Internal Comms & Colleague Engagement Manager

Job Description

Internal Communications & Colleague Engagement ManagerHead OfficeWhyteleafe, Surrey (Hybrid/Remote)Competitive salary + benefits that will get you excitedAnn Summers is a brand that encourages empowerment and sexual wellbeing, and we dominate the market as experts. We harness our insight and experience to create a brand, product and experience that inspires our customers to feel their most sexy, confidentand empoweredin the bedroom and in life! Were the destination for must-have lingerie and sex toy innovation and stand proud as the authority in our industry!Whether youre working at our head office or in one of our stores, one thing thats guaranteed is no two days are the same. Were a unique brand with a phenomenally talented team of experts across all our channelstogether were empowered to achieve thebrands global vision.We are looking for someone who can drive colleague engagement and connectivity in a multisite business with over 1000 colleagues some of whom dont access to a computer daily. You will inspire managers and provide them with the tools and knowledge to fosterand promote employee engagement within their teams.So what would you be doing...

• Develop and implement the ongoing internal communications strategy to inspire, inform and engage employees, tailoring communication for different business areas to ensure messages are landed effectively
• Create an internal communications plan, liaising with senior stakeholders to incorporate updates from all business functions as well as strategic business announcements.
• Manage the day-to-day internal communications activity, creating visibility of key activity across the business
• Develop and define new and existing internal communications platforms as appropriate, starting with the new Learning Experience Platform being launched in 2022.
• Design, develop and deliver an engagement strategy plan and calendar for all areas of the business that reflects the Ann Summers culture and aims to surprise & delight our colleagues (including business updates)
• Work collaboratively with Marketing, P&T, and Business Comms on the delivery of all major colleague events across the business.
• Create and manage colleague surveys to gauge colleague opinion, and work with the business leaders on engagement strategies in areas such as wellbeing, employee recognition and benefits.
• Lead and develop employee recognition and incentives that are aligned to brand values and culture; including areas such as length of service and employee of the quarter.
• Develop and evolve charity partnerships, engaging employees to support in local and annual events.
• Play a key role within the team developing the employer brand and corporate website and equipped to include this throughout our internal comms

You need to be this kind of person

• Passionate about providing unparalleled levels of engagement that delight our colleagues
• Able to make it happen and push boundaries in a fast-paced, fun and dynamic environment
• Care about doing a great job and empower others with the quality of what you do
• An amazing stakeholder manager and relationship builder, who Leads by example, inspiring individuals & teams to do their best
• An authentic ambassador you champion & demonstrate our peoples values at all times.

We always support colleagues to develop their skills. But to be successful in this role you will need to have

• A true passion for the AS brand and what we stand for
• A proven track record in internal communications, ideally within the Retail, Leisure or Hospitality industry
• Experience leading engagement and recognition activity/projects
• Innovation and creative thinking, pushing the boundaries to strive for GREAT
• The ability to build strong relationships across several departments, partnering and influencing to work cohesively.
• Analytical thinking, considering all data and insight to get the best result
• Exceptional attention to detail

Work-life balance is important to us at Ann Summers, so we offer our teams as much flexibility as possible in line with the needs of their role. We trust our teams to know how they work best, combining remote and collaborative working, with a flexible approachto core hours. This allows our people the time and space for life outside of work whilst delivering against our team goals.At Ann Summers we are proud to continue embracing inclusion, diversity and equality in our every day, supporting our people to be themselves. We are committed to building teams with a variety of backgrounds, skills and views. We regret that due to high volumeswe are unable to acknowledge every application. All successful candidates will be contacted as soon as possible to discuss the role and their experience further.Ann Summers complies with all GDPR policies and by responding to this ad your details will be kept on record for a total of 6 months unless expressed otherwise