Senior Communications Consultant

Senior Communications Consultant

This is an exciting opportunity to join Isio’s fast growing Employee Benefits business, which spans strategic benefit design, workplace health & wellbeing consulting, DC pensions, benefits technology and employee engagement & support.

About Isio Engagement and Support

We develop communication programmes for large blue chip and medium sized businesses in the UK. We help employers and the sponsors of pension schemes creatively communicate their valuable employee benefits programmes to their people.

We’re committed widening the engagement with employee benefits and pensions beyond the norm – bringing benefits to life for everyone no matter their situation, goals or priorities for the future. We encourage people to take the action that matches their life goals and priorities through a whole range of print, digital and face to face communication channels.

The role at a glance

Build and expand client relationships, develop communication strategies, own commercial delivery. Grows the communications proposition through winning work and the development of products and services for clients.

Key Responsibilities:

· Lead client employee benefit communication programmes for large corporate and blue chip organisations, and/or their pension schemes in the UK.

· Strategic communication planning and relationship management at director and board level within our clients

· Own the commercial relationship with clients in respect of budgets, forecasting, scope, resource planning and pricing

· Develop proposals, pitches and business development opportunities, leading on communication pitch teams showcasing Isio’s best ideas

· Provide creative direction and quality assurance on projects and client needs to the wider Isio consulting and design team

· Nurture and mentor emerging talent in the team allowing them to learn from your experience whilst helping them to develop their own ways of working.

· Share responsibility for some aspects of the leadership of the consulting team around supporting the development of the proposition development, our thought leadership and budgeting and forecasting to facilitate our ambitious growth

Core skills & required experience

· Client relationship management – in particular working with the client to identify strategic opportunities to expand and improve our relationship based on their evolving needs, problem solving and stakeholder management

· Designing strategy and campaign solutions to often complex problems on sometimes very technical projects in order to communicate them simply and creatively.

· Proven in negotiating / influencing at board level

· Strong presentation and facilitation skills

· Leadership and coaching of emerging talent

· Flexibility, ability to manage competing priorities and internal and external clients

The successful candidate

You will be curious, collaborative, commercially minded and influential. You will embrace innovation and thrive in a fast-growing environment. You will be resilient and enjoy exploring and developing new solutions in an environment keen to experiment and push the boundaries of what is possible for clients.

You will have strong and demonstrable experience in delivering successful communication campaigns for employees – for example technology rollouts, culture, values, benefits, pensions or health and wellbeing projects.

Why Join Isio

Isio is a fast-growing professional services business, which offers career development through diverse and meaningful work, nationwide opportunities, and a culture that rewards high performance and accountability.

We hold ourselves to the highest standards and our values guide how we advise our clients, how we operate as a business and how we work together as a team.  We call it the Isio Attitude. We encourage our people to be bold, to communicate with conviction, and to deliver work that matters.

Here, growth brings opportunity - more responsibility and work that stretches and develops you. We invest in training and development so you can expand your skills and explore different career paths across diverse markets to make your mark. Isio is a place to realise your potential and build a career with impact. You can find out more about Isio and the benefits we offer on our career's website Isio - Careers & Benefits.

About Isio

Isio is a progressive and fast-growing advisory firm, partnering with clients of all sizes to deliver expertise in pensions, employee benefits and wealth advisory services.

Working with pension trustees, employers, individuals, families and their offices, we are supported by talented colleagues across 10 UK offices.

Our culture shapes our work; we foster a supportive environment where we develop our people to grow and fulfil their potential. We invest in our services, products and technology, and provide clear, expert solutions for our clients. This brings clarity, confidence, and better outcomes for everyone.

At Isio, we are committed to fostering an inclusive, equitable and diverse workplace, in which our colleagues feel they belong, regardless of background or difference. We uphold the values of respect, fairness, and inclusion in our actions and decisions. We believe that by adhering to these principles, we will create a stronger, more innovative, and supportive environment for all, as well as ensuring that the advice and support we provide to our clients is more creative, more insightful and leaves a lasting impact.

We can offer a hybrid, flexible approach to work, supporting a work-life balance that works for you. Isio Group is an equal opportunities employer, and we welcome applications from all suitably qualified candidates.

If you think you may require a reasonable adjustment to be made for any reason at any stage of your recruitment process, please ask us hrrecruitment@ISIO.com.