Colleague Engagement and Comms Specialist

**Location**:Bolton

**Function**:People

**Job Reference**:6964

**Employment Type**:Permanent / Full Time

**Closing Date**:16/08/2025

**Job Title: Colleague Engagement and Comms Specialist**

**Location: Bolton**

**Contract type: Permanent**

**Working pattern: Monday to Friday**

**Salary: Up to £45,000**

Are you a talented Internal Comms Specialist with a knack for colleague engagement? Do you thrive in a supportive yet fast-paced environment?

**The Recipe**
- You'll support the delivery of internal communications and colleague engagement activity that connects employees to Warburtons' purpose, values, and strategic direction. Working closely with the Internal Comms & Engagement Manager, this role brings communication plans to life through high-quality content, effective use of channels, and well-executed events that foster an engaged and informed workforce.**The Role**
- Strategic Development and Execution: Assist in developing and executing the internal communication and engagement strategy under the direction of the Internal Comms & Engagement Manager
- Timely and high-quality delivery of communications plans; alignment with strategy
- Produce and deliver regular communications that bring strategic narratives to life - including updates, announcements, and stories
- Quality and consistency of communications; reach and colleague feedback
- Create visually engaging and well-written content (articles, presentations, digital assets) for multiple platforms and audiences
- Positive feedback from stakeholders; content quality and brand consistency
- Coordinate the logistics and delivery of key events (e.g. town halls, celebrations, leader engagement sessions), ensuring smooth execution.
- Event delivery feedback, participation levels, and satisfaction metric
- Channel usage rates, click-throughs, and feedback on usability
- Collaborate with external suppliers (designers, printers, venues) to deliver materials and events to brief and within timelines
- Supplier satisfaction; project delivery against deadlines
- Assist in running engagement surveys and colleague feedback mechanisms, including analysis and collation of results
- Survey response rates; insight presentation and action tracking
- Support communication aspects of change programmes, working with the Manager to ensure clear, timely and supportive messaging
- Colleague understanding of change; feedback on clarity and tone
- Contribute to continuous improvement by suggesting ideas to evolve communication tools, methods, and storytelling approaches.
- Implementation of new ideas; innovation in formats or channels

**Essential Ingredients**
- Experience in internal communications, employee engagement, or a related field, with a demonstrable track record of delivering impactful communications and campaigns
- Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to translate complex ideas into engaging and accessible messaging
- Confidence in producing communication materials across various formats — written, visual, and digital — tailored to different internal audiences
- Competent in using communication and design tools (e.g. Canva, PowerPoint, Adobe, intranet CMS platforms)
- Experience supporting the planning and delivery of internal events, colleague forums, or leadership communications
- Ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines, with strong project coordination and organisational skills
- Skilled at working cross-functionally and building collaborative relationships across levels and teams
- Curious, proactive, and improvement-focused - brings fresh ideas and energy to content and campaigns
- Awareness of change communication principles and a readiness to support colleagues through periods of change
- Professional and diplomatic, with a clear understanding of tone, discretion, and brand alignment in internal messaging
- Experience supporting or contributing to internal engagement surveys and translating insight into action
- Familiarity with employer brand and alignment between internal and external messaging
- Understanding of how internal comms contributes to cultural alignment, engagement, and employee experience
- Awareness of best practice in inclusive and accessible communication

**Extra Dough**
- At last and by no means least, you will want to know what your breads worth:
- A slice of the annual profits (discretionary profit share)
- Family time is important to us and we know it will be to you so you have the opportunity to purchase up to an extra weeks annual leave.
- Award winning pension scheme with company contributions of 7%
- Life assurance
- Products you will love along with deals and discounts for you and the family through our Extra Dough website
- Continued investment in your personal development
- Fully stocked kitchens filled with our delicious products for you to enjoy with your daily brew
- Support for your health and wellbeing, including access to free physiotherapy, 24/7 access to a confidential hel