Internal Communication & Engagement Lead in Eastleigh

We're looking for an experienced Internal Communication & Engagement Lead to shape and deliver strategic internal communications that strengthen colleague understanding, trust and engagement across the organisation. Reporting to the Head of Internal Communication & Engagement, you'll act as a trusted adviser to senior leaders, lead enterprise-wide communication campaigns and help foster a strong, unified culture across Ageas UK during a period of significant transformation and growth.

Main Responsibilities:

• Act as a trusted adviser to executive and senior leaders, providing strategic communication counsel and coaching.
• Develop and deliver enterprise-wide communication plans aligned to business strategy and priorities.
• Create impactful leadership communications including speeches, presentations, announcements and thought leadership content.
• Drive engagement initiatives that strengthen a ‘One Ageas’ culture and bring the corporate narrative to life.
• Lead the internal channel strategy, ensuring the right channels, governance and colleague experience across the business.
• Oversee colleague listening, wellbeing and engagement programmes, turning insights into meaningful actions.
• Lead and develop a high-performing communications team, providing coaching, support and career development.
• Deputise for the Head of Internal Communication & Engagement and support crisis communications during business-critical events.

Skills and experience you need:

• Significant experience in senior internal communications, employee engagement or corporate communications roles.
• Proven ability to influence and build credibility with executives and senior stakeholders.
• Strong experience developing and delivering strategic communication and engagement campaigns.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to simplify complex messages.
• Experience leading, coaching and developing team members in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong understanding of communication channels, audience engagement and content strategy.
• Ability to use data, analytics and colleague insights to improve communication effectiveness.
• 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. We also offer part-time / job shares.
• 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 insurance 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.

As a Disability Confident Leader, we are committed to ensuring our recruitment processes are fully inclusive. We have a zero-tolerance approach towards any form of harassment during the recruitment process, ensuring that everyone is treated with respect and professionalism.