Senior Internal Communications Manager

at  Greene King

Company Description
As our Senior Communications Manager, Partnering & Planning you will bring clarity to how we balance communication responsibilities between the central communication team and the business divisions, including planning and delivery of our events programme. In this strategic communications role, you will bring creative thinking and a pragmatic approach, to enable us to flex our communication model, when it’s the right thing to do for our people.
Join us at Greene King the country’s leading pub company and brewer, where our mission is to pour happiness into lives and become the pride of British hospitality. We have something special, deeply rooted in our 220-year brewing and pub history, creating the business we are proudly known for today. Still today our 39,000 strong team are the guardians of what’s wholly British, the pub experience.
Additional Information

WE’RE ALL ABOUT REWARDING OUR TEAM’S HARD WORK, THAT’S WHY…

You’ll receive a competitive salary, pension contribution as well as:

• The chance to further your career across our well-known brands – as one of the industry’s top apprenticeship providers, we can provide training and development at each level of your career.
• Discount of 33% for you and 15% for your loved ones on all of our brands – so you enjoy your favourite food and drink at a discount.
• Free employee assistance program – mental health, well-being, financial, and legal support because you matter!
• Discount of 50% for you and 25% for your loved ones at our Greene King Inns and hotels. – so you can enjoy a weekend away without breaking the bank.
• Refer a friend – who do you know who could be interested in a new role? When they are placed, you could receive £1,500 for referring them!
• Wagestream – access your wage before payday for when life happens.
• Retail discounts – Receive up to 30% off at Superdrug, exclusive discounts with three mobile along with many more…

Job Description

• Lead, develop and own the group communications plan
• Drive ownership and commitment from the divisions and functions to the group communication plan, ensuring stakeholders have every opportunity to evolve and contribute to the plan
• Partner with divisions and functions to identify where Greene King priorities need to be communicated, help identify their audiences and work together to ensure clarity and timing of messages
• Own and drive a co-ordinated approach to Team Member events
• Suggest new and creative ways to effectively deliver messages to the right people in a positive and engaging way, based on experience and best practice and track the effectiveness of communication activity in the divisions and functions
• Exemplary influencing and relationship building skills coupled with great strategic communications skills and the ability to engage senior leaders in new and challenging ideas
• Experienced in a range of communication challenges and solutions, you will be able to work with leaders and communicators across all our business divisions and functions to ensure alignment, sharing of ideas and good practice, and mutual support. This role will need to be able to provide guidance and perspective for multiple stakeholders at senior levels of the organisation
• Precise planning is key so that everyone who manages communication in Greene King can prepare their communications and manage their stakeholders accordingly