Communications and Engagement Manager

Internal Communications & Engagement Manager

Permanent | Full Time
Location: Reading

About the Role

This is an exciting and dynamic opportunity to play a central role in delivering internal communications and colleague engagement activity within a large, complex organisation undergoing significant transformation.

Reporting into the Head of Communications, you will work closely with global communications, HR and transformation teams, as well as senior stakeholders across the business, to deliver impactful change communications, engagement initiatives and wider communication activity. With the organisation moving at pace, this role offers real opportunity to shape culture, influence engagement and make a lasting positive impact.

Key Responsibilities

Working closely with senior leaders and teams across the business, you will:

• Plan and deliver a programme of internal communications across multiple channels to help colleagues connect with the organisation’s strategy, priorities and ambitions
• Own the internal digital communications platform, weekly digest and content calendar, acting as a central point of contact for content
• Partner with senior leadership to create meaningful and engaging communications that inform, update and motivate colleagues
• Lead the delivery of colleague engagement initiatives, including ownership of the Employee Survey and driving participation and engagement
• Act as communications lead for key engagement activities such as recognition programmes
• Take a proactive, creative approach to advising on new and innovative communication and engagement methods to support culture embedding
• Support wider business communications, including key announcements and selected external communications activity (e.g. LinkedIn content)

About You

This role is well suited to someone with experience working in‑house within a large, complex or global organisation, supporting varied audiences including remote, desk‑based and operational colleagues.

You will bring:

• Experience working within a large, global organisation, ideally with multilingual audiences
• Background in manufacturing or similarly complex environments (strongly preferred)
• Broad communications experience, with a strong internal communications focus and some external exposure
• Solid understanding of change and engagement principles, ideally gained through transformation programmes
• Strong stakeholder management skills, including confidence working with senior leadership
• Ability to simplify complex strategic messaging while maintaining a consistent narrative for different audiences
• A calm, pragmatic approach, particularly during periods of change or ambiguity
• Strong delivery focus with excellent prioritisation and execution skills

Why Apply?

This is a high‑impact role offering the chance to influence how people connect with strategy, change and culture within a fast‑moving organisation. You’ll have the opportunity to develop professionally while contributing to meaningful, visible outcomes across the business.

Reasonable Adjustments:

Respect and equality are core values to us. We are proud of the diverse and inclusive community we have built, and we welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and perspectives. Our success is driven by our people, united by the spirit of partnership to deliver the best resourcing solutions for our clients.

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