At Jacobs, we'll inspire and empower you to deliver your best work so you can evolve, grow and succeed – today and into tomorrow. With more than 55,000 people in 40+ countries, working at Jacobs offers an exciting range of opportunities to develop your career within a supportive and diverse team who always strive to do the right thing for our people, clients and communities.
People are Jacobs’ greatest asset, and we offer a competitive package to retain and attract the best talent.
In addition to the benefits you’d expect, UK employees also receive free single medical cover and digital GP service, family-friendly benefits such as enhanced parental leave pay and free membership of employee assistance and parental programmes, plus reimbursement towards relevant professional development and memberships. We also give back to our communities through our Collectively program which incorporates matched-funding, paid volunteering time and charitable donations.
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Work-life balance and flexibility is a key focus area for Jacobs. We’re happy to discuss hybrid, part-time and flexible working hours, patterns and locations to suit you and our business.
About the Opportunity
We are looking for an Internal Communications Assistant to join the team. In this role, you will be supporting the communications officers with the creation and publishing of relevant and engaging content for the Legacy Ponds team. You will also be supporting in the coordination and set up on internal events and presentations, both in person and online.
Internal Communications is an essential part of the business, providing essential updates to the team and maintaining relationships with key stakeholders. We encourage you to have a voice and offer your own takes and insight in this role, having a different perspective or new ideas is always encouraged!
Responsibilities
- Being involved in the establishment of an internal communications strategy with management
- Ensure all organisational initiatives and projects are communicated successfully to employees and stakeholders
- Curate a variety of content, through planning, writing, editing and designing stages, across different communication mediums, including social media, emails, newsletters, videos, and PowerPoint presentations
- Assist in the delivery of presentations and internal events
- Ensure messaging across all mediums and departments are consistent and have the appropriate choice of tone, voice, and wording
- Taking on-board feedback from employees and adjusting communications accordingly
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Proficiency in Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Publisher, Excel, and Teams
- Ability to use Adobe Suite programmes would be desirable, such as Illustrator, Photoshop, Premier Pro and InDesign
- Strong interpersonal skills
- Excellent planning skills, but flexibility and the ability to adapt as this is a highly dynamic role
- Soft skills, including the ability to empathize and listen to people, as you will need to understand how different employees in different parts of the business may respond to communications
Our Culture
Our values stand on a foundation of safety, integrity, inclusion and diversity. We put people at the heart of our business and we truly believe that by supporting one another through our culture of caring, we all succeed. We value positive mental health and a sense of belonging for all employees. Find out more about life at Jacobs.
We aim to embed inclusion and diversity in everything we do. We know that if we are inclusive, we’re more connected, and if we are diverse, we’re more creative. We accept people for who they are, regardless of age, disability, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, mental health, race, faith or belief, sexual orientation, socioeconomic background, and whether you’re pregnant or on family leave. This is reflected in our wide range of Global Employee Networks centred on inclusion and diversity – ACE, Careers, Enlace, Harambee, OneWorld, Prism, Vetnet, and Women’s – find out more about our employee networks here.
Jacobs partners with VERCIDA to help us attract and retain diverse talent. For greater online accessibility please visit www.vercida.com to view and access our roles. As a Disability Confident employer, we will interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for a vacancy. We welcome applications from candidates who are seeking flexible working and from those who may not meet all the listed requirements for a role
If you require further support or reasonable adjustments with regards to the recruitment process (for example, you require the application form in a different format), please contact the team.
Your application experience is important to us and we’re keen to adapt to make every interaction even better. We welcome feedback on our recruitment process and if you need more from us before deciding to join Jacobs then please let us know.
