Senior Employee Communications and Engagement Manager

3 weeks ago


London, United Kingdom Virgin Full time
Job Description

We are seeking a highly skilled and dynamic Internal Communications professional to join our team. In this role, you will play a pivotal role in developing and executing internal communication strategies, while also spearheading the planning and coordination of events.  

This role also works across the Virgin Family and Virgin Central platforms, ensuring best in class content, driving engagement with the platforms with our 60,000 employees across the world.  

Our Virgin Family

Join the Virgin Group – a diverse collective driving change, enhancing customer experience, and having a blast. We're daring, disrupting industries from finance to space, united as part of the Virgin Family.

This role sits within Virgin Management and will work across our one team of Virgin Management and Virgin Red, the Group’s loyalty programme. Our diverse team in London and New York supports every facet of the Virgin empire, including Virgin Unite, our entrepreneurial foundation, and Virgin Start-Up, empowering UK entrepreneurs. Working in synergy with various Virgin entities globally, our interests are as diverse as travel, health, music, media, finance, and space. Our unique work culture and purpose unite us.

Our mission:

To create a thriving world through entrepreneurial initiatives. Our work revolves around:

  • Incubating courageous collectives
  • Backing entrepreneurial solutions
  • Convening purposeful communities
  • Challenging unacceptable issues

Tell me more

  • Work with the Head of Employee Communications and Engagement to develop and implement a comprehensive internal communications strategy aligned with Virgin’s objectives and organisational goals. 
  • Create engaging content for various existing channels, including newsletters, intranet, video and email, and explore new channels such as podcasting, ensuring clear and consistent messaging. 
  • This person plays a pivotal role in the strategic development and management of the Virgin Family and Virgin Central platforms, strong digital skills and the ability to develop and implement best-in-class digital strategies are a must. 
  • Work with the Digital & Content team to create engaging and innovative content for the platform.  
  • Drive engagement with the Virgin Family platform, creating a sense of social connection, transforming how Virgin companies work together to change business for good. 
  • Work with the Product and Engagement Manager and Virgin Red loyalty teams to drive engagement with Virgin’s and partner product and services to achieve & exceed KPIs for the platform and drive revenue through exclusive employee deals and discounts across the globe.
  • Drive initiatives to enhance employee engagement, morale, and a sense of community. 
  • Leverage internal communication channels to promote employee participation in events and initiatives. 
  • Provide leadership and guidance to the internal communications and events team. 
  • Foster a collaborative and creative work environment, encouraging the team to develop innovative communication and event solutions. 

What you’ll need

  • Proven experience in internal communications and event management roles. 
  • Proven experience driving internal marketing and revenue-driving campaigns. 
  • Strong organisational and project management skills. 
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with a keen eye for detail. 
  • Creative mindset with the ability to develop engaging and innovative communication content. 

The extra details

Role type: permanent

Location: London hub & your home space

Working hours: Full time - We embrace flexible working. Let us know what hours empower you to be at your best both professionally and personally, we’ll try to find a perfect match for you and us.

Benefits: Dive into a fast-paced, evolving workspace, where your hard work and dedication is rewarded. Fancy unlimited holidays and weekly yoga? That's the Virgin way. We champion inclusion, wellbeing, and purposeful points strategies. Further benefits include flexible working, healthcare, dental schemes, pension contributions and an employee rewards scheme.

Closing date: 10 April 2024

 

Some of the attributes that define a Virgin person just can’t be quantified in words. We pride ourselves on welcoming people from all walks of life, with all sorts of skill sets. Most recently, we successfully campaigned to add ‘Dyslexic Thinking’ as a skill on LinkedIn. Any uniqueness is a strength and will be considered an asset to our workforce. If there is something you would like us to consider, to tailor the hiring process to the way you work best, please don’t hesitate to let us know. 

Excited to make each day rewarding? We'd love to learn more about you

 


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