Divisional External Affairs Manager

Persimmon Homes; Broadland; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 82,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company Car/Car Allowance

Life Cover & Contributory Pension

Healthcare

Bonus

Employee Benefits Platform

Wellbeing support

Discounts

Job summary

Persimmon Homes seeks a Division External Affairs Manager to drive the external affairs strategy across seven operating businesses in the Eastern counties division.

You will lead local stakeholder engagement and press activity, working closely with the Head of External Affairs, local Managing Directors and other senior management. The role includes drafting communications and organising events, with travel across the Central division.

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 working in a large organisation would be advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Support and advise on key stakeholder and press relationships.
• Draft press releases, letters and other communications to deliver strategy.
• Organise stakeholder and press events.
• Identify political and policy issues impacting Persimmon's business.
• Ensure key messages are delivered to the right audiences.
• Coordinate with social media and internal comms; align messages.
• Travel frequently across the Central division.

Job description

Job Title: Division External Affairs ManagerLocation: Norwich, NR7.

However, we're flexible 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 us as Division External Affairs Manager, you'll benefit from:Competitive salaryCompany Car/Car Allowance5* housebuilder -

Be part of a company that consistently delivers quality homes and outstanding customer satisfactionLife Cover & Contributory PensionHealthcareBonusEmployee Benefits Platform

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

diversity, inclusion, and empowering your developmentWhat 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 as a Division External Affairs ManagerYou 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