JOB TITLE:
Rectifications Communications Assistant Manager (Fixed Term - 6 months)
SALARY: £40,824 - £45,360 pa
LOCATION(S):
Bristol, Newport, Hove, Edinburgh, Belfast, Halifax, Manchester, Birmingham or Chester
HOURS:
Full-time – 35 hours per week
WORKING PATTERN:
Our work style is hybrid, which involves spending at least two days per week, or 40% of our time, at one of our office sites. Colleagues with disabilities can be supported with workplace adjustments, including hybrid working expectations, in line with our Flexibility Works policy.
ABOUT THE ROLE
This is a fantastic opportunity to develop your communications career within the Customer Communications Centre of Excellence in the Consumer Relationships Chief Operating Office.
Our team is responsible for creating and delivering clear, engaging and empathetic customer communications for Rectifications - where we put things right when the Group has made a mistake. These communications are often sensitive and high impact, and play a vital role in maintaining customer trust.
You’ll work on a wide range of communications across the Group, from single‑customer issues through to large‑scale remediation programmes affecting thousands of customers. Many of the customers we support may be in vulnerable circumstances, such as financial difficulty or bereavement, so empathy, clarity and care are critical.
Typical responsibilities will include:
Taking complex issues, remediation decisions and customer treatments and converting them into clear, easy‑to‑understand communications, using accessible language in line with our Customer Communications Principles.
Putting the customer first, challenging proposed treatments where needed to ensure good customer outcomes.
Managing communications end‑to‑end, from brief through to delivery, across channels such as letters and email campaigns.
Working collaboratively with Design & Delivery, data, risk and legal teams, as well as third‑party agencies.
Ensuring all communications meet Group Standards, including FCA Consumer Duty, and follow the correct governance and approval processes.
Managing multiple pieces of work at pace, prioritising effectively to deliver high‑quality communications on time.
Why join us?
We’re on an exciting journey to transform our Group and the way we’re shaping finance for good. We’re investing in our technology, our workplaces and — most importantly — our people.
Join us and, give us your best and we’ll give you ours. Here, you’ll make a real difference for customers, work with great colleagues, enjoy hybrid working and build a career that’s full of opportunity.
WHAT YOU’LL NEED
Essential skills and experience
End‑to‑end communications experience, ideally within a highly regulated environment.
Strong copywriting skills, with the ability to make complex topics simple and clear.
Excellent written and verbal communication, with a strong eye for detail.
Experience managing multiple projects or campaigns simultaneously and delivering to deadlines.
Confident stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence and challenge constructively.
A customer‑centred mindset, with sensitivity to vulnerable customer needs.
And any experience of these would be great
Copywriting experience within financial services or a similarly regulated sector.
End‑to‑end campaign management experience.
Experience of digital channels, particularly email campaign delivery.
Familiarity with FCA regulation and consumer‑focused communications.
We know that great talent comes from many different backgrounds, and that skills can be developed in a variety of ways.
We’re expecting a high volume of applications for this role, and to be considered you’ll need to demonstrate the essential skills outlined in the criteria.
Please include a CV and covering letter explaining how your skills and experience meet the requirements of the role. As this is a communications role, we’d love to see those skills reflected clearly and authentically in your application, in your own words.
Please note: we may close this vacancy early if we receive a strong level of applications, so we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.
This is a place for you
We want to ensure all our candidates have the opportunity to shine. Please let us know if there’s anything we can do to make sure the assessment process works for you.
Our ambition is to be the leading UK business for diversity, equity and inclusion - supporting our customers, colleagues and communities - and we’re committed to creating an environment in which everyone can thrive, learn and develop.
WHAT YOU'LL GET
We also offer a wide‑ranging benefits package, which includes:
A generous pension contribution of up to 15%
An annual performance‑related bonus
Share schemes, including free shares
Benefits you can adapt to your lifestyle, such as discounted shopping
28 days’ holiday, plus bank holidays
A range of wellbeing initiatives and generous parental leave policies
Ready to make an impact?
Apply today!
