Deputy Head of Internal Communications - Darlington, United Kingdom - Department for International Trade

Department for International Trade

Verified Company

Darlington, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

Posted by:

Tom O´Connor

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Reference number:

Salary:

- £52,000 - £58,652
Job grade:

Grade 7
Contract type:
Permanent
Business area:
DIT COO: Communication and Marketing
Type of role:
Communications / Marketing
Working pattern:
Flexible working, Fulltime, Job share, Parttime
Number of jobs available:
1Contents

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Location

DarlingtonAbout the job

Job summary:

Engage DIT's colleagues behind our vision and mission by designing creative stories about our ambitious trade and investment agenda and great people experiences at DIT.

You will be central to helping our people advocate for trade, make the most of our employee offer work, celebrate inclusion and connect with their senior leaders.

In return join a dynamic, energetic, creative and award-winning communications team that take pride in having a unique impact with colleagues, senior leaders and Ministers at home in the UK and around the world in the 108 countries we work from.

As a leader on the team, you will be:

A guardian of our audience's time
using data to ensure our channels are used to their best.
An empowerer providing strategic advice that enables others to develop and deliver best practice internal communications.
A strategist working smart to plan and prioritise our work so it has maximum impact.
This senior role is at the heart of the organisation working hand in glove with business leads, senior leaders and private offices across the Department to deliver superb communications.
You will provide expert advice, deliver high quality engagement events and run our internal communications campaigns shaping our audience into a global network of engaged ambassadors for DIT.
You will be an integral on the highly valued DIT Internal Communication Team, offering your invaluable professional expertise through handling advice in senior papers and ministerial submissions.
You will lead a fast paced environment, using audience insight to devise strategies and create engaging content.
You'll guide team members to achieve excellence, balancing the needs of multiple highlevel projects and events and day to day operations.

Job description:

You will:

Lead the creation, design, implementation and evaluation of compelling internal communication campaigns and events
Act as a team leader and line manager providing strong direction on team members work schedule, campaigns, planning, budget and line management
Provide expert handling and strategic advice to senior leaders and to teams across DIT delivering high quality communication in a timely, appropriate and consistent manner
Be responsible for reviewing your team's content and recommendations to ensure it is engaging, visually pleasing, well written, accurate and free from mistakes
Deputise for the Head of Internal Communications as required

The role will be based in Darlington.

Please be aware that this role can only be worked from within the UK and not overseas.

Informal hybrid working arrangements will be available as agreed with the vacancy manager and in line with the requirements of the role.

Most DIT employees will be working a hybrid pattern, spending 2-3 days a week (pro rata) in an office, on average.

Person specification:

Essential Criteria

Internal communication experience or communications experience with knowledge of internal communication and described transferable skills
Strong programme planning and horizon scanning balancing competing priorities, deadlines and people resources
Excellent writing standards and attention to detail
Excellent judgement, with highly developed analytical skills linked to strong interpersonal, consultative and negotiation skills

Desirable Criteria

Experience of large, complex, multisite organisations
Experience of running events
Engaging a global workforce

Personal Attributes & Skills

Behaviours:

We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:

Communicating and Influencing
Delivering at Pace
Seeing the Big Picture
Making Effective Decisions

Technical skills:

We'll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process:

Benefits:

Learning and development tailored to your role
An environment with flexible working options
A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity
A Civil Service pension with an average employer contribution of 27%

Things you need to know

Selection process details:

This vacancy is using Success Profiles, and will assess your Behaviours, Strengths, Experience and Technical skills.

Interviews for this vacancy will be conducted virtually. We will, however, consider in-person interviews by exception.

Sift will take place week commencing 13/02/2023.

Interviews will take place week commencing 20/02/2023.

Please align your CV with previous experience and the essential crite