Internal Communications Manager

Historic Royal Palaces is the independent charity that looks after the Tower of London, Hampton Court Palace, Kensington Palace, the Banqueting House, Kew Palace and Hillsborough Castle & Gardens.

Communication & Development
Hampton Court Palace
Established/Permanent
circa £47,000
Per Annum
Full time - 36 hours per week

Historic Royal Palaces (HRP) is a team of people who love and look after six world famous visitor attractions including the Tower of London and Hampton Court Palace.
We are searching for an Internal Communications Manager to transform internal communications and staff engagement across our sites.

We pride ourselves on delivering spectacular and memorable experiences for our customers: from the Poppies at the Tower of London, to the recent transformation of Hillsborough Castle in Northern Ireland. Our reputation for delivering ‘history with a twist’ would not be possible without our dedicated and highly engaged staff – each of whom play a vital role in creating unique experiences and providing a space for over five million visitors a year to share ideas, learn and grow or to just kick back and have fun.

As we embark upon an ambitious new phase, with a new Cause driving our work, we are looking for an internal communications specialist to take the lead on championing that Cause internally, engaging staff across all sites, whether they work in our gardens, Welcome teams or office roles, ensuring they are kept informed about and encouraged to support our change projects and future priorities. You will lead and develop the internal communications strategy for Historic Royal Palaces, working closely with the HR and Communications teams as well as the Chief Executive’s Office.

To be successful in this role you will be a highly skilled communicator, with demonstratable experience of developing internal communications and staff engagement programmes.  You will be a strong collaborator, with the ability to inspire staff across all levels of the organisation.  With an expert knowledge of internal communications channels, you’ll be able to adapt tone and style for a variety of internal audiences.  Above all, you’ll be a passionate and vibrant advocate, with the power to enthuse staff to deliver our ambitious and stretching goals.

Closing date 23rd February 2020

Historic Royal Palaces is an equal opportunities employer and truly values a diverse workforce.  Applications are welcome from candidates regardless of their background.

This vacancy is closed to applications.