This list contains only the countries for which job offers have been published in the selected language (e.g., in the French version, only job offers written in French are displayed, and in the English version, only those in English).
At apetito | Wiltshire Farm Foods, we are on an ambitious journey. With bold growth targets ahead, how we communicate with our people and through our leaders will be critical to our success. That is where this new role comes in. As Communications Manager, you will shape how we connect, engage and inspire colleagues across apetito and Wiltshire Farm Foods. You’ll lead internal and leadership communications that build belief, clarity and trust in our strategy, helping every colleague understand their role in making a real difference and delivering our vision for growth. From modernising our channels to sharpening our messages, you will sit at the heart of how we strengthen alignment, engagement and culture across the organisation. You will work in a complex environment with a diverse and often non-digital workforce, ensuring communications land effectively with colleagues in factories, distribution, franchise teams and frontline roles as well as office-based staff. Reporting to the Head of Brand & Communications, you’ll work closely with senior leaders, Human Resources, our Executive Board and teams across the business to create communications that are clear, timely, transparent and inspiring. This is a high-profile, fast-paced role where you’ll bring consistency and coherence to how we speak to our people. Most importantly, you’ll help ensure every colleague feels informed, connected and motivated by our shared purpose to make a real difference.
Job Responsibility:
Internal Communications Strategy: Design and deliver apetito’s internal, leadership and group communications strategy to support our growth vision, values and priorities, ensuring messages land effectively across a complex, multi site organisation with diverse and often non digital colleague groups
Leadership and Change Communications: Partner with senior leaders to craft clear and engaging messages and cascades that reach and resonate with colleagues in factories, distribution, franchise teams and frontline roles as well as office-based teams
Channel Optimisation: Streamline and modernise communication channels to create a single source of truth for all colleagues, optimising digital and non-digital touchpoints to ensure updates are accessible to everyone across the organisation
Storytelling and Content: Lead the creation of compelling, purpose led stories that celebrate success across the whole workforce, ensuring content engages colleagues regardless of role, location or digital access
Measurement and Feedback: Use data, insight and colleague feedback to measure communication reach and engagement, driving continuous improvement across all activity
Collaboration and Alignment: Work closely with Brand and Communications, Human Resources and Learning and Development to ensure a consistent voice and reinforce apetito’s purpose, culture and leadership behaviours
Wider Business Support: Support the delivery of key internal events and forums, contributing to business-wide campaigns, change programmes and cross-functional initiatives
Requirements:
Significant proven experience in developing and delivering internal or corporate communications strategies in complex organisations
Proven experience designing and delivering communications that reach non desk-based colleagues and front-line teams, ideally in a complex, multi-site or operational environment
Strong writing and storytelling skills, with the ability to translate strategy into engaging and accessible messages
Demonstrated success in supporting senior leaders and managers with impactful communication
Experience managing digital communication channels and internal platforms
Experience using data-lead insights to make informed decisions
Excellent stakeholder management and influencing skills
An adept collaborator: Works effectively across teams, functions and leadership levels, building strong relationships and trust
Demonstrate a calm and assured under pressure: sensitive, principled, pragmatic and inclusive approach to communications
Proven ability to measure and improve communication effectiveness
Organised and delivery-focused: Balances creativity with precision across multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment
Strategic and purposeful communicator
Demonstrates integrity, care and accountability, consistently role-modelling apetito’s culture and commitment to making a real difference
Nice to have:
Line management or mentoring experience
Experience within the food, manufacturing or healthcare sectors
Familiarity with employee engagement or cultural transformation programmes
Professional qualification in communications or engagement
What we offer:
Competitive salary – accredited Living Wage employer
25 days holiday per year, plus bank holidays
Option to purchase up to 5 additional days holiday per year
Discretionary annual bonus scheme
Pension scheme - employer matched contributions up to 4%
Life assurance scheme worth at least 1x annual salary
Subsidised canteen
Free parking
Free turkey or voucher at Christmas
Access to employee benefits including Perkbox with salary sacrifice options and retail discounts
Welcome to CrawlJobs.com – Your Global Job Discovery Platform
At CrawlJobs.com, we simplify finding your next career opportunity by bringing job listings directly to you from all corners of the web. Using cutting-edge AI and web-crawling technologies, we gather and curate job offers from various sources across the globe, ensuring you have access to the most up-to-date job listings in one place.
We use cookies to enhance your experience, analyze traffic, and serve personalized content. By clicking “Accept”, you agree to the use of cookies.