Location – Thames Valley remote /office
Who are we?
Thames Water is the UK’s largest water and wastewater company. We make a daily difference to our 15 million customers by supplying 2.6 billion litres of water through 32,000 km’s of pipes, to keep taps flowing and toilets flushing. We are an essential service and have operated throughout the Covid19 pandemic.
At Thames Water, every one of our actions, big and small, matters every day. Water is essential to daily life, and that means our business is always open.
What you’ll be doing
We are looking for an experienced Employee Communications Manager on a FTC – 12 months, to develop and deliver engaging, informative, and meaningful internal communications and campaigns to drive employee engagement and understanding across the relevant functional areas and companywide.
You will work with Executive and senior managers across the organisation to develop employee communication and engagement strategy that addresses the business plan priorities, values, and ongoing organisational challenges. Ensuring mechanisms for feedback exist.
We’re looking for you to
Strong previous track record of communications and campaign handling essential
Have internal communications or communications consultancy experience preferred.
- Degree in a relevant discipline or recognised professional qualification from relevant institute/professional body preferred but not essential
- Strong interpersonal and negotiating skills essential
- Excellent standard of written and spoken English required
- Familiar with MS office (Word, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint) preferred
- Familiar with Microsoft Teams and content management platforms like Popullo (preferred)
What’s in it for you
We’re proud of the positive ways of working we have adopted during the pandemic. We want to create a more flexible and dynamic environment so all our colleagues can thrive. For our office-based roles, we’re moving to a hybrid approach where we’ll provide options around working from our offices, our operational sites, and home dependent on role/team/individual. This will be discussed during the assessment process.
Thames Water is a unique, rewarding, and diverse place to work. If you join our team, you’ll enjoy fast-tracked career opportunities, flexible working arrangements, and unparalleled benefits. We’re also proud to be an equal opportunity employer, Stonewall Diversity Champion, and Disability Confident Leader and we’re a Times Top 50 Employer for Women.
Click here to find out more about working at Thames Water.