Internal Communications Adviser

Internal Communications Adviser

Division Operations
Department Communications

Salary - National (Edinburgh and Leeds) ranging from 43300 - 54100 and London 46400 - 57900 per annum (Salary offered will be based on skills and experience)

About the FCA

The FCA regulates the conduct of 45000 firms in the UK to ensure our financial markets are honest fair and competitive. Follow this link to find out more About the FCA.

Were currently recruiting for an Internal Communications Adviser to support a range of exciting initiatives aimed at engaging our colleagues. The Internal Communications team exists to help the FCA workforce be the best it can be. Working closely with HR and stakeholders across the organisation the team provides expert communications advice and delivers insight-led outcome-driven messaging to over 5000 colleagues.

As part of the wider Communications Directoratewhich also covers public affairs media relations our external website and publicationsthe Internal Communications team plays a vital role in shaping how we communicate internally. Together we influence opinions and behaviours to support consumers drive growth and combat financial crime.

Its an exciting time to join us. Weve recently expanded our team and are evolving how we work to deliver more engaging insight-led audience-focused communications. If youre looking to be part of a supportive and dynamic team enjoy working across a wide range of issues and are ready to be challenged curious and creativethen wed love to hear from you.

What will you be doing

• Partnering with stakeholders to deliver internal communications campaigns and announcements that stand out in a busy landscape

• Creating strategic communications plans that are insight-led audience-focused and proportionate to the message

• Drafting and editing content for a range of internal channelsincluding news articles blogs and senior leader messaging

• Curating and coordinating messaging across the internal communications team to ensure consistency and clarity

• Managing and evolving our channels ensuring they meet audience needs and reflect best practice in internal communications

• Publishing content on our intranet and other internal platforms ensuring timely and relevant updates

What will you get from the role

• Ownership of end-to-end campaigns from strategy through to delivery

• Creative freedom to shape tone messaging and execution across multiple channels

• Exposure to complex topics with the opportunity to simplify and clarify for a diverse internal audience

• Collaboration with a dynamic team where ideas are shared challenged and celebrated

• Trusted adviser status building strong relationships across the organisation and influencing how messages are delivered

• A fast-paced varied environment where your ability to manage competing priorities will be key to success

Which skills are required

We are a Disability Confident Employer; therefore disabled people or individuals with long-term conditions who best meet the minimum criteria for a role will go through to the next stage of the recruitment process. (To learn more about the Disability Confident Scheme Click Here)

Minimum

• Proven track record of creating and delivering successful multi-channel internal communications strategies in a professional setting

• Demonstrable experience in drafting editing and proofreading communications that are clear concise and consistent across various formats and audiences

• Substantial experience working within central or local communications functionsthis may include roles focused on project delivery organisational change or stakeholder engagement

Essential

• Engagement ability to make connections between communications needs and being able to get to the heart of what does this mean for me

• Ability to build and maintain effective working relationships with people at all levels whether internal or external.

• Delivery ability to draw on your knowledge and experience to advise colleagues and deliver engaging internal communications.

• Judgement experience of evaluating the pros and cons of channels and messaging options proposing how to reach the target audience and considering lessons learned as well as benefits and risks.

• Experience of drafting and editing different types of internal communications content for a range of channels including video content.

• Excellent written and oral communication skills with the ability to quickly grasp complex issues and distil them for an internal audience.

• Strong project management skills with the ability to balance prioritise and manage competing demands.

• Ability to work as part of a team as well as exercise your own judgement and initiative.

Our Values & Diversity

We are proud to be an inclusive employer and our ambition is to cultivate a culture for all employees that respects their individual strengths views and experiences. We believe that our differences and similarities enable us to be a better organisation one that makes better decisions drives innovation and delivers better regulation.

Within the workplace you will have access to various employee resource groups which aim to promote and achieve a healthy work / life balance and support our diversity ambitions.

Did you know 50% of our Executive Committee were the first in their family to attend university.

Benefits of working at the FCA

• 25 days holiday per year plus bank holidays

• Hybrid working (work from home up to 60% of your time)

• Private healthcare with Bupa

• A non-contributory Pension of at least 8% of basic salary each month (there are several contribution levels that increase depending on your age up to 12% a month once you reach age 35)

• Life assurance of eight times your basic salary

• Income protection

We also have a competitive flexible benefits scheme which gives you the opportunity to create a personalised benefits package tailored to suit your lifestyle.

We welcome applications from candidates who are looking for flexible arrangements. Many of our staff work flexibly including working part-time staggered hours and job shares. We cant promise to give you exactly what you want but we can explore what might work best for both sides.

Follow this link to see what life is like at the FCA - Life at the FCA

Application Support

We are dedicated to removing barriers and ensuring our application process is accessible to everyone. We offer a range of adjustments to make your application experience as comfortable and straightforward as possible.

If you have an accessibility need disability or condition requiring changes to the recruitment process please contact your recruiter using the details below and they will be happy to discuss this further with you.

Useful Information and Timeline

• This role is graded as Corporate Senior Associate Level 7

• Advert Closing Date: 2nd January at midnight

• CV Review/Shortlist: 07th January

• First Round Interview: w/c 12th January

Your Recruiter will discuss the process in detail with you during screening for the role therefore please make them aware if you are going to be unavailable for any date during this time.

Got a question

If you are interested in learning more about the role please contact Raimonda Stankute at

Applications must be submitted through our online portal. Applications sent via email will not be accepted.