Change Communications Manager – 2 year secondment/ fixed term contract

GSK is in an exciting next phase of performance with three clear priorities – deliver growth, accelerate R&D and simplify how we work. Internal Communications plays a key role in engaging our people to achieve the opportunity we have ahead of us – building confidence in our future, inspiring employees in the value GSK delivers to patients and shareholders and bringing clarity so we can focus on what matters.

Position Summary:

You will be accountable for shaping and delivering communications that reach and engage GSK employees in support of key strategic priorities, working closely with senior leaders and communications colleagues. You will develop communications plans and engaging content to motivate our people and build confidence through organisational change. You will provide senior-level communications advice and support on messaging, engagement, and managing change. You should be able to work at pace and have strong business understanding, change communications expertise, excellent organisational skills, as well as an ability to influence others.

Responsibilities:

• Develop and deliver strategic communications plans in support of key company priorities and organisational change programmes
• Create high quality communications materials, including compelling messages, presentations, scripts, Q&As.
• Provide strategic advice, guidance and communications insights to senior leaders, helping them communicate with confidence and consistency.
• Support specific leader-led activities such as townhalls, events or videos.
• Use data, AI and insights to listen, measure and continually improve impact of our communications.

Why You?

This role is hybrid with an expectation to be in the office for regular team and stakeholder meetings. We welcome candidates who bring strong communication skills alongside collaborative, practical approaches.

Basic Qualification:

We are seeking professionals with the following required skills and qualifications to help us achieve our goals:

• Relevant internal communications experience supporting a complex, international organization.
• Excellent writing and content development skills, storytelling; strong cultural sensitivity and ability to adapt messages for different geographies and audiences.
• Experience advising leaders on communications.
• Ability to use judgment in all situations, particularly when handling sensitive or confidential information
• Confidence working with senior stakeholders and influencing decision making.
• Experience working on large, cross-functional change programmes.

Preferred Qualification:

If you have the following characteristics, it would be a plus:

• Familiarity with employee engagement measurement and insight tools.
• Experience creating video or multimedia content for internal audiences.

How to apply:

If this role feels like a strong fit for your skills and ambitions, we would love to hear from you. Please apply with your CV and a short cover letter explaining how your experience maps to the role and what impact you hope to make at GSK. We are committed to inclusion and will consider reasonable adjustments to support your application and interview process.

Skills:

Campaign Development, Content Development, Corporate Copywriting, Crisis Communication Management, Cultural Change Management, Data Analytics, Digital Fluency, Employee Advocacy, Employee Engagement, Market Shaping, Reputation Management, Risk Management, Stakeholder Management, Storytelling, Strategic Planning

Why GSK?

Uniting science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together.

GSK is a global biopharma company with a purpose to unite science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together. We aim to positively impact the health of 2.5 billion people by the end of the decade, as a successful, growing company where people can thrive. We get ahead of disease by preventing and treating it with innovation in specialty medicines and vaccines. We focus on four therapeutic areas: respiratory, immunology and inflammation; oncology; HIV; and infectious diseases – to impact health at scale.

People and patients around the world count on the medicines and vaccines we make, so we’re committed to creating an environment where our people can thrive and focus on what matters most. Our culture of being ambitious for patients, accountable for impact and doing the right thing is the foundation for how, together, we deliver for patients, shareholders and our people.

GSK is an Equal Opportunity Employer. This ensures that all qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), parental status, national origin, age, disability, genetic information (including family medical history), military service or any basis prohibited under federal, state or local law.

We believe in an agile working culture for all our roles. If flexibility is important to you, we encourage you to explore with our hiring team what the opportunities are.