Senior Internal Communications Manager

Satellite Applications Catapult

The Satellite Applications Catapult is an elite technology and innovation company at the heart of the UK’s ambition to harness the opportunities from space.

We are advancing the development and application of space technology to shape and sustain the communities of today and the world of tomorrow.

As part of a network of nine Catapults, we are unlocking the UK’s potential to innovate, and driving economic growth through the development and adoption of space technologies.

The Satellite Applications Catapult is looking for a Senior Internal Communications Manager

 The Opportunity

The Satellite Applications Catapult is on a journey to transform the way we work and the way we engage and communicate with our people. We are currently transitioning to become a Mission-Led organisation, driven by global-scale opportunities in sustainability, connectivity, autonomy and activities beyond the confines of our earth. As we grow and expand to meet these opportunities, it is now time for us to develop an internal communications function to support change activities through effective communications, inform and engage our people on key strategic initiatives, recognise and celebrate the successes of our industry and our partners, and inspire our team to make our organisation even better.

During this transition, this role will focus on internal communications for 100% of the time. We have a lot of positive changes to make and this role will be vital to ensure our people are kept informed and inspired by them. You will be working hand in hand with the change team and senior management to deliver a considered, professional and above all well communicated business change programme.

We then expect the role to be focussed on internal communications 3 days a week, but with an opportunity to work with the wider marketing and communications team on other strategic initiatives for the remaining 2 days. This will encompass brand management, PR activities and management of strategic initiatives including Government engagement.

Specifically, you’ll be responsible for:

• Collaboratively developing and executing internal communication and colleague engagement strategies with senior leaders; launching and maintaining new and innovative campaigns and channels.

• Focussing initially on business change activities, to ensure that they are understood and embedded across the organisation.

• Owning and running a programme of internal meetings and events, including all-staff meetings and workshops as needed to communicate effectively with internal teams.

• Developing creative ways to increase engagement, build trust, and encourage greater knowledge sharing and collaboration.

• Recommending and developing communications campaigns for diverse topics and programs using creative techniques; function as the conductor of the orchestra, working closely with the Business Change Team, Marketing, HR and the Executive Management Team.

• Independently identifying issues and opportunities for improvement and innovation and provide compelling and well thought out solutions to problems of high complexity.

• Overseeing measurement / reporting on campaigns, budgetary spend and measure and analyze the success of communications activities.

• Undertaking campaigns, program reviews, and take learning into future campaigns and programs.

• Content Development / Writing and Editing

• Ghost writing for senior leaders in various parts of the business as needed.

• Using digital storytelling and other creative techniques to bring our people and culture to life.

  Qualifications and Skills required for the role:

• Extensive experience within internal communications - strong writing and editing abilities are essential.

• You’ll have strong leadership skills and have the ability to influence and advise senior stakeholders.

• Experience of change management and large-business change programmes is essential.

• You’ll demonstrate and can bring interesting content alive in innovative and newsworthy ways.

• Strong technology knowledge especially related to communication tools and multi-media channels including such as SharePoint Online, Microsoft Teams, Microsoft Dynamics CRM

• Knowledge of digital media will be essential in this role and you must be willing to understand and implement emerging practices and technologies.

• You’ll be comfortable in a fluid or unstructured environment where priorities often shift.

• Strong analytical and planning skills to assess campaign performance are essential.

• A Bachelor’s or master’s degree in business, communications, marketing, digital marketing, journalism, or creative writing / literature preferred

How we work….

We strive to create a high trust, high performance and inclusive environment that enables team members to bring their whole selves to work – this helps to create the foundations of an innovation culture. Our shared values are critical to this:

• We care - for our people, our partners, and our planet

• We connect - and engage with people and ideas

• We learn - and grow, as people and as an industry

Underpinning this is our belief in great teams, our combined efforts will always deliver outcomes beyond that of any individual providing we are honest through debate, experiment and reflect, and create shared resolutions in support of our purpose. Live these values, work to our principles, take ownership to deliver, and we are certain you will thrive with us.

This job description set outs the skills and experience we think are needed to be able to perform in this job. However, if you believe you can deliver in this role then we want to hear from you.

Important notice for applicants: We use tools to detect plagiarism and the use of AI or chatbots for applicant answers. If plagiarism, AI use (such as ChatGPT) or similar software are found to have been used in your application you will not be considered for this or future roles within the Satellite Applications Catapult. If you need any additional support during the application process, please do reach out and connect. We also invite you to share feedback via Applied.