Job Title - Senior Communications Manager

Location - London

Rates - £424.59 per day (PAYE) - £483.30 per day (Ltd/Umbrella)

In Scope of IR35

About the role / project:

To develop and deliver consistent and effective communications strategies for key projects and activities compliant with Network Rail's corporate communication strategy. To manage a broad range of stakeholder communication activities including, media, public affairs, community relations and internal audiences.

This role heads up the internal communications team and the team produces high quality content to work across internal and external channels - video, digital and design as well as written copy. The postholder will line manage a communications manager and three communications executives, so as well as the standard skills and experience (below) they will require a strong track record in people management.

What you will do:

Your experience will include:

Essential Skills

• Substantial experience in corporate communications
• High standards of written and spoken communication
• The experience and personal credibility to work effectively with senior managers
• Strong influencing skills
• Proven ability to grasp, understand and promote complex and sensitive issues in a persuasive and sensible way
• Ability to develop and maintain a wide network of stakeholder contacts

Desired Skills

• Evidence of good planning and financial skills, with the ability to deliver projects and activities on time and within budget
• Experience of directing and managing agency support
• Educated to degree level
• Relevant professional qualifications
• Evidence of continuing professional development

What you'll get in return

Network Rail (powered by Capita), understand what it is like to work as a contractor and do everything they can to make it a simple process for you - this includes a dedicated Onboarding and extension teams and access to a web based timesheet portal giving you an ability to access and submit your timesheets wherever you are.

About our client - Network Rail

Network Rail is at the operational centre of the railway and playing a key role in a rapidly evolving industry. We are responsible for rebuilding Britain's railway infrastructure and are managing some of the biggest and most complex engineering programmes in Europe. Over the next five years we will be spending around £23 billion to maintain and upgrade every aspect of an infrastructure that comprises 21,000 miles of track, 2,500 stations, 9,000 level crossings, 40,000 bridges and tunnels, and signalling and power for the movement of 25,000 trains every day.

What we hope you will do next

Help us find out more about you by completing our short application process - Click apply now. You will then be directed to a Capita owned microsite that will assist you with your application. Once completed you will then be contacted by the relevant recruiter.

Network Rail welcomes applications regardless of age, disability, marital status (including civil partnerships), pregnancy or maternity, race, religion or belief, sexual orientation, transgender status, sex (or gender), employment status, trade union affiliation, or other irrelevant factor. We will interview all disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria.