Division External Affairs Lead - Stakeholders & PR

Persimmon plc; Norwich; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Life Cover & Pension

Bonus

Employee Benefits Platform

Job summary

Persimmon Homes is seeking a Division External Affairs Manager to lead external affairs across seven operating businesses in the Eastern counties division. The role combines stakeholder engagement, press activity, and cross-functional collaboration with senior leaders to deliver the external affairs strategy.

You will manage local stakeholders and press relationships, draft communications, organise events, monitor policy issues, and ensure messages are aligned across public affairs and internal

Qualifications

• Experience engaging with political and business stakeholders.
• Experience in a press office or PR role is beneficial.
• High level of attention to detail.
• Ability to multitask and meet deadlines.
• Proven record of generating positive, proactive press and PR stories.
• Experience working in a large organisation would be advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Support and advise on stakeholder and press relationships.
• Draft press releases, letters and other communications to deliver our strategy.
• Organise stakeholder and press events.
• Understand and identify key political and policy issues that impact Persimmon’s business.
• Ensure Persimmon’s key messages are delivered to the right audiences and brief senior colleagues.
• Help ensure press, public affairs and internal communications messages are aligned and coordinate with social media and internal comms.
• Frequent travel across the Central division as outlined above.

Skills

Stakeholder engagement

Press relations

Press release drafting

Public affairs

Event organisation

Policy monitoring

Job description

Persimmon Homes is seeking a Division External Affairs Manager to lead external affairs across seven operating businesses in the Eastern counties division. The role combines stakeholder engagement, press activity, and cross-functional collaboration with senior leaders to deliver the external affairs strategy.

You will manage local stakeholders and press relationships, draft communications, organise events, monitor policy issues, and ensure messages are aligned across public affairs and internal