Internal Comms Business Partner - Bank of England

£32,000 - £40,000 • Bank of England • Leeds or London

Are you a skilled communicator with a passion for creative content that can help to inspire and motivate our colleagues?

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced communications professional to join the Bank's central internal communications team. As a key member of the team you will partner with colleagues in our People function to provide creative communications advice and support on areas such as, learning, reward, future talent, recruitment and performance.

This is a fascinating time for the Bank as we roll out our new 3-year strategy, including the expansion of our presence in Leeds and work with business areas to ensure our employees are informed and engaged with the Bank's vision.

The role offers a great opportunity to create internal communications plans that support our people initiatives. You will become an expert on our channels and provide advice on how best to reach the desired audience. You will think strategically about how communications fit into the Bank's overall strategy and ensure you're measuring the success of any message.

You will join a small, friendly and supportive team.

Responsibilities:

• Work with colleagues to maintain a strategic forward plan of communications activity across our People Function.
• Write and edit communications material for our internal communications platforms.
• Work with our channel manager to maintain our O365 channels, including our Sharepoint intranet and VivaEngage
• Work collaboratively with internal partners to provide timely and relevant communications advice -including helping to develop campaign plans for important initiatives.
• Measure your communications output and feed this information back to ensure lessons are learnt.

Skills required:

• Excellent written and oral communications with an ability to prepare clear narratives and communications that explain complicated material in succinct and easy to understand ways.
• Strong collaboration skills with experience of using personal initiative to deliver.
• Demonstrable ability to work and multi-task in a complex and fast-paced environment.
• Good interpersonal and networking skills.
• Attention to detail.

Desirable criteria:

• Experience/knowledge of using the Microsoft O365 suite, including Sharepoint Online and VivaEngage in a communications capacity

Our Approach to Inclusion

The Bank values diversity, equity and inclusion. We play a key role in maintaining monetary and financial stability, and to do that effectively, we believe we need a workforce that reflects the society we serve.

At the Bank of England, we want all colleagues to feel valued and respected, so we're working hard to build an inclusive culture which supports people from all backgrounds and communities to be at their best at work. We celebrate all forms of diversity, including (but not limited to) age, disability, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, race, religion, sexual orientation and socioeconomic status. We believe that it's by drawing on different perspectives and experiences that we'll continue to make the best decisions for the public.

We welcome applications from individuals who work flexibly, including job shares and part time working patterns. We've also partnered with external organisations to support us in making adjustments for candidates and employees in the recruitment process where they're needed.

For most roles where work can be carried out at home, we aim for colleagues to spend half of their time in the office, with a minimum of 40% per month. Subject to that minimum requirement, individuals and managers should work together to find what works best for them, their team and stakeholders.

Finally, we're proud to be a member of the Disability Confident Scheme. If you wish to apply under this scheme, you should check the box in the 'Candidate Personal Information' under the 'Disability Confident Scheme' section of the application.

Salary and Benefits Information

We encourage flexible working, part time working and job share arrangements. Part time salary and benefits will be on a pro-rated basis as appropriate.

This role offers a salary of:

Leeds from £32,720 - £36,810

London from £36,320 - £40,860.

In addition, we also offer a comprehensive benefits package as detailed below:

• A non-contributory, career average pension giving you a guaranteed retirement benefit of 1/95th of your annual salary for every year worked. There is the option to increase your pension (to 1/50th) or decrease (to 1/120th) in exchange for salary through our flexible benefits programme each year.
• A discretionary performance award based on a current award pool.
• A 8% benefits allowance with the option to take as salary or purchase a wide range of flexible benefits.
• 26 days' annual leave with option to buy up to 12 additional days through flexible benefits.
• Private medical insurance and income protection.

National Security Vetting Process

Employment in this role will be subject to the National Security Vetting clearance process (and typically can take between 6 to 12 weeks post offer) and the passing of additional Bank security checks in accordance with the Bank policy. Further information regarding the vetting and security clearance requirements for the role will be provided to the successful applicant, and information about how the Bank processes personal data for these purposes, is set out in the Bank's Privacy Notice.

The Bank of England welcomes applications from all candidates, but as a UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) approved sponsor, we have a responsibility to comply with the Immigration Rules and guidance. As such, our ability to employ individuals who require sponsorship for immigration purposes is limited. The Bank cannot guarantee that you and / or the role you are applying for will be eligible for sponsorship and that any application made to UKVI will be successful. Eligibility will therefore be considered on a case by case basis.

The Application Process

Important: Please ensure that you complete the 'work history' section and answer ALL the application questions fully. All candidate applications are anonymised to ensure that our hiring managers will not be able to see your personal information, including your CV, when reviewing your application details at the screening stage. It's therefore really important that you fill out the work history and application form questions, as your answers will form a critical part of the initial selection process.

The assessment process will comprise of two interview stages.

This role closes on 12th November 2024.

Please apply online, ensuring that you complete your work history and answer ALL the application questions fully and in detail as your application will not be considered if all mandatory questions are not fully completed.