Internal Communications and Culture Co-ordinator

Permanent

£30,000 + Pension + Private Medical + ShareSave + 6.6 weeks holiday + Hybrid Working (2 days per week in the office)

Southampton, Store Support Office

As part of the Internal Communications and Culture team within our HR function, the Co-ordinator plays a significant role in creating and sharing internal communications content through our range of channels along with supporting with the design and delivery of Diversity & Inclusion (D&I), wellness and engagement initiatives. Ultimately, you’ll be contributing by connecting colleagues to the overall business strategy along with enabling ongoing culture development.

• Provides coordination support for the Internal Communications and Culture team activity with focus on ensuring content adheres to brand guidelines, is published accurately and on-time to relevant audience.
• Writes, edits, designs and publishes relevant content to inform and engage colleagues across a broad range of subjects for use across our communication channels
• Responsible for admin, including maintaining up-to-date distribution lists, overseeing team mailbox, scheduling meetings/events and tracking activity progress.
• Support the planning and delivery of DEI programs, workshops, campaigns, and events, including communication set plays and impact measurement.
• Coordinate and assist colleague networks and Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) with logistics, communications, insight reporting, and ongoing engagement.

• Proficient in Office 365 – including good knowledge of SharePoint, Viva Engage, Teams (essential)
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with an eye for accuracy and attention to detail (essential)
• Knowledge of email marketing software (e.g. Poppulo) and Adobe design tools (desirable)
• Experience of working in an internal communications or marketing communications role (desirable)
• Experience of events support and creating content/communication materials (desirable)
• Able to build strong relationships with stakeholders across the business
• Able to work at pace and be comfortable under pressure

As part of a great team, you’ll be valued for who you are. We’re committed to making B&Q more diverse and representative of the communities we serve, where everyone can feel they belong and have equal opportunities. You will have access to a range of networks that represent our colleagues and allies and help us to continue to put diversity and inclusion at the heart of our business.

We also recognise that wellness means different things to different people, and we want to help colleagues be at their best and feel well by offering a range of benefits to help you. As well as a competitive salary, our benefits package includes an award-winning pension scheme, bonus, ShareSave options, 6.6 weeks holiday, payroll giving, an Employee Assistance Programme, shopping discounts, colleague wellbeing benefits and lots more! 

So we can support you during the application or interview process, please contact ssorecruitment@b-and-q.co.uk for any recruitment adjustments.