We Are With You

Head of Internal Communications

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Job summary

Reporting into the Executive Director of Marketing and Communications, this role will join our Marketing and Communications directorate, an innovative team of people who are committed to raising the profile of WithYou, our clients and our colleagues.

Main duties of the job

You will work to improve communications, engagement and channel delivery across WithYou, leading the journey to a new interactive platform, using a new internal content strategy to inform it. In addition, you will forge strong relationships to coach, influence and provide clear direction and leadership on all internal communications activity, helping to develop and embed a new organisational strategy and other initiatives, with staff insight at the core.

About us

Everyone should feel comfortable getting the support they need for issues with drugs, alcohol or mental health. At We Are With You we work with people on their own goals, whether that's staying safe and healthy, making small changes or stopping an unwanted habit altogether. We give people support in a way that's right for them either face to face in their local service, community or online. We provide a free and confidential service without judgement to more than 100,000 people a year. We use our expertise to improve the help available and raise awareness around drugs, alcohol and mental health so that more people can get support. We Are WithYou. IND LP

Details

Date posted

03 May 2024

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£56,000 to £68,675 a year

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

16 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

recroot-5495-49612-92

Job locations

York

York

YO1 9LB


Job description

Job responsibilities

This is a remote role based from home with travel across England and Scotland required, including overnight stays. Please note that this advert may close early should sufficient applications be received, so early application is advised. At WithYou we are looking for a Head of Internal Communications to join our organisation. This is a full time, fixed term maternity cover position until August 2025. If you are looking to join a forward thinking, values-driven charity and have the passion and expertise to progress our internal communications offering, we'd love to hear from you. In this role you will lead WithYou's internal communications and engagement strategy so our people understand and can contribute to our strategy and direction. This is a remote role based from home with travel across England and Scotland required, including overnight stays. This is a full time, fixed term maternity cover position until August 2025. The salary for this role is £56,000 - £68,675 per annum. Join us in our mission to be there for adults and young people experiencing challenges with drugs, alcohol and their mental health. Together, we can enable people to overcome drug, alcohol and mental health challenges and reclaim wellbeing - if you think this could be the career for you, take the first step and apply now to join our amazing team. Benefits

  • Competitive salary
  • 30 days annual leave, plus bank holidays
  • 2 days paid volunteer leave per year
  • Auto-enrollment into We Are With You's pension scheme
  • Access to a Blue Light Card - giving you great savings on big high-street and online brands
  • Flexible working opportunities and access to a range of services and resources to support you with your wellbeing
  • We have an excellent Refer a Friend scheme which offers you a £500 bonus for any recommendations, any role! Our scheme allows you to recommend your friends and family to work with us and earn a £500 bonus payment for every successful referral you make. Please note, the Refer a Friend scheme is only applicable if your recommended friend completes their 6 months probation period
    • We are looking for demonstrable experience in a similar role, with knowledge of the approaches, tools and techniques that support clear implementation of internal communications and engagement. It is essential that you have experience of adapting central messaging for specific audiences, a proven ability to deliver an annual programme of staff events, along with managing effective and accessible channels that encourage an inclusive and supportive culture. This is a busy team, with multiple priorities ongoing and huge plans for the future, so it's important that you are highly organised and able to manage your time effectively. We want to foster a positive and empowering culture and are looking for someone who can manage and develop a team, and build meaningful relationships with diverse teams and people at the highest levels, exciting them about what internal communications can help them to achieve. A full job description is available on request.

    Job description

    Job responsibilities

    This is a remote role based from home with travel across England and Scotland required, including overnight stays. Please note that this advert may close early should sufficient applications be received, so early application is advised. At WithYou we are looking for a Head of Internal Communications to join our organisation. This is a full time, fixed term maternity cover position until August 2025. If you are looking to join a forward thinking, values-driven charity and have the passion and expertise to progress our internal communications offering, we'd love to hear from you. In this role you will lead WithYou's internal communications and engagement strategy so our people understand and can contribute to our strategy and direction. This is a remote role based from home with travel across England and Scotland required, including overnight stays. This is a full time, fixed term maternity cover position until August 2025. The salary for this role is £56,000 - £68,675 per annum. Join us in our mission to be there for adults and young people experiencing challenges with drugs, alcohol and their mental health. Together, we can enable people to overcome drug, alcohol and mental health challenges and reclaim wellbeing - if you think this could be the career for you, take the first step and apply now to join our amazing team. Benefits

  • Competitive salary
  • 30 days annual leave, plus bank holidays
  • 2 days paid volunteer leave per year
  • Auto-enrollment into We Are With You's pension scheme
  • Access to a Blue Light Card - giving you great savings on big high-street and online brands
  • Flexible working opportunities and access to a range of services and resources to support you with your wellbeing
  • We have an excellent Refer a Friend scheme which offers you a £500 bonus for any recommendations, any role! Our scheme allows you to recommend your friends and family to work with us and earn a £500 bonus payment for every successful referral you make. Please note, the Refer a Friend scheme is only applicable if your recommended friend completes their 6 months probation period
    • We are looking for demonstrable experience in a similar role, with knowledge of the approaches, tools and techniques that support clear implementation of internal communications and engagement. It is essential that you have experience of adapting central messaging for specific audiences, a proven ability to deliver an annual programme of staff events, along with managing effective and accessible channels that encourage an inclusive and supportive culture. This is a busy team, with multiple priorities ongoing and huge plans for the future, so it's important that you are highly organised and able to manage your time effectively. We want to foster a positive and empowering culture and are looking for someone who can manage and develop a team, and build meaningful relationships with diverse teams and people at the highest levels, exciting them about what internal communications can help them to achieve. A full job description is available on request.

    Person Specification

    Qualifications

    Essential

    • A relevant degree or equivalent experience.
    • Should you be successful in your application, you will be required to provide 3 years worth of references and where applicable, will need to undergo an enhanced DBS check.

    Experience

    Essential

    • We're looking for:
    • Strong internal communications and engagement experience.
    • Senior internal stakeholder management experience.
    • Team management experience.
    • Strong copywriting skills and content design experience.
    • Digital platform development and rollout experience.
    • Strong channel and event management experience.
    • Understanding of research and evaluation.
    • Strong presentation skills.
    • Strategic thinking ability and operational judgement.
    • Ability to listen, engage, influence and build relationships.
    • Exceptional communications skills and the ability to engage people across a large diverse organisation.
    • Ability to work flexible and unsocial hours as required.
    • Commitment to the organisation's Guiding Principles and Behaviours.
    Person Specification

    Qualifications

    Essential

    • A relevant degree or equivalent experience.
    • Should you be successful in your application, you will be required to provide 3 years worth of references and where applicable, will need to undergo an enhanced DBS check.

    Experience

    Essential

    • We're looking for:
    • Strong internal communications and engagement experience.
    • Senior internal stakeholder management experience.
    • Team management experience.
    • Strong copywriting skills and content design experience.
    • Digital platform development and rollout experience.
    • Strong channel and event management experience.
    • Understanding of research and evaluation.
    • Strong presentation skills.
    • Strategic thinking ability and operational judgement.
    • Ability to listen, engage, influence and build relationships.
    • Exceptional communications skills and the ability to engage people across a large diverse organisation.
    • Ability to work flexible and unsocial hours as required.
    • Commitment to the organisation's Guiding Principles and Behaviours.

    Disclosure and Barring Service Check

    This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

    Employer details

    Employer name

    We Are With You

    Address

    York

    York

    YO1 9LB


    Employer's website

    https://www.wearewithyou.org.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

    Employer details

    Employer name

    We Are With You

    Address

    York

    York

    YO1 9LB


    Employer's website

    https://www.wearewithyou.org.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

    Employer contact details

    For questions about the job, contact:

    Recruitment Manager

    Emily Frost

    Emily.frost@wearewithyou.org.uk

    07811056955

    Details

    Date posted

    03 May 2024

    Pay scheme

    Other

    Salary

    £56,000 to £68,675 a year

    Contract

    Fixed term

    Duration

    16 months

    Working pattern

    Full-time

    Reference number

    recroot-5495-49612-92

    Job locations

    York

    York

    YO1 9LB


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