Internal Communication Manager

Internal Communication Manager (Inside IR35)

Contract Term: 6 Months – possibility of extension

Contracting Authority: Ministry of Defence

Working Hours: Parttime - 3 days per week

Location: Remote – may be required to attend site once per month in Corsham

The Ministry of Defence (MOD) is a central government department with a mission to protect our country and provide the ultimate guarantee of its security and independence, as well as helping to protect its values and interests abroad.

To do this we have an annual budget of almost £40 billion and a workforce comprising 193,000 people, almost 59,000 of whom are civilians. We currently manage more than £11 billion of spend every year.

Our work really matters; we offer engaging roles which have a direct impact on the quality of services we provide. We employ people in many different roles and in many locations across the UK and abroad. We have jobs in policy, finance, HR, IS/IT, commercial and project management and all the types of jobs you would expect to find in a government department, or indeed in the private sector. We also employ doctors, dentists, teachers, police, fire service, quantity surveyors, and engineers to name a few. There are many opportunities to develop and progress both within MOD and across the wider Civil Service, whether you’re a permanent appointee or an interim.

Please note you must hold active SC Clearance to be considered for this role.

As a Internal Communication Manager, your main responsibilities would be:

Duties:

· Working to the Internal Comms lead the postholder will help deliver all aspects of an internal communications plan to deliver the next stage of functional integration including detailed stakeholder engagement, analysis, channel recommendations, key message/narrative production, monitoring and evaluation.

· Produce a suite of digital and traditional communication assets in support of the agreed functional integration communications plan including but not limited to: setting up regular stakeholder engagement meetings, drafting core narrative, writing key messages, producing regular communications artifacts, helping support management briefing packs, populating SharePoint information sites. The exact requirements will evolve over the six-month contract.

· Manage communication activities to time and budget across all delivery channels.

· Build and maintain strong effective relationships with those working on the functional integration comms change programmes (including senior stakeholders in Defence Digital), across Defence Digital and the wider digital function.

· Be the subject expert for these functional communication channels and share expertise with communication colleagues.

Essential:

· Previous experience in communications field

· Previous experienced working in a large complex organisation

· Well versed in stakeholder engagement

· Open minded & enthusiastic person who is comfortable working as part of a broad team

Desirable:

· Basic graphic or design experience would be beneficial

If this role sounds like something that you would be interested in, please click the link to apply or get in touch with Brighin.magee@publicsectorresourcing.co.uk

Should you require reasonable adjustments at any point during the recruitment process or if there is a more accessible way for us to communicate, please do let me know.

In applying for this role, you acknowledge the following, this role falls in scope of the Off Payroll Working in the Public Sector legislation. Any rates of payment quoted will reflect the gross rate per day for the assignment and will be subject to appropriate taxes and statutory costs. As such the payment to the intermediary and your income resulting from this contract will be different.

Please be aware that this role can only be worked within the UK and not Overseas.

Job Type: Part-time
Part-time hours: 24 per week

Salary: £340.00-£440.00 per day

Benefits:

• Work from home

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Experience:

• Public relations: 1 year (preferred)

Work Location: Remote

Reference ID: PSR1JP00069193