Deputy Head of Internal Communications - London, United Kingdom - Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
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London, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Salary:

- £49,697- £49,697 (National), £54,632 (London)
Job grade:


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

  • Bristol, London, WolverhamptonAbout the job

Job summary:

DLUHC's remit is broad and covers many of the government's most important priorities.

Whether that's levelling up the country, helping more people onto the housing ladder, housing families displaced by the conflict in Ukraine or ending rough sleeping for good - our work touches the everyday lives of ordinary working people and communities, and we need the very best communications professionals working in our team.


This is an exciting opportunity for an ambitious, motivated, collaborative and creative corporate communicator to join the internal communications team at the Department of Levelling Up, Housing and Communities.


The role is fast-paced and varied with responsibility for delivering a wide range of internal communications activity with a particular focus on the department's policy and people communications.

This will include supporting our policy teams to communicate their work internally, enabling our employees' voices to be heard and coordinating the delivery of Civil Service-wide people campaigns as well as our own.


Job description:


  • Lead on internal communications and support with the management of the Internal Communications team, deputising for the Head of Corporate and Internal Communications when required
  • Shape and deliver the Internal Communications Strategy, with accountability for objectives and actions.
  • Develop the internal communications function which meets and exceeds Government Communication Service (GCS) standards (from insight to evaluation)
  • Lead the development of creative communication campaigns and implement them effectively in support of key business / strategic objectives.
  • Evaluate the effectiveness of communication processes and identify opportunities for improvement.
  • Work collaboratively with the external communications and senior leadership engagement teams to ensure consistent and joined up internal and external communications on key themes
  • Become a trusted adviser to all members of the Communications senior leadership team and team leaders across the organisation
  • Build strategic partnerships with the People Capability and Change team, Private Office and the HR teams
  • Coach, inspire, empower and upskill the Internal Communications team, to boost performance, build internal communication capability and resilience. Play a lead role in ensuring the internal communications team is effective and innovative.

Person specification:


  • An experienced internal communications expert with knowledge and understanding of different types of content and channels, and how to plan activities using clear frameworks
  • Experience of producing, advising and delivering Internal Communications strategies, and delivering high profile, multichannel internal campaigns.
  • Excellent interpersonal and relationship building skills.
  • Expert written and verbal communications skills.
  • Comfortable dealing with a range of stakeholders and negotiating and influencing at all levels.
  • Experience managing intranets, events (including logistics) and other communication activities.
  • Good at listening and understanding stakeholder needs.
  • Ability to work under pressure, manage competing priorities and changing deadlines.
  • Good knowledge of the communications landscape, and the role of digital communication in internal communication.
  • Selfmotivated and able to see opportunities to improve and develop.
  • Willing to help out and support other team members.
  • Excellent planning, organisational and time management skills.
  • Experience of making creative video content for an internal audience with experience of editing. Some videography experience is preferred.

Behaviours:

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

  • Communicating and Influencing
  • Leadership
  • Seeing the Big Picture
  • Delivering at Pace

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%
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Selection process details:


  • This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours and Strengths.

We would strongly recommend that applicants get in touch with the vacancy manager to find out more information about this role.

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