Communications Executive

Communications Executive - Competitive Salary and bonus up to 10% of salary

What will you be doing

You will be responsible for the creation, coordination and delivery of all communications to stakeholders and key audiences relating to one of Whitbread's largest delivery programmes.

You will be accountable for ensuring accuracy of content and alignment to company standards.

Whilst you'll use all available channels to do this, you'll be proactive and innovative in your approach when it comes to seeking out and suggesting new ones.

Accountability:

• Solely responsible for delivery of assigned programme communications
• Coordination of invites and participants for workshops/meetings
• Maintain communications collateral (standard templates and wording)
• Support workstream communications (content, approval, distribution)
• Monitor and respond to programme inbox / Yammer feed
• Maintaining stakeholder engagement tracker
• Respond to programme questions and reallocate to relevant team members
• Manage communications database and coordinate release of information

Why we would like you to apply

You're a passionate and highly organised individual, an expert in communications with strong attention to detail which you've developed through your experience of writing and communicating key messages to a wide audience. You get excited by being part of a crucial team within the business as well as experiencing change and being fully involved with planning and writing.

A bit about us:

Premier Inn is the UK's largest hotel chain and is part of the UK's leading hospitality company in the FTSE100, Whitbread PLC. With over 700 hotels and more than 60,000 rooms across the UK and Ireland, we have grown rapidly, and have been named the UK's top rated hotel chain by the Which? Hotel Chain Report 2016. We have set ambitious growth plans and by 2020, we plan to increase the size of Premier Inn to around 85,000 UK rooms, as well as expanding our international presence to 50 hotels.

Whitbread Restaurants forms part of the UK's leading hospitality company in the FTSE100, Whitbread PLC, and includes our much-loved brands; Table Table, Beefeater, Brewers Fayre, Taybarns and Whitbread Inns. We serve over 50 million meals a year in our restaurants, 'Serving Up Great Memories' for our customers.

At Whitbread, we are fully committed to growing legendary brands through building a strong customer heartbeat and innovating to stay ahead. We are dedicated to our core values; being genuine, confident and committed, and are proud of our winning teams, who make everyday experiences special for our customers.

WHERE WE ARE GOING

Our core business has changed over the years, yet we remain true to Samuel Whitbread's founding spirit to put our people first, focus on the customer, and recognise that progress comes from innovative thinking. This is reflected in our Vision and Values.

OUR VISION

We will grow legendary brands by building a strong customer heartbeat and innovating to stay ahead.

Our winning teams make every day experiences special for customers, so they come back time and again, driving profitable growth.

OUR VALUES

Our values underpin everything we do at Whitbread, across all our brands:

• Genuine - we really care about customers
• Confident - we strive to be the best at what we do
• Committed - we work hard for each other

We would love you to join us on this exciting journey!