Internal Communications Co-Ordinator

What’s in it for you

At Booker, along with being a great place to work and giving you an opportunity to get on in your career, we also offer the following fantastic package of benefits:

A Booker colleague card with 10% off purchases at Booker and double discount events up to three times a year.
After 3 months service, a Tesco colleague discount card with 10% increasing to 15% off most purchases at Tesco for a 4 day period after every four-weekly pay day, ie. thirteen times a year. In addition to 10% off at Tesco Cafe and 20% off all F&F purchases.
10% off pay monthly & SIM only deals with Tesco Mobile for yourself, along with further great deals through-out the year.
Up to 30% off car, pet and home insurance at Tesco bank. Terms and conditions apply.
Free eye test when you spend £50 or more. You can also save 30% when you spend £50 or more on glasses, prescription sunglasses and contact lenses.
50% off health checks at Tesco Pharmacy.
Exclusive access to discounted RAC breakdown cover rates
An exclusive deals and discounts website saving you money on everyday purchases including a cycle to work scheme.
After 3 months service, you can join our annual Save As You Earn share scheme which allows you to buy Tesco shares in the future at a discount.
Retirement savings plan (pension) – save up to 5% and Booker will match your contribution.
Life Assurance – You are covered for death in service life cover of up to three times annual pay
Health and Wellbeing support and resources including our 24/7, confidential Employee Assistance Programme and Virtual GP for you and your family.
A great holiday package

About the role

Booker Group is looking for a part-time Internal Communications Co-ordinator to join our Media & Communications team. The role will be require working from our Wellingborough office 1 day per week, with flexible hybrid-working options available from home or other Booker sites.

This is a 20 hour per week vacancy, with candidates able to share preference on their working days at interview stage.

This role will support our Internal Communications Manager in creating engaging content for our 15,000+ colleagues across the Booker Group, and delivering key projects for the business.

You will be responsible for

Helping the Internal Communications Manager to create, maintain, develop and deliver an engaging internal communications plan to our business – including our weekly colleague newsletter, videos, standalone emails and our colleagues intranet.
Creating clear and consistent framework and templates for internal comms.
Supporting with uploads to our colleague intranet.
Working cross-functionally with internal teams (Sustainability, People, Trading etc.) to land meaningful and engaging business comms.
Supporting with our DEI messaging to colleagues.
Work with External Communications Co-ordinator to adapt and share reputational messages with colleagues as appropriate.
Support our Operations team with the best way to communicate to colleagues across our branches and distribution centres.
Utilising key material from the wider group (Tesco) to improve our community and charity engagement plan.

You will need

Operational skills relevant for this job
Excellent communication skills
Stakeholder management
Excellent attention to detail
Ability to manage deadlines and changing priorities
Be able to work independently and problem solve
To comply with all business legal, regulatory and ethical requirements

Key People I work with, in and outside of Booker:

Wider Communications team
Retail and Catering teams
Stakeholders across business teams including People, Sustainability and Operations
Customers/Suppliers/Colleagues
Relevant external bodies/agencies

Experience relevant for this job:

Previous experience within a similar role, a background in communications or PR or degreed educated
Have experience of development and management of communications campaigns
Stakeholder management experience

About The Company

Booker is the UK’s leading food & drink wholesaler. We are privileged to serve independent retailers, caterers and small businesses, from locations across the country. We operate over 190 cash and carry branches, eight distribution centres, five Best Food Logistics sites, as well as six support centre locations across the UK.

Diversity, equity and inclusion (DE&I) at Booker means that whoever you are and whatever your background, we always want you to feel represented and that you can be yourself at work. In short, we’re a place where Everyone’s Welcome.

We know life looks a little different for each of us. That’s why at Booker and Best, we always welcome conversations about flexible working. Some people are at the start of their careers, some want the freedom to do the things they love. Others are going through life-changing moments like becoming a carer, nearing retirement, adapting to parenthood, or something else. So, talk to us throughout your application about how we may be able to support you.

We’re proud that Booker is a Disability Confident Committed employer and we’re committed to providing a fully inclusive and accessible recruitment process.

Please note

We can only accept candidates over the age of 18 if the role requires working before 6:15 am or after 9:45 pm or involves working in areas such as the warehouse, beers, wines & spirits, and driving roles.

On the occasions where we have high volumes of applicants, some roles may close earlier than the advertised end date in order for us to manage all of the applicants appropriately. We will only be able to offer individual feedback to those candidates who attend an interview.

*Booker Group is part of Tesco plc, however, is operated separately from the core Tesco business and as such the benefits offered will be different from those offered at Tesco*