Nuclear Waste Services are looking for an Internal Communication Partner to connect, inspire, and enable our people in our vision to ‘make nuclear waste permanently safe, sooner.’ Creating an environment where people can be at their best, no matter who they are or what role they play. With simple, clear and repeatable messages that reach them wherever they are.
As a trusted partner to members of our Executive you will develop companywide campaigns, messaging and tactics that successfully communicate to colleagues and stakeholders using a range of internal channels. Using your excellent writing, speaking and interpersonal skills you will write news articles for publication across our digital channels, lead regular staff briefings, and support our annual employee roadshows. Gathering data and insights from our engagement surveys, channels data and anecdotal feedback to review and continuously improve how we do things.
- Develop and oversee our internal communications strategy, plans, and channels so that we are effectively engaging, informing, and empowering our colleagues.
- Provide internal handling advice for leaders and project leads on sensitive, complex and often high-profile issues.
- Forge strong working relationships with key stakeholders and partners. Build good relations with communicators in key stakeholder organisations to support collaborative working.
- Support the full range of communications activity across the team.
- Own performance, including self-development.
- Manage own workload, including time and deadline management.
- Participate in health and wellbeing initiatives for the team.
- Ensure risk management actions are undertaken and reported within the appropriate system.
- Management of budget and/or delegated spend.
- In addition, undertake any other activities using your skills and experience as and when required.
- Support and implement corporate strategy, decisions, and initiatives as necessary aligned with our vision, mission, and values.
Essential
- Demonstrable experience and success in developing and overseeing internal communications channels.
- Significant experience and success in strategic planning, delivery and management of communications and engagement.
- Able to analyse and present communications data and insights.
- Ability to communicate and influence with empathy at all levels.
- Outstanding writing and presentation skills.
We value the unique differences that each of our colleagues bring to work every day and are committed to creating an environment where everyone feels respected, included and able to perform at their best. We are committed to creating a workplace that is diverse and inclusive. We value the diversity of our people and actively seek to have a workforce that represents the rich diversity of the communities we support. Currently we are underrepresented in some areas, and would particularly welcome applicants from Women, Black, Asian and Ethnic Minorities, LGBTQ+ and candidates who have a disability.
In promoting equal opportunities, we welcomes applications from all sections of the community. We select people according to their abilities and our needs. As users of the disability confident scheme, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet all of the essential criteria for the vacancy. In cases where we have a high volume of disabled candidates who meet all of the essential criteria, we will interview the best candidates from within that group.