Internal Communications Manager

Multiverse is the upskilling platform for AI and Tech adoption.

We have partnered with 1500 companies to deliver a new kind of learning thats transforming todays workforce.

Our upskilling apprenticeships are designed for people of any age and career stage to build critical AI data and tech skills. Our learners have driven $2bn ROI for their employers using the skills theyve learned to improve productivity and measurable performance.

In June 2022 we announced a $220 million Series D funding round co-led by StepStone Group Lightspeed Venture Partners and General Catalyst. With a post-money valuation of $1.7bn the round makes us the UKs first EdTech unicorn.

But we arent stopping there. With a strong operational footprint and 800 employees we have ambitious plans to continue scaling. Were building a world where tech skills unlock peoples potential and output.

Join Multiverse and power our mission to equip the workforce to win in the AI era.

The Opportunity

Internal communications at Multiverse isnt a downstream function. Its a strategic one.

Youll own the story Multiverse tells itself making sure every colleague understands who we are why it matters and where were going. That means shaping All Hands advising the exec team translating data into narratives people can actually repeat and building the rhythms that keep colleagues informed week to week not just when something big happens.

We operate in a fast-moving space with real external scrutiny. Youll need to be a strong instinctive writer calm under pressure and confident enough to tell leadership what needs to be said and when. If you want to own the internal narrative of one of the most ambitious companies in the UK skills and AI space this is the role.

Specifically you will

• Own the canonical story Multiverse tells itself: maintain a living messaging framework that captures who we are what we do and why it matters keeping it current as the business evolves

• Produce internal briefing materials ahead of major external moments like regulatory decisions product launches policy developments so leadership is never scrambling and every Multiverser finds out what the need to know first.

• Own the internal FAQ and what to say if asked resources that equip every colleague to be an informed and confident ambassador for the business

• Take editorial ownership of All Hands: theme narrative arc content commissioning and speaker preparation ensuring it consistently moves the needle on alignment and energy

• Support our Exec team with internal-facing communications - town halls written updates video messages - ensuring tone and content are consistent with our external narrative

• Build a rhythm of regular leadership communication that doesnt only happen at All Hands so colleagues feel informed week-to-week not just quarter-to-quarter

• Own the content programme that tells the employee story: learner outcomes team culture career progression mission moments taking guidance and inspiration from the EVP and aligning with priority recruitment marketing campaigns where required

• Partner with the People team on key cultural moments so messaging is coherent and consistently on-brand

• Own and optimise our internal channels (Slack intranet email newsletters) deciding what goes where at what frequency and in what format and build measurement into the channel strategy through open rates engagement and feedback loops

• Work hand-in-hand with Data & Insights and the wider Comms team to translate internal performance data into narratives that colleagues can understand use and repeat

• Build a simple framework for measuring whether internal comms is working do people feel informed do they understand the strategy can they articulate the narrative and report quarterly to the Director of Communications on channel health and narrative consistency

About you

• You embody the mission. You believe in equipping workers to win in the AI era and you want every colleague to feel that purpose in how they show up at work

• You have hands-on experience leading internal communications in a fast-moving complex organisation and youve owned narrative channels and leadership comms

• You understand that internal comms is not a downstream function. You sit at the intersection of Data & Insights Product and external Comms

• Youre a strong instinctive writer and editor able to sharpen a leadership message a town hall script or a sensitive change announcement with equal confidence

• You know how to translate data into story: you can take customer ROI evidence learner outcomes or operational performance figures and turn them into something every Multiverser can articulate and believe in

• Youre fluent in AI tools and use them to move faster and think bigger but you apply rigorous human judgement to everything that goes out under Multiverses name

• Youre calm and clear-headed under pressure: comfortable drafting sensitive internal communications in real time when external scrutiny spikes and confident telling leadership what needs to be said and when

• Youre operationally strong on channels - Slack intranet email

• You partner well with senior leaders: you can hold your own in a room with the exec team give honest counsel on tone and timing and earn trust quickly

• You thrive in networked organisations collaborating fluidly with People Product Tech Data & Insights and the wider Comms team

• You see All Hands and leadership comms as strategic levers not logistical exercises and you have a track record of using them to drive genuine alignment
  

Benefits

• Time off - 27 days holiday plus 5 additional days off: 1 life event day 2 volunteer days 2 company-wide wellbeing days (M-Powered Weekend) and 8 bank holidays per year

• Health & Wellness- private medical Insurance with Bupa a medical cashback scheme life insurance gym membership & wellness resources through Wellhub and access to Spill - all in one mental health support

• Hybrid work offering - for most roles we collaborate in the office three days per week with the exception of Coaches and Instructors who collaborate in the office once a month

• Work-from-anywhere scheme - youll have the opportunity to work from anywhere up to 10 days per year

• Space to connect: Beyond the desk we make time for weekly catch-ups seasonal celebrations and have a kitchen thats always stocked!

Our Commitment to Diversity Equity and Inclusion

Were an equal opportunities employer. And proud of it. Every applicant and employee is afforded the same opportunities regardless of race colour ancestry religion sex national origin sexual orientation age citizenship marital status disability gender gender identity or expression or veteran status. This will never change. Read our Equality Diversity & Inclusion policy here.

Our Commitment to Safeguarding

Multiverse is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our learners. We expect all employees to share this commitment and adhere to our Safeguarding Policy our Prevent Policy and all other Multiverse company policies. Successful applicants will be required to undertake at least a Basic check via the Disclosure Barring Service (DBS).

For roles that will involve a Regulated Activity successful applicants must also undergo an Enhanced DBS check including a Childrens Barred List check and a Prohibition Order check. Roles involving Regulated Activity may interact with vulnerable groups therefore are exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 meaning applicants are required to declare any convictions cautions reprimands and final warnings.

Providing false information is an offence and could result in the application being rejected or summary dismissal if the applicant has been selected and possible referral to the police and the DBS.

Required Experience:

Manager