Senior Colleague Communications Manager
London, GB, EC2V 7QN
Rathbones provides individual investment and wealth management services for private clients, charities, trustees and professional partners. We have been trusted for generations to manage and preserve our clients’ wealth.
Our tradition of investing and acting responsibly has been with us from the beginning and continues to lead us forward. Our ambition is to be recognised as the UK’s most responsible wealth manager.
In business since 1742.
A FTSE 250 listed company.
Managing more than £113 billion* for our clients.
20+ offices throughout the UK and Jersey.
*Funds under management at 30 September 2025.
Role Title: Senior Colleague Communications Manager
Division: Client Office
Location: London
Contract: 12 months
About the role
We're looking for an experienced senior colleague communications professional to lead the internal communications workstream for a major group-wide programme. This is a 12-month fixed-term contract (with potential to extend) and sits within the Colleague Communications & Advocacy team.
You'll own this workstream end-to-end, shaping the strategy, running the plan and delivering the day-to-day. It spans the whole of our business, so you'll be comfortable working across functions, engaging senior stakeholders in every part of the group and translating complex, sensitive material into clear, human communications for colleagues.
You'll know you're succeeding when colleagues across the group understand what the programme means for them and their work, senior leaders trust you as their comms partner, and the workstream delivers on time and to a consistently high standard, without needing to be closely managed.
What you'll be responsible for
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Owning the colleague communications strategy and plan for a group-wide programme, from design through to delivery
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Working hand-in-hand with business readiness and training teams to sequence comms, learning and change activity into a single, coherent colleague experience
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Drawing on the company narrative to shape and cascade programme messaging into key colleague touchpoints
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Partnering with senior leaders and programme leads across the business as their trusted communications adviser
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Producing and distributing high-quality, high-impact communications for a range of colleague audiences across the group
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Translating technical, procedural and change content into clear, plain English communications
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Developing and delivering communication plans that support change and transformation activity
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Using a modern, integrated mix of channels and formats, including SharePoint, Viva Engage, email, in-person and virtual events
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Building strong relationships with stakeholders across the business on behalf of the Colleague Communications & Advocacy team
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Working with the wider team to maintain and continually improve our planning, production and measurement process
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Coaching colleagues on communications and managing agency partners where needed
About you
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Significant experience in senior colleague communications roles, leading strategies and delivery in large, complex organisations in senior colleague communications roles, leading strategies and delivery in large, complex organisations
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A strategic thinker who is equally comfortable rolling up their sleeves and delivering the work
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Confident operating independently, running your own workstream with minimal direction
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Strong track record of partnering with senior leaders, including at executive level, and influencing across functions
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KPI-driven, with a track record of setting and hitting measurable engagement targets
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Remarkable storytelling, writing and presentation skills, with a proven ability to turn complex content into clear, plain English
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Tech-savvy and data-driven, confident using SharePoint, Viva Engage and modern email tools to activate and measure campaigns
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Comfortable using AI tools to speed up and sharpen comms production, measurement and insight
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Solid grounding in creative production, with the ability to visually express content with minimal creative team support (including video and event production)
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Meticulously organised and highly flexible, with a proven ability to balance multiple priorities at once
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Experience supporting change and transformation programmes
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Experience in Wealth and Asset Management, or more broadly in Financial Services (an advantage, not a requirement)
Our offer to you
We want everyone at Rathbones to fulfil their potential, in an environment where you are proud to work and feel like you belong.
We offer a comprehensive remuneration package, which we review regularly, and benefits include:
- A company pension - 9% non-contributory or 10% if you contribute 5%
- Private medical insurance – Individual on joining, family after 1 year’s service
- Life assurance - 8 x salary
- Income protection – 75 % salary
- Company share scheme
- Discretionary bonus
- Flexible holidays – purchase up to 5 additional days
- Green Car Scheme
- Family friendly policies – enhanced family leave for parents & carers
- Study support – study days and funding for courses and qualifications
- Season travel ticket loans
- Volunteering days
- Gym discounts
- Other voluntary benefits you can choose to suit you
Our employees can choose to take part in various social groups and communities to support their wellbeing, growth, development and sense of community. These include:
- Sports & Social Committees, such as cricket, football, netball, running, yoga, quiz nights, charity bake sales and much more.
- Inclusion Networks that help us drive change within the organisation such as Gender Balance, Multicultural, Abilities Count, Pride, Social Mobility, Generations, Menopause Matters@Rathbones’ and Armed Forces.
- The NextGen IM Network, which brings together a community of trainees from across the UK, who are all at the early stages of their careers and offers development opportunities, exposure across the business as well as peer support and connection.
Life at Rathbones
We aim to become an employer of choice for the wealth management sector, to achieve this we are working hard to build a diverse, equal, and inclusive workplace that motivates, develops and embraces the strengths of all our colleagues. Being part of Rathbones means you will join a team of passionate professionals in a successful culture that cares for its people. At Rathbones, we provide meaningful work, opportunities, and a voice to all.
We are committed to building a team that is made up of diverse skills, experiences and abilities and encourage applications from all backgrounds. We welcome individuals who share our values.
We’re a Disability Confident Employer (level 2) under the UK Government scheme. This means we’ve signed up to a set of commitments around how we recruit, retain and develop people with disabilities. Find out more about the Government Scheme online, click here. If you require adjustments to apply for a role at Rathbones, please contact us via recruit@rathbones.com to let us know what adjustments you may need.
Mission
We believe in playing the long game. That means building consistent results, earning trust and doing the right thing — for our clients, our colleagues and the communities we’re part of.
Our values shape how we work:
- We aim high
- We get it done
- We show we care
- We do the right thing
These aren’t just words on a wall. They guide how we treat each other, how we make decisions and how we build relationships that last.
We will close this advert once we have received enough applications for the next stage. Please submit your application as soon as possible to ensure you don’t miss out.