Senior Internal Communications Manager

Senior Internal Communications Manager - Integrations

9-month Fixed-Term Contract

Location: London based (50% hybrid working)

Salary: up to £85,000 (depending on experience)

This is a great opportunity for a highly experienced Senior Internal Communications professional with business transformation background who would be interested in joining a dynamic integration period of the UK's leading insurance company.

As Senior Internal Communications Manager – Integrations, you’ll be critical in managing and delivering internal communication strategies to support the integration of Direct Line Group. You’ll be an expert in internal communications, making sure we communicate to colleagues brilliantly with care and thoughtfulness to bring all teams along on this exciting journey.

A bit about the job:

This role is accountable for engaging colleagues as powerful advocates of our strategy, purpose, values, business and brand.

You'll report to the Head of General Insurance and Integration Internal Comms and work closely with the Integration Programme team, Group/UKGI IC team, UKGI business and People teams to make sure all internal stakeholders are informed, engaged, and aligned with the programme's objectives.  

You'll be key in making sure that the work you and the team do delivers a seamless transition, making sense for new colleagues and is tailored as necessary for all audiences. That's everything from content and campaigns; organisational change; through to engagement and leadership communications from before day 1 and beyond. Keeping colleagues respectfully informed, supporting leaders and putting two-way channels in place to create transparency and building trust will be essential.

Please note that large-scale business transformation/integration internal communications experience is essential to be successful in this role.

Skills and experience we’re looking for:

The person for this job will be a level-headed expert in their field, respected by all who they work with, and enthusiastic in the face of challenge. They will:

• Have a wealth of experience in internal communications, having previously managed IC for large-scale business transformation/integration programmes

• Have 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 through time

• Be highly organised, adept at managing multiple stakeholders, and have an exceptional eye for detail

• Be comfortable leading and rolling up your sleeves to get stuck in with delivery.

• Be an energetic, positive and a welcome addition to every room

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’s why we have so much to offer you:

• Salary up to £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’s 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

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’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 at balazs.palcsek@aviva.com.