Job Description

Internal Communications and Events Manager
Salary: \xc2\xa344,523 \xe2\x80\x93 \xc2\xa346,866
Location: Ealing \xe2\x80\x93 Hybrid working
Contract: 12-month fixed term contract, 35 hours per week About us
We\xe2\x80\x99re one of the UK\xe2\x80\x99s leading housing associations. Our vision is to improve people\xe2\x80\x99s lives through high-quality homes and services. We operate across London and southern England, providing affordable, private and social rented homes, student, NHS and temporary accommodation, as well as supported housing and homes for older people. We also offer high-quality sustainable homes for sale and shared ownership, available through our FABRICA by A2Dominion brand. Whilst we take a commercial approach to housebuilding, all the profits the Group generates are reinvested into supporting our social purpose, helping to deliver more homes and services for customers. Role Overview
We are looking for an Internal Communications Manager to join our fantastic corporate communications team. This role is tasked with planning, advising on and ensuring the delivery of high-quality internal communications, event and engagement activities. Key responsibilities: Programme Management

• Working with the Head of Corporate Communications and Senior Internal Communications Manager, contribute to the internal communications work programme
• Lead on the planning, development and delivery of new, complex projects and change communications campaigns, from inception to delivery
• Contribute towards the development of internal communications strategies, particularly in relation to change communications
• Planning and delivering colleague events and activities, as part of the internal communications and engagement programme

Communications Delivery Oversee and deliver high quality, communications, and engagement activities for a variety of internal and external audiences and channels, including:

• Devising communications plans for new, complex projects, using creative approaches
• Developing messaging on complex and sensitive issues
• Producing high-quality creative content for use across a range of internal channels
• Delivering internal news and updates for colleagues
• Ensure communications are in line with the Group\xe2\x80\x99s brand and tone of voice, using plain English
• Providing quality assurance for internal communications, including undertaking fact-checking, proof-reading and editing, whilst ensuring work adheres to brand guidelines
• Measuring and evaluating internal communications and engagement activities, using findings to make recommendations for future improvements.
• Briefing, commissioning and overseeing the work of external agencies and members of the Communications Team, ensuring outputs are delivered to meet agreed business requirements.

Internal Events

• Plan, coordinate and deliver internal events, including employee conference
• Work with internal stakeholders to create event briefs and proposals
• Carry out all operational planning for each event
• Project manage events from concept through to delivery and analysis. May be required to travel to other A2Dominon offices
• Research costs and manage events budget
• Align event objectives with the Corporate Strategy priorities.

Business Partnering

• Act as the Corporate Communications Team\xe2\x80\x99s Business Partner for key internal client areas, developing strong relationships and providing communications advice and support at a senior level
• Ensure and agree priorities and requirements for communications, developing briefs, designing solutions and agreeing deliverables
• Work with stakeholders to understand issues and navigate sensitivities, exercising judgement to design, agree and implement appropriate solutions
• Provide strategic communications advice, guidance and support
• Deliver internal communications plans, processes and frameworks to embed best practice within business teams as standard, including guidance, templates, tools and advice.

More about you

• Educated to GCSE level or equivalent in Maths and English (Grades A*- C)
• Extensive experience delivering internal communications within a large, complex organisation
• Strong stakeholder management, influencing and negotiating skills and the ability to provide advice and guidance for stakeholders at all levels, developing strong relationships
• Creating and delivering communications plans, frameworks and improvement solutions, including research and analysis
• Project management and campaign management skills, including briefs, plans, delivery, and evaluation, working with peers and colleagues across different departments
• Strong copywriting, editing and proofreading skills with the ability to deliver engaging, clear and concisely written communications for internal audiences across a range of channels
• Experience of managing and delivering an events programme.

Choosing us is easy As an employee of A2Dominion, we want you to feel rewarded and have a choice of flexible benefits, salary exchange benefits, and rewards and discounts that work for you, wherever you are in your life. We offer a wide range of staff benefits. For this role, these include:

• 25 days\xe2\x80\x99 holiday (Plus Bank Holidays) increasing up to 28 days with 3 years of service
• Up to 8% contributory pension
• Flexible working
• Investment in your learning and development.

In addition, all permanent and fixed-term employees receive a generous annual allowance of up to \xc2\xa3300 to use towards health and lifestyle benefits for both you and your family. We also operate a Cycle to Work Scheme whereby employees have access to cycling equipment throughout the year and can pay via monthly salary deductions. Whatever the role, we want you to bring your knowledge and experience to play your part in improving people\xe2\x80\x99s lives. If you require a reasonable adjustment during the recruitment process, please contact our Talent Team to request: recruitment@a2dominion.co.uk A2Dominion Group is a Disability Confident Employer which means that we are committed to employing disabled people and will:

• actively look to attract and recruit disabled people
• provide a fully inclusive and accessible recruitment process
• offer an interview to disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the job
• be flexible with assessing people so disabled applicants have the best opportunity to demonstrate that they can do the job
• make reasonable adjustments as required

At A2Dominion Group, we recognise the positive value of diversity, promote equality and inclusivity in our hiring processes. We always aim to recruit the person who is most suited to the job and welcome applications from people of all backgrounds \xe2\x80\x93 men and women, people of all ages, sexual orientations, nationalities, religions, and beliefs. Meeting the role requirements We recognise that some people will only apply for a role if they meet 100% of role requirements. If this sounds like you, we\xe2\x80\x99d still encourage you to apply and also to arrange a call with one of our recruitment team to discuss your application further at recruitment@a2dominion.co.uk. A2Dominion is proud to be a family friendly employer Everyone is welcome at A2Dominion Group. We know that equality, diversity, and inclusivity make us better. We embrace the unique contributions of our people and seek to create a workplace where everyone feels like they belong. Find out why our people love working with us.\xe2\x80\x9d Job Types: Full-time, Fixed term contract
Contract length: 12 months Salary: \xc2\xa344,523.00-\xc2\xa346,866.00 per year Benefits:

• Additional leave
• Bereavement leave
• Company events
• Company pension
• Cycle to work scheme
• Referral programme
• Work from home

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday
• No weekends

Work Location: Hybrid remote in London