Employee Communications & Engagement Manager
Vision: To be the UK's leading digital infrastructure partner, enabling a fully connected future
Mission: Deliver reliable, high quality site access, infrastructure and services that support our customers' evolving connectivity needs.
For almost two decades, Cornerstone's infrastructure has quietly supported the UK's mobile networks. Whilst we continue to strengthen that foundation and extend its reach, we're in an exciting period of acceleration and transformation that will see us enable more connectivity and compute to more communities and industries across the UK.
The Role
To lead and evolve the employee communications and engagement strategy for Cornerstone - shaping how we inform, connect and inspire our people during a period of growth and change.
This is a highly visible role, responsible for defining how strategy, priorities and performance are communicated across the organisation. Blending strategic thinking with hands-on delivery, you'll act as both the internal communications lead and execution specialist - creating clear, compelling and consistent communication that enables employees to understand where we're heading, why it matters and the role they play in delivering it.
Why This Role Matters
This is a high-impact role at a pivotal point in Cornerstone's evolution. As the business continues to transform, the need for clear, engaging and trusted communication has never been greater.
This role will play a key part in defining how Cornerstone communicates internally - bringing greater clarity, consistency and creativity to employee communications, while strengthening engagement, trust and connection across the organisation.
It's an opportunity to move beyond traditional internal comms and build a more connected, insight-led and high-performing communication environment - one that not only informs, but truly engages and inspires employees to deliver against our ambition.
What You'll Do
Own and deliver the employee communications strategy, translating business priorities, strategy and OKRs into clear, engaging and accessible messaging.
️ Shape and lead leadership communications, including CEO and SLT messaging, All Hands sessions and key business updates.
Build and manage communication calendars, editorial plans and messaging frameworks to drive consistency and quality.
Partner with People, HR, Marketing and senior stakeholders to align communications with culture, engagement and employer brand priorities.
Lead communications for organisational change, transformation programmes and key business initiatives.
Drive employee engagement through targeted campaigns, storytelling and initiatives that reinforce culture, values and behaviours.
Own and continuously improve internal communication channels to ensure relevance, reach and effectiveness.
Plan and deliver high-impact internal events and engagement activities, from All Hands to employee forums and recognition initiatives.
Use data, insight and feedback to measure effectiveness and continuously optimise communication and engagement outcomes.
What You'll Bring
You'll bring strong experience in employee communications, engagement and change communications, with the ability to translate business strategy into clear, compelling and meaningful messaging that resonates across an organisation.
You'll be confident working with senior leaders, shaping authentic and engaging communications, and challenging constructively where needed to drive clarity and impact.
You'll combine strategic thinking with hands-on delivery - comfortable building plans, creating high-quality content and managing multiple priorities in a fast-paced, evolving environment. With a strong instinct for storytelling and audience engagement, you'll create communications that go beyond information-sharing to drive understanding, alignment and action.
You'll also bring:
Experience supporting transformation, organisational change or culture programmes
Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills at SLT level
A proactive, creative and solutions-focused mindset
Confidence using data and modern tools (including AI) to improve effectiveness and efficiency
Above all, you'll be motivated by the opportunity to shape, improve and elevate how an organisation communicates with its people.
Why Join Us?
Reward & Recognition: Competitive salary and an excellent bonus structure.
Time to Recharge: 30 days' annual leave.
Long Term Security: Competitive pension scheme and life insurance
Flexibility: Hybrid working to help you balance work and home life.
Health & Wellbeing: Private medical insurance including dental and optical cover.
Lifestyle Perks: Cycle to Work scheme, Electric Car scheme, and retail discounts.
Community & Growth: A generous refer a friend scheme.
Our commitment to Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) is fundamental to our success. We strive to cultivate an inclusive environment where every employee feels valued, respected, and empowered. By embracing unique perspectives and experiences, we drive innovation and drive our organisation forward, therefore, we recognise the importance of welcoming applications from candidates of all backgrounds.
We want to ensure everyone is able to present their best self throughout the recruitment process so if you require any adjustments, please let us know.
If this role is of interest to you and you would like to find out more, please do apply with an up to date version of your CV.