Senior Internal Communications Manager – Transformation

Senior Internal Communications Manager- Transformation 12-month Fixed-term Contract Location: London based (50% hybrid working) Hours: full time (flexible options available) Salary: circa £85,000 Are you a seasoned communications professional who brings clarity and creativity to complex business changes, and is comfortable working with senior level stakeholders? We’re looking for an experienced internal communications manager with a strong track record in large-scale transformation programmes. If you’re confident advising senior leaders, skilled in change communications, and full of ideas you know how to deliver them, while bringing energy, creativity, and collaboration to every interaction—we’d love to meet you. A bit about the job: As the Senior Internal Communications Manager for Transformation, you will lead the development and implementation of communication strategies that support our transformation activity across our UK General Insurance business. Your focus will be on communicating brilliantly with all colleagues to bring teams along on this exciting journey. Working closely with ExCo, Programme Teams, CEO Office team and People Function, you will make sure that communications address the people impacts of change with care and thoughtfulness. Key responsibilities of the role will include: Transformation strategy: developing and owning the transformation narrative aligned to the UKGI strategy and working closely with key stakeholders and various transformation programme teams to deliver it. You’ll be the Internal Communications lead for our ‘big bet’ transformation priorities, providing guidance on how and when to communicate more widely across Aviva. Change communications: crafting and delivering clear, concise, and timely communications to help colleagues understand the reasons for change and its benefits. People impact/change communications: provide clear communications to help colleagues understand any changes to either their roles and/or their teams. Stakeholder management: building and nurturing strong relationships with key stakeholders. Providing coaching and communications counsel as a trusted advisor and subject matter expert. Content creation: Creating engaging and informative content across various channels, leading multi-faceted programmes of work simultaneously. Establish metrics to assess the effectiveness of communication strategies and provide regular reporting as part of the integration governance process. Skills and experience we’re looking for: Have a wealth of experience in internal communications, having previously managed IC for large-scale business transformation/integration programmes Previous experience delivering successful business integration programmes; engagement campaigns, overseeing a best-in class channel mix, including digital channels Have exceptional interpersonal skills and be a collaborative team player with humility and consistently brings energy, positivity and a welcoming presence to every setting. Direct experience of, and comfort working into senior leadership. Be highly skilled in providing advice to senior business leaders and adept at building trust quickly and retaining it over time Be highly organised, adept at managing multiple stakeholders, and have an exceptional eye for detail What you’ll get: Our purpose – with you today, for a better tomorrow – is a promise we make to our colleagues too. And one of the ways we live up to that promise is by investing in you. We want you to shine. That why we have so much to offer you: Lighting everyone path: Salary around £85,000 (depending on location, skills, experience, and qualifications) Bonus opportunity – 12% of annual salary, depending on your performance and the business’ Generous pension scheme – we’ll contribute up to 14% Get up to £1,200 of free Aviva shares per year through our Matching Share Plan Make your money go further – up to 40% discount on Aviva products, plus other retailer discounts 29 days holiday plus bank holidays – you can buy or sell up to 5 days Brilliantly supportive policies including parental and carer leave Industry-leading access to life and healthcare cover with discounted car and home insurance rates, including offers for friends and family too Fully paid maternity/paternity leave Make a difference, be part of our Aviva Communities and use your 3 paid volunteering days to help others Get free access to a wealth of resources that will help look after your physical, mental, and financial wellbeing, including company-funded Group Income Protection, Aviva Digicare+ and the popular Headspace app Brighten your prospects: Full financial support to pursue insurance qualifications Digital access to all sorts of useful on-demand learning content Aviva University and its business academies give you everything you need to empower your growth Aviva is for everyone: We’re inclusive and welcome everyone – we want applications from people with diverse backgrounds and experiences. Excited but not sure you tick every box? Research tells us that women, particularly, feel this way. Don’t let it be a barrier to your application. And if you’re in a job share, feel free to apply as a pair. 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. We interview every disabled applicant who meets the minimum criteria for the job. Once you’ve applied online, 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. If you need a different way of applying, please send an email to balazs.palcsek@aviva.com. We help our 19.5 million customers to save for the future and manage the risks of everyday life. To give these customers the best possible products and service we know we must make Aviva the most attractive choice for talented, entrepreneurial people with diverse backgrounds and an evolving range of expertise and insight. So, we’re passionate about helping our 23,000 people to do the best work of their lives, to enable them to make a positive difference to the lives of our customers.