Communications Manager

We're looking for a corporate communications manager to join our communications team on a 6-month secondment.

In this role, we'll look to you to help us to manage our outstanding reputation, by engaging in a wide range of corporate communications activity. You'll be working closely with exec colleagues as well as the media, to write compelling copy for a variety of events. We'll also look to you to support with interviews and comms activity, as well as creating engaging and compelling content for us to share some of the great work that Co-op are doing with a range of external audiences. So, if you have the verbal and written communication skills we need, we can offer you the exciting chance to gain valuable exposure and develop your career with a business that puts people at the heart of its strategy.

What you'll do:

• Source and write compelling copy for a range of corporate activity, including speeches, for internal and external events, copy for our financial results and Co-op's AGM, and other significant co-op wide materials including presentations and colleague communications


• Co-ordinate content and timetable for social media activity for CEO accounts, working closely with a number of stakeholders


• Lead and manage the production of our Annual Report


• Get involved in a number of key corporate projects and initiatives both from a communications advisory and content creation perspective
  
  Excellent verbal and written communication skills with experience of writing business and financial copy


• Strong experience of content creation for internal and external audiences


• The ability to stay calm and work effectively under pressure


• The ability to build and maintain meaningful relationships with a range of key colleagues and partners up to executive level
  
  Here you'll do work that matters. We're a commercial organisation with a purpose beyond profit, you'll have an opportunity to help us build a stronger Co-op and stronger communities. You'll also get a package that includes:



• competitive salary


• private individual healthcare


• coaching, training and support to help you develop


• pension with up to 10% employer contributions


• annual incentive scheme


• 28 days holiday (rising to 32 in line with service) plus bank holidays


• discounts on Co-op products and services


Building an inclusive work environment

We're actively building diverse teams and we welcome applications from everyone. We want to build inclusive work environments, where our colleagues have equal opportunities to reach their full potential. We celebrate our differences, and recognise the importance of our teams reflecting the communities they serve.

If you have a disability, we can make reasonable adjustments to our recruitment process according to your needs. We're also part of the Disability Confident scheme, meaning we'll always offer an interview to disabled candidates who apply through the scheme if they meet the minimum criteria for a job.

We'll ask whether you'd like to be considered under the Disability Confident scheme when you apply.

If we invite you to take part in the recruitment process for any of our jobs, we'll ask you if you need any reasonable adjustments to enable you to participate.