Head of Internal Communications

  • National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children
  • Dec 17, 2022
Full time

Job Description

The NSPCC's purpose is to prevent cruelty to children across the UK and Channel Islands. We are currently recruiting for a new Head of Internal Communications to support us in our vision for all children having the best possible start in life.

The Head of Internal Communications will play a critical and exciting role in leading the development and delivery of our internal communications strategy, ensuring that we engage, inform, and inspire all of our People. The role will work closely with, and advise, the NSPCC Senior Leadership Team and Executive Board and lead a team of communication specialists. The Head of Internal Communications will work conduct regular analysis of organisational culture, challenge assumptions and build knowledge into communication strategies and plans. The role will champion a culture that recognises the importance of volunteer and employee voice and collaboration

This role would suit someone with significant operational and strategic experience, who is excited by the challenge of mobilising the NSPCC's internal communications function to ensure alignment and delivery with our strategic goals.

We are looking for someone who can:

  • Lead Internal Communications across the NSPCC
  • Be accountable for delivery of our internal communications strategy and operating model, working in collaboration with colleagues in the People Directorate, which helps embed our values, gives volunteers and employees a voice, and helps all our people feel part of one inspiring NSPCC team
  • Use insight to develop and introduce a framework which provides clear roles and responsibilities across the organisation, and gives the NSPCC the internal comms support it needs to deliver its strategy for children
  • Become a core member of the Communications and Marketing Directorate Senior Management Team
  • Lead and manage the internal communications team, and ensure all communications are delivered to a high standard and consistent with the NSPCC's brand and key messages
  • Be responsible for the developing and managing relevant budgets and tracking performance

Join us and you will become part of a team that cares about the work they do and the people they work with. You will discover opportunities to grow, along with challenges and a shared purpose that will bring the best out in you. And you'll get to find your own way to make a difference that means more, and that impacts millions of young lives.

As an organisation, we are committed to creating and fostering a culture that promotes safeguarding and the welfare of all children and adults at risk. Our safer recruitment practices support this by ensuring that there is a consistent and thorough process of obtaining, collating, analysing and evaluating information from and about candidates to ensure that all persons appointed are suitable to work with our children and adults.

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