Internal Communications Manager

We’re looking to recruit an Internal Communications Manager to join our friendly and dynamic Marketing team. This exciting role is on a hybrid basis, with three days working from our offices in Nottingham and two days working from home. This is a fixed term contract for 12 months to cover maternity leave.

Hillarys is part of the Hunter Douglas Group of Companies, the global market leader in window dressings. As our Internal Communications Manager you'll keep our team engaged with what's happening across the organisation, from our latest products and key business initiatives, through to colleague development, wellbeing and charity work. Your role is to help deliver a great employee experience, one where everyone feels informed, involved and valued.

This exciting role offers lots of variety and you'll have the opportunity to work with stakeholders across our different business functions, providing communications support and guidance, developing plans and delivering engaging communications. You’ll be responsible for the management of our internal communication channels including our intranet. Plus, there are opportunities to get hands on, with in-person and virtual events.

The ideal candidate will thrive in a fast-paced environment, and be able to deliver the detail effectively, while keeping an eye on the bigger picture.

Are you the ideal candidate? Here’s what we are looking for…

• Previous internal communications/employee engagement experience
• Strong copywriting and editing skills - enjoys writing and storytelling, and comes up with creative ways of doing things
• Educated to degree level or equivalent experience with a high standard of English language and grammar
• Able to work well in a fast-paced environment and manage expectations of stakeholders, delivering important messages on time in a way that all our colleagues can understand
• Great with people and a strong influencer – good relationships across the business including with senior management is the key to getting the most out of this role
• A commercial and continuous improvement mindset, who can keep a keen eye on metrics and effectiveness
• Experience of communications planning and channel management
• Strong collaboration skills with the ability to work with stakeholders at all levels
• Works well to deadlines and able to hold others to account
• Ability to write clear design, video and photography briefs
• Good IT skills including experience of Sharepoint and Umbraco CMS

You’ll be joining a specialist and sociable team, where you’ll get the chance to flourish and develop. This role gives you the chance to join a team that is always at the forefront of the market, so if you’re ready to make the next move in your career, this could be just what you’re looking for. You’ll receive a wide range of benefits, including generous colleague discount for you (and family and friends!), a healthcare and lifestyle benefits package and a wide range of wellbeing initiatives.

We understand that there is no ‘one size fits all’ approach, and with this in mind, we are dedicated to providing an inclusive workplace where every colleague feels valued and comfortable to be their true self. If you require any reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process, please do let us know and we’ll be happy to accommodate.

Everyone who applies will receive a response.