Birmingham, West Midlands (England), B1 2AX : Bristol, South West England, BS1 6EH : Longstanton, East of England, CB24 3EN : Liverpool, North West England, L3 1BP : Leeds, Yorkshire and the Humber, LS11 9AT : Salford, North West England, M3 5AX : Newcastle upon Tyne, North East England, NE4 5BZ Job Summary Working in the Internal Communications Team, the Internal Communications Officer will play a critical role in enabling employees to perform at their best by supporting the delivery of internal communications, campaigns and events. Job Description This is an exciting opportunity to help shape communications at Homes England, a national organisation with a strong social purpose. You’ll balance day-to-day delivery whilst bringing innovative solutions to improve the service the team offers. Working with stakeholders from across the Agency, you’ll have the opportunity to create impactful communication plans and engaging campaigns that support our strategic objectives and priorities and improve the experience of employees. In this varied role, you’ll help deliver work to transform Homes England, from people projects and promoting sustainability to operational updates and corporate announcements. You’ll build strong relationships with our wider Communications team, executive assistants and key stakeholders in our corporate teams. Day to day you will be working on communication plans and programmes that focus on supporting our mission and leadership initiatives. Additionally, you will help manage the communication inbox daily triaging queries from across the Agency. No two days are alike in this dynamic role, which calls for collaboration and the ability to adapt to changing priorities. You will need professionalism, accuracy, and a healthy dose of enthusiasm to navigate this fast-paced environment. Our work is fuelled by creativity, curiosity, and commitment. About Government Communications Service By joining the Internal Communications Team, you’ll become a member of Government Communications, a well-established profession of communicators working in government departments, agencies and arm’s length bodies. You’ll benefit from continuous professional development from our new learning and development curriculum, a network of skilled communicators sharing best practice, mentoring opportunities, and more. This is an exciting opportunity to help shape communications at Homes England, a national organisation with a strong social purpose. You’ll balance day-to-day delivery whilst bringing innovative solutions to improve the service the team offers. Working with stakeholders from across the Agency, you’ll have the opportunity to create impactful communication plans and engaging campaigns that support our strategic objectives and priorities and improve the experience of employees. In this varied role, you’ll help deliver work to transform Homes England, from people projects and promoting sustainability to operational updates and corporate announcements. You’ll build strong relationships with our wider Communications team, executive assistants and key stakeholders in our corporate teams. Day to day you will be working on communication plans and programmes that focus on supporting our mission and leadership initiatives. Additionally, you will help manage the communication inbox daily triaging queries from across the Agency. No two days are alike in this dynamic role, which calls for collaboration and the ability to adapt to changing priorities. You will need professionalism, accuracy, and a healthy dose of enthusiasm to navigate this fast-paced environment. Our work is fuelled by creativity, curiosity, and commitment. About Government Communications Service By joining the Internal Communications Team, you’ll become a member of Government Communications, a well-established profession of communicators working in government departments, agencies and arm’s length bodies. You’ll benefit from continuous professional development from our new learning and development curriculum, a network of skilled communicators sharing best practice, mentoring opportunities, and more. Person specification You'll be comfortable with managing communications plans and drafting content for internal audiences. Along with a flair for creative writing, you’ll be able to turn complex messages into simple and easy to understand communications. Delivering on a mission as bold as ours isn’t always easy so understanding the principles of employee engagement in change programmes is important as well as the importance of consistent messaging across our internal channels. You’ll be resilient and comfortable managing stakeholders at a senior level, and your discussions will always be shaped by a good understanding of the commercial and operational impact of what we do as a communications team. We’re looking for someone who enjoys working in an innovative, fun, and engaging way and be able to negotiate and persuade. So, you’ll understand how to work flexibly on priorities as no day is the same and be able to demonstrate you can work with others as part of a team in a collaborative, inclusive way. If you are brimming with ideas and creativity, we’d encourage you to apply. Homes England Is An Executive Non-departmental Public Body With Its Own Terms And Conditions, Benefits And Pension Scheme. We Are a Government Agency Working In Partnership With The Private Sector And Want To Employ And Retain Great People. In Return We Offer a Range Of Excellent Benefits, Some Of The Key Benefits Include: Holiday - Homes England offers all staff 33 days annual leave per year in addition to 8 statutory bank holidays. Working Flexibly - At Homes England we have a strong culture of flexible working and encourage all employees to have a healthy work/life balance. We offer a wide range of potential working patterns, including part time, job share and compressed hours. Health and Wellbeing - We offer health screening with Nuffield Proactive Health Clinics, a free Employee Assistance Programme which offers confidential support 24 hours a day, 7 days a week as well as access to Occupational Health. Professional Development - At Homes England we are committed to your continued professional and personal development with learning as one of our core values. We pay for one job-related professional membership subscription per year for our employees. We also offer an excellent range of family friendly benefits, for example, maternity, paternity, shared parental leave. Selection process details How to apply? To apply please follow the links to our careers page. Security Successful candidates must pass a disclosure and barring security check. Selection process details For more information on the role, please see the attached Job Description. Successful applicants will be advised of the outcome of their application and interviews held as soon as practical after the closing date. Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment. We would like to take this opportunity to thank you for your interest in this role and Homes England. Please note – Homes England has a responsibility to ensure compliance with HMG Baseline Personnel Security Standard to address the potential problems of identity fraud, illegal working and deception generally. To ensure compliance we will carry out a pre-employment Personal Identity and Vetting Report through Experian to meet the standard and you will therefore be asked to provide certain information in order that the verification check can be carried out if you are successful in your application. Homes England are an equal opportunities employer and positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates. We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer that values and respects the people who work for us. Our aim is to be an employer of choice, enabling everyone to reach their full potential. Homes England Is Committed To Protecting The Privacy And Security Of Your Personal Data. For Further Information Please Refer To Our Privacy Notice Which Can Be Viewed Here: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/homes-england/about/personal-information-charter Nationality Requirements Open to UK, Commonwealth and European Economic Area (EEA) and certain non EEA nationals. Further information on whether you are able to apply is available here. Working for the Civil Service Please note this Post is NOT regulated by the Civil Service Commission. The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equality of opportunity. There is a guaranteed disability confident interview scheme for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria. Further information Once this job has closed, the job advert will no longer be available. You may want to save a copy for your records. Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment. Security Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check. People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks. Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check. People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks. Nationality requirements This Job Is Broadly Open To The Following Groups: UK nationals nationals of the Republic of Ireland nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window) nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020 Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service Further information on nationality requirements (opens in a new window) Working for the Civil Service Please note this Post is NOT regulated by the Civil Service Commission. The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria. Please note this Post is NOT regulated by the Civil Service Commission. The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria. Diversity and Inclusion The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found. To learn more please see the Civil Service People Plan (opens in a new window) and the Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy (opens in a new window). The Civil Service welcomes applications from people who have recently left prison or have an unspent conviction. Read more about prison leaver recruitment (opens in new window). Once this job has closed, the job advert will no longer be available. You may want to save a copy for your records. Contact point for applicants Job Contact : Name : Recruitment team Email : Recruitmentinfo@homesengland.gov.uk Recruitment team Email : Recruitmentinfo@homesengland.gov.uk