Strategic Internal Communications Lead

British Museum; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 37,000 - 50,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free exhibition entry

Civil Service Pension Scheme

25 days’ annual leave

Learning and development

Employee Assistance Programme

Enhanced parental leave

Interest‑free loans

Job summary

The British Museum is hiring an Internal Communications Manager to lead the Museum’s internal communications and drive alignment with priorities, programmes and strategic direction. You will work with the Communications and Colleague Engagement teams to shape a proactive strategy that supports organisational change and strengthens understanding of the Museum’s work.

This newly created role offers a chance to influence communications across a 2,500-strong workforce during the Masterplan

Qualifications

• Excellent writing, editing and content creation skills.
• Experience supporting organisational change and managing communications channels.
• Ability to deliver leadership communications.

Responsibilities

• Develop and deliver a Museum-wide internal communications strategy and annual plan that supports priorities and change programmes.
• Lead creation and delivery of high-quality communications content across channels including leadership communications, intranet content, colleague briefings and emails.
• Manage and improve the Museum’s intranet and digital communications channels, establishing governance processes and using insights to drive improvement.
• Partner with senior leaders to strengthen leadership visibility, develop communications toolkits and support effective management communications.
• Lead communications planning for major organisational initiatives, helping colleagues understand and engage with strategic change programmes.

Skills

Written communication

Editing

Content creation

Strategic communications

Stakeholder management

Job description

The British Museum is hiring an Internal Communications Manager to lead the Museum’s internal communications and drive alignment with priorities, programmes and strategic direction. You will work with the Communications and Colleague Engagement teams to shape a proactive strategy that supports organisational change and strengthens understanding of the Museum’s work.

This newly created role offers a chance to influence communications across a 2,500-strong workforce during the Masterplan