Senior Internal Communications Officer

A Senior Internal Communications Officer is required for a permanent role paying up to £31,358.78 with British Transport Police (BTP) based in London. 

Do you feel passionately that effective internal communications is vital to the smooth running of a large organisation? Do you get a buzz out of finding new and innovative ways of effectively engaging an internal audience? Do you see organisational change as an opportunity and can you convince others of the benefits? If yes, then read on…

BTP is the national Police Force for Britain’s rail network. Every day we ensure the safety and security of over six million passengers and railway staff throughout England, Scotland and Wales. As Senior Internal Communications Officer with BTP you will be responsible for creating and delivering creative and engaging internal communications to officers and staff on changes taking place within the Force.

As Senior Internal Communications Officer you will be required to:

• Create and deliver innovative communications strategies
• Develop excellent working relationships with key internal stakeholders
• Provide strategic and tactical advice at all levels of the organisation
• Use your experience and initiative to identify communications gaps and find solutions
• Fully understand your various audience groups and achieve the right balance, flow and targeting of messaging to ensure that effective communications

Further information about this vacancy can be found in the attached job description. The successful Senior Internal Communications Officer will be required to evidence the following skills:

• Experience working within large and complex organisations which have undergone a period of major change
• Good track record of engaging others to develop and implement successful internal communications strategies
• Content Management Systems experience, ideally SharePoint
• Educated to degree level or equivalent, preferably in a marketing/comms discipline

If you are interested in applying to this Senior Internal Communications Officer role then please do not delay as interviews will be held as soon as appropriate candidates are highlighted. In return for your experience, we can offer you:

• Salary up to £31,358.78 including London Allowance
• 28 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• Final salary pension
• Various salary sacrifice schemes (cycle to work/childcare) and retail discounts

We want our organisation to be as diverse as the community it serves so we welcome applicants from all sections of the community. You must have the right to remain and work in the UK and you must tell us about any previous convictions or cautions including any deemed as 'spent'. These will not necessarily exclude you from employment but they must be declared at the point of application.