Internal Communications & Engagement Specialist

We have an excellent opportunity for an Internal Communications & Engagement Specialist to join our fast-paced and friendly Internal Communications team for a 12-month fixed term contract. Working as an essential member of the team and the wider HR department, the successful candidate will support the Internal Communication and Engagement Manager on a variety of project related tasks. With a focus on Internal Communications and Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), this is a brilliant opportunity to get involved with employee engagement, benefits campaigns as well as organising company annual events. This is a varied role, where no two days will be the same! You'll look to co-ordinate and manage Internal Communications schedules and work closely with stakeholders of all levels and seniority. In addition, you'll play a proactive role in supporting the creation and delivery of the CSR strategy by leading monthly forum meetings, managing the charitable donation process, running various internal fundraising and volunteering campaigns and supporting the employee wellbeing programme. This is a fantastic opportunity to work within a progressive, talented and friendly HR team, who are focused on supporting the business in achieving operational and strategic objectives during a period of exciting business change.

We are really keen to hear from candidates with proven experience working in an Internal Communications or CSR role. It is essential that you possess excellent verbal and written communication, influencing and stakeholder engagement skills. You will also need to be able to demonstrate resilience, with the ability to juggle differing priorities under pressure and demonstrate a high level of flexibility and attention to detail. In addition, the ideal candidate will be able to demonstrate:

• Previous experience working within an Internal Communications role
• Experience of leading employee engagement, CSR and internal communications campaigns
• Organisation and time management skills, with the ability to prioritise when under pressure and balance competing workloads effectively
• Excellent attention to detail and an ability to quality check own work and the work of others where necessary to ensure we get it right first time
• A high level of personal integrity and experience in managing sensitive information whilst maintaining confidentiality
• IT confidence, with experience of working in SharePoint, Microsoft Office Suite, including Excel, PowerPoint and Word
• Experience of managing interactions with senior stakeholders
• Strong customer service skills, and experience dealing with internal or external customers
  
  ARAG UK has been helping businesses and individuals gain access to justice for over 40 years. It's our founding principle to enable everybody, not just those who can afford it, to assert their legal rights.
Thousands of businesses and individuals defend or pursue legal action each year safe in the knowledge that ARAG are paying their legal bills. Our businesses include a legal expenses insurance company and a law firm with many opportunities in both areas. We have always been aware that it's the people that really make it happen; the quality of our people defines the quality of the company, the service we offer and the good outcomes for our customers, so we're committed to creating a great place to work for our employees. We believe it is an exciting time to join ARAG. You can expect an organisation that will challenge and develop you to progress your career. By giving you every opportunity to develop yourself professionally and personally, we also pride ourselves on having an open, inclusive and high energy culture that encourages a fun working environment and places our customers at the very heart of everything we do. If you are keen to become part of our exciting future then we would love to hear from you. In addition to the very genuine development opportunities we provide we also offer a generous reward and benefits package.

As a team we are passionate and enthusiastic about what we do. Our people are encouraged to think independently and to take ownership of their work. In return for your commitment we will offer you generous remuneration and an attractive benefits package which will include:
• 25 days holiday with the option to buy up to a further 5 days
• Company pension scheme with the option to increase contributions
• Group Income Protection for all employees
• Group Legal Protection for all employees
• A choice of either European Motor Assistance or Home Emergency Assistance
• Inclusion in our Health Cash plan
• Salary sacrifice benefits including Cycle scheme
• A comprehensive wellbeing programme including free eye tests
• Access to our employee discounts hub offering exclusive discounts across thousands of retail partners,
• The option to join our Sports and Social club which organises discounted events such as theatre visits, wine tasting and shopping trips