Newcastle Building Society
Internal Communications Partner
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Internal Communications Partner
This position is a 9 months fixed term contract
About the role
This is an exciting opportunity to play a pivotal role in shaping how we connect, inspire, and engage our people. As an Internal Communications Partner, you’ll work closely with senior leaders to bring our strategy to life through clear, compelling and cohesive messaging. You’ll act as a trusted advisor, ensuring communications are aligned to our purpose, resonate across the organisation, and create a shared sense of direction. You’ll translate complex strategic priorities into meaningful stories and engaging content delivered at the right time, through the right channels, and with real impact. From developing communication plans to creating high-quality assets and campaigns, you’ll bridge the gap between strategy and execution. You’ll build strong relationships across the business, gaining a deep understanding of your stakeholder areas to craft communications that drive engagement, encourage collaboration, and reinforce our key objectives. You’ll also play a key role in evolving our internal communications approach bringing fresh thinking, external insight, and continuous improvement to everything you do. This is a role where you can truly make your mark challenging the status quo, influencing change, and ensuring communications are at the heart of our culture and transformation journey.
About you
You’re a confident and creative communications professional who thrives on turning strategy into impactful, engaging content. You’ll bring:
- A proven ability to translate strategic messaging into clear, effective communication plans that land at every level of an organisation
- Strong experience partnering with senior stakeholders, building credibility and influencing outcomes
- A natural storytelling ability, with experience creating high-quality content, assets and communication collateral
- A deep understanding of the role internal communications plays in shaping culture, driving engagement, and supporting retention
- Experience of using digital channels to develop and drive content that is engaging, accessible and relevant for colleagues, delivering clear and compelling communications to connect colleagues and the work they do with our purpose and strategy
- Excellent interpersonal skills, with the ability to tailor your approach, collaborate effectively, and build strong relationships across diverse teams
- Curiosity and commercial awareness, using market insights and best practice to continuously improve and innovate
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About Us
The Newcastle Building Society Group comprises of Newcastle Building Society, Manchester Building Society, Newcastle Financial Advisers and Newcastle Strategic Solutions. Our purpose, connecting our communities with a better financial future inspires and directs our activities. As an inclusive employer and member owned mutual, we aim to reflect the diverse communities we serve and encourage applications from candidates of all backgrounds. We believe everyone should feel valued, respected, and celebrated for who they are, we want colleagues to feel this is a place they belong. A place to be you.
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What do you get in return?
As well as receiving a competitive annual salary based on above-market pay scales, our reward package includes:
Financial
- Corporate bonus scheme (on target 5%, up to a maximum 10%)
- Pension scheme (up to 9% employer contribution)
- Annual performance related pay reviews
- Colleague mortgage scheme
- Electric car salary sacrifice scheme
- Life assurance (4x salary) and income protection
- Access to our financial advisers
- Access to a range of high street and online discounts
Work/Life Balance
- A 35-hour weekly contract - We are happy to talk flexible working and welcome discussions
- 25 days’ annual leave + bank holidays
- The option to buy and sell up to 5 days’ holiday
- Hybrid working
- Above statutory family leave entitlement - 3 months full pay, 3 months half pay, regardless of gender or route to parenthood
Health and Wellbeing
- Access to a health cash plan through a Medicash scheme
- Access to an employee assistance programme
- Free onsite gym at our Cobalt head office and access to discounted gym’s
- Two paid volunteering days’ each year
- Cycle to work scheme
Recognising there’s no one-size-fits-all approach to recruitment, we’re committed to ensuring every candidate has the opportunity to showcase their full potential throughout the recruitment process. We strive to make our processes as accessible as possible, if there are any ways in which we can provide support or make adjustments, we would love to discuss this with you, you can contact your Recruiter for this vacancy at Charlie.mcelhinney@newcastle.co.uk
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