Corporate Communications Lead

Confidential; Greater London; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Confidential, a leading property developer, seeks a Corporate Communications Lead on a fixed-term maternity cover to guide corporate and internal communications and tell a clear story about strategy, performance, places and people.

You will lead media activity, manage internal channels, support senior leaders with talking points and briefs, and collaborate with Marketing, Investor Relations, Sustainability, Development and HR to align messages and maximise impact.

Qualifications

• Significant experience in corporate communications, ideally in a listed company or large complex organisation.
• Excellent written and verbal skills with the ability to translate strategy into clear messaging.
• Strong understanding of the business media landscape and media handling.
• Experience advising senior leaders and producing briefing materials and announcements.
• Proven ability to lead internal communications around major business moments.

Responsibilities

• Lead and deliver corporate communications activity that articulates strategy, performance and market position.
• Plan and implement proactive media activity across priority themes and assets.
• Build relationships with business, property and sector journalists for positive coverage.
• Act as first point of contact for media enquiries and manage high-pressure responses.
• Support senior leaders with media engagement, briefs, and key messages.
• Create, edit and manage external and internal content across channels.
• Lead internal communications for major moments including financial results and leadership updates.
• Develop day-to-day internal content across intranet, newsletters and town halls.
• Advise senior stakeholders on messaging and communications strategy.
• Collaborate with Marketing, Investor Relations, Sustainability, Development, Asset Management, Investment, Legal and HR.
• Manage day-to-day PR agency relationships, budgets and timelines.
• Monitor and evaluate activity to refine plans and demonstrate impact.

Skills

Collaboration

Corporate communications

Media relations

Stakeholder management

Written communication

Verbal communication

Change management

Job description

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

Client Details

The business are a FTSE listed business with a strong balance sheet at 15.2bn assets under management. They are responsible for some of the most high profile leasing and developments in London and the UK. With 600 employees this is a role that will give you the ability to make significant impact in the business and how they tell their story to the external market.

Description

Responsibilities of the Corporate Communications Lead:

• Lead and deliver corporate communications activity that clearly articulates 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 the firm'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.

Profile

A successful Corporate Communications Lead should have:

• Collaborative approach to working with cross-functional teams.


• Significant experience in corporate communications or financial PR, ideally gained in a listed company, complex B2 B 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.


• Experience in real estate and property not essential but successful candidates will have worked in a FTSE listed business where they have been responsible for financial reports.

Job Offer

Competitive