Are you a creative communicator with a passion for accessible communication and making sure every voice is heard? Do you thrive on storytelling and collaboration?
If so, we’d love to hear from you! Join us at Mencap as our Internal Comms and Engagement Officer and help shape how we connect with our colleagues across the organisation.
The role is full time (37.5 days a week) Monday-Friday, and you can work from anywhere. You may need to travel to various locations across England, Wales, and Northern Ireland as and when needed. We will consider flexible working if requested.
About the Role
As our Internal Comms and Engagement Officer, you’ll play a vital role in connecting colleagues to Mencap’s vision and values. You’ll lead on key internal communication channels and engagement forums, ensuring our people receive clear, accessible, and inspiring information.
You’ll:
- Lead and manage internal communication and colleague engagement channels
- Create and curate engaging content from across the organisation
- Lead and deliver communication and engagement plans for key projects and teams
- Build strong relationships with stakeholders across Mencap to maintain trust and credibility
- Champion innovation, bringing fresh ideas to improve how we communicate and engage
About You
You’re a natural communicator with a flair for storytelling and a passion for inclusive communication. You bring:
- Excellent writing and editing skills, with a sharp eye for detail
- Strong organisational skills, able to manage multiple projects and deadlines
- Creative design skills, with experience creating content for diverse audiences
- Great relationship-building skills, with confidence to influence at all levels
At this point, we hope you're feeling excited about the role. As you read through the job description, even if you don't feel that you meet every single requirement, we still encourage you to apply.
We're eager to meet people that believe in our mission and can contribute to our team in a variety of ways - not just candidates who tick all the boxes.
How to apply
If you're interested, please fill out our application form, sharing your experience and a covering statement. We are using blind recruitment for this role so we will not be able to see any files you share until interview stage.
At Mencap our approach to AI is to 'support, not replace' our work. Please write your application in the same spirit. You're welcome to use AI to support you to write your application but we want to hear your voice as much as we can. Taking the time to create a thoughtful and personalised application will help the hiring manager fully appreciate your unique strengths and experience.
Application & Interview Dates
Applications close on Sunday 15th November.
The first stage interviews will be on Tuesday 24th November on MS Teams, with a presentation task (which will be provided to you in advance) followed by competency based questions.
A second stage interview will be held on Thursday 26th November with our Learning Disability Panel.
Job ID: 37113