Internal Communications & Engagement Partner

WaterAid

UK Internal Communications & Engagement Partner at WaterAid developing strategic communications and engagement initiatives. Collaborating with UK teams to enhance employee experience and drive organizational goals.

Posted 8/3/2026full-timeLondon • 🇬🇧 United KingdomMid-LevelSenior💰 £47,423 per yearWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in internal communications and engagement, with a strong focus on project management, branding, and design capabilities. Proficient in creating impactful communication strategies that enhance employee experience and promote diversity and inclusion.

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Internal Communication ExperienceProject ManagementBranding and Design CapabilitySharePoint DesignExcellent Written and Verbal Communication

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Hard Skills

Project ManagementBrandingDesignInternal CommunicationEmployee Experience Concepts

Soft Skills

CollaborationCourageIntegrityRespectAccountability

Tools & Technologies

SharePointMS Office SuitePowerPoint

Industry Keywords

Diversity, Equity and EmpowermentEmployee EngagementOrganisational DevelopmentCrisis CommunicationCultural Diversity

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Partner with UK senior leaders, teams, and employee-led groups to develop and execute strategic internal communications and engagement activities.
Strengthen organisational capability in communication and help shape employee experience.
Serve as the primary communications and engagement partner across the UK, providing proactive partnering and shaping key messages.
Create meaningful opportunities that connect colleagues to purpose, strategy, and each other.
Champion diversity, equity and empowerment (DEE) through initiatives that promote inclusion and celebrate cultural diversity.
Develop and manage the UK staff communications plan and calendar.
Manage all UK internal communications support requests - partnering UK based leaders and teams to advise on communications plans and channels.
Lead for reactive/crisis internal communications support in the UK.
Design, project management and delivery of WaterAiders Week in the UK.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English.
Experience of having worked and successfully impacted outcomes in an internal communication and engagement role.
Demonstrable branding and design capability.
Understands employee experience concepts.
Project management experience.
Designing engaging and impactful communication.
Experience of using and designing in SharePoint.
Has used MS office suite, with a strong skill in PowerPoint.
A demonstrated ability to work in a style that reflects WaterAid’s values of Respect, Accountability, Courage, Collaboration, Integrity, and Innovation.
Demonstrable experience of working in a communication, engagement role within a People & Organisational Development team (preferred).
Experience of working with staff resource groups (preferred).
Additional language skills such as French, Spanish or Portuguese (preferred).

Benefits

Comp & perks

36 days’ holiday (this includes 8 Bank Holidays)
Option to buy an extra 5 days’ annual leave
Employer pension contribution up to 10 %
Flexible and hybrid working arrangements
Season ticket loan
Free annual eye tests
‘Give as you Earn’ charitable giving scheme
Enhanced parental leave (maternity, adoption/surrogacy, shared parental and paternity)
Sabbaticals (after qualifying period)
Two paid volunteer day each year
Three additional days of annual leave on top of their standard allocation of 25 days.