Senior Communications Manager
Job Introduction
At Sodexo, we provide services at 2,300 client sites across the UK and Ireland, including offices, hospitals, schools, defence sites, prisons, sporting events and visitor attractions. With 34,000 employees we believe our people are the key to our success and a crucial element of this role is to drive employee engagement across the Sodexo business, with a key focus on our Justice Services business. So join us as a Senior Communications Manager and be responsible for developing and delivering a comprehensive communications strategy within a market leading, global organisation.
Role Responsibility
Sodexo Justice Services has been partnering with the UK government since 1993 to improve offender management and provides proven, ethical and innovative rehabilitation services both in custody and the community; we are now looking for an experienced communication professional to deliver a comprehensive communications strategy that fully supports the UK & Ireland Justice Service business plan.
This will involve working closely with both the senior stakeholders in our Justice Services business area and the Brand and Communications team to deliver the communication strategy and measure its effectiveness. You will be providing guidance and support to the team on sites at the Prisons, the Communication Officers and the Rehabilitation Communication Officers, whilst identifying and implementing strategic communication initiatives to help cascade the key actions and behaviours required to meet their business plan and improve employee engagement across the business. The role involves both internal and external communication and working closely with Corporate PR when dealing with the press and media.
The Ideal Candidate
- Professional or higher qualification in internal communications or corporate communications
- Demonstrable experience of internal communications either in-house or agency ideally working within a complex environment
- Excellent communicator, both verbally and in writing with the ability and gravitas to operate at all levels of the business
- Creative flair to develop engaging communications
- Strong skills and experience in managing projects
- Good organisational skills and excellent attention to detail
- Develop strong working relationships with people at all levels within an organisation Demonstrable experience of developing and executing on communications plans that utilise a wide variety of media, including new media particularly social networking sites, blogs, content communities and other social media platforms
- Track record of successfully supporting departments/functions within a business in improving internal communications and collaboration, drawing upon effective consulting skills, project management and communications know-how
Package Description
£Competitive + 20% Bonus + Car + Benefits