Salary: £46,060 + 25 days Annual Leave + Pension Scheme with an average employer contribution of 28.97%
Job Reference: 442712
Location: Addlestone, Surrey KT15 3LS
The closing date for applications is 13 April 2026.
The Veterinary Medicines Directorate (VMD) is an Executive Agency of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) and is responsible for ensuring the safety, quality, and efficacy of veterinary medicines in the UK.
We have a vacancy for a Senior Internal Communications Manager.
One of VMD's highest priorities is ensuring our staff are informed, engaged and empowered to deliver our mission and vision, in alignment with our core values. Our people are at the heart of everything we do, and effective internal communications is essential to building a connected, high-performing organisation.
We are looking for an experienced internal communications professional who can lead the development and delivery of engaging, strategic communications that connect our people with our purpose. It's a rewarding role that will help strengthen our organisational culture, drive employee engagement and work closely with senior leaders and colleagues across all business areas to ensure our staff have the information, tools and voice they need to succeed.
As the Senior Internal Communications Manager, you will work closely with the Head of Communications, senior leaders and all business areas within the VMD to provide strategic internal communications advice around narrative, messaging and channels that resonate with our workforce.
You will be at the forefront of developing an internal communications strategy and developing our internal channels, and ensuring all our internal communication content meets high levels of quality and accessibility.
From working on change communications plans, to raising staff awareness of organisational priorities and working collaboratively with corporate and project leads across VMD, the Senior Internal Communications Manager is responsible for keeping our people informed, engaged and connected. This includes managing internal platforms and channels, leading on employee engagement initiatives, supporting senior leader communications, and producing compelling content that brings our strategy to life for colleagues.
We’re looking for you to have experience of:
* Working with and advising senior leaders on internal communications and building trusted relationships with colleagues across all levels of the organisation.
* Comprehending new information quickly and being able to produce engaging, accurate and impactful content based on that information in a range of styles appropriate to diverse colleague audiences and delivery channels.
* Intranet design, content management systems and user experience design for internal platforms.
We’re looking for someone that:
* Has a proven track record of formulating and implementing internal communications strategies and plans, delivering on key engagement outcomes.
* Has a strong eye for detail on own and others' work and being able to apply various sets of standards to ensure work is of excellent quality, meets applicable style guides, and is inclusive and accessible to all.
* Is skilled at setting measurable internal communications objectives, measuring outcomes to evaluate the impact of communications activity on employee engagement and organisational performance
* Has knowledge of change communications approaches and experience supporting organisational change programmes.
* Is proficient in the use of Microsoft Office 365 packages, particularly Microsoft Teams, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, SharePoint, and Outlook, and can learn in-house packages quickly.
How to Apply:
If you're interested in applying for this position, we would love to hear from you! Please submit your application via the Civil Service Jobs website, where you will find a full job description including salary details.
The Veterinary Medicines Directorate is an Equal Opportunity employer.
No Recruitment Agency, Newspaper or Publication calls please.
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