Corporate Communications Specialist - 1 Year FTC

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18 Jul 2025
18 Jul 2025
Teddington, United Kingdom
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Salary starting from £37,600 dependent on experience
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About the Role
Whether you’re talking about length, mass, time, temperature, electric current, amount or the brightness of light, the National Physical Laboratory sets the standards by which these things are all measured. It means we’ve got a lot of great news to share – both internally and externally.

As our Communications Manager, you’ll manage both our internal and corporate communications so that we engage with our people and strengthen our reputation with customers and other stakeholders. At NPL, we touch ordinary lives in extraordinary ways and you could too.

Communications – whether external or internal – need to do a similar thing. They need to connect with your audience. Working with the Head of Internal Communication, you’ll help develop and implement a communications plan that underpins our corporate strategy. Internally, you’ll manage our communications channels (from our intranet, to emails and any printed materials).

Externally, you’ll manage a corporate database and produce a variety of collateral (digital or printed), that could be sent or distributed at corporate events. Whether your communications are internal or external, they will need to reflect best-practice, be on brand and executed to the highest quality, on time and within budget. You will also take on the day-to-day management of the team, carrying out their reviews and helping them fulfil their potential.
About You
A member of the Marketing and Communications Department, delivering high quality Marketing and Communications projects that raise awareness of the NPL brand and elements within it.

Key responsibilities

- To raise the external profile of NPL broadly to other stakeholder, collaborators, Industry, policymakers and influencers through external communications, enhancing NPL’s brand.

- Deliver against a planned communications strategy to engage NPL externally in a thoughtful, clear and engaging way.
- Deliver relevant communications projects targeted at the public to help our brand awareness increase through communications activity.
- Manage relevant stakeholder engagement schemes and programmes to support the exchange of knowledge and expertise between NPL and
stakeholder organisations.

- Be an integral part of our brand, working on communications projects that enhance our future brand in the external marketplace.
- Build a network of contacts across all areas of NPL and externally that will enable you to deliver your role effectively.
- Responsible for taking reasonable duty of care for Health & Safety of themselves and of other persons who may be affected by their acts or omissions at work and always follow direct instructions given with regards to Health & Safety.

We actively recruit citizens of all backgrounds, but the nature of our work in specific departments means that nationality, residency and security requirements can be more tightly defined than others. You will be asked about this throughout the recruitment process. To work at NPL, you will need to obtain BPSS security clearance.

Please note: Applications will be reviewed, and interviews conducted throughout the duration of this advert therefore we may at any time bring the closing date forward. We encourage all interested applicants to apply as soon as practical.
About Us
The National Physical Laboratory (NPL) is a world-leading centre of excellence that provides cutting-edge measurement science, engineering and technology to underpin prosperity and quality of life in the UK. Find out more about what it is like working here - The measure of us - Overview

NPL and DSIT have strong commitments to diversity and equality of opportunity, and welcome applications from candidates irrespective of their background, gender, race, sexual orientation, religion, or age, providing they meet the required criteria. Applications from women, disabled and black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates in particular are encouraged. All disabled candidates (as defined by the Equality Act 2010) who satisfy the minimum criteria for the role will be guaranteed an interview under the Disability Confident Scheme.

At NPL, we believe our success is a result of the diversity and talent of our people. We strive to nurture and respect individuals to ensure everyone feels valued by treating everyone on the basis of their own individual merits and abilities regardless of their own or perceived identity, as part of our commitment to diversity & inclusion, we ensure we’re creating an environment where all our colleagues feel supported and welcome. More about this on our Diversity & Inclusion page.

We are committed to the health and well-being of our employees. Flexible working and social activities are embedded in our culture to create a positive work-life balance, along with a broad range of rewards, benefits and recognition. Our values are at the heart of what we do, and they shape the way we interact, develop our people and celebrate success. To ensure everyone has an equal chance, we’re always willing to make reasonable adjustments to the recruitment process. If you would like to discuss, please contact us.