Internal Communications Manager

Internal Communications Manager

Salary: London circa £50,000- £55,000/National circa £40,000- £45,000

Location: London/Norwich

Closing date for applications: 23rd November

This is an exciting opportunity within the Aviva Brand and Corporate Affairs Internal Communications team, based in London or Norwich. This role is part of our Internal Communications team of 6 people (including this role) that partners Aviva’s largest market: Insurance, Wealth and Retirement (IWR).

We’re looking for a communications expert and trusted advisor, responsible for delivering communications that build pride, engagement, and connection across the market’s 9,000 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 audiences.

A bit about the job:

You’ll be the point of contact for members of the IWR Executive Committee, 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.

Key duties will include:

• Leading and managing internal communication campaigns and projects, tailoring and amplifying them for our different audiences.

• Writing regular stories and content for our different audiences, whether that’s bringing something to life for our customer-facing colleagues or briefing our senior leaders. You’ll own and deliver the communication plans around key strategic deliveries and share stories for Group content/events.

• Engaging and working with our communications network, preparing agendas for meetings, 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 (evidence of professional qualification or membership such as CIPR is a bonus)

• Experience managing senior stakeholders

• Experience delivering large communication campaigns and plans, across multiple channels and audiences, that have had a measurable impact

• Understanding of the role for communications, the benefits and drawbacks of key employee communications channels, and ability to formulate outcome-based integrated plans

• Evidence of budget and supplier management, with ability to write simple and clear briefs

What you’ll get for this role:

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 have so much to offer when it comes to being an Aviva colleague.

• Salary: London circa £50,000- £55,000/National circa £40,000- £45,000 (depending on location, skills, experience, and qualifications).

• Bonus opportunity - 10% of annual salary, actual amount depends on your performance and Aviva’s.

• 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.

• Aviva-funded Private Medical Benefit to help you get expert support when you need it.

• Make your money go further - 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.

• Brilliantly supportive policies including parental and carer’s 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 wellbeing seriously with lots of support and tools.

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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.

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We’d love it if you could submit your application online. If you require an alternative method of applying, please send an email to noemi.pers@aviva.com.