This role is all about connecting and engaging our colleagues – making sure everyone understands our vision, values and 2030 corporate strategy, and how their work contributes to its success. You’ll lead internal communications programmes, manage our intranet and employee consultation groups, and deliver events that bring our culture to life. From crafting clear, compelling messages to supporting colleagues in articulating our brand narrative internally and externally, you’ll play a key role in building engagement and alignment across the organisation.
A typical day might look like:
1. Drafting and publishing engaging content for the intranet, e-newsletters and internal campaigns
2. Creating multi-channel content, including video, reels and social posts for LinkedIn, to bring internal stories and campaigns to life
3. Coordinating employee engagement activities and events, ensuring alignment with organisational priorities
4. Working with leadership teams to cascade key messages and support change programmes
5. Managing feedback channels and consultation groups to ensure employee voice is heard and acted upon
6. Collaborating with Corporate Services leads and other departments on initiatives that promote culture, wellbeing and inclusion
7. Working in collaboration with People Services to plan and deliver an annual internal communications content programme aligned to our 2030 corporate strategy and values
8. Ensuring all our people understand how their work contributes to the successful delivery of the strategy and can articulate Acis’s brand narrative – supporting others to do this internally and externally
Some of the experience / skills you’ll need to be considered for this role:
9. A good level of proven experience in communications and engagement roles, including campaign delivery
10. Strong planning and organisational skills – detail-focused and deadline-driven
11. Excellent relationship-building and communication skills
12. Proven experience in delivering successful internal communications and change programmes
13. A degree or significant proven experience in communications or a related field
14. Resilience and adaptability in a fast-paced environment
15. Experience in a regulated environment such as housing and/or education
16. Proven experience in delivering successful multi-channel events and conferences across multiple sites for large organisations
17. Experience working with People Services or HR teams to align communications with organisational strategy and values
18. Ability to develop messaging that helps employees understand their role in delivering the corporate strategy and articulate Acis’s brand narrative confidently
19. Experience creating video content and using editing software (e.g., Adobe Premiere Pro, Canva, or similar) for internal campaigns
20. Knowledge of producing social content for LinkedIn and other platforms to support internal engagement
21. A minimum of five-years’ experience in communications and engagement roles, including campaign delivery
22. Strong planning and organisational skills – detail-focused and deadline-driven
23. Excellent relationship-building and communication skills
24. Experience in delivering successful internal communications and change programmes
25. Proficiency in analytics and reporting tools (e.g., intranet analytics, employee engagement metrics).
What will make you stand out from the crowd:
26. Experience in employee engagement strategy and culture-building initiatives
27. Knowledge of change management principles and experience supporting organisational transformation
28. Accreditation or membership with professional bodies such as IoIC (Institute of Internal Communication).
Being part of the Acis team, you’ll get:
29. Generous holiday entitlement – 25 days annual leave rising by 1 per year to a max of 30 plus bank holidays
30. Pension contributions up to 10%
31. The opportunity to undertake professional training, funded by us.
32. One days paid leave a year for volunteering work (in addition to your Annual leave entitlement)
33. Staff benefits with Paycare – A health and benefits scheme giving you support and contributions towards various health benefits such as counselling, eye tests, vaccinations and much more
34. Benefits with Acis Perkz – a discount scheme giving you savings off hundreds of schemes including discounts on your coffee, weekly shop, days out and much more!
35. Employee recognition scheme, where we celebrate and award our Stars within Acis, including gift vouchers
36. Long service awards for our loyal employees
37. Cycle to work scheme
38. Employee Assistance Programme to give you confidential advice and support, when you need it
39. Professional membership subscription to support your continuous professional development
40. Death in service benefit as part of our pension scheme
As soon as a suitable candidate is found for this role we reserve the right to close the job advert ahead of the closing date, so please do not delay in submitting your application.
Acis are committed to equality and diversity, are a proud member of disability confident and welcome applications from any applicant who feel they hold the essential skills to fulfil the role. We recognise that people need flexibility in their role and we’re happy to discuss flexible working options with the successful candidate in addition to any aid with interviewing that you might need