Internal Communications Manager

GSK; Greater London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health and wellbeing programs

Job summary

GSK is seeking an experienced Communications Manager to partner with Finance, Legal & Compliance, Procurement, WREF and CGA. The role focuses on planning, execution and coaching for senior leaders, with responsibility for events and functional initiatives.

The ideal candidate will have strong stakeholder management, storytelling skills and experience in a matrixed, international organisation. This is a high-impact role within Internal Communications.

Qualifications

• Education: Bachelor’s degree or equivalent relevant experience.
• Significant internal engagement experience within the Communications function.
• Experience in a highly matrixed, international organisation.

Responsibilities

• Deliver comms plans for Finance, Legal and Compliance, Procurement, WREF and CGA that align to GSK priorities.
• Lead deployment of company initiatives across the functions and support leaders.
• Deliver event planning and Town Hall sessions; manage live events.
• Support comms on company initiatives and coordinate with CGA colleagues.
• Guide functional teams on appropriate communications and minimise noise.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Strategic planning

Crisis communication

Storytelling

Content development

Corporate copywriting

Data analytics

Digital fluency

Employee engagement

Event management

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent

Job description

GSK remains committed to achieving bold commercial ambitions for the future. By 2031, we aim to deliver £40 billion in annual sales, leveraging our existing strong performance momentum to significantly increase our positive impact on the health of billions of patients globally. Our Ahead Together strategy is centered on early intervention to prevent and alter the course of disease, thereby protecting people and supporting healthcare systems.

Our diverse portfolio consists of vaccines, specialty medicines, and general medicines. Through continuous innovation and a dedicated focus on scientific and technical excellence, we strive to develop and launch new, groundbreaking treatments that address critical health challenges.

Internal Communications plays a key role in engaging our people to achieve the opportunity we have ahead of us – building confidence in our future, inspiring employees in the value GSK delivers to patients and shareholders and bringing clarity so we can focus on what matters.

This role is part of a team of three in Communication and Government Affairs (CGA) accountable for business partnering Global Finance, Legal & Compliance, Procurement, WREF and CGA. The team delivers expert communications advice, planning and execution, as well as personal communications advice and coaching for senior leaders. This role reports to the Head of Communications, Global Finance, Legal & Compliance. It’s a great opportunity for an experienced communications manager – operationally effective, proactive, articulate and practical - to deepen their business understanding and take accountability for impactful communications plans.

Purpose

• Deliver comms plans for Finance, Legal and Compliance, Procurement, WREF and CGA that align to GSK’s priorities, including critical change, function to function and function to company initiatives
• Lead deployment of company initiatives across the functions, with guidance and context to leaders
• Deliver event planning and the smooth running of town halls, capability sessions and segmented Teams events

In this role you will

This is a role at the heart of delivering communications plans for a broad range of important GSK functions. The role holder will develop and deliver communications plans for operational, change and issues-based topics. The role will partner with expert CGA colleagues when needed. Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Creating comms plans that are engaging, creative and impactful
• Delivering organisational change comms plans to support senior leaders as necessary
• Ensuring that global comms on company-wide topics (e.g. survey) are amplified appropriately within functions.
• Helping to deliver support for live events such as Town Halls etc.
• Supporting comms on company initiatives owned by the function, collaborating with CGA colleagues
• Guiding functional teams on appropriate communications, including minimising ‘noise’ across the company
• Supporting the Head of Communications, Global Finance, Legal & Compliance and the Director of Communications for Global Functions
• Deputising for the Director of Communications for Global Functions at within Procurement and Wref when needed including by providing advice and comms support
• Leading delivery of some functional initiatives or events in coordination with the Head of Communications, Global Finance, Legal & Compliance and the Director of Communications for Global Functions

Attributes

• Strong interpersonal and influencing skills
• The ability to assess and prioritise business needs with support from different stakeholders, based on their business impact and a clear understanding of the role of CGA
• Learning agility and strong verbal and written comms capability
• The ability to manage stakeholders – including by saying no when appropriate
• The ability to use judgment in all situations, particularly when handling sensitive or confidential information
• Experience of developing and delivering function to function and function to GSK communication plans

Basic Qualifications

• Education: Bachelor’s degree or equivalent relevant experience
• Significant internal engagement experience within the Communications function
• Experience in a highly matrixed, international organisation

Preferred Skills

• Communications experience in the pharma industry
• Event management / delivery
• Experience of using AI / digital tools in the communications setting

Closing Date for Applications: Thursday 10th September 2026 (COB)

Skills

• Content Development
• Corporate Copywriting
• Crisis Communication Management
• Cultural Change Management
• Data Analytics
• Digital Fluency
• Employee Advocacy
• Employee Engagement
• Market Shaping
• Reputation Management
• Risk Management
• Stakeholder Management
• Storytelling
• Strategic Planning

Why GSK?

Uniting science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together.

GSK is a global biopharma company with a purpose to unite science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together. We aim to positively impact the health of 2.5 billion people by the end of the decade, as a successful, growing company where people can thrive.

We get ahead of disease by preventing and treating it with innovation in specialty medicines and vaccines. We focus on four therapeutic areas: respiratory, immunology and inflammation; oncology; HIV; and infectious diseases – to impact health at scale.

People and patients around the world count on the medicines and vaccines we make, so we’re committed to creating an environment where our people can thrive and focus on what matters most. Our culture of being ambitious for patients, accountable for impact and doing the right thing is the foundation for how, together, we deliver for patients, shareholders and our people.

GSK is an Equal Opportunity Employer. This ensures that all qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), parental status, national origin, age, disability, genetic information (including family medical history), military service or any basis prohibited under federal, state or local law.

We believe in an agile working culture for all our roles. If flexibility is important to you, we encourage you to explore with our hiring team what the opportunities are.