Internal Communications Manager (The Lancet Group) - one year, fixed term

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LocationLondon, England, United Kingdom

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Internal Communications Manager (The Lancet Group) -12 Month fixed term contract

Are you an experienced Internal Communications Manager with a passion for science?

Do you enjoy creating strategic internal communications programmes?

Location: London

The role is a one-year maternity cover role, based out of our offices in London Wall (UK). Elsevier supports flexible working - you will be expected to work from the office at least one day a week.

About The Role

We are seeking an Internal Communications Manager to help shape and deliver our strategic internal communications programme across The Lancet Group - a world-leading family of medical journals, with over 250 colleagues in 20 global locations. You will help foster and reinforce understanding of our strategy, celebrate our mission and people, and sustain trust in leadership. You will translate complex strategy into clear, engaging storytelling, support change initiatives, and ensure consistent, high-quality communications across multiple channels, including our intranet, email and town halls. In the role, you will work closely with members of the Lancet Group's Leadershi

p Team, Senior Leadership Group, HR, and Internal Comms and Learning and Development colleagues across Elsevier. As chair of our employee resource group, you will play an important role in ensuring a strong employee feedback loop. You will partner directly with senior managers on the development and execution of internal comms plans supporting business critical initiatives - including those relating to the Lancet Group's operating model. You will also be expected to lead cross-functional projects, working with colleagues in other teams. The role sits within the Lancet's Communications team, reporting to the Head of Media & Communications, and working closely with the Director of Marketing & Communications.

Responsibilities

Develop and execute an internal communications strategy aligned with business priorities.
Partner with the Leadership Team to translate strategy into concise, credible, and compelling messages that build trust, and understanding.
Work with colleagues on communications that support learning and development initiatives, onboarding, and professional growth.
Identify and deliver activities that celebrate our mission, people, and achievements; coordinate events such as town halls, and milestone recognition activities.

Manage and optimise internal channels including our intranet (SharePoint), weekly newsletter, and town halls to maximise reach, relevance, and engagement.

Support change communications for complex, cross-departmental initiatives, including communications around operational efficiencies, ensuring consistent, transparent, and timely updates.

Foster and reinforce a strong, constructive feedback loop between colleagues and the leadership teams.

Measure impact through engagement metrics and qualitative insights; adapt strategies accordingly.

Work closely with internal comms colleagues across our wider business unit (Science, Technology and Medical Journals, STMJ) and Elsevier to align on internal comms priorities, identifying opportunities to highlight and raise internal awareness of key Lancet Group initiatives, programs, published content, and campaigns.

Requirements

4+ years' experience in internal communications in a medium-large sized organisation - interest in science, health or publishing is a plus.
Proven ability to partner with senior leaders to craft and deliver strategic messaging.

Strong stakeholder management and cross-functional collaboration skills and ability to influence.

Excellent writing, editing and presentations skills.

Strong understanding of people and their needs.

Proficiency with internal communications channels and tools.

Data-driven with experience measuring engagement, interpreting feedback, and turning insights into action.

Experience supporting learning and development communications, onboarding, and leadership initiatives.

Work in a way that works for you

We promote a healthy work/life balance across the organisation. With an average length of service of 9 years, we are confident that we offer an appealing working prospect for our people. With numerous wellbeing initiatives, shared parental leave, study assistance and sabbaticals, we will help you meet your immediate responsibilities and your long-term goals.

Working in a hybrid way from both the office and at home
Working flexible hours - flexing the times you work in the day

Working with us

We are an equal opportunity employer with a commitment to help you succeed. Here, you will find an inclusive, agile, collaborative, innovative and fun environment, where everyone has a part to play. Regardless of the team you join, we promote a diverse environment with co-workers who are passionate about what they do, and how they do it.

Working for you

Benefits

At Elsevier, we know that your wellbeing and happiness are key to a long and successful career. These are some of the benefits we are delighted to offer:

Generous holiday allowance with the option to buy additional days
Health screening, eye care vouchers and private medical benefits
Wellbeing programs
Life assurance
Access to a competitive contributory pension scheme
Long service awards
Save As You Earn share option scheme
Travel Season ticket loan
Maternity, paternity and shared parental leave
Access to emergency care for both the elderly and children
RE CARES days, giving you time to support the charities and causes that matter to you
Access to employee resource groups with dedicated time to volunteer
Access to extensive learning and development resources
Access to employee discounts via Perks at Work

This role is included in the pay bargaining unit represented by the National Union of Journalists (NUJ).

About Us

A global leader in information and analytics, we help researchers and healthcare professionals advance science and improve health outcomes for the benefit of society. Building on our publishing heritage, we combine quality information and vast data sets with analytics to support visionary science and research, health education and interactive learning, as well as exceptional healthcare and clinical practice. At Elsevier, your work contributes to the world's grand challenges and a more sustainable future. We harness innovative technologies to support science and healthcare to partner for a better world.

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