Head of Internal Communications

2 weeks ago

London, Greater London, United Kingdom MHRA Full time £70,011
Head of Internal Communications - £70,011 p.a.

+ benefits We are currently looking for a Head of Internal Communications to join our Communications and Engagement Function within the Enablement Group.

This is a full-time opportunity, on a permanent basis.

The role will be based in 10 South Colonnade, Canary Wharf London, E14 4PU, with occasional travel to our South Mimms site.

Please be aware that this role can only be worked in the UK and not overseas.

We are currently operate a flexible, hybrid way of working, with a minimum of 8 days per month working on site to enable the collaboration and contact with partners and stakeholders needed to deliver MHRA business.

Attendance on site is driven by business needs so depending on the nature of the role, this can flex up to 12 days a month, with the remainder of time worked either remotely or in the office.

Some roles will need to be on site more regularly.

Who are we? The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency enhance and improve the health of millions of people every day through the effective regulation of medicines and medical devices, underpinned by science and research.

The MHRA Communications and Engagement Function is a multi-award-winning team that has a consistent track record of achievement and providing value for money.

Our focus is to support the MHRA to deliver its business outcomes by putting patients and the public at the centre of all our work.


We are organised in the following teams:
News & Media, Communications, Patient and Public Stakeholder Engagement and Customer Experience. This role is in our Communications team.

The Internal Communications team develops and delivers relevant and engaging content from across the organisation and shares this with our staff.

The team manages all our internal communication channels including the intranet and a programme of staff events.

What's the role? This is a senior leadership role requiring high visibility and influence across the Agency to provide strategic advice and ensure communications supports delivery of the Agency's business outcomes This is a multi-disciplined communications role responsible for managing internal relationships at a senior level to develop and deliver internal and transformation communications and engagement strategies for staff and external partners.

Outcomes will be measured by strong staff engagement and agreed objectives in internal communications strategies, including trust in leadership of change indicators across the Agency, as measured in the people and other surveys.


Key responsibilities:

  • Lead the internal communications team, ensuring high quality service provision through providing clear strategic direction and priorities, with the ability to develop and deliver communication strategies to our diverse workforce.
  • Oversee the efficient management and development of the agency's internal communication channels including staff events.
  • Provide proactive strategic internal and transformation communications advice to senior leaders, including the executive committee and chief executive
  • Develop, embed cross-agency and evaluate an internal communications strategy to manage effective two-way communication and engagement that supports the business priorities and culture change.
Who are we looking for? Our successful candidate will:
C ommunicating and Influencing
  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills both written and oral, with the ability to accurately and confidently communicate, influence and challenge staff and external contacts at all levels.
Developing Self and Others
  • A confident self starter, who can operate independently and manage conflicting priorities while delivering to deadline but can also operate flexibly as part of a team and encourages feedback and the views of others.
Experience Extensive experience of managing internal communications and stakeholder engagement for high-profile organisational transformation programmes.

Includes:
drafting action plans, securing required resource and setting performance standards.

Proven senior leadership and management skills, able to demonstrate experience of leading multi-functional units in a complex organisation, including motivating and developing staff, and managing their performance.

Technical Strong editorial skills, with a proven understanding of what makes a good news story and interesting, accessible content · Online application form, including a statement of suitability, attached as a PDF of no more than 1000 of words demonstrating how you meet the person specification.

Please ensure all application questions are completed in full; your application may not be considered if any responses are left blank.

Our applications are CV blind, and our Hiring Managers will not be able to access your CV when reviewing your application.

Please ensure not to include any personal identifying information on your supporting information.

· Presentation, to be prepared as part of your interview, with further information being supplied when you reach this stage.

· Interview, which can include questions based on the Behaviour, Experience, Technical and Strengths Success Profiles.

Applicants are assessed on whether they meet any mandatory requirements as well as the necessary skills and experience for the role.

Applications are scored based on the statement of suitability provided. You can view the criteria for this role in the job description. Applicants must ensure that anything submitted must be factually accurate and truthful. Plagiarism 'can include presenting the ideas and experience of others, or generated by artificial intelligence, as your own.

If you require any disability related adjustments at any point during the process, please contact as soon as possible.


Interview date:

5 th June 2024 Candidates will be contacted within a week of the sift and the interviews completed to inform them of the outcome.

If you need assistance applying for this role or have any other questions, please contact Candidates will be subject to UK immigration requirements as well as Civil Service nationality rules.

Further information on whether you are able to apply is available here . Successful candidates must pass a disclosure and barring security check as well as animal rights and pro-life activism checks. People working with government assets must complete basic personnel security standard checks .

Applicants who are successful at interview will be, as part of pre-employment screening subject to a check on the Internal Fraud Database (IFD).

This check will provide information about employees who have been dismissed for fraud or dishonesty offences.

This check also applies to employees who resign or otherwise leave before being dismissed for fraud or dishonesty had their employment continued.

Any applicant's details held on the IFD will be refused employment.

A candidate is not eligible to apply for a role within the Civil Service if the application is made within a 5 year period following a dismissal for carrying out internal fraud against government.

Any move to the MHRA from another employer will mean you can no longer access childcare vouchers. This includes moves between government departments. You may however be eligible for other government schemes, including Tax-Free Childcare. Determine your eligibility here . Successful candidates may be subject to annual Occupational Health reviews dependent on role requirements. If you have any queries, please contact .

In accordance with the Civil Service Commissioners' Recruitment Principles our recruitment and selection processes are underpinned by the requirement of selection for appointment on the basis of merit by a fair and open competition.

If you feel your application has not been treated in accordance with the Recruitment Principles and you wish to make a complaint, you should firstly contact Mira Mepa, Head of Recruitment and Operations, .

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