Senior Internal Communications Manager

Engage colleagues at the Department for Business and Trade (DBT) with our ambitious growth mission by designing creative stories and delivering exciting events that promote our business and trade agenda and celebrate our great people. You will be central to helping our people advocate for businesses and workers, make the most of our employee offer, champion inclusion and connect with senior leaders.

In return, you'll join a dynamic, energetic and creative communications team that has a unique impact on colleagues, senior leaders and Ministers at home in the UK and around the world in the 108 countries we work from.

As a valued member of the team, you will be:

• A guardian of our audience’s time – using data to ensure our channels are used to their best.
• An empowerer – providing strategic advice that enables others to develop and deliver best practice internal communications.
• A strategist – working smart to plan and prioritise our work so it has maximum impact.

This important role is at the heart of the organisation – working hand in glove with business leads, senior leaders and private offices across the Department to deliver superb communications.

You will:

• Lead the creation, design, implementation and evaluation of compelling internal communication campaigns, content and engagement events to help DBT become an outstanding organisation where people are proud to work, and ensure our colleagues are a global network of engaged ambassadors.
• Provide strategic advice to senior leaders and to teams across DBT, delivering high quality communication in a timely, appropriate and consistent manner.
• Be a trusted partner to areas of the business, advising on the best strategic comms approach to celebrate their successes and build a forward look.
• Deliver best practice creative content that engages our diverse audience.
• Review own and others content to ensure it is well written, accurate and free from mistakes.
• Evaluate the success of your campaign work, seeking new ways to draw people in through knowledge of emerging trends in internal communication.
• Plan and deliver major all staff events.
• Balance the needs of multiple high-level projects and events.