WHAT WE NEED FROM YOU….?

• Demonstrable professional experience of working within corporate / external communications
• Proven track record of effectively managing a busy press office of media and other external stakeholder enquiries
• Experience and interest in working for a listed business and managing the quarterly financial reporting
• Experience in running successful proactive corporate PR campaigns and creative flair in packaging engaging, corporate news stories
• Ability to write and edit content for a range of audiences and channels
• Builds strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders
• Confident and able to influence at all levels
• Works at pace, managing multiple deadlines

WHAT YOU’LL BE DOING…?

• Manage the full year, half year and quarterly results process, including drafting of all media materials and working closely with the Director of Corporate Affairs and Investor Relations Director to showcases our brands, consumer trends and group strategy in action
• Develop a compelling and engaging proactive corporate PR plan, focused in particular on communicating our investment case, strategy in action and delivery against our ESG strategy, working closely with our corporate agency and key internal stakeholders
• Provide strategic counsel to members of the senior team and Executive Leadership Team
• Manage the business’ busy press office and act as the first point of contact in our business for all reactive corporate media enquiries
• Support senior leaders with developing and managing proactive and reactive media opportunities, drafting written content, briefing documents and providing direction and counsel as appropriate
• Alongside our Corporate Agency, support the business to develop and maintain high quality relationships with key target media
• With the support of the team’s Communications Executive, take responsibility for ensuring the corporate website is kept up to date with fresh content and make suggestions for how this can be developed as a shop window for key corporate stakeholders
• Devise, manage and implement a sustainable corporate social media strategy for the business, including all content generation/oversight and driving engagement across key corporate channels
• Play a key role in drafting all communication to multiple external stakeholders around M&A transactions
• Build strong links with marketing and provide oversight and advice on all trade and consumer PR and digital activity
• Draft and oversee industry awards e.g.: FDF
• Work closely with our customer careline team to oversee any reputational issues that may arise
• Manage the business’ press cuttings agency and deliver timely and effective day-to-day media monitoring across the business
• Act as key day-to-day contact for corporate PR agency
• Support the Director of Corporate Affairs with issues and crisis management as required
• Stay abreast of and update the business on wider business and industry trends and issues
• Work with the wider communications and public affairs team, to ensure a coordinated approach to communications and content sharing