Flexa
Mars UK • United Kingdom

Internal Communications Manager - Learning (F/M/X)

Employment type:  Full time

1–2 days/week at home

Core hours 11–3

Dog friendly

Job Description

Job Description:

Contract: Permanent

Location: Poland (Poznan or Warsaw), United Kingdom (Slough), or France (Haguenau)

What are we looking for?

  • At least 3 years of experience in Internal Communication.

  • Excellence in verbal, written, and visual communications in both French and English.

  • Proven ability in developing, testing, and implementing impactful communication and engagement materials.

  • Strong customer orientation and collaboration skills.

  • Active learner and skilled problem solver who initiates ideas on how to meet our internal customers’ needs better and faster.

  • Skilled in establishing priorities, organizing work, and multitasking.

  • Ability to extract meaningful information from data and turn it into useful insights.

  • Experienced in leveraging technology to drive excellence in communications and learner engagement plans and materials. Preferably in Campaign Monitor, PowerPoint, Smartsheet, and MS Teams.

What will be your key responsibilities?

Communications development and activation

  • Create learner and stakeholder communication materials, contextualize, and organize language translations in line with our creative positioning, tone of voice and the annual communication plan.

  • Manage the end-to-end content creation process; measure impact, identify trends and implement ideas for improvement.

  • Partner with Regional Learner Communication and Engagement Managers to activate learner and stakeholder communications and campaigns across different geographical regions, languages, and functions.

Learner Engagement

  • Support Associates feeling excited, engaged, and inspired by learning at Mars through involvement with learning communities, events, and campaigns.

  • Enable Associates to make the most of learning at Mars by helping them navigate learning resources.

  • Organize and deliver listening sessions to gain insights into learners needs and preferences to inform the continuous improvement of the learning experience and provide input to future product development.

  • Develop and activate opportunities to test new ideas/concepts with learners and stakeholders.

  • Serve as change agents for the shift we will drive in evolving the culture of learning at Mars.

  • Identify and activate existing internal communication forums to market learning opportunities and build relationships with key stakeholders to drive further awareness.

  • Manage communication plan and material creation (in partnership with external vendor when relevant) for new program development projects.

What can you expect from Mars?

  • At Mars, we believe in a relationship of mutual trust, dignity and respect between our company and Associates that is more meaningful than the standard employer/employee relationship.

  • As Associates, we can expect to be respected, supported and valued as individuals, to be treated fairly and equitably.

  • An environment where you are empowered to be proactive and to take initiatives to make a difference.

  • At Mars, we are committed to helping create a safe, healthy, and sustainable world for our partners and the communities in which we operate.

  • The mission of Mars Global Services Associates? To be the foundation that serves, protects and supports our business.

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Mars is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. If you need assistance or an accommodation during the application process because of a disability, it is available upon request. The company is pleased to provide such assistance, and no applicant will be penalized as a result of such a request.

Company benefits

Open to part-time employees
Open to job sharing
Open to compressed hours
Sabbaticals
Enhanced maternity leave – 26 weeks at 90% pay
Enhanced paternity leave – 26 weeks at 90% pay
24 days annual leave + bank holidays
“Pawternity” leave
Pregnancy loss leave
Bank holiday swaps
Location
94%
Employees are very happy with their working location freedom
Hours
91%
Employees are very happy with the flexibility in the hours they work
Benefits
84%
Employees are very happy with the benefits their company offers
Work-life balance
80%
Employees feel that they can switch off quite easily from work
Role modelling
81%
Employees feel that flexible working is part of the culture
Autonomy
90%
Employees feel they have complete autonomy over getting their work done

Additional employee ratings
(these do not contribute to the FlexScore®)

Diversity
75%
Employees feel that the diversity is good and there are continued efforts to improve it
Inclusion
78%
Employees feel that the culture supports equity and inclusivity well
Culture
86%
Employees feel like it is a really great environment to work in
Mission
84%
Employees feel very excited about and aligned with the company mission
Salary
70%
Employees feel that their salary is good and matches the value they bring

Working at Mars UK

Company employees

4,000 In the UK

Gender diversity (male:female)

57:43

Office locations

London, Slough, Waltham, Castle Cary, Birstall, Plymouth

Hiring Countries

Brazil
France
Netherlands
United Kingdom
United States

Awards & Achievements

1st – Large companies

1st – Large companies

Flexa100 2024
Consumer Goods

Consumer Goods

Industry awards 2023
3rd – Large companies

3rd – Large companies

Flexa100 2023
Retail & Ecommerce

Retail & Ecommerce

Industry awards 2022