Internal Communications Officer
Location: Coventry
Salary: £ 22,500 - 25,000
Hours: 36.25


The role

We have an exciting opportunity for an Internal Communications Officer to join our team based in Coventry.

Based across the Midlands, the East and the South East, Orbit is already one of the UK's leading housing associations. We provide high quality, good value homes to over 100,000 customers across 42,000 homes. We are a big developer too, building 2,000 new homes every year. At the heart of this growth are our customers. We provide all sorts of homes for all sorts of people, and our approach empowers every one of them to grow and flourish. We make profit in order to invest into the communities we work for, playing a key role in driving UK housing growth.

The Internal Communications Officer is a key role within the Marketing and Communications team. The role will deliver effective communication internally across the organisation with the support from the wider marketing design and digital team.

The focus of this role is to support the Senior Internal Communications Officer with defining and delivering the internal communications strategy and communicating day to day business messaging, as well as liaising with key internal stakeholders to identify stories that may be of interest to the business

This is an exciting role where you will be responsible for the writing and delivery business-wide communications across multiple channels, including the intranet, digital newsletters, email and blog articles.You will produce communications that align with the priorities of the business and liaise with teams across the business to ensure all messages are aligned

We are looking for a well organised individual who ideally has a good track record of working in a Communications or Marketing background, with strong social media and writing skills. You will be required to write effective content on behalf of other individuals and the business itself focusing around different audiences.

Why apply?

We believe that an organisation's best asset is its people, and as such we want everyone to feel that they can make a difference. We want to unlock the potential in all Orbit employees and maximise their satisfaction in the job. We have a corporate training programme, opportunities for professional development and our staff tell us we are a great organisation to work for. We offer an excellent benefits package, including private medical insurance, discounted dental insurance and gym membership, 27 days holiday entitlement and pension scheme.

How to apply

To apply for this role please submit your CV and a supporting statement that demonstrates how you meet the key criteria we need. If you wish to discuss the role further, please contact Laura Maxey at Retinue Solutions, on 0203 837 7880

Advert closing - 28th January (midnight)
interviews - TBC

Retinue Solutions is committed to equality in the workplace and is an equal opportunity employer. Retinue Solutions is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.