Corporate and Internal Communications Lead

British Land; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

British Land is seeking a Corporate and Internal Communications Lead to shape our strategy and deliver compelling messaging to stakeholders. Based in Central London with hybrid working, you will partner with the Head of Corporate Affairs, Digital Communications Lead and leadership to drive proactive media engagement and high‑quality content.

You will lead external and internal communications across priority themes, including financial results, sustainability and change programmes.

Qualifications

• Significant experience in corporate communications or financial PR, ideally in a listed company or complex B2B environment.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills; ability to translate complex information into clear content.
• Strong understanding of business media landscape; experience handling media enquiries and briefing journalists.
• Experience advising senior leaders and producing briefing notes, messages, announcements and presentations.
• Proven ability to lead internal communications around critical moments, change and leadership visibility.
• Strong planning, organisational and project management skills with budgets and deadlines.
• Sound judgement, accuracy and discretion in sensitive or fast-moving situations.

Responsibilities

• Lead corporate communications activity articulating strategy, performance, growth and market positioning.
• Plan and implement proactive media activity across priority themes and channels.
• Build relationships with journalists and identify opportunities for coverage.
• Handle media enquiries and respond to high-pressure situations.
• Support senior leaders with media engagement, interviews and briefings.
• Create and manage high-quality external, internal and digital content.
• Lead internal communications for major business moments and change programmes.
• Develop day-to-day internal content across intranet, newsletters, emails and town halls.
• Advise on messaging to ensure clarity and alignment with business priorities.
• Collaborate with Marketing, Investor Relations, Sustainability and HR to maximise impact.
• Manage PR agency relationships, budgets and timelines.
• Monitor activity and use insights to improve future communications.

Skills

Corporate communications

Media relations

Stakeholder engagement

Writing & editing

Leadership communications

Internal communications

Project management

Job description

Job title:

Corporate and Internal Communications Lead

Department:

Corporate Affairs and Marketing

LOCATION:

Central London (Regent's Place, NW1) Hybrid – 4 days in office

REPORTING TO:

Head of Corporate Affairs

TYPE OF CONTRACT:

FTC - Maternity Cover

Our purpose is to create and manage outstanding places which deliver positive outcomes for all our stakeholders on a long term, sustainable basis.

We are a FTSE listed business with a strong balance sheet and £15.2bn of assets under management. But with just 600 employees you’re given the ability to make a big impact and elevate your career quickly.

Our diverse, passionate team of experts works on some of the most ambitious, innovative and sustainable projects in the country – from our high-quality campuses across central London, to some of the top retail schemes in the UK – providing a rewarding career journey where you can shape how you grow.

We believe in shared success and enabling people to be themselves. If you want to feel listened to and understood in an environment where your opinions count and bright ideas are encouraged, you’ve come to the right place!

In our latest engagement survey, 81% of colleagues said they are proud to work at British Land!

The Role

In this fixed-term maternity cover role, you will lead corporate and internal communications for British Land during an important period for the business, helping to tell a clear and compelling story about our strategy, performance, places and people.

You will work closely with the Head of Corporate Affairs, Digital Communications Lead, Communications Manager, Head of Marketing, Executive Committee, Leadership Team, colleagues across the business and agency partners to deliver proactive media engagement, high-quality content, leadership communications as well as milestone and day-to-day internal communications.

The role offers significant visibility and variety, from supporting financial and corporate communications, sustainability and asset-led storytelling, through to helping colleagues understand key priorities and change.

You will help shape how British Land is understood by external audiences and how colleagues connect with our strategy and culture.

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced communications professional who enjoys combining strategic judgement with hands-on delivery in a fast-paced listed business.

What You’ll Do

ABOUT YOU

• Lead and deliver corporate communications activity that clearly articulates British Land's strategy, financial performance, growth priorities and market positioning.
• Plan and implement proactive media activity across priority themes, including Retail Parks, Campuses, sustainability, asset management, development management and leasing.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with business, property and sector journalists, identifying opportunities for positive coverage and informed market commentary.
• Act as an initial point of contact for selected media enquiries and respond to issues or high-pressure situations.
• Support senior leaders with media engagement, opinion pieces, interviews, briefing materials and key messages, ensuring consistent and confident external positioning.
• Create, edit and manage high-quality written content for external, internal and digital channels, ensuring messages are clear, accurate and tailored to the audience.
• Lead effective internal communications for major business moments, including financial results, leadership updates, strategic priorities and change programmes, including the integration of British Land's new CEO
• Develop and deliver day-to-day internal communications content across channels including the intranet, newsletters, internal emails, town halls and staff meetings.
• Advise senior stakeholders on how best to communicate with colleagues, ensuring key messages land with clarity, context and a clear connection to business priorities.
• Work collaboratively with Marketing, Investor Relations, Sustainability, Development, Asset Management, Investment, Legal and HR to align messaging and maximise impact.
• Manage day-to-day PR agency relationships, budgets, timelines and outputs, ensuring activity is prioritised, efficient and aligned to measurable business outcomes.
• Monitor and evaluate communications activity, using insight and feedback to refine plans, demonstrate impact and improve the effectiveness of future work.

Essential Experience And Skills

• Significant experience in corporate communications or financial PR, ideally gained in a listed company, complex B2B organisation or agency environment.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to turn complex strategic, financial or operational information into clear, engaging content.
• Strong understanding of the business media landscape and experience handling media enquiries, briefing journalists and supporting spokesperson activity.
• Experience advising senior leaders and producing high-quality materials, including briefing notes, messages, announcements and presentations.
• Proven ability to lead internal communications around business-critical moments, change, employee engagement and leadership visibility.
• Strong planning, organisational and project management skills, with experience managing budgets, agencies, priorities and deadlines.
• Sound judgement, accuracy and attention to detail, with the ability to remain calm, pragmatic and confidential in sensitive or fast-moving situations.

Desirable Experience

• Listed company, real estate, corporate affairs or financial communications experience would be an advantage.
• Experience communicating sustainability, asset performance, leasing, development or partnership stories would be helpful.
• Comfort using insight and metrics to improve outcomes and demonstrate the team’s impact.

Behaviours And Soft Skills

• Collaborative and inclusive, with the ability to build trusted relationships across teams and with external suppliers, journalists and other partners.
• Curious and proactive, with a willingness to learn, improve and find smarter ways of working.
• Confident working with senior stakeholders while remaining open to feedback and different perspectives.
• Comfortable balancing strategic thinking with hands-on delivery, and able to prioritise effectively in a fast-paced environment.
• Committed to British Land's values: Bring your whole self, Listen & Understand, Smarter together, Build for the future and Deliver at pace.

OUR SHARED VALUES

• Bring your whole self
• Listen & Understand
• Smarter together
• Build for the future
• Deliver at pace

A REWARDING PLACE TO BE

Our People – Just ask anyone why they love working here and they will tell you it’s the people. They’re highly talented, passionate, and collaborative! We thank our people with rewards that feel rewarding; you can review our market leading benefits here.

OUR RECRUITMENT PROCESS

We are committed to providing an accessible and inclusive process.