Senior Internal Communications and Engagement Officer

Grade C: £32,471 (National Framework) or £38,143 (London Framework - if you are London office based or homebased and live within the boundary of the M25) - There is also an additional homeworking allowance of £581 per annum for those working from home.

Contracted Hours: Full-time 37 hours per week.

Contract Type: 23-month fixed term/secondment opportunity.

Location: Home-based or office based, hybrid, flexible location.

Closing Date: 19th January 2025 at 11.59pm

Potential Interview Date: (via Teams) w/c 3rd February

This role is NOT open to applications from those who will require sponsorship under the points-based system. Should you apply for this role and be found to require sponsorship, your application will be rejected, and any provisional offer of employment withdrawn.

When thinking about what drives you every day in your job, what keeps you motivated and passionate about your work what comes to mind? For 3000+ people at the CQC we end each day knowing that we have made a difference to the lives of those most in need in our communities. We make sure health and social care services provide people with safe, effective, compassionate, high-quality care and encourage care services to improve. We are looking for people who are caring, demonstrate integrity and work well as part of a team to join with us and share in this sense of achievement. If you would like to help us make a positive impact to health and social care within England, then read on.

Why this could be a great role for you

You're confident, caring and curious, with ambition to make a positive difference and to advance your career in internal communications.

In this role you will support the planning and delivery of a programme of internal engagement and communications. You will devise, develop and deliver engaging, well-written and informative internal communications contributing to CQC's strategic goals. Utilising our suite of channels, including our new intranet, HOME, you will work as part of a team supporting colleagues and contributing to projects and initiatives.

What you will bring...

You will have experience of working in a dedicated communications role using a variety of communication channels and be adept at managing projects and multiple workstreams. An effective communicator, a confident writer and editor with exceptional networking skills.

What we can offer you...

Your health and wellbeing are important to us and are supported through our benefits scheme

- 27 days' annual leave, rising with service to 32.5 days, plus 8 Bank Holidays

- NHS pension scheme, with around a 14% employer contribution

- Free employee assistance service 24 hours a day

- Discounts to supermarkets, high street stores, electronics and fleet cars

- Discounted gym vouchers

- Cycle to work scheme

- Internal reward scheme where you could earn yourself a voucher or two!

- Equipment for homeworking

We want to make working for CQC a great experience for everyone, and to role model a diverse and representative culture. To support an inclusive environment where colleagues feel empowered to bring their whole self to work, we support a variety of staff networks, including the Race Equality Network, LGBT+ Equality Network, Carers Equality Network, Disability Equality Network and Gender Equality network.

We want to support you to succeed and be your very best with opportunities for training and development; along with the support of experienced managers and mentors.

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For an informal discussion or further information about this role please contact Hiring Manager - Colin Clark, Internal Engagement Manager - Intranet & Channels; [email protected] and for general enquiries contact [email protected]

Individual adjustments...

We are committed to being open and transparent around our processes and we endeavour to offer every candidate the opportunity to perform at their best throughout the recruitment process. We seek to support candidates to identify potential challenges and work with them to identify and facilitate reasonable adjustments as appropriate. Should you require assistance and/or would like to request a reasonable adjustment at any stage of the recruitment process, please contact a member of the team via email: [email protected]

Note for internal candidates:

As this is a secondment/fixed term opportunity it is important that you read our recruitment and selection policy relating to secondments and you must discuss your application with your line manager before applying. Your line manager will need to consider the implications of the release, agree whether you can be released for a specific time and that the secondment represents a development opportunity/meets business needs.

Note for external candidates:

CQC are currently working through an organisational transformation programme which includes the creation of a new target operating model. This role is offered as a fixed term contract as part of the transition process to that new model. For further information on this please visit https://www.cqc.org.uk/about-us/jobs/information-applicants

CQC is committed to promoting a fair and inclusive workplace where all our people can flourish and reach their full potential. We know diverse teams allow for a more creative and productive environment and therefore encourage applications from everyone regardless of: age, gender/sex, gender identity or expression, religion or belief, disability, ethnicity or sexual orientation.

Our Values

Excellence - Meeting our challenge to be a high-performing organisation

Caring - Treating everyone with dignity and respect

Integrity - Demonstrating our passion for 'doing the right thing'

Teamwork - Enabling us to be the best we can