Position Snapshot

R&D Communications Manager - Part Time 

Nestlé Confectionery

Location: NPTC York

Salary ranging from £35,000 to £40,000 pro rata depending on experience plus potential bonus and excellent benefits. 
 
This is a part time position 3 days per week, we are always open to discuss individual’s flexible working needs so please speak to us during the recruitment process to understand what this could look like for you.

Position Summary

We are currently recruiting for a Communications Manager opportunity in the Nestle Product Technology Centre, based from the York site but with hybrid working available. This role gives you the creativity to communicate about our innovations, engaging with stakeholders to develop and deploy effective communication and engagement activities across a variety of channels.

With exciting projects on the horizon and working as part of a team at the forefront of innovation, this is a great opportunity to have an impact.

A little bit about us

Nestlé PTC Confectionery is part of a global network of research and development centres, with our York site focusing on creating, translating and delivering innovation to our global confectionery business. York is the hub for confectionery R&D, with our satellite centres in Chile, China, Côte d’Ivoire and Switzerland all playing important roles and contributing to our success. 
 
We truly believe we are a place where creativity leads to fantastic initial concepts and exceptional products that create smiles for our consumers. As a global centre of 20+ nationalities, we have a diverse and inclusive team that collaborate in an environment that will inspire you. Excited to be a part of our team who work in the future? Then keep reading…
 

A day in the life of a Communications Manager

Ultimately, you will have the opportunity to strip back and develop plans for communicating our innovations, working closely with the R&D team to pull together and consolidate communications to ensure colleagues are informed, engaged and understand how their work contributes to NPTC goals and the company's overall strategy.

You will also:

• Use your proven storytelling skills to support the internal communication and engagement strategy by developing plans, internal communications campaigns, materials and tools for internal communication activities. 
• Working across all channels for R&D to reach all colleagues with relevant news and information.
• Engage and manage relationship with Nestlé’s internal communities. 
• Coordinating important events and visitors, working with stakeholders across the business to bring the events to life, aligning with global strategy and positive participants feedback. 
• Collaborate with R&D and central corporate communications teams in the creation of R&D specific content.
• Maintain a good network of contacts across the company in order to identify news and issues from a category perspective. 
   

What will make you successful

As the successful candidate, you will already have Communications experience under your belt. You will thrive when working with stakeholders across all levels coupled with your ability to quickly identify and grasp new topics. You will have professional communication skills and understand how to take people on a journey with you, using your creativity and storytelling skills. You will know the importance of being able to work calmly and with attention to details in situations that can often be pressured.  You will also: 

• Proven track record in communications (journalism, public relations)
• Experience of working in complex and international environment
• Experience of working across different channels (print, live events, digital and social channels)
• Exceptional writing skills, adept at concisely conveying complex messages and effectively addressing different audiences
• Ability to identify news and content fit for use with internal and external audiences
• Experience of managing suppliers and budgets
• Event and supplier management
   

What you need to know

What can we offer in return? 

Our total reward offers great benefits in the shape of;
•    a competitive salary and benefits package, 
•    bonus scheme (8% target bonus), 
•    flexible working, 25 days holiday plus statutory holidays plus flex leave (12 days) pro rata, 
•    pension scheme entitlement and 
•    a real focus on personal development and growth. 

Pssst! We also work in chocolate, so trying out our great tasting products before they hit the shelves is a bonus!

The closing date for this role is Friday 25th March. 

We will be considering candidates as they apply and we will occasionally close job advertisements early in the event we receive sufficient applicants, so please don’t delay in submitting your application.

At Nestlé, our values are rooted in respect – for our employees, our customers, and our consumers.  That’s why championing diversity and inclusion is so important to us; when we embrace different perspectives and give everyone the chance to be the best they can be, we can think in new, creative ways that grow and enhance our business. We are committed to equal opportunity for all and we may collect relevant data for monitoring purposes during our candidate registration process.  Be yourself, everyone else is taken!
 

Right to work in the UK

In accordance with Home Office guidance successful candidates will be required to evidence their right to work in the UK before commencement of employment. The successful candidate therefore must be able to demonstrate their right to work status for the UK during the recruitment process. We have assessed this role and it could be applicable for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker route. If you do not have the right to work in the UK and you are unable to gain this independently, we may be able to provide sponsorship under the Skilled Worker route in line with the Home office guidelines. We encourage you to review the UK Home Office guidelines ahead of submitting a job application to review whether you meet the eligibility criteria under the Skilled Worker route and understand the immigration fees that you would be responsible for when making a visa application. If you require sponsorship, please discuss this with us as part of the recruitment process.