Integration Communication Lead in Eastleigh

We're looking for an experienced Integration Communication Lead to play a pivotal role in one of the UK's most significant transformation programmes. You'll lead the development and delivery of communications that support the integration of Ageas UK, esure and Saga, ensuring colleagues remain informed, engaged and connected throughout the journey. Working across programme, people and culture initiatives, you'll translate complex change into clear, compelling communications that support successful adoption and help build a unified organisation.

Main Responsibilities:

• Develop and deliver the internal communication strategy for the Ageas, esure and Saga integration programme.
• Provide communication leadership across transformation, change and integration initiatives.
• Partner with the Integration Management Office (IMO) to establish effective communication frameworks.
• Lead communications supporting the Saga integration, including TUPE-related activities.
• Create and execute communication plans for organisational design, people integration and policy harmonisation.
• Drive engagement initiatives that help embed a unified culture, purpose and ways of working.
• Manage integration communication channels, including newsletters, collaboration hubs, leadership updates and live events.
• Produce high-quality content including articles, presentations, blogs, videos, broadcasts and change communications.

Skills and experience you need:

• Proven experience leading communications within large-scale transformation, integration or M&A programmes.
• Extensive background in internal, employee and change communications.
• Strong ability to influence, challenge and advise senior stakeholders and business leaders.
• Excellent written, verbal and storytelling skills with the ability to simplify complex information.
• Experience managing multiple projects and priorities within a fast-paced environment.
• Strong stakeholder engagement and relationship-building capabilities.
• Ability to develop and deliver engaging multimedia communications across multiple channels.
• Degree or professional qualification in Communications, PR, Marketing, Journalism, CIPR or IoIC preferred.

At Ageas we offer a wide range of benefits to support you and your family inside and outside of work, which helped us achieve Top Employer status in the UK.

Here are some of the benefits you can enjoy at Ageas:

• Flexible Working - Smart Working @ Ageas gives employees flexibility around location (as long as it’s within the UK) and, for many of our roles, flexibility within the working day to manage other commitments, such as school drop offs etc. We also offer all our vacancies part-time/job-shares. We also offer a minimum of 35 days holiday (inc. bank holidays) and you can buy and sell days.
• Supporting your Health - Dental Insurance, Health Cash Plan, Health Screening, Will Writing, Voluntary Critical Illness, Mental Health First Aiders, Well Being Activities – Mindfulness.
• Supporting your Wealth - 50% off esure and Sheilas' Wheels motor and home insurance, Annual Bonus Schemes, Annual Salary Reviews, Competitive Pension, Employee Savings, Employee Loans.
• Supporting you at Work - Well-being activities, mindfulness sessions, Sports and Social Club events and more.
• Supporting you and your Family - Maternity/pregnant parent/primary adopter entitlement of 16 weeks at full pay and paternity/non-pregnant parent/co-adopter at 8 weeks’ full pay.
• Benefits for Them - Partner Life Assurance and Critical Illness cover.
• Get some Tech - Deals on various gadgets including Wearables, Tablets and Laptops.
• Getting around - Car Salary Exchange, Cycle Scheme, Vehicle Breakdown Cover.
• Supporting you back to work - Return to work programme after maternity leave.

About Ageas:

We are one of the largest car and home insurers in the UK. Our People help Ageas to be a thriving, creative and innovative place to work. We show this in the service we provide to over four million customers.

As an inclusive employer, we encourage anyone to apply. We’re a signatory of the Race at Work Charter and Women in Finance Charter, member of iCAN and GAIN. As a Disability Confident Leader, we are committed to ensuring our recruitment processes are fully inclusive. That means if you are applying for a job with us, you will have fair access to support and adjustments throughout your recruitment experience. If the list does not cover the support you need, please contact our Recruitment Team to discuss how they can help. We also guarantee an interview for applicants with a disability who meet the minimum criteria for the role.

We have a zero-tolerance approach towards any form of harassment during the recruitment process, ensuring that everyone is treated with respect and professionalism.

Our aim is to have great people everywhere in our business and we’re always looking for outstanding people to join us. Most roles across Ageas allow a proportion of your time to be spent working from home and we’re open to discussing flexible working, including full-time, part-time or job share arrangements.

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