Internal Communication Manager

The SFO is looking for an experienced internal communication manager to join our dynamic, multidisciplinary communication team. The successful candidate for this role will be a proactive and confident self-starter, with a strong track record of planning and delivering internal communications which support organisational objectives.
Reporting to the Head of Internal Communication, you will be responsible for planning and delivering communications that are timely, engaging and impact-full. Working with Communication Team colleagues and our expert legal, investigations and intelligence teams, you will creatively communicate the SFO’s story internally. Through strong relationships with colleagues across the organisation you will develop and deliver communications which inform staff, drive behaviour change and help shape the SFO culture, ensuring colleagues feel informed, listened to and engaged. You will have a demonstrable, excellent understanding of internal communication, including change communications and channel development.
You will have experience of communicating high profile or sensitive matters to internal audiences and will be comfortable in a fast-paced environment, able to adapt quickly to changing needs or priorities. You’ll also be an excellent net-worker who can build relationships with colleagues at all levels and have the confidence to brief and advise Board members on their communication and engagement with staff., As a Internal Communication Manager you will be responsible for:
+ Develop and maintain an understanding of the SFO, our work and the key issues affecting our internal audiences.
+ Plan internal communications and campaigns which deliver high quality comms products through a range of internal channels.
+ Work with colleagues at all levels across the SFO to maintain a forward look of communication activities, opportunities and risks, maintaining our planned approach to internal communications in SFO.
+ Support the Head of Internal Communication to develop our internal communication strategy.
+ Handle business as usual communication requests, including editing and drafting intranet news copy.
+ Build and maintain excellent, collaborative professional relationships with key internal stakeholders.
+ Offer evidence-based communications handling advice to senior management and colleagues across the organisation.
+ Lead the evaluation of our internal communications.
For more information about the role and for a full list of key responsibilities, please see attached Job Pack., We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:
+ Communicating and Influencing
+ Working Together
+ Seeing the Big Picture
+ Managing a Quality Service

Technical skills
We'll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process:
+ Impact: Analyse evidence to assess the impact of our internal communications against defined objectives; identify and implement lessons learned., + A personal statement of no more than 750 words explaining how your skills and experience meet the essential and desirable criteria as listed in the job pack.
+ A supporting CV outlining your job history and qualifications, (including how you meet the essential technical criteria for the role.)
It will not be possible to provide feedback to applicants who are unsuccessful at the application stage.
Interview stage
Behaviours and technical essential criteria-Impact as outlined in the job pack will be tested at interview
Candidates invited to interview will also be required to complete an assessment.
Full details of the interview process will be made available to shortlisted candidates in the invite to interview.
Sift to take place from Tuesday 15th
Interviews are expected to take place in w/c 21 October.
All dates are indicative and subject to change.
Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.

Security
Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is security check (opens in a new window).See our vetting charter (opens in a new window).
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
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Working for the Civil Service
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We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles (opens in a new window).
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.
The Civil Service also offers a Redeployment Interview Scheme to civil servants who are at risk of redundancy, and who meet the minimum requirements for the advertised vacancy.

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).

Alongside your salary of £38,264, Serious Fraud Office contributes £11,085 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.
Option to join the Civil Service pension scheme. For further details, click here http://www.civilservice.gov.uk/pensions
Generous annual leave provision of 25 days which increases to 30 days after five years’ service plus an additional day in recognition of the King’s Birthday and the option to buy or sell up to five days’ leave per year.
Discretionary performance-related bonus scheme.
Interest-free season travel ticket, bicycle loan and cycle to work scheme.
Access to the Rental Deposit Salary Advance Scheme which assists employees in meeting the costs of deposits for privately rented homes.
Opportunities for learning and development.
Flexible working arrangements and family-friendly policies.
Voucher for eye care and discounted spectacles.
Access to a range of discounts through membership of the Civil Service Sports and Social Club, CSSC Sports and Leisure. http://www.cssc.co.uk/
Maternity and paternity leave provision over and above the statutory entitlements.
Access to My CPS Rewards Gateway. My CPS Rewards offers staff a range of rewards and savings including:
+ Discounts with high street retailers
+ Savings on grocery shopping at a range of supermarkets
+ Special salary sacrifice and recognition schemes
+ Reloadable gift cards and e-cards
+ Instant vouchers
Any move to the Serious Fraud Office from another employer will mean you can no longer access childcare vouchers. This includes moves between government departments. You may however be eligible for other government schemes, including Tax-Free Childcare. Determine your eligibility at https://www.childcarechoices.gov.uk