Communications Manager - Digital Transformation (9 month FTC)

Job description

Job Description

We’d all like amazing work to do, and real work-life balance. That’s waiting for you at Sainsbury’s. This is where you’ll enjoy a broad range of projects, no matter what your level, because our Corporate Affairs team is non-hierarchical and truly plugged in to the rest of the business. Whether it’s internal, external or government relations, you’ll have the chance to collaborate with everyone from food waste to health, or general merchandising to Nectar, in order to support some amazing campaigns. You’ll help build trust around Sainsbury’s with customers, senior stakeholders, media and more. And if non-linear progression is what you’re after, you’ll find opportunities are all around.

 

The Internal Communications – Business team is the engine room for communications across Sainsbury's business, brands and channels. Within the team, the Digital Transformation team is the business owner of the digital platforms that support great communication across our business.

You will become an expert on Sainsbury's operations and ways of working across all brands, channels and sites and will help to develop and continually improve digital platforms that support great communication and drive colleague engagement.

You will work with the wider Internal Communications – Business team to support communications activity in relation to systems integration across the business.

Please note this is a Family Leave cover, the FTC will be for 9-12 month.

 

What you need to do

·  You will be part of the cross functional working group that continuously seek to improve our digital channels, and advise on how to provide the best user experience. 
·  You will support the team in providing clear briefs for the Tech team and external suppliers on requirements for our digital channels and will be responsible for day-to-day management of progress against the brief.
·  You will work with the Senior Communications Manager – Digital Transformation to formulate and deliver the long-term strategy for our digital platforms. 
·  Working with the Internal Communications Campaigns (ICC) Team, you will enable and equip our business to use Viva Engage to build a community, deliver successful events and create connections across our brands that bring people together to ask questions, share best practice, collaborate and celebrate success in a safe and inclusive community.
·  You will support the team in project managing future improvements to the Activity app. 
·  You will be responsible for day-to-day management of detailed project plans managing key milestones, progress against them and troubleshooting/escalating issues as required.
·  You will contribute to regular reports on progress against these objectives to our stakeholders.
·  You will work closely with the Operational Communications team to communicate the plans for the intranet, Viva Engage, Colleague Screens and Activity App to the business, as required.
·  You will work as one team, within the Internal Communications – Business team and the wider Corporate Affairs division.
·  Provide Adhoc out of hours cover to support the communication of business results and announcements. 

What you need to know and show

·  Strong written and verbal communication skills
·  Experience of planning, designing and delivering projects in a large, complex and multi-location organisation
·  Strong commercial awareness and an understanding of the contribution that communications make to delivering business objectives
·  Excellent knowledge of retail teams and processes
·  Strong attention to detail
·  Strong analytical skills
·  Action-orientated with high energy, agility and pragmatism
·  Excellent management skills and the ability to influence others to deliver
·  Creative thinker and problem solver
·  An understanding of Modern SharePoint and other Microsoft products would be advantageous 

 

We are committed to being a truly inclusive retailer, so you’ll be welcomed whoever you are and wherever you work. Around here, there’s always the chance to try something new - whether that’s as part of an evolving team or somewhere else across the business - and we take development seriously and promise to support you. We also recognise and celebrate colleagues when they go the extra mile and, where possible, offer flexible working. When you join our team, we’ll also offer you an amazing range of benefits. Here are some of them:

 Starting off with colleague discount, you'll be able to get 10% off at Sainsbury's, Argos, TU and Habitat after 4 weeks. This increases to 15% off at Sainsbury’s every Friday and Saturday and 15% off at Argos every pay day. We've also got you covered for your future with our pensions scheme and life cover. You'll also be able to share in our success as you may be eligible for a performance-related bonus of up to 10% of salary, depending on how we perform.  

 Your wellbeing is important to us too. You'll receive an annual holiday allowance, and you can buy additional holiday. We also offer other benefits that will help your money go further such as season ticket loans, cycle to work scheme, health cash plans, pay advance (where you can access some of your pay before pay day) as well access to a great range of discounts from hundreds of other retailers. And if you ever need it there is also an employee assistance programme.

 Moments that matter are as important to us as they are to you which is why we give up to 26 weeks’ pay for maternity or adoption leave and up to 4 weeks’ pay for paternity leave. 

 Please see www.sainsburys.jobs for a range of our benefits (note, length of service and eligibility criteria may apply).