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Closing Date: 10-Sep-2024

We’d all like amazing work to do, and real work-life balance. That’s waiting for you at Sainsbury’s. This is where you’ll enjoy a broad range of projects, no matter what your level, because our Corporate Affairs team is non-hierarchical and truly plugged in to the rest of the business. Whether it’s internal, external or government relations, you’ll have the chance to collaborate with everyone from food waste to health, or general merchandising to Nectar, in order to support some amazing campaigns. You’ll help build trust around Sainsbury’s with customers, senior stakeholders, media and more. And if non-linear progression is what you’re after, you’ll find opportunities are all around.
Why join us
Joining Sainsbury's as a Senior Internal Communications Manager for Argos Retail offers an exciting opportunity to make a significant impact within our dynamic organisation. As part of our Corporate Affairs division, you will play a vital role in shaping and delivering operational and people change communications to our Argos retail leaders. You will have the chance to contribute to our strategic commitments by creating a compelling narrative that connects our purpose and strategy, ensuring that our leaders understand their role in driving operational and people change. With a focus on collaboration and relationship-building, you will work closely with stakeholders across the business, contribute to continuous improvement, and be part of a team that values transparency, innovation, and growth. Join us and contribute to the delivery of exceptional internal communications that empower and engage our colleagues at every level.

What you'll do
As the Senior Internal Communications Manager - Argos Retail for Sainsbury's, you will play a pivotal role in delivering operational and people change communications to our Argos retail leaders. Reporting to the Head of Internal Communications - Retail & Change, your focus will be on driving progress against strategic commitments, colleague engagement, and customer satisfaction by ensuring Argos colleagues understand their role in delivering operational and people change aligned with our purpose and strategy. You will develop and deliver communications that form part of a compelling narrative, connecting everything we do to our purpose and strategy, and supporting leaders in effectively engaging their teams. This will involve delivering regular communications to Retail leaders, developing tools for face-to-face conversations with every colleague, and leading communication efforts for medium to large-scale operational change projects and people change initiatives in Argos. Additionally, you will work closely with key stakeholders, build relationships, and contribute to the measurement and continuous improvement of internal communications channels.

Who you are
You are a skilled and experienced communicator with a strong background in internal communications within fast-paced and complex organisations. You possess a proven ability to collaborate and build relationships with diverse teams, including senior leaders, and have a track record of creating and delivering effective communications for people change projects. With your excellent judgement, attention to detail, and clear and concise communication skills, you are able to advise stakeholders on the tone and delivery of communications while creating impactful content for various formats. Your understanding of the retail environment is highly advantageous, and your ability to handle large amounts of information in a time-sensitive environment allows you to prioritise and meet tight deadlines. Overall, you are a strategic and proactive professional who thrives in driving engagement and delivering compelling communications to support the goals and objectives of the organisation.
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We are committed to being a truly inclusive retailer so you’ll be welcomed whoever you are and wherever you work. Around here, there’s always the chance to try something new — whether that’s as part of an evolving team or somewhere else across the business - and we take development seriously and promise to support you. We also recognise and celebrate colleagues when they go the extra mile and, where possible, offer flexible working. When you join our team, we’ll also offer you an amazing range of benefits. Here are some of them:
Starting off with colleague discount, you'll be able to save 10% on your shopping online and instore at Sainsbury's, Argos, TU and Habitat, and we regularly increase the discount to 15% at points during the year. We've also got you covered for your future with our pensions scheme and life cover. You'll also be able to share in our success as you may be eligible for a performance-related bonus of up to 20% of salary, depending on how we perform.
Your wellbeing is important to us too. You'll receive an annual holiday allowance, and you can buy up to an additional week's holiday, and we provide private healthcare. We also offer other benefits that will help your money go further such as season ticket loans, interest free car loan of up to £10k, cycle to work scheme, health cash plans, salary advance (where you can access some of your pay before pay day) as well access to a great range of discounts from hundreds of other retailers. And if you ever need it there is also an Employee Assistance Programme.
Moments that matter are as important to us as they are to you which is why we give up to 26 weeks’ pay for maternity or adoption leave and up to 4 weeks’ pay for paternity leave.
Please see www.sainsburys.jobs for a range of our benefits (note, length of service and eligibility criteria may apply).