Communications Specialist in Manchester

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We are looking for a highly organised, proactive and creative Communications Specialist to join our team.

This is a pivotal role providing design, administrative and coordination support to the Retail Communications Manager, helping to ensure communications are delivered smoothly, efficiently and consistently across the business.

You will play a key role in managing our communications tracker and calendar, working with stakeholders across the business, creating and proofing content, managing communication channels and sourcing engaging stories from our retail teams.

You will also take ownership of our Opus colleague communications platform, ensuring content is engaging, accurate and delivered in line with our communications governance and agreed timelines.

This is an exciting opportunity for someone who enjoys working at pace, has a strong eye for detail and can turn complex information into clear, engaging communications that make a real difference to colleagues.

Key Responsibilities

• Take ownership of the communications tracker on Monday.com, ensuring it is accurate, up to date and effectively supports the communications calendar and content schedule.
• Create, edit and proofread high-quality content across a range of channels, including email, intranet, newsletters, presentations and digital platforms.
• Create and manage engaging content for Opus, our central internal platform for retail colleagues, covering campaigns, business updates, events, policies, training and key operational messages.
• Support the Retail Communications Manager in turning complex information into simple, clear and engaging content.
• Manage communication channels to ensure messaging is timely, accurate, relevant and engaging.
• Source stories, updates and content from across the retail business to help recognise and engage our colleagues.
• Support the evaluation of communications activity, using data, insights and feedback to identify opportunities for improvement.
• Ensure all communications align with brand guidelines, tone of voice and corporate standards.
• Gather feedback and insights from colleagues and audiences to continuously improve our communications approach.
• Play a key role in developing and implementing a new content model for our intranet, The Hub, supporting intuitive navigation, search functionality, media management and effective information delivery.
• Support strategic business projects by providing communications expertise and helping to develop and deliver communications plans that achieve project objectives.
• Work collaboratively with internal stakeholders and third-party suppliers where appropriate to ensure smooth and effective delivery.
• Adapt communications and content in response to changing business needs, operational requirements and colleague feedback.
• Support the Retail Communications Manager with ad hoc communications requests and additional projects as required.

About You

We're looking for someone who is organized, creative and confident working across multiple priorities and platforms.

You will have:

• Previous experience working in a communications role at a similar level.
• Excellent copywriting, editing and proofreading skills with exceptional attention to detail.
• The ability to turn complex information into clear, concise and engaging content.
• Strong organisational skills and the ability to manage multiple deadlines and priorities simultaneously.
• A creative mindset with excellent problem-solving and critical-thinking skills.
• Confidence building relationships and liaising with stakeholders across different areas of the business.
• Experience managing internal communications channels and digital platforms.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, particularly Excel, Word and PowerPoint.
• Experience using Monday.com or similar project management/CRM tools.
• Experience using Canva or similar design and video-editing tools.
• The ability to work collaboratively while also taking ownership and driving activity forward.
• Resilience and flexibility, with the ability to remain calm and focused when faced with unexpected challenges, changing priorities or last-minute requests.

Why Join Us?

This is a fantastic opportunity to join a busy and evolving communications function where your work will have a direct impact on how colleagues across the retail business receive information, understand our priorities and stay connected.

The Ideal Candidate

Bestway Healthcare is proud to be a diverse and inclusive employer. If you have any specific requirements, we'll do everything we can to support you. Whether it is to find a pharmacy that is accessible, or if it is a part time position you are looking for, we can help find the role that is right for you. If you need us to make any reasonable adjustments to our recruitment process, we will be happy to accommodate you.

Please be aware that due to the high number of applications we receive it may not be possible for us to provide an outcome to all applicants. If you are not contacted within 28 days of your submission unfortunately you will have been unsuccessful.

About The Company

For over 70 years, we’ve been looking after the health and wellbeing of communities across the UK. Well Pharmacy (part of Bestway Healthcare) is the secondlargest pharmacy chain in the UK with c.760 pharmacies and a team of around 7,000 colleagues based across our Community Pharmacies, Online Pharmacy, Healthcare Services Centre, Community Drivers, Bestway Medhub & Wardles team and our Support Centre team.

Our mission is to be here for the wellbeing of our patients and customers, to provide the best community pharmacy experience in the UK for everyone, for our patients, our customers, our people, and our NHS.

The pharmacy of the future will look very different from the one we know today. It will play a huge role in transforming primary healthcare and we will play a central role in bringing it to life.

We will use our clinical expertise and technological ambition to take advantage of the potential this future has to offer us. Making medicines, advice, services and care available in the places and spaces that people need and want it most.

We want to be a great business. To be recognised as delivering a community pharmacy experience that is the best there is. To do this we want our teams to feel proud about the positive impact they make, feel valued as part of a close-knit and expert community, and feel confident in their role in a business that is stable, innovative, and caring.