Closing Date: 13-Nov-2024
Why join us
Joining Sainsbury's as the Senior Head of Internal Communications offers a unique opportunity to lead a team dedicated to engaging and inspiring our colleagues across the organisation. As a key player in shaping the internal communications strategy, you will have the chance to drive impactful campaigns that align with our purpose and strategy, ultimately enhancing colleague engagement and customer satisfaction. With a focus on collaboration, creativity, and continuous improvement, this role provides a platform for innovative thinking and strategic leadership, enabling you to make a meaningful impact on our business and the people within it.
What you'll do
As the Senior Head of Internal Communications at Sainsbury's, you will lead a team dedicated to delivering leadership events, engaging colleague campaigns, and internal strategic communications across the organisation. Your main responsibility will be to co-create and execute the internal communications strategy, ensuring that colleagues understand and align with the company's purpose and strategy to drive colleague engagement and customer satisfaction. By working closely with the Director of Internal Communications and other key stakeholders, you will develop compelling narratives, build engaging colleague campaigns, evaluate their impact, and ensure consistent messaging across all internal communications channels to enhance understanding and belief in the company's mission and progress.
What you need to know and show
A proven ability to build relationships and influence at the highest levels, face into difficult conversations and give others licence to challenge your perspective
Highly skilled in delivering communications campaigns in large, fast-paced and complex organisations
Possess a long-term (1-2 year) perspective on all elements of proactive and reactive communication and channel development
Strong understanding of the business environment, financial and analytical skills
Excellent judgement and ability to develop good solutions using experience and creativity
Mature attitude, calm and focussed demeanour
Able to handle large amounts of information in a time-sensitive environment, to prioritise and work under pressure to tight deadlines
Effective collaborator and networker – able to build relationships internally at all levels