Internal communications officer

About the Team:

Effective internal communication is essential to ensuring our colleagues understand our brand, culture and strategy.

You will join our internal communications function within the brand experience team to help shape our internal corporate narrative, deliver our core messaging and flagship channels, and ensure communications activities help inspire and engage to help drive employee advocacy.

As our internal communications officer you will support the delivery of Jisc's internal communications and engagement activity, helping ensure colleagues have access to clear, timely and engaging information.

Working as part of a small strategic communications team, you will create engaging storytelling, contributing to the effective delivery of core channels and supporting organisational engagement activities.

The role plays an important part in enabling Jisc to maintain internal communication standards across the organisation by supporting colleagues with guidance, best practice and taking an audience and data-led approach.

Proven experience of

• Supporting internal communications, employee engagement or corporate communications activities.
• Creating and editing content for a range of audiences and channels.
• Working with digital communication platforms, websites or intranets.
• Measuring or reporting on communication activity and engagement.
• Excellent editing and proofreading skills.
• Understanding of internal communications principles and best practice.
• Understanding of digital communication channels and audience engagement.

Specific patterns for working in the office are not mandated, and the frequency of time worked in the office is agreed with your manager. Meeting in person is something we value so you may need to travel on occasion to any of our hub offices.

At Jisc, every role is meaningful, and every individual is valued. We foster a culture of continuous learning and personal growth, offering opportunities to develop new skills and make a real impact in education and research. With a strong focus on work-life balance, we embrace flexible working that prioritises outcomes over hours, empowering you to create a rhythm that energises both your professional and personal life.

Jisc's culture is powered by our four guiding principles: putting customers first, driving innovation, creating impact, and championing inclusive collaboration to deliver sustainable outcomes and shape a better future.

• Flexible work pattern, which can adapt to suit your schedules and personal commitments
• 31 days annual leave (plus bank holidays) that includes three closure days over Christmas
• Buy up to an additional 5 days leave during the flexible benefits window
• Generous flexible pension schemes
• A range of wellbeing lifestyle benefits including company paid health care cash plan, mental health first aiders and support
• A company culture of continuous learning with access to thousands of Linked In Learning courses, and lots of resources and opportunities to support your development
• Financial well-being support including access to preferential loan and savings plans, mortgage advice, will writing tools and support and resources to help you make the most of your money
• A wide range of discounts and cashback from retailers and big-name high-street stores
• Family friendly policies including enhanced parental, maternity and paternity and co-parental leave as well as opportunity for career breaks
• Support your volunteering with up to 3 days volunteer leave

Jisc believe our people make all the difference in cultivating an inclusive…