Divisional External Affairs Manager

Persimmon Homes; Alwalton; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Company Car/Car Allowance

5* housebuilder -

Life Cover & Contributory Pension

Healthcare Bonus

Employee Benefits Platform

Job summary

Persimmon Homes is seeking a Division External Affairs Manager to lead external affairs across the Eastern Counties division, with occasional travel to the Central division. The role involves managing local stakeholder engagement and press activity, working with the Head of External Affairs and senior management to shape communications and policy responses.

Key duties include drafting press materials, organising stakeholder events, monitoring political trends, and ensuring consistent messaging

Qualifications

• Experience engaging with political and business stakeholders.
• Previous experience in a press office or PR-related role would be beneficial.
• High level of attention to detail.
• Ability to work on multiple tasks and meet deadlines.
• Proven record of generating positive, proactive press and PR stories.
• Experience in a large organisation would be advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Support and lead external affairs activities and stakeholder engagement.
• Draft press releases, letters, and other communications to deliver our strategy.
• Organise stakeholder and press events and monitor political/policy issues.
• Ensure Persimmon's messages are delivered to the right audiences and aligned with internal comms.
• Travel across divisions as needed.

Skills

Stakeholder engagement

Press relations

Attention to detail

Multitasking

Deadline management

Proactive PR stories

Job description

Job Title and Location

Job Title: Division External Affairs ManagerLocation: Peterborough, PE2.

However, we're f

lexible on location across the South East of England. We also have offices in Witham, Maidstone, Norwich and Suffolk.Looking for a career where your ambition meets real opportunity?

Join Persimmon Homes as Division External Affairs Manager

and step into a role where your success is celebrated, your growth supported, and your work truly matters.Why Persimmon Homes?We're one of the

UK's largest and most established

housebuilders — FTSE 100 listed, with 29 regional offices and thousands of quality homes built every year.At Persimmon, we don't just build homes — we build careers. When you join as Division External Affairs Manager, you'll benefit from:Competitive salaryCompany Car/Car Allowance5* housebuilder -

Benefits

• Competitive salary
• Company Car/Car Allowance
• 5* housebuilder -
• Life Cover & Contributory Pension
• Healthcare Bonus
• Employee Benefits Platform

– giving you access to high-street discounts, wellbeing support, and moreCommitted to

diversity, inclusion, and empowering your development

What is the role?

The purpose of the role is to support the delivery of an external affairs strategy across our 7 operating businesses in the Eastern Counties division. This will involve managing and sometimes leading on local stakeholder engagement and press activity while working closely with the Head of External Affairs, local Managing Directors and other senior management.

What you'll do

You will be required to support and advise on key stakeholder and press relationships;Drafting press releases, letters and other appropriate communications to deliver our strategy;Organising stakeholder and press events;Understanding and identifying key political and policy issues and trends that impact Persimmon's business;Ensuring Persimmon's key messages are delivered to the right audiences in the correct manner. This is likely to include both briefing senior colleagues and in your own discussions with key stakeholders;Help ensure press, public affairs and internal communications messages are aligned. As well as helping to manage local press relations and co-ordinate with social media and internal communication colleagues.Frequent travel across the Central division as outlined above.

What experience do I need?

Experience engaging with political and business stakeholdersPrevious experience in a press office or PR related role would be beneficial.High level of attention to detailAbility to work on multiple tasks at any one time and meet competing deadlinesProven record of generating positive, proactive press and PR storiesExperience working in a large organisation would be advantageous