About Us:
We’re PFG , a leading specialist bank and a FTSE 250 company who are one of the UK’s leading suppliers of personal credit products to the non-standard lending market. We provide a portfolio of credit products designed to meet the particular needs of those who are not well serviced by mainstream lenders. Our core brands are Vanquis Bank and Moneybarn.
What’s the opportunity?
We are recruiting for an Internal Communications Manager! We are looking for a creative and meticulous individual to collaborate closely with the Communications Team and key business stakeholders to produce and implement high quality, effective employee-focused communications.
Reporting to the Head of Group Communications you will focus mainly on communication development, planning and delivery. You will partner with Senior Leaders in key areas of the Group to help them engage with their teams and their own communication campaigns.
Key responsibilities of our Internal Communications Manager:
- To work closely with business leaders in various functions to understand internal comms requirements scheduling effective releases aligned to key delivery events owning communication strategies and plans for those stakeholders.
- Support the Internal Communications Team to create and deliver a communication strategy and plan, and produce content that aligns with and supports the delivery of the wider business strategy.
- Support large-scale projects and change programmes that are scheduled to impact on all PFG colleagues.
- Work in partnership with Head of Communications and Snr BPs on selected sensitive or high profile confidential work which can impact employees, including crisis communications in line with business continuity plans.
- Proactively identify opportunities for improving colleague engagement through communication.
Skills & Experience you will have:
- Excellent creativity and attention to detail in written communication skills that ensure that key messages are clear, easy to understand and presented in an accessible and engaging way.
- Creative skills with knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite and ability to create images, intranet banners and other graphic design elements (desirable).
- Experienced with MS excel, Word, Power Point and Outlook.
- Experienced in the design and delivery of digital communications.
- Demonstratable experience in an Internal Communications role.
Desirable, not essential:
- Working knowledge of the key software within the Adobe Creative Suite: Illustrator and Photoshop for digital asset creation and photo editing, InDesign for document creation and print media.
Why join Provident Financial Group?
Not only will you have the satisfaction of working for a successful and ethical business who are here to help people but we will also invest in your development by giving you the support and training to become better and better at your job. We take the work/life balance seriously, with plenty of flexible working options. Working in a bright and refreshingly relaxed environment, you will find that your opinions are valued and listened to.
On top of all this, we will give you a package including:
- Competitive base salary
- Discretionary annual bonus
- Hybrid working considered
- 25 days annual leave entitlement (increasing with length of service)
- Pension Scheme with company contributions
- Private Medical Insurance
- Extensive opportunities for personal and career development
- Flexible and dynamic working policies
- Colleague Perks at Work discount platform
- And much more
Inclusion & Diversity Statement
We know that by having a better, more inclusive culture and a diverse group of colleagues, we can support our customers and each other in the best way possible. We also believe this goes a long way to helping us live our purpose and defines why we are here in the first place: to help put people on a path to a better everyday life.
We are an equal opportunities employer, and we want people to join us no matter how they identify, their sexual orientation, marital or civil partner status, race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief, disability or age.
We want to attract and retain the best people. So, we make sure that, if people need it, they are given all the extra support and reasonable adjustments to take part in any part of our application or interview process. We have also got lots of colleagues who choose to work flexibly, so please feel free to talk to us about how you prefer to work at any time.
We think that if you can Be Yourself in the workplace, you will do your best work and enjoy being part of the team and as a business we get to benefit from that and to celebrate all the wonderful things that diversity brings.
