Senior Head of Internal Communications (12month Contract)

Please note this role is a 12 month fixed term contract. Why join usJoining Sainsbury's as the Senior Head of Internal Communications offers a unique opportunity to lead a team dedicated to engaging and inspiring our colleagues across the organisation. As a key player in shaping the internal communications strategy, you will have the chance to drive impactful campaigns that align with our purpose and strategy, ultimately enhancing colleague engagement and customer satisfaction. With a focus on collaboration, creativity, and continuous improvement, this role provides a platform for innovative thinking and strategic leadership, enabling you to make a meaningful impact on our business and the people within it.What you'll doAs the Senior Head of Internal Communications at Sainsbury's, you will lead a team dedicated to delivering leadership events, engaging colleague campaigns, and internal strategic communications across the organisation. Your main responsibility will be to co-create and execute the internal communications strategy, ensuring that colleagues understand and align with the company's purpose and strategy to drive colleague engagement and customer satisfaction. By working closely with the Director of Internal Communications and other key stakeholders, you will develop compelling narratives, build engaging colleague campaigns, evaluate their impact, and ensure consistent messaging across all internal communications channels to enhance understanding and belief in the company's mission and progress.What you need to know and show A proven ability to build relationships and influence at the highest levels, face into difficult conversations and give others licence to challenge your perspective Highly skilled in delivering communications campaigns in large, fast-paced and complex organisations Possess a long-term (1-2 year) perspective on all elements of proactive and reactive communication and channel development Strong understanding of the business environment, financial and analytical skills Excellent judgement and ability to develop good solutions using experience and creativity Mature attitude, calm and focussed demeanour Able to handle large amounts of information in a time-sensitive environment, to prioritise and work under pressure to tight deadlines Effective collaborator and networker – able to build relationships internally at all levels We’d all like amazing work to do, and real work-life balance. That’s waiting for you at Sainsbury’s. This is where you’ll enjoy a broad range of projects, no matter what your level, because our Corporate Affairs team is non-hierarchical and truly plugged in to the rest of the business. Whether it’s internal, external or government relations, you’ll have the chance to collaborate with everyone from food waste to health, or general merchandising to Nectar, in order to support some amazing campaigns. You’ll help build trust around Sainsbury’s with customers, senior stakeholders, media and more. And if non-linear progression is what you’re after, you’ll find opportunities are all around. We are committed to being a truly inclusive retailer, so you’ll be welcomed whoever you are and wherever you work. Around here, there’s always the chance to try something new - whether that’s as part of an evolving team or somewhere else across the business - and we take development seriously and promise to support you. We also recognise and celebrate colleagues when they go the extra mile and, where possible, offer flexible working. When you join our team, we’ll also offer you an amazing range of benefits. Here are some of them: Starting off with colleague discount, you'll be able to get 10% off at Sainsbury's, Argos, TU and Habitat after 4 weeks. This increases to 15% off at Sainsbury’s every Friday and Saturday and 15% off at Argos every pay day. We've also got you covered for your future with our pensions scheme and life cover. You'll also be able to share in our success as you may be eligible for a performance-related bonus of up to 65% of salary, depending on how we perform (in cash and shares). Your wellbeing is important to us too. You'll receive an annual holiday allowance, and you can buy additional holiday. We also offer other benefits that will help your money go further such as season ticket loans, cycle to work scheme, health cash plans, pay advance (where you can access some of your pay before pay day) as well access to a great range of discounts from hundreds of other retailers. You'll also receive a company car cash allowance unless you are going to travel 10,000 business miles in your role, then you'll be able to choose a car. And if you ever need it there is also an employee assistance programme, you will also be eligible for private healthcare too. Moments that matter are as important to us as they are to you which is why we give up to 26 weeks’ pay for maternity or adoption leave and up to 4 weeks’ pay for paternity leave. Please see for a range of our benefits (note, length of service and eligibility criteria may apply).