Senior Internal Communications Officer (Fixed Term contract for 6 months - Maternity Cover)

Senior Internal Communications Officer (Fixed Term contract for 6 months - Maternity Cover)
The Senior Internal Communications Officer has a key role in the Internal Communications team. The main responsibilities during the six-month period are to manage some of our high-profile strategic campaigns and projects and provide advice and support to managers, often at a senior level, so that communications are timely, effective and have impact.Do you want to make a difference and be part of a vibrant and inclusive organisation that has been helping save lives for more than a century? As one of the country’s best-loved charities, St John Ambulance played a pivotal role in responding to the pandemic as well as ‘everyday’ health emergencies, training, supporting communities, and improving young people’s lives.The Senior Internal Communications Officer has a key role in the Internal Communications team. The main responsibilities during the six-month period are to manage some of our high-profile strategic campaigns and projects and provide advice and support to managers, often at a senior level, so that communications are timely, effective and have impact.The Internal Communications team at St John is responsible for informing and engaging our employees and volunteers nationally, helping towards the delivery of the organisation’s goals and our new ten-year strategy.We pride ourselves in being a great place to work, providing a supportive culture with opportunities to grow and develop your career, achieve a healthy work life balance and to be recognised for the great work you do. The role benefits from a competitive salary, generous pension, hybrid, flexible working, 33 days holiday (inclusive of bank holidays) - increasing to 38 days over 5 years, options to buy and sell holiday, free first/mental aid first aider courses, Blue Light and NHS online shopping discounts, cycle to work scheme, life assurance, flu jab, eye care, mental health and wellbeing tools and volunteering days.The successful candidate could be based at any manned St John building.Please see the job description for more detail (this can be viewed on our website or once you click apply)About You:Educated to GCSE level or equivalent (Grade C / 4) including Maths & English, minimum 5Educated to degree levelAt least four years’ relevant experience working in communicationsProven experience of success in internal communications, creating and implementing internal communications plansPractical experience in writing for different channels and audiences – including newsletter content, intranet articles and internal social media posts – and knowledge of how to measure engagement and gather insight to understand an audience’s behaviour.Ability to influence stakeholders across the organisation, including senior managementAbout The Role:Providing expert internal communications advice and support to senior managers and teams to ensure that communications are timely, effective and have impact.Creating and advising on communication plans, use of relevant channels, and development of key messages, to help ensure a successful outcome.Leading on the event planning, logistics and delivery of our quarterly All St John Townhall meetings (some are remote, some are hybrid) to achieve maximum engagement from our people. These events are one of the main, regular opportunities for our people to hear from and ask questions to our most senior leaders.Supporting the Internal Communications Manager by creating and delivering communications plans and activity in line with our culture programme, including amplifying Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) priorities and awareness moments (e.g. Black History Month and Disability Awareness Month).About Us:This is a fantastic opportunity to join a team of over 1,700 employees and over 30,000 volunteers, united by our goal of saving lives through essential first aid services, training and campaigning. As a charity with rich heritage and a long history of serving humanity, we are proud of our past and excited about creating a healthier, safer, more resilient future.St John Ambulance works at the heart of communities, supporting and enabling them to access and receive physical and mental health first aid. We do this through developing and providing effective community response and outreach services (e.g. Ambulance response, Falls response, Night Time Economy and Homelessness outreach) and using our longstanding expertise to empower people with vital clinical skills and the confidence to use them (e.g. our Volunteers and Community Advocates, NHS Cadets and Young Responders programmes).Find out more about us, including our new Ask Me campaign, atwww.sja.org.uk If you are a current St John Ambulance employee, please apply here: Click here For all other candidates, or St John Ambulance volunteers wishing to apply: please apply belowWe reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive high volume of applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.St John Ambulance are committed to increasing the diversity of our team and making sure we best reflect the diversity of the communities we serve.At St John, everyone is valued and supported to thrive, we have several networks including Multi Culture, Disability and Accessibility, Pride, Family and Carers and Women’s groups. We do nottolerate any form ofdiscriminationandengendera sense of belonging for all, by creating an environment of mutual respect, where we value unique differences and demonstrate authentic allyship.We believe passionately in equality, diversity and inclusion.Please note: St John does not accept speculative CVs and will only review CVs sent in application for an advertised vacancy.Recruitment Agencies:We are not utilising the services of recruitment agencies for this vacancy and will accept direct applications only.
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