Senior Manager of Internal Communications, Cancer Research
Trading
£49-53k
More information about location
1-2 days a week in office (Stratford, London)
Cancer prevention, awareness and research charity
Job no longer available
Cancer prevention, awareness and research charity
1001+ employees
Job no longer available
£49-53k
More information about location
1-2 days a week in office (Stratford, London)
1001+ employees
Company mission
To prevent, control and cure cancer through ground-breaking research.
Role
Who you are
- Extensive experience in leading and delivering high-impact, multi-channel internal communications strategies that align with business objectives. Ideally gained in a large, complex organisation within the commercial or charity retail sectors
- Proven ability to design communications strategies that drive engagement and support organisational goals
- Demonstrable experience in building relationships, influencing, and managing relationships with a diverse range of senior stakeholders
- Strong ability to influence and advise senior leadership on internal communications strategies and decisions
- Proven ability to instil confidence in decision-making while maintaining positive, productive working relationships. Capable of leading with authority, while fostering a collaborative and inclusive environment
- A forward-thinking strategic approach, adept at using data, insights, and feedback to inform and refine internal communications strategies
- Outstanding written and verbal communications skills, with the ability to distil complex and sensitive information into clear, compelling messaging for a range of audiences
- Proven ability to motivate and inspire others, creating a positive, collaborative team culture
- Extensive experience in planning, prioritising and managing high-level internal communications projects and strategies with the ability to make informed decisions under pressure
- Proven experience in leading and managing teams, with a focus on setting strategic direction and defining performance expectations
- High proficiency in using a content management system for intranet and digital communications – including Microsoft Sharepoint
What the job involves
- Reports to: Head of Internal Communications
- We have an exciting opportunity for you to join us as an Internal Communications Senior Manager (Trading)
- We need you to be responsible for developing and delivering a cohesive internal communications strategy that engages Trading’s diverse workforce, including staff across the retail chain, online marketplaces, and new commercial ventures, in alignment with CRUK’s organisational goals and the Trading growth strategy
- Further to this, you’ll ensure that all internal communications are aligned with the department’s objectives, enhance staff engagement, and support the successful execution of key initiatives
- Working closely with Trading’s senior leadership team to influence internal communications priorities, you’ll manage internal messaging, and lead efforts to continuously improve the effectiveness of Trading’s internal communications
- Leading the development and execution of a strategic internal communications plan that effectively engages Trading’s 2,000 staff and 15,000 volunteers
- Acting as a key strategic partner to the central internal communications team, ensuring seamless integration and delivery of charity-wide communications appropriately to Trading staff
- Overseeing the strategic planning, coordination, and approval of all internal communications to Trading, including high-impact weekly newsletters and other critical communications channels
- Collaborating with national and regional PR teams to ensure internal and external communications are aligned and integrated
- Providing active leadership within the Trading Internal Communications team, ensuring the team delivers innovative and best-in-class internal communications
- Overseeing the Trading communication platform, ensuring timely, relevant and impactful updates to Trading staff
- Leading the measurement and evaluation of trading internal communications, setting benchmarks, KPIs and using data-driven insights (including staff surveys) to continually refine communications strategies, drive engagement and improve impact
- Partnering with the Trading leadership team to design and implement trading staff and volunteer recognition programmes
- Acting as the internal communications senior point of contact for business continuity, issue management or reputational risk issues in trading
- Working hours: 35 hours per week
Application process
- CVs are required for all applications; but we won’t be able to view them until we invite you for an interview
- Instead, we ask you to complete the work history section of the online application form for us to be able to assess you quickly, fairly and objectively
- Closing date: Sunday 1 December 2024, 23:55
- Interview dates: w/c 9 December 2024
Salary benchmarks
Our take
The world’s largest independent cancer research charity, Cancer Research UK (CRUK) was founded from a merger between the Cancer Research Campaign and the Cancer Research Fund in 2002. CRC and ICRF had been longstanding pinnacles of the British medical institution, their work dating back to 1902 and 1923 respectively, and the merger signalled a strong step forward for UK medical institutes’ global influence.
A multi-armed charity, CRUK uses both grant-funded researchers and its own employed staff to research the treatments and causes of cancer, whilst its striking advertising and marketing campaigns are responsible for influencing public policy on the causes, prevention, and treatment of the disease. An example of a significant public campaign was Stoptober, which appeared to have triggered a third of a million smokers at the time to try quit tobacco throughout the month of October.
Alongside its pharmaceutical efforts, in 2023 CRUK funded clinical trials for the first-ever proton beam therapy for breast cancer, indicating a focus on technological innovations in the fight against cancer. On this subject, CRUK has also taken part in a billion-pound investment in the Francis Crick Institute, a biomedical research institute that is aiming to make England an international leader in the industry.
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Company benefits
- Health & Wellbeing - Health and wellbeing are important to us. We want our people to have time away from work to support their different commitments, needs and interests
- Our occupational health and mental wellbeing support are accompanied by online health assessment tools, Our confidential employee assistance programme is available to all to provide support for any concerns in your work or personal life for ongoing everyday support or free counselling if you need it. We also have a team of Mental Health First Aiders supporting across the organisation
- Our occupational health and mental wellbeing support are accompanied by online health assessment tools, Our confidential employee assistance programme is available to all to provide support for any concerns in your work or personal life for ongoing everyday support or free counselling if you need it
- We also have a team of Mental Health First Aiders supporting across the organisation
- UK-wide savings - Our staff have access to a wide range of discounts, benefits and cashback deals to support you with your financial wellbeing, through our Rewards platform. We offer an online savings and discounts portal covering many widely recognised retailers and brands from electronics, groceries, home and leisure, holidays and more
- Cancer Research UK staff can take advantage of savings through a cycle to work scheme, or an interest free loan to help spread the cost of travel season tickets. Staff also enjoy great benefits in and around our head office in Stratford, London with deals at local shops, bars and restaurants
- Income Protection and Life Assurance - We provide all staff with free insurance policies, paying 50% of your salary if you are unable to work through illness, and up to 4 times your salary for your beneficiaries should the unthinkable happen and you die while in our employment
- Flexible Working - We want our people to have time away from work to support their different commitments, needs and interests. We encourage a flexible working culture, including options such as home-working, reduced or flexi-hours, job shares, job-splits, compressed and core hours
- We offer a high level of flexibility for the vast majority of our office-based roles, meaning that you’ll only be required to work from a specific location for 1 or 2 days a week on average
- Annual Leave - For the majority of our roles we offer 25 days holiday a year plus bank holidays, and an extra day for Christmas Eve. You can choose to use the religious bank holidays flexibly. On top of this, you can choose to buy up to 1 week’s additional holiday each year
Company values
- Bold: Act with ambition, courage and determination
- Credible: Act with rigour and professionalism
- Human: Act to have a positive impact on people
- Together: Act inclusively and collaboratively
Company HQ
Stratford, London, UK
Articles
Leadership
Previously Non-Executive Director of NHS England for 4 years, and Chief Executive of the MS Society for 5 years.
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