Internal Engagement & Communications Manager

Location

Abingdon, Oxfordshire | United Kingdom

Job description

Company Background

What if there was a limitless, safe, clean, low-cost energy source, providing much needed global energy security?  What if that energy source could also help reduce climate change?  We believe that’s fusion energy.  Tokamak Energy is a leading global commercial fusion energy company based near Oxford, UK.  We have an unrivalled track record designing and operating spherical tokamaks; the optimal route to commercial fusion energy. 

In addition to fusion energy, Tokamak Energy is recognised as the leader in High Temperature Superconductor (HTS) magnet, design, numerical modelling, and prototyping. Our dedicated HTS magnet team, in collaboration with key manufacturing partners, is focussed on becoming the leading supplier of HTS magnets to multiple markets.

The company, founded in 2009 as a spin-off from the UK’s Culham Centre for Fusion Energy, currently employs a growing team of over 250 people with experts from the UK and around the world. It combines world leading scientific, engineering, industrial and commercial capabilities.  The company has 70 families of patent applications and has raised $250 million, comprising $200m from private investors and $50m from the UK and US governments. Our US subsidiary, Tokamak Energy Inc, was established in 2019.

Come and be a part of a dynamic and innovative team who are striving to provide a solution to one of humanity’s greatest challenges: clean and sustainable energy for all.

Overview of the role

We are looking for a proactive and driven Internal Engagement and Communications Manager to shape, define and execute a creative internal engagement and communications strategy that supports the delivery of our business and people ambitions.

Reporting to the Director of Communications, you will collaborate closely with our People team and multiple stakeholders across our business to keep our employees informed, motivated and engaged across multiple locations and timezones. This role involves using digital, offline and face-to-face channels to capture, create and deliver great content. You will also be creating opportunities for our people to express their ideas and opinions and empower their voices. With experience and knowledge of People topics such as wellbeing , ED&I and EVP, you will share your thoughts and ideas to help further develop the TE culture, keeping our values front and centre.

In this role, you will:

• Support employee engagement programme objectives by delivering innovative, high-quality, relevant, and engaging communications for all those who work on behalf of Tokamak Energy, including employees and contractors. This will be a balance of defining ‘what’ we do and also implementing the ‘how’, getting on with projects and making an impact yourself.
• Further develop and maintain the internal communications strategy, to enable meaningful two-way communication with employees; promote engagement; encourage organisation-wide collaboration; ensure staff understand and embrace Tokamak Energy’s vision, purpose, values, business goals and key messages.
• Develop, maintain, and constantly improve a range of internal communications channels using a broad mix of media and formats to effectively target all employees, taking into account different working patterns and employment models.
• Develop and deliver internal communications campaigns and activities on key topics, including People topics such as wellbeing, EDI and EVP.
• Create and disseminate high quality, creative, engaging internal communications content: source information, stories, and contributions from all parts of the company and relevant external sources, draft, write, edit and coordinate material as necessary and/or commission others to do so. Design and publish the employee bi-weekly newsletter.
• Plan and deliver internal employee events.
• Maintain and oversee editorial standards on the company’s intranet providing particular support to our People and EHS teams.
• Ensure that internal communications activities are aligned with the wider Tokamak Energy communications strategies and plans as required to ensure connection with external communication initiatives.
• Implement and manage effective evaluation systems, and ensure that insights from evaluation are used to continuously improve strategies, plans and activities.
• Prepare for and manage the handling of internal communications for crises, whether internally or externally generated.
• Manage the budget for internal communications, to the extent delegated by the Director of Communications.
• Ensure all communication is consistent with Tokamak Energy’s overarching narrative, brand guidelines and other key messages.

Requirements

• Experience of developing and delivering corporate employee/internal communications with a clear understanding of internal communications strategies, tactics, and techniques.
• A great storyteller with excellent English language writing and editing skills, able to tailor complex and technical content to different audiences.
• Proven ability to think strategically and ensure campaigns support Tokamak Energy’s employee engagement goals and objectives.
• Proven ability to innovate, identify opportunities for improvement, and respond to a changing internal context and to evolving internal communications best practice.
• Excellent oral and presentation communication skills, with the ability to brief senior leaders and speak at employee events.
• Demonstrable design skills, with experience of Microsoft based intranet and newsletter platforms.
• ·Highly organised, able to prioritise and multi-task in a fast-paced environment, with the ability to deliver work without supervision.
• Ability to connect with our employees, with insightful and engaging personal skills.

Benefits

• 25 days holiday (plus bank holidays and 3 festive days to be used between Christmas and the New Year)
• Company pension scheme
• Eligible for company share option scheme
• Company bonus scheme, discretionary, dependant on performance
• A range of financial benefits including death in service and critical illness cover
• Cycle to work scheme

No terminology in the advert or job description is intended to discriminate on the grounds of a person’s age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy or maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, or sexual orientation. Every candidate will be assessed only in accordance with their merits, qualifications and abilities to perform the duties of the job.

Important information for candidates

Pre-employment screening

Please note that the appointment of the successful candidate will be subject to standard pre-employment screening, as applicable to the post. This will include right-to-work, proof of identity and references.

Data privacy

Please note that any personal data submitted to Tokamak Energy as part of the job application process will be processed in accordance with the GDPR and related UK data protection legislation, for more information regarding GDPR please see:

Equality of opportunity

Entry into employment with the Tokamak Energy and progression within employment will be determined only by personal merit and the application of criteria which are related to the duties of each post and the relevant salary structure. In all cases, ability to perform the job will be the primary consideration. No applicant or member of staff shall be discriminated against because of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy or maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, or sexual orientation.

Working arrangements

Please note this role does offer hybrid working, our model sets out a minimum 60% onsite / 40% home working split

Part time working or job share options will be reviewed on an individual basis.

Job tags

Salary