Senior Internal Communications Manager

Company Description

Internal applications - closing date 21st February 2025

This is a Manager (M2 ) career Band

Role can be based in Burton-on-Trent or Bury St Edmunds

Join us at Greene King the country's leading pub company and brewer, where our mission is to pour happiness into lives and become the pride of great British hospitality. We have something special, deeply rooted in our 220-year brewing and pub history, creating the business we are proudly known for today. Still today our 39,000 strong team are the guardians of what’s wholly British, the pub experience.  

This is a strategic communications role, bringing clarity to how we balance communication responsibilities between the central communication team and the business divisions, including annual planning and delivery of the cross divisional events programme.

Job Description

In the role of Senior Internal Communications Manager you will...

• Lead, develop and own the group communications plan including the annual events programme
• Drive ownership and commitment from the divisions and functions to the group communication plan, ensuring key stakeholders have opportunity to evolve and contribute.
• Partner with divisions and functions to identify where business priorities need to be communicated, help identify their audiences and work together to ensure clarity and planning of messages.
• Work closely with the Senior Internal Communications Managers to influence the narrative and plans based on feedback from communicators in the business.
• Ensure the business divisions and functions have the opportunity to influence the central narrative and communications plan by gathering and feeding back their views.
• Suggest new and creative ways to effectively deliver messages to the right people in a positive and engaging way, based on experience and best practice.
• Offer communication advice and guidance when required, to ensure best in class communication for our teams.

Track the effectiveness of communication activity in the divisions and functions.

What you'll bring...

• Extensive experience in Internal Communications, working in large, fast-paced organisations
• Proven planning and organisation skills and the ability to deliver across matrix teams.
• Strong relationship and stakeholder management abilities, with expertise in influencing
• Ability to deal with ambiguity, conflicting agendas and changing priorities · responsive and consistent in approach.
• Pragmatic, practical and flexible with an ability to work under pressure with good humour.
• Demonstrated capability in event planning and delivery including agency management
• Insight-led in developing strategy to ensure that plans reflect the requirements of the business and audience
• Exemplary writing skills, strong attention to detail and the ability to adapt messaging according to the audience.
• Good storytelling, with creative flair and innovative solutions - using communications trends and best practice
• Digitally savvy with solid understanding of a range of communications disciplines.
• 5+ years of internal communication experience in a national organisation.

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Additional Information

We’re all about rewarding our team’s hard work, that’s why…

You’ll receive a competitive salary, company car/allowance, bonus, pension contribution as well as:

• The chance to further your career across our well-known brands – as one of the industry's top apprenticeship providers, we can provide training and development at each level of your career. 
• Discount of 33% for you and 15% for your loved ones on all of our brands – so you enjoy your favourite food and drink at a discount.
• Free employee assistance program – mental health, well-being, financial, and legal support because you matter!
• Discount of 50% for you and 25% for your loved ones at our Greene King Inns and hotels. – so you can enjoy a weekend away without breaking the bank.
• Refer a friend – who do you know who could be interested in a new role? When they are placed, you will earn a bonus for referring them!
• Wagestream – access your wage before payday for when life happens.
• Retail discounts – Receive up to 30% off at Superdrug, exclusive discounts with three mobile along with many more…