Internal Communications Manager - Fixed term contract

The Opportunity: Internal Communications Manager
Salary: £38,264.81per annum (there is a London Allowance of £4427.65 payable to London only based employees)
*Contract Type: 6-month fixed term opportunity*

Location: To be based at one of our main hubs in London, Birmingham, Manchester, Cardiff, Leeds or Glasgow.

IMPOTANT - *Vetting*: Successful applicants will be required to pass Recruitment Vetting (3 years minimum UK residency required), including a full background and financial disclosure.

Are you looking for your next exciting career move? An excellent opportunity for an Internal Communications Manager to join the Internal Communications Team for 6 months. Working in the Communications and Engagement department, this role plays a vital part in delivering improved employee awareness and understanding of the connection between their roles and our vision and values and to influence the organisational behaviours and culture to help us deliver that vision. The Internal Communications Manager will provide a first-class internal communications service, always looking for innovative ways to reach out to our internal audience and keep up to date with industry trends. Working with the campaigns, channels and content creation teams to ensure the consistent delivery of good internal communications across the force.

The principal accountabilities of the Internal Communications Manager include but is not limited to:

• Act as an advisor to functions and teams in how to get the most out of their audience, acting as the subject matter expert in communicating with an internal audience
• Partner with Communications and Engagement colleagues to deliver aligned and consistent communications, across internal, external, stakeholders and divisions building relationships and insight into our organisation.
• Play a pivotal role in increasing the adoption and use of Viva Engage as vital two-way internal communications tool, working with leaders to understand the value of engagement on this channel.
• Ensuring Viva Engage forms an integral part of our internal campaigns, gathering audience insight and engagement levels.
• Support the Internal Communications Lead with the implementation of a 'cascade' structure
• Support the Internal Communications Lead with the implementation a Forcewide recognition scheme including an events schedule to celebrate our unsung heroes
• Be the communications lead for wellbeing, health and safety, technology and diversity and inclusion, helping to build a truly diverse workforce and an inclusive culture where our people feel valued and able to bring their whole selves to work.
• Support the roll out and maintenance of the new Intranet, devising and executing a campaign to launch and encourage adoption.
• Support the Internal Communications Lead end to end delivery of the annual all people survey and assist with arranging post survey briefings and action plan reporting. Manage the departmental action plan ensuring it remains up to date.

You'll also be required to evidence the following skills:

• An effective, innovative and creative verbal and non-verbal communicator. The ability to translate complex information into simple, engaging and human centred language and produce written content for an internal audience to an extremely high standard.
• Politically aware and astute, demonstrates the ability to make decisions and give advice to stakeholders within the context of the whole organisation and the external environment.
• Proven experience of effectively using a multi-media approach to target and engage with different audiences.
• Ability to work in a busy and high-pressure environment and to tight deadlines - managing multiple projects and stakeholders with the ability to prioritise.
• A strategic and practical thinker.
• Able to work as an individual or part of a team.
• Ability to establish, build and maintain relationships with key stakeholders.
• Excellent influencing and negotiating skills, helping people understand the value of internal communications/taking targeted and relevant approach.
• Knowledge of internal communications in response to crisis scenarios.
• In depth knowledge of internal communications theory, audience segmentation, planning, measurement and execution.
• Understanding of technology tools that support internal communications, such as SharePoint and Viva Engage

Medical: We'll ask for relevant health and medical history details to support employee wellbeing.
References: We'll ask for references to cover the past 5 years.
What is on offer:

• 28 days annual leave plus bank holidays, increasing to 30 days after 5 years.
• Family-friendly policies, including up to 26 weeks paid maternity and adoption leave.
• Bespoke benefits platform and Blue Light Card access.
• Salary sacrifice options for cycles, home technology, gym membership, and electric vehicles.
• Access to the Transport Benevolent Fund for health, welfare, and financial support.
• Development opportunities, including fully funded apprenticeships.
• Excellent Pension scheme: This group personal pension plan is available to all staff and is a defined contribution scheme. It provides the flexibility to vary your pension contributions from 4.4% to 12% of your salary.

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Morgan Philips Group is a global talent solutions business that disrupts conventional thinking in executive search, recruitment and talent consulting. We operate in over 18 markets in Europe, North & South America, Asia, and the Middle East & Africa. We understand that the future is digital and social, so we embrace the latest technology, including video ads and CVs, as well as social recruiting. Our innovative services are tailored to the new world of work yet we do not lose sight of the fact that employees be they existing and potential are ultimately human beings.

We are committed to ensuring that all job applicants are treated equally, without discrimination because of gender, sexual orientation, marital or civil partner status, gender reassignment, race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief, disability or age.