communications manager

As a Communications Manager, you will receive a competitive basic salary of up to £45,000 depending on experience, as well as some amazing company benefits, including;

• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• A pension that pays - Our flexible pension scheme gives you the freedom to plan for the future in a way that suits you. Choose exactly how much you want to contribute on a monthly basis
• Life Assurance - we give you the peace of mind when you need it most
• Excellent career development opportunities
• Health Shield Cash Plan - Supporting your health and your wallet, this benefit reimburses you the cost of everyday health care from prescriptions to dental work
• Employee Discounts with The Showroom - make your salary go further with the discounts and cashback offers available at over 1000 retailers
• Discount Gym membership - keep fit with our big brand gym & fitness offers
• Employee Assistance Programme - We take employee wellbeing seriously at Inchcape, we offer a programme to support all our colleagues and families with whatever challenges they may face at work or at home 24/7 365 days a year
• And much more….

We have an fantastic opportunity for a skilled and driven communications manager with experience of leading and delivering change programmes, including operational and cultural change.

You’ll have excellent people skills, with the ability to put colleagues at the heart of decisions and communications, as well as a strategic thinker and fantastic storyteller to engage our colleagues on upcoming changes.

As Communications Manager your main priority will be leading internal communications for our exciting transformation programme, however as part of a small team you’ll also lead on other campaigns, and support group level projects giving you opportunity for growth and development.

To be successful in this role you’ll need demonstrated experience of change management, excellent writing skills, creative thinking, the ability to influence senior leaders and experience of delivering engaging comms campaigns within a large multi-site organisation.

You’ll be joining at an exciting time for our business and will need the ability to get up to speed quickly and take ownership of leading transformation comms.

This is an influential role working alongside passionate and empowered colleagues, working for one of the leading automotive retailers in the UK and some of the best car brands in the world.

This is a home-based remote role with some ad-hoc travel as required.

The contract length is 18 months.

Role responsibility

• Acting as communications lead on a number of change projects, building strong relationships with stakeholders
• Leading the communications approach and planning for change projects, in a way that aligns with the overall transformation programme with clear, measurable objectives
• Accountable for the successful implementation and rollout of these plans, including tailoring strategic messaging, drafting and designing communications collateral, segmenting audiences and measuring success
• Bringing innovative and creative thinking to the table to deliver engaging internal change communications. Challenge stakeholders to think differently about the most effective way to communicate to a particular audience
• Working with the Head of Communications to align messaging and contributing to the forward planning process to enable consistency of overall internal communication in line with our values and culture
• Contribute to an improved company culture by ensuring we listen to our colleagues and use this insight to inform communications strategy and ensure what we’re doing makes a difference for our people
• Anticipate communications challenges and manage complex, reactive, fast-moving communications.

The Ideal Candidate

• Experience of Transformation/Change communications operating at a variety of stakeholder levels
• Excellent planning and organisational skills - able to juggle competing projects and priorities
• A creative thinker who can develop and implement ideas in line with our culture and values
• Excellent writing and editing skills with attention to detail and accuracy
• Confident, articulate with excellent listening skills
• Strong interpersonal skills and a good presenter - confident to make recommendations and inspire confidence in others
• Experience of working closely with a range of stakeholders with excellent negotiation and influencing skills
• Proactive, 'can do’ attitude, able to bring new ideas to the table
• Experience of working in a large organisation across multiple sites and brands
• Confident in dealing with a range of stakeholders and build trusted relationships
• The ability to work under pressure and to tight deadlines
• Enthusiastic and collaborative with the ability to problem solve