:

• Social Media: Develop and execute a measurable social media strategy for Target in India across channels, including proactively and reactively identifying opportunities, running an annual content calendar, developing content in partnership with internal teams and optimising the company’s social media handles.
• Speaker Curation: You will be responsible for maintaining a current and active repository of speakers (industry experts, thought leaders and inspirational personalities) for internal and external events that meet the event objectives. This includes partnering with the business/functions hosting the event and the speaker bureau to deliver impact and relationship management with the speaker through the event.
• Business Partnership:  You will be a communication client lead for a couple of pyramids (functional areas). Through strong partnerships with stakeholders and support teams, you will help deliver on their internal and external communication requirements in collaboration with other communication team members.
• Project Management: You will be accountable for the internal and external campaigns for the identified pyramids as also the social media campaign.  This includes but is not limited to award submissions, development of case studies, contributed articles, tracking posts, etc 

• Collaboration and Innovation: Maintain strong inter-personal relationships with
  stakeholders and collaborate with teams and leaders across the enterprise to further the enterprise and communication goals. You will work towards bringing an innovative and creative approach to all projects and campaigns, while keeping a focus on positive growth and bringing Target’s strategy and story to life. As a member of the communications team, you will partner and collaborate with your peers in support of each other’s goals. Externally, you will help showcase Target as the best place to work, a D&I champion and a mature GCC doing path-breaking work in retail, through social media.

Requirements

• Minimum of 7-9 years’ experience in the communications field
• Master’s degree from a premier institute, preferably in Communications,Advertising or Public Relations
• Preferable experience with a GCC and/or in retail
• Experience in managing social media strategy and campaigns across social media platforms for organisations
• Experience with social media tools, including for measurement and impact
• Experience in speaker outreach and curation for internal and external events
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Strong presence on social media
• Ability to build a communication strategy towards enterprise-wide initiatives, that help team members connect with the Target brand in India
• Ability to work independently while maintaining a strong relationship with stakeholders
• Good networking skills
• Ability to manage multiple priorities independently while successfully delivering results withinstipulated timelines
• Ability to work in and with a team.