Divisional External Affairs Manager

Persimmon Homes; Dean Street; Presencial; GBP 60.000 - 85.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Company car or car allowance

Life cover

Contributory pension

Healthcare

Employee benefits platform

High street discounts

Wellbeing support

Descripción de la vacante

Persimmon Homes is seeking a Division External Affairs Manager to support the delivery of an external affairs strategy across seven operating businesses in the Eastern Counties division. You will engage with stakeholders and manage local press activities, reporting to senior management and aligning messages across teams.

The role involves drafting communications, organizing events and monitoring political and policy issues that affect the business, with frequent travel across the Central

Formación

• Experience engaging with political and business stakeholders.
• Previous press office or PR experience would be beneficial.
• High level of attention to detail.
• Ability to work on multiple tasks and meet deadlines.
• Experience in a large organisation would be advantageous.

Responsabilidades

• Support delivery of external affairs strategy across seven operating businesses.
• Manage local stakeholder and press engagement with senior management.
• Draft press releases, letters and communications to deliver strategy.
• Organise stakeholder and press events.
• Identify key political and policy issues impacting the business.
• Ensure messages are delivered to the right audiences and aligned with other teams.
• Frequent travel across the Central division.

Conocimientos

Stakeholder engagement

Press relations

Drafting press releases

Event organization

Policy awareness

Communications

Internal communications

Travel

Descripción del empleo

Job Title: Division External Affairs ManagerLocation: Maidstone, ME15.

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 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 as a Division External Affairs Manager

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