Senior Manager Internal Communications (all genders)

Responsibilities:

1. Content Creation and Transformation Communications 

• Translate strategic and organizational topics into clear and transparent narratives 
• Break down strategy and change goals into tangible, employee-relevant messages 
• Create actionable communication materials to enable leadership cascades 
• Draft clear and emphatic employee info materials / Q&As on ongoing org changes 
• Elaborate meaningful townhall content in alignment with management 
• Provide slides/draft speaking notes to management and participating senior leaders 
• Advise senior stakeholders on tone, wording and narrative framing 
• Establish an organized process and standard for identifying and communicating relevant internal news  
• Foster regular contact with international sites to ensure global internal communication cohesion 
• Identify story opportunities and shape internal storytelling around science, success stories, people  

2. Internal Communications Operations 

• Coordinate internal content distribution timelines and logistics 
• Maintain and steer the Internal Communications editorial calendar 
• Coordinate townhall logistics, site communications and internal events 
• Coordinate senior leadership participation and contribution to townhalls 
• Coordinate timely approvals, and deliverables for townhalls and internal events 

3. Cross Functional Alignment 

• Act as primary contact for HR/Transformation regarding internal communication  
• Establish strong collaboration and alignment with HR/Transformation 
• Support communication materials for transformation initiatives and HR programs 

4. Project and Campaign Execution 

• Support HR/Transformation campaigns (e.g., culture, values, strategic priorities) 
• Manage production workflows with design/video teams (internal or external) 

5. Governance & Quality Control 

• Ensure narrative, message, tone consistency across all internal channels 
• Maintain templates, internal communication toolkits, and brand standards 

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Communications, Journalism, Public Relations or a related field 
• Several years of experience in a comparable position
• Excellent communicator and relationship-builder 
• High degree of empathy, credibility and trustworthiness 
• Strong interpersonal intelligence with employee-centric mindset 
• Highly collaborative and solution-oriented 
• Strong “internal service orientation” combined with strategic mindset 
• High level of self-initiative, strong hands-on mentality 
• Independent, self-organized, pro-active, high‑output 
• Highly resilient, calm under pressure 
• Internal comms expertise from corporate, HR or matrix org background 
• Excellent writing skills (English + German) 
• Experience in supporting organizational change communication 
• Strong project management and coordination capabilities 

FR : Dans le cadre de sa politique Diversité, Evotec étudie, à compétences égales, toutes les candidatures dont celles des personnes en situation de handicap.

ENG : In the frame of our Diversity policy, Evotec considers, with equal competences, all applications including people with disabilities.