Internal Communications Manager

We are Bionic, and we're on a mission to make life radically easier for small business owners, building a one-stop shop for all their business essentials, and giving them an experience so good that they trust Bionic to sort everything for them, forever. 

It's an extraordinary mission, and so it follows that Bionic is an extraordinary place to work - where the buzz is high, and the pace is fast. We're an exceptional and talented team of people doing our best work through building innovative products and delivering a world class service. 

Bionic has ambitious plans for the next 5 years to continue to grow our team. Today, we have over 850 colleagues spread across London, Luton, Chelmsford and Chester including a sales team of over 400 colleagues in Inbound, Outbound and Field Sales.  

To support our growth plans we're looking for a passionate Internal Communications Manager to join the team and own the delivery of impact communications that drive engagement and ensure all our colleagues are aligned to our purpose and strategy. 

The role 

This is a sole contributor role initially, supported by a wider People & Culture Team. You'll be confident in your abilities to own Internal Communications across the Bionic Group and your proven experience in this field will equip you in your mission to develop and deliver a best-in-class internal communications strategy. 

Key responsibilities{{:}} 

• Develop and own all aspects of Bionic's internal communications, implementing effective internal communication initiatives and being instrumental in fostering a positive and engaging work environment for everyone 
• Own all communication channels across the group with a view to drive employee engagement, alignment, and a positive and understood culture. 
• Work with our leadership team to develop and deliver key messages, ensuring alignment with Bionic's purpose, strategy and values. 
• Organisation and coordination of all people related events including our monthly and annual ‘launches', annual whole company celebrations, coffee & donut sessions, live Q&As etc 
• Management of various internal engagement initiatives covering group-wide recognition, Highflyers incentives, coordination of key DEIB events and holidays across the year and coordination of our B-MAD charity committee. 
• Oversee internal comms platform (Workplace) maintenance including invites, managing groups and invoices.  
• Collaborate with the wider P&C team on key projects and other ad hoc HR materials. 

About you 

You'll be a proven communications partner, with a track record in partnering with stakeholders at all levels of an organisation. Ideally, you'll have operated previously in a sole contributor role. 

You'll also be{{:}} 

• A strategic thinker  
• A strong copywriter, with excellent written and verbal communication skills for crafting compelling messages and storytelling 
• A genuine passion for writing and producing effective and strategic business copy efficiently and accurately 
• Experienced in project management, or used to spinning many plates across many workstreams 
• Familiar with creative design tools such as InDesign or Canva 
• Able to build and maintain effective relationships across a business with colleagues at all levels 

• Able to work in fast-paced environment, to pivot focus quickly when needed with a ‘get things done' mentality 
• A positive problem solver with an agile mindset 

About Bionic Group 

Bionic has over 850 people working across three office locations and four businesses; Bionic - London, Bionic Outbound - Luton, Think Business Loans - Chelmsford, and Smart - Field based agents. 

We have a high energy work environment wherever the location; you can feel the passion the moment you walk through our door! Our work environments are packed with amazing people and energy, hubs of collaboration, creativity and fun! We're one team, we get stuck in, we roll our sleeves up and we care about helping each other out wherever we can. We set the highest standards and show up every day to be the best version of ourselves. 

Working at Bionic means provides you many opportunities to advance your career, with incredible progression, recognition, and reward. 

Benefits 

We know that our employees are what sets us aside from our competitors, our benefits are just part of the way we say thanks. 

Enhance your health & wellbeing 🌱 

• Private healthcare cover 
• Employee Assistance Programme, including a virtual GP service, priority physio & talking therapies 
• Eyecare scheme 

Taking time away from work 🏖️ 

• 25 days annual leave (3 to be taken over Christmas shut down period) plus the 8 UK bank holidays, increasing with tenure 
• 1 paid family/religious day of leave per year - following successful probation period 
• 1 paid charity volunteering day per year 
• Option to buy/sell up to an additional 3 days leave per year 

Family matters{{:}} for the special moments 🏠 

• Enhanced maternity, paternity or shared parental leave 
• 2 days off for your wedding upon joining, and up to 5 days after 2 years' service 
• Flexible working options & a hybrid work approach 

Financial wellbeing 💸 

• Auto-enrolled salary sacrifice pension scheme  
• Life assurance 
• Season ticket Loans, salary advances & loans to buy/rent a home - based on tenure 
• Cycle to work scheme 

Recognition 🌟 

• Highflyers incentive, a VIP experience for our high performers across Bionic group to celebrate success 
• Company summer & Christmas party celebrations, business and local zonely & annual awards and recognition  
• Long service awards