Communications Specialist

Radiant Systems Inc; Runcorn; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in Runcorn seeks a Communications Specialist for a 12-month role to enhance internal communications and employee engagement. The successful candidate will develop strategies, create content across multiple channels, and support leadership in effective messaging. This role requires strong stakeholder management and a relevant degree.

Qualifications

• Strong influencing and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to tailor communications for various audiences.
• Create annual and quarterly communication strategy and execution plans.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute an impactful internal employee engagement plan.
• Produce high-quality, engaging content for internal and external channels.
• Organise and deliver key communication events and routines.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Content creation

Communication strategy

Education

Relevant degree

IoIC Qualified

Job description

Job Title: Communications Specialist

Job Location: Runcorn, UK

Job Duration: 12 Months

Description:

• As Internal Communications Specialist, you will play a unique and vital role in the organization by ensuring that our colleagues are engaged, motivated, and inspired to bring their best self to work every day.
• This role will work closely with cross-functional teams and the site leadership to develop and execute an impactful internal employee engagement plan.
• Partnering with the business to advise on the best way to communicate key messages about its key business objectives in a timely and consistent way.
• Support the development of people leaders in the role they play in communications across the business.
• Developing an annual internal engagement communications plan, in close cooperation with HR and other internal stakeholders, that is led by business priorities and successfully execute it in line with agreed targets and cluster/global campaigns and priorities
• Producing high-quality, engaging content to deploy on our internal and external channels, with an innovative mix that incorporates video, written, and interactive communications—leveraging the full power of the channels we have available to us
• Adapting and delivering global communication campaigns to employees in the UK & Ireland
• Organising and delivering key communication events and routines such as town halls, networking days, and other engagement events as required throughout the year
• Working to enable colleagues to understand and believe in client’s strategy, objectives, priorities, and key messages; and produce a timely and consistent news flow of engaging content to support this goal
• Supporting all internal functions and teams to leverage the power of internal communications to inspire, engage, and motivate colleagues
• Enabling meaningful two-way communication with colleagues to champion employee engagement and encourage organisation-wide collaboration through innovative use of our internal channels and the use of feedback, surveys, and pulse checks on a regular basis
• Pushing the boundaries of what is possible by exploring best practice outside of the organization and working with local stakeholders such as IT, HR, and global colleagues to bring new ways of communicating and engaging into client

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Create annual and quarterly communication strategy and execution plans that includes messaging approach for various meetings (all hands, town halls, etc.) and digital distribution platforms (email, blogs, LinkedIn, Slack, SharePoint, social media channels, etc.).
• Stay abreast of business and workplace trends
• Build and maintain relationships with third-party stakeholders such as mid-level decision makers and influencers
• Ensure consistent messaging across all communication vehicles, including newsletters, events & exhibits, intranet/internet
• Strong influencing and stakeholder management skills—confident working with people at all levels of the organisation and able to advise, consult, and encourage best practice
• Able to tailor communications for a variety of channels and audiences and keep messages simple and free from jargon

Qualifications and Accreditations:

• IoIC Qualified
• Relevant degree