Responsibilities

• Support the delivery of Horizon's internal communications and employee engagement strategy.
• Coordinate and maintain the internal communications calendar, ensuring timely and engaging colleague communications.
• Create compelling content including newsletters, colleague stories, leadership messages, blogs, announcements, and internal campaigns.
• Translate organisational updates, business priorities, and people initiatives into clear, engaging communications.
• Support colleague engagement initiatives that encourage two-way communication, feedback, recognition, and celebration.
• Promote wellbeing initiatives, colleague benefits, learning opportunities, and organisational campaigns.
• Monitor engagement metrics and feedback to continuously improve internal communication effectiveness.
• Ensure all communications reflect Horizon's values, culture, and brand identity.
• Manage and maintain the OneHorizon colleague platform.
• Create and publish internal news, recognition stories, wellbeing content, colleague updates, and organisational announcements.

Requirements

• Minimum of 2 years' experience in marketing, internal communications, employee engagement, employer branding, or a similar role.
• Degree or equivalent qualification in Marketing, Communications, Public Relations, Business, or a related discipline.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong content creation and copywriting abilities.
• Experience creating digital content across multiple channels.
• Good design skills and experience using creative design software such as Canva or Adobe Creative Suite.
• Strong organisational and project management skills.
• Ability to build positive relationships with stakeholders across all levels of the organisation.
• A collaborative approach and genuine passion for creating positive colleague experiences.

Preferred

• Experience working within education, care, health, or social care sectors.
• Experience managing intranet or employee engagement platforms.
• Knowledge of employer branding and recruitment marketing.
• Experience using social media management and analytics tools.