IWR Internal Communications Manager

Internal Communications Manager Salary – Up to £55,000 This is an exciting opportunity within the Aviva Brand and Corporate Affairs Internal Communications team, based in London. This role is part of our Internal Communications team of 5 people (including this role) that partners Aviva largest market: Insurance, Wealth and Retirement (IWR). A bit about the job: We’re looking for a communications expert and trusted advisor, responsible for delivering communications that build pride, engagement, and connection across the market 8,000 colleagues. You’ll partner with the wider Internal Communications team to tell our market story Aviva-wide, and work on creating world-class campaigns, feeding in perspectives and needs, and tailoring/amplifying them for our audiences. When there is an appropriate business need, you’ll be the point of contact for our functional executive team members, providing strategic advice and guidance. You’ll be comfortable dealing with stakeholders at all levels, a great listener, and confident influencing both through personal impact and using relevant data and insight. If this sounds like you and you’re looking for somewhere that rewarding and recognises you when you do your best work, we’d love to hear from you. Key responsibilities: Leading and managing internal communication campaigns, tailoring and amplifying them for our different audiences. Writing regular stories and content for our different audiences, whether that bringing something to life for our customer facing colleagues or briefing our senior leaders. You’ll own and deliver the communication plans around key moments in the colleague lifecycle and share stories for Group content/events. Owning the internal communications approach for DEI and partner with relevant working groups on campaigns, representing IWR. Engaging and working with our communications network, preparing agendas for meetings and creating engaging packs for use in business areas and providing advice and guidance, working on strategic initiatives and curating content. Skills and experience we’re looking for: Strong Internal Communications experience in a large corporate. Evidence of professional qualification or membership such as IOIC is a bonus Strong interpersonal skills – ability to listen, challenge, and flex personal style as needed with people at all levels and backgrounds. Experience delivering large communication campaigns across multiple channels and audiences, that have had a measurable impact. Demonstrable experience managing senior stakeholders and acting as a trusted advisor on all things internal communications. Evidence of budget and supplier management, with ability to write simple and clear briefs. What you’ll get for this role: Salary – Up to £55,000 (depending on location, skills, experience, and qualifications) Bonus opportunity - 10% of annual salary, actual amount depends on your performance and Aviva Generous pension scheme - Aviva will contribute up to 14%, depending on what you put in 29 days holiday plus bank holidays, and you can choose to buy or sell up to 5 days Up to 40% discount on Aviva products, and other retailer discounts Up to £1,200 of free Aviva shares per year through our Matching Share Plan and share in the success of Aviva with our Save As You Earn scheme Outstandingly supportive policies including parental and carer leave Flexible benefits to suit you, including sustainability options such as cycle to work Make a difference, be part of our Aviva Communities and use your 3 paid volunteering days to help others We take your well-being seriously with lots of support and tools Take a look to learn more. Put a salary into this calculator to see what your total Aviva Reward could be. Aviva is for everyone: We’re inclusive and welcome everyone – we want applications from all backgrounds and experiences. Excited but not sure you tick every box? Even if you don’t, we would still encourage you to apply. We also consider all forms of flexible working, including part time and job shares. We flex locations, hours and working patterns to suit our customers, business, and you. Most of our people are smart working – spending around 50% of their time in our offices every week - combining the benefits of flexibility, with time together with colleagues. To find out more about working at Aviva take a look here. We interview every disabled applicant who meets the minimum criteria for the job. Once you’ve applied, please send us an email stating that you have a disclosed disability, and we’ll interview you. We’d love it if you could submit your application online. 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