Communications Manager

The postholder will lead and deliver internal communications strategies and campaigns to engage staff and support organisational priorities, including managing content across internal channels and advising on best practices.

Coordinate and support key organisational initiatives and events, such as major corporate events and change programmes, ensuring effective communication and stakeholder engagement.

Act as a trusted advisor and liaison, providing strategic communications input, building relationships across the organisation, and deputising for senior managers when required.

We are Public Health Wales - the national public health agency in Wales. Our purpose is "Working together for a healthier Wales". We exist to help everyone in Wales live longer, healthier, happier lives. Together with our partners, we work to increase healthy life expectancy, improve health and well‑being, and reduce inequalities for everyone in Wales, now and for future generations.

Our teams work to prevent disease, protect health, and provide leadership, specialist services and public health expertise. We are the leading source of public health information, research and innovation in Wales. In a world facing complex health challenges, our work has never been so important.

We are guided by our Values, "Working together, with trust and respect, to make a difference". We are committed to building an inclusive workplace that values equality and diversity. We welcome applications which represent the rich diversity of the communities we serve and are supportive of flexible working arrangements, including part time roles and job sharing.

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Internal Communications

• Develop, deliver, and evaluate internal communications campaigns aligned with organisational strategy
• Devise and execute communications strategies for key change programmes using existing channels
• Bring best‑practice internal comms expertise; advise stakeholders on guiding staff through the change curve
• Create, write, and edit content for internal channels: intranet, internal social, bulletins, and other formats
• Provide input and advice on strategic internal communications and content across the organisation

Partnership & Stakeholder Engagement

• Build relationships with key staff leading internal change programmes
• Strengthen partnerships by supporting and promoting open, proactive communications between Public Health Wales and stakeholders
• Liaise with external stakeholders on corporate communications as required

Events (Corporate)

• Work with the Senior Communications Manager to deliver the corporate events strategy
• Plan and support major events, including the annual Staff Conference

Media Relations (OnCall)

• Receive media enquiries as part of the out‑of‑hours rota
• Advise on, develop, and manage responses, including lines to take on complex or contentious issues

Strategic Advice, Policy & Service Development

• Analyse communication implications of policy proposals and advise on managing them
• Provide input and advice to policy development
• Attend, report to, and contribute to Communications Team meetings
• Deputise for the Senior Communications Manager at meetings and in other communications work when required

Planning & Organisational Skills

• Develop and manage annual proactive programmes of communications activity

Analytical & Judgement Skills

• Analyse and interpret complex internal communication issues, circumstances, and perspectives
• Advise on and plan solutions to communication challenges

Financial & Physical Resources

• Purchase printing, translation, design, and similar services
• Manage nominated project budgets

People (Human Resources) Responsibilities

• Allocate and share tasks while working across multiple teams
• Deliver communications training and development to build capability

Information Management & Delivery

• Collect, analyse, interpret, and disseminate information for promoting health
• Develop communication materials using…