Senior Manager, Employee Communications, Retail (12 month FTC)

Company Description

Legal & General (L&G) is a leading UK financial services group and major global investor.

We’ve been safeguarding people’s financial futures since 1836, and strive to build a better society, while improving the lives of our customers and creating value for shareholders.

We are one of the world’s largest asset managers and provide powerful asset origination capabilities. Together, these underpin our retirement and protection solutions: we are an international player in pension risk transfer, in UK and US life insurance, and in UK workplace pensions and retirement income.

Our Group Functions provide the services that all areas of the business need. This requires a talented and diverse team behind the scenes, who enable everyone at L&G to do what they do best. 

Joining us means helping to improve the lives of our customers and contributing to the success of the business every day.

Job Description

At Legal & General, we believe in the power of clear, inclusive communication to connect our people with purpose. As part of our Corporate Affairs team, you’ll play a pivotal role in shaping how our Retail division engages with its employees. If you’re passionate about storytelling, strategic thinking, and creating meaningful employee experiences, we’d love to hear from you.

What You’Ll Be Doing:

• Supporting the development and delivery of a global employee communications strategy for Retail
• Curating and creating engaging content across newsletters, articles, videos and events
• Designing and delivering hybrid and virtual Town Halls and evaluating their impact
• Partnering with senior leaders to shape and execute communications plans
• Defining and implementing change communications that support transformation goals
• Collaborating across Corporate Affairs to ensure consistent messaging and alignment
• Enhancing planning, measurement and editorial processes within the communications function
• Ensuring all communications meet regulatory standards and support good customer outcomes

Qualifications

Who We’Re Looking For:

• Significant experience in employee and change communications within complex organisations
• Strong copywriting skills and ability to craft compelling narratives for diverse audiences
• Proven ability to work autonomously and manage multiple priorities under pressure
• Experience partnering with senior leaders and influencing at a strategic level
• Knowledge of internal event design and delivery, including virtual formats
• Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to build strong cross-functional relationships
• Creative problem-solver with a keen eye for detail and continuous improvement
• Familiarity with regulatory requirements and commitment to clear, fair communication

Whatever your role, we reward performance and behaviour with a package that looks after all the things that are important to you. Here are some of the benefits we offer:

• The opportunity to participate in our annual, performance -related bonus plan and valuable share schemes
• Generous pension contribution
• Life assurance
• Healthcare Plan (permanent employees only)
• At least 25 days holiday, plus public holidays, 26 days after 2 years’ service. There’s also the option to buy and sell holiday
• Competitive family leave
• Participate in our electric car scheme, which offers employees the option to hire a brand-new electric car through tax efficient salary sacrifice (permanent employees only)
• There are the many discounts we offer – both for our own products and at a range of high street stores and online
• In 2023, some of our workspaces were redesigned. Our offices are great spaces to connect and collaborate and have your wellbeing at the heart

Additional Information

At L&G, we believe it's possible to generate positive returns today while helping to build a better future for all. 

If you join us, you’ll be part of a welcoming, inclusive culture, with opportunities to collaborate with people of diverse backgrounds, views, and experiences. Guided by leaders with integrity who care about your future and wellbeing. Empowered through initiatives which support people to develop their careers and excel.

We care passionately about outcomes rather than attendance and are therefore open to discussing all kinds of flexible working options including part-time, term-time and job shares. Although some roles have limited flexibility due to customer demand, we accommodate requests when we can. 

It doesn’t matter if you don’t meet every single criterion in this advert. Instead, think about what you excel at and what else you can bring in terms of strengths, potential and connection to our purpose.