The Importance of Aligning Your Mobility Programme with Company Goals

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The Importance of Aligning Your Mobility Programme with Company Goals

Whether your employees are heading across the country or crossing continents, Sirva has the on-the-ground international relocation services you need. From Canada to Australia and everywhere in between, we understand the nuances across each region .

We provide offerings to satisfy your unique needs, whether selling a home in the U.S., managing a cross-country household goods move, or helping employees to get settled into their new homes in Europe. Our global experience means that you can count on seamless international relocation, no matter what’s next.

Departure Services

From the initial policy consulting call through the move itself, there are a lot of moving pieces associated with employee relocation. Whether planning a domestic or international relocation, SIRVA is expertly positioned to offer the best departure services available during a relocation in every region around the world.

Destination Services

Setting your employees up for success upon arrival at their new locations will be key to successfully meeting your company’s goals. SIRVA’s global network and expansive resources allow us to you achieve your goals. Our destination services and international movers help employees and their families settle in and prosper in their new homes.

Visa and Immigration

SIRVA’s team of experienced international relocation specialists are expertly equipped to manage inbound and outbound global immigration services. With SIRVA’s Immigration team, the focus is on providing a smooth customer experience that enhances the relocation process, not just achieving a successful application.

Employee Counselling

For your employees, a single relocation professional assists with end-to-end coordination of services: a relocation consultant for domestic/intra-country moves or global assignment consultant for international relocation. These consultants are your employees’ resource for all communication and services relating to their move, and coordinate the delivery of all authorised services. Regardless of the service being delivered (temporary housing, moving services, etc.), the employee can rely on the consultant as their go-to resource to address any concerns.

VIP Services

If you are searching for an enhanced service for your employees, SIRVA offers VIP services such as personal relocation assistants, in-home cleaning services, personalised family assistance, and many other tailored and luxury enhancements.

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In an expanding global market, it’s no surprise that company stakeholders list organisational growth as a top priority — over 53% in fact, according to SIRVA’s 2018 Mobility Report, Talent Mobility for Business Growth – Aligning Practices to Drive Organisational Impact.Mobility can play a strategic part in this growth when aligned with company goals, as this maximises the readiness of companies to capitalise on global opportunities when they present themselves. For this reason, designing a future-ready relocation programmethat’s strategically aligned with organisational goals should be a top priority for companies that are looking to grow.

Unfortunately, this strategic alignment between organisational goals and relocation programmes often falls short. A significant number of respondents in SIRVA’s 2018 Mobility Report (over 37%) stated that their mobility service delivery models were ‘completely/somewhat misaligned’ with organisational goals or altogether ‘neutral’. To avoid the missed opportunities resulting from this misalignment, companies should consider multiple factors:

Relocation programme maturity: From designing and implementing the components of a relocation programme to ensuring a positive employee and customer experience, it’s important to involve stakeholders from various divisions of a company (HR, IT, leadership, etc.) during each step of the process. Doing so doesn’t just aid company-wide engagement and buy-in, it also helps to achieve programme alignment with the company’s overall goals. Be sure to communicate policies and practices amongst stakeholders for maximum success. Throughout each step of implementation, note any consistent areas of failure or consistent misalignment to identify areas for improvement.

Internal business culture: Ensuring that employees feel connected to and part of company culture is crucial to their success and, therefore, the success of your organisation. Building a strong mobility brand for your company goes a long way toward achieving this. Engage the input of human resources and leadership teams before departure and after arrival in a new location to help employees establish a sense of continuity.

Stakeholder roles and investment: It takes many people to implement a smooth and successful relocation, from internal management and travel and logistics partners to vendors at origin and destination locations. Mobility teams and partners play a critical role in identifying and managing the complexities associated with mobility, so ensure the right level of competencies to support your programme and drive success.

By aligning a mobility programme to organisational goals, its processes, people and technology all support a company’s long-term objectives. There are a variety of practical steps that can be taken to design a future-ready relocation programme. Read our latest paper, Designing a Future-Ready Relocation Programme for Going Global,to learn more about the evolution of mobility programmes and how to design a programme that will prepare your company for future growth.