Internal Communications Manager

 Internal Communications Manager - Group Functions   

Starting Salary: c. £55,000 (depending on location, skills, experience, and qualifications)
Location: London   
Contract: 12 month Fixed Term Contract   
 

We’re looking for an Internal Communications Manager who’s proactive, creative and knows what it takes to deliver brilliant comms.  

This is a 12-month fixed term role within Aviva’s Brand and Corporate Affairs Internal Communications team, based in London. You’ll be a trusted communications partner to two of our Group Functions, helping them connect, communicate and celebrate their impact across Aviva. And when big moments happen in other functions, you’ll be ready to step in and support there too.  

We want someone with strong internal comms experience, who can write compelling content, bring fresh ideas and work confidently with senior leaders. If you love making a difference, building relationships and helping teams shine, we’d love to hear from you.  

A bit about the job:  

You’ll be aligned to two of our Group Functions, acting as their comms partner, getting under the skin of their priorities and bringing their stories to life. Reporting to the Internal Comms Functions Senior Manager, you’ll be a key part of the Group and Functions Internal Comms team.  

Day to day you’ll build strong relationships, create impactful comms plans, and produce engaging and high-quality communications. From executive messages and talking points to event materials and creative briefs, you’ll make sure everything’s clear, consistent and on brand. You’ll shape events with compelling agendas and give leaders practical advice to help them communicate effectively.   

Skills and experience we're looking for:  

• Strong Internal Communications experience alongside excellent writing skills and creative thinking with the ability to switch your style for different audiences and formats  

• Experience delivering large communication campaigns and plans, across multiple channels and audiences and a good understanding of different channels like Workvivo, email and events, and comfortable publishing and managing content across them   

• Experience advising senior leaders with the confidence to challenge and give honest feedback   

• Highly organised with the ability to juggle multiple projects, meet deadlines and adapt when priorities shift   

• A people person and a great teammate with low ego and high EQ - an energetic, positive and a welcome addition to every room  

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.

• Starting salary c. £55,000 (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 give Amber Britton a call on 07775546100 or send an email to amber.britton@aviva.com