Corporate Affairs & Communications Manager - help build a communications powerhouse.

The Works Search Ltd; City Of London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment agency in the tech sector is seeking a Corporate Affairs & Communications Manager to shape and deliver a unified communications strategy. This role involves working closely with senior leadership to develop impactful messaging and lead media strategies, ensuring creative autonomy and measurable brand visibility. Ideal candidates will have strong writing skills and experience in tech and energy policy.

Qualifications

• Experience as an Account Director or Communications Manager, ideally in tech and energy policy.
• Strong ability to shape internal and external communications.
• Experience in leading proactive media strategies.

Responsibilities

• Shape and deliver a coherent communications strategy for the organization.
• Work closely with senior leadership to provide high-impact messaging.
• Lead proactive media strategies and produce engaging content.

Skills

Excellent writing and editorial skills

Strong attention to detail

Confidence engaging with senior leadership

Familiarity with digital comms best practices

Ability to manage multiple priorities

Collaborative and organised

Job description

Overview

Tired of spreading yourself thin across multiple clients with limited influence in your current role? Ready to channel all that expertise into one mission where your communications work actually moves the needle?

Balancing the demands of multiple clients and just want to get under the skin of one client? Tired of…

Challenges

• Siloed communications: Working in isolation with mixed messages across teams, making it impossible to create coherent brand narratives?
• Limited strategic influence: Being relegated to reactive press release writing instead of shaping meaningful corporate positioning and thought leadership?
• Restricted creative freedom: Stuck with outdated processes and approval bottlenecks that stifle innovative campaign ideas and timely responses?

What you will get

• Strategic ownership from day one: Shape and deliver a joined-up internal and external communications strategy for a rapidly scaling organisation across UK, Europe, Middle East, and Asia
• Direct senior leadership access: Work closely with the Head of Corporate Affairs & Executive Leadership Team as a trusted advisor on high-impact messaging and crisis communications
• Purpose-driven storytelling: Amplify a genuine mission of sustainable tech infrastructure that creates employment opportunities and supports communities
• Creative autonomy with impact: Lead proactive media strategies, build journalist relationships, and produce engaging content that drives measurable brand visibility and thought leadership

What we are looking for

• It\'s likely you\'re an Account Director in an agency or working in-house as a Communications Manager with sector experience across tech and energy policy
• Excellent writing and editorial skills, with strong attention to detail
• Confidence engaging with senior leadership and external stakeholders
• Familiarity with digital comms best practices and strategic thinking under pressure
• Curious, collaborative and highly organised with the ability to manage multiple priorities and bring others with you

How to contact

For more details on this Corporate Affairs & Communications Manager role and similar roles, contact Rebecca Haroutunian on 020 8050 9293 or