Are you a passionate and enthusiastic communications professional, looking to further your career within an ambitious national organisation?
We are seeking a talented individual to join our busy Internal Communications team, based in Lichfield. The central purpose of this temporary role (12 months with the possibility of a further extension) will be to contribute to the development and delivery of audience-centric internal communications that engage employees and support the delivery of great care and support to over 3,500 individuals with learning disabilities.

The role will include:

• Support the Digital Communications Manager with the co-ordination of the day to day running of the intranet, with a focus on good governance, usability and the development of engaging content for staff in all areas of the organisation.
• Create engaging and compelling stories to be used across our award-winning channel mix, including magazines, our intranet, social media, audio, video, blog posts, etc.
• Supporting with the delivery of internal events, including open days, company awards and conferences.
• Contribute to the development of specific campaigns and initiatives to maximise return on investment in communications.
• Management and triage of the central communications mailbox.
• Co-ordinating the organisation’s charity partnership.
• Support regular reporting on key metrics to demonstrate ROI and effectiveness.

Person Specification

Educated to degree level or equivalent, the successful candidate will have a proven attention to detail and ideally previous copywriting and proofing experience within a communications team. You will be IT literate with excellent communication and time management skills, contributing to the ability to work in a fast-paced team environment delivering to tight timescales. You’ll also have a natural inclination to be proactive in supporting colleagues across the team and wider business, whilst creating and maintaining strong business relationships at all levels would be a particular strength.

Key requirements

• Communications related degree or equivalent.
• Previous experience within an internal communications specific role would be an advantage.
• Strong content development skills, including the ability to identify and curate opportunities to produce content in a range of formats
• Exceptional writing skills with the ability to create content for a range of audiences.
• Excellent proofreading skills.
• Professional and dynamic attitude to work.
• Excellent IT skills, knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite would be an advantage as would experience of using media editing tools.
• Team player and the ability to work as part of an extremely fast paced team.
• Approachable, personable and able to communicate well with all colleagues.
• Highly organised with the ability to manage multiple tasks and prioritise accordingly.
• Methodical and analytical with exceptional attention to detail.
• Availability to sometimes work outside of normal business hours with overnight stays away from home.
• Passion for supporting people.
• Willingness to work with a hybrid approach, attending the office as required.

Benefits of joining the Voyage Care family:
In return for your dedication and commitment, you’ll work in a sector that is truly rewarding with many benefits including:

• A supportive and dynamic team environment
• Wagestream
• DoctorLine - free service where you and members of your family can speak to a GP 24/7, either over the phone or via a video consultation.
• Eye care vouchers
• Refer a friend scheme
• Competitive salary
• 23 days annual leave plus bank holidays and an additional day for your birthday
• Blue Light Card Retail discount benefit scheme
• V-Assure, a free 24 hour, confidential and independent help line
• Life assurance
• Pension

Ready to make a significant impact and drive digital transformation? Apply today and be a part of our journey to enhance the quality of care we provide!