WaterAid UK Internal Communications and Engagement Partner

WaterAid UK Internal Communications and Engagement Partner

Contract: Permanent, Part Time (3 or 4 days per week)

Location: The role can be based in the UK or one of the following WaterAid Country Programmes - Nigeria, Kenya, or South Africa (Pretoria), subject to right-to-work eligibility in the respective countries.
If the successful candidate is based in the UK, the contract base would be in Canary Wharf, London. We support and enjoy a hybrid working environment. A minimum of 40% of working time is spent face to face, either in the London office for coordination, collaboration and connectivity across the team, or as a result of external engagement or travel for WaterAid.
 

Salary & Benefits: Salaries and benefits for different countries will vary in line with the location of the successful candidate and depending on experience. See further details below:

• UK, London: Grade 3 - £48, 314 - £50, 729 per annum (pro-rated to the working hours) with excellent benefits
• South Africa, Pretoria: Grade F - 827,550 - 1,034,437 (ZAR) per annum (pro-rated to the working hours) plus benefits
• Nigeria, Abuja: Grade F - 18,397,645 - 23,445,232 (NGN) per annum (pro-rated to the working hours) plus 33% of basic pay in allowances
• Kenya: Competitive package

About WaterAid:
Want to use your strong skills in strategic internal communications and engagement to play a vital role in making clean water, decent toilets and good hygiene normal for everyone everywhere?
We need passionate, creative and dedicated people. In return, you will be encouraged and empowered to be yourself at your very best. Together, we will make a bigger difference.
Join WaterAid as our new WaterAid UK Internal Communications and Engagement Partner to change normal for millions of people so they can unlock their potential, break free from poverty and change their lives for good.

About the Team:
This role reports into the WaterAid UK People Director, with a dotted line into the Global Internal Communications and Engagement Lead. As our strategic and creative WaterAid UK Internal Communications and Engagement Partner, you will play a crucial role in the newly formed WaterAid UK People Team. The WaterAid UK People Team supports the whole of WaterAid UK - this includes staff in the UK office, UK country programmes and regional offices.

About the Role:
You will play a vital role in ensuring our internal communications inspire and inform WaterAid UK staff, both within the UK and across Africa and South Asia. Your focus will be to foster a sense of engagement, inclusion, and connection amongst staff - helping them feel linked to each other, the global organisation, and our shared purpose. Ultimately, your efforts will contribute to creating a positive and fulfilling employee experience for all WaterAid UK staff.
In this role, you will serve as a strategic business partner and trusted advisor to key senior leaders in WaterAid UK, including the Chief Executive for WaterAid UK. You will provide guidance and coaching, working closely with them to craft internal communications that foster trust and enhance employee engagement across the organisation.

You'll also:

• Create engaging content relevant for WaterAid UK staff, including news stories for WaterAid's intranet, videos, visual assets etc.
• Provide counsel and deliver informative, accurate and sensitive internal communications in the event of a crisis impacting WaterAid UK.
• Manage the WaterAid UK webinar and events calendar
• Partner with the WaterAid UK People Director on follow-up and support to WaterAid UK on WaterAid's annual employee engagement surveys.
• Lead on the engagement approach for WaterAid UK Alumni
• Project lead any internal communications and engagement projects for WaterAid UK, including the WaterAid UK long service recognition awards.
• Proactively maintain expert knowledge about latest trends in internal communication and employee engagement and use this to support the creation of effective, inclusive and impactful internal communications for WaterAid UK

About You:

• To be a credible advisor and thinking partner
• Proven experience of providing strategic internal communications support to senior leaders
• Excellent interpersonal skills with an ability to build collaborative and trusting relationships with a wide variety of contacts across WaterAid UK.
• Expert knowledge and experience of internal communications and employee engagement approaches and practice
• Outstanding written and verbal communication skills, with accuracy and keen attention to detail, with strengths in storytelling and the ability to create high quality, sometimes sensitive, communications to a diverse range and level of stakeholders
• Extremely creative and innovative, with a willingness to go above and beyond to create engaging and inspiring internal communications content by crafting compelling messages using a variety of digital channels.
• Be a team player, able to work in a collaborative way
• Highly organised, able to prioritise, plan and manage a demanding workload with multiple deadlines.

Closing date: Applications will close at 23:59 on Sunday, 27th October. 2024. Availability for first round interviews via video call on Thurs 7th and Fri 8th November 2024.

How to Apply: To see the full job pack, please click 'Apply'. Please apply by submitting your CV and a cover letter into one document in either Word Document or PDF format.

Pre-employment screening: To apply for this post, you must be able to demonstrate your eligibility to work in the respective country. All pre-employment checks will be carried out according to the applicable laws in the respective countries. All our UK-based vacancies require a basic Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check to comply with our Safer Recruitment policy.

Our Commitment
Our People Promise:
We will work with passion and focus to ensure safe and sustainable water, toilets and hygiene are available to everyone, everywhere. WaterAid is a place of purpose - where people have a real commitment and shared responsibility for the impact we have. We are a global community with diverse backgrounds and perspectives, motivated by inspiring, stimulating work. We are determined to put the wellbeing of our people first, to be a place where people feel safe and able to contribute their voice and truly live our values.

Equal opportunities:
We are an equal opportunity, disability-confident employer and are dedicated to achieving the highest standards of diversity, equity and inclusion. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, beliefs, customs, traditions and ways of life. This includes, but is not limited to, race, gender, disability, age, sexual orientation, religion, national or social origin, health status, and economic or social situation.

Safeguarding:
We are also committed to protecting everyone we come into contact with. We have a zero-tolerance approach to abuse of power, privilege or trust across our global work, and any form of inappropriate behaviour, discrimination, abuse, bullying, harassment, or exploitation. Safeguarding the people and communities we work with, our staff, volunteers and anyone working on our behalf is our top priority, and we take our responsibilities extremely seriously.