Senior Manager Corporate Reputation

Your role will focus on the positioning of my client in the UK in a corporate context providing strategic counsel on media relations and corporate reputation. Specifically; Delivery of a proactive and reactive media relations service Creation of and maintaining first class relationships with national, trade, consumer, local and regional media working closely with Group colleagues Developing newsflow in the UK, in particular story/opinion development and placing, thought leadership, management of issues that affect corporate reputation Working across UK and Group functions to deliver an integrated UK communications strategy working closely with Group media relations, internal comms and public affairs Dimensions: Non Financial Drive up the strategic nature and commerciality of our media relations Cocreation of a coordinated UK media relations and corporate reputation strategy and plan incorporating strategic fit, budgets and aligned to overall Corporate Affairs strategy agreed at UK Exec Provide out of hours cover on an on call basis evenings and weekends Deputise for the Head of Media Relations/Director of Media Relations where necessary Financial Manage budget and resources for media relations projects and campaigns, ensuring within budget Secure budget and resources for Business unit specific deliverables through the appropriate governance forums People Management Hold people to account through effective performance management to ensure achievement of commercial outcomes Empower direct reports and teams ensuring individuals and teams understand their accountabilities and work collaboratively to deliver objectives Relationships Internal Employees at all levels to CEO, Company spokespeople, Global Communications network External Journalists, PR consultancies and other suppliers, Peers in other leading companies Role Outcomes: Provision of first class media relations service aligned to the UK strategy and measured by external benchmarking Delivery of media