Head of PR and Corporate Communications

Bosch; Worcester; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working options available

Job summary

Worcester Bosch is seeking a Head of PR and Corporate Communications to lead external communications and protect the company's reputation. You will shape strategy, mentor the in-house team and manage relationships with our external PR agency.

You will partner with the senior leadership to align communications with business goals, coordinate media engagement across national and international outlets, and drive trusted storytelling across all channels.

Qualifications

• Significant experience in PR, corporate communications, or reputation management.
• Proven track record of delivering high-impact media coverage and corporate campaigns.
• Strong experience advising senior executives and managing high-profile issues.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Strategic thinker with strong commercial awareness.
• Experience managing agencies and cross-functional stakeholders.
• Media Training

Responsibilities

• Lead strategic planning for PR, delivering initiatives as part of the annual PR plan.
• Manage the overall PR budget with clear objectives and KPIs.
• Develop and maintain strong media relationships across national, trade and international outlets.
• Prepare key spokespeople for media engagements and potentially serve as a spokesperson.
• Track performance against KPIs.
• Develop and deploy Corporate Communications plans with internal teams.
• Align internal and external messaging and advise executives on communications.
• Lead reputation management, issues and crisis communications planning and response.
• Mentor the in-house PR team and manage relationships with external agencies.

Skills

Leadership

Media relations

Strategic thinking

Influencing skills

Discretion

Crisis communications

Education

Degree in PR/Communications/Journalism/Marketing

CIPR membership (Desirable)

Job description

Company Description

We’re the nation’s favourite heating brand, here to warm up people’s homes, lives, and futures.

From boilers, hybrids and heat pumps to solar thermal and smart controls, we’re giving our customers plenty of choice. With cutting-edge tech and research, we’re right in the thick of the drive for a better future of home heating.

It’s not all tools and tech. People are the real heart of our company. We connect with our customers to deliver genuinely helpful support, and we care about our employees and give them enriching careers. We work hard, we work together, and we work with a cause – delivering brilliant customer support and exceptional engineering.

As an organisation of more than 1,600 employees, we also take our role in the communities we serve seriously. From giving away free heating systems for community spaces, to our charity, education, and volunteer work – we’re no strangers to rolling our sleeves up, getting stuck in, and helping out.

If that sounds like something you’d like to be a part of, we’d love to meet you.

Come and work #LikeABosch at Worcester Bosch.

Job Description

We are recruiting for a Head of PR and Corporate Communications to join our Marketing department.

The Head of PR & Corporate Communications is responsible for shaping, protecting and promoting Worcester Bosch. This role leads all external communications, including media relations, corporate messaging, Thought Leadership, issues management and crisis communications, ensuring consistent and compelling storytelling across all channels.

The role partners closely with senior leadership to align communications with business strategy, supporting growth objectives and building trust with key stakeholders. The successful candidate will lead the development and execution of a comprehensive PR and corporate communications strategy aligned to business goals. They will also lead, mentor and develop the in-house PR team and nurture the relationship with our external PR agency.

Marketing PR responsibilities include:

• Leading the strategic planning for PR, identifying and delivering initiatives as part of the annual PR plan.
• Managing the overall PR budget, ensuring strong ROI and effectiveness by setting clear objectives and KPIs.
• Working with our PR agency to build and maintain strong media relationships that secure high-quality, proactive coverage across national, trade and international outlets.
• Preparing key spokespeople for media engagements, with the potential to also be a spokesperson.
• Tracking performance against KPIs.

Corporate Communications responsibilities include:

• Working with the Executive Team and HR Director to develop and deploy our Corporate Communications plan.
• Collaborating with Internal Communications and People teams to ensure alignment between internal and external messaging.
• Acting as a senior communications advisor to the executive team, supporting with corporate announcements.
• Leading reputation management, including issues and crisis communications planning and response.
• Preparing key spokespeople for media engagements.

This is a leadership role and the incumbent is expected to lead by example, demonstrating strong, visible leadership across the Marketing function and the wider business, setting standards for collaboration, accountability and performance. We are looking for someone who has strong influencing skills, possesses sound judgement and demonstrates high levels of discretion. To be successful you’ll need to be calm and confident under pressure, highly organised with strong attention to detail, proactive, solutions-focused and resilient.

It is essential that you have significant experience in PR, corporate communications, or reputation management. We’ll want to see your proven track record of delivering high-impact media coverage and corporate campaigns, as well as strong experience advising senior executives and managing high-profile issues. You will be media trained and have excellent written and verbal communication skills. We are looking for a strategic thinker with strong commercial awareness and who has plenty of experience managing agencies and cross-functional stakeholders

Qualifications

Education requirements:

Degree in Public Relations, Communications, Journalism, Marketing or related discipline.

Desirable: CIPR membership

Skills & Attributes:

Personal Attributes

• Credible, calm and confident under pressure
• Highly organised with strong attention to detail
• Proactive, solutions-focused and resilient
• Strong leadership presence and influencing skills
• Sound judgement and high levels of discretion

Essential Experience

• Significant experience in PR, corporate communications, or reputation management
• Proven track record of delivering high-impact media coverage and corporate campaigns
• Strong experience advising senior executives and managing high-profile issues
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Strategic thinker with strong commercial awareness
• Experience managing agencies and cross-functional stakeholders
• Media Training

Desirable Experience

• Experience in HVAC industry
• Experience in regulated or high-profile environments

Additional Information

Deadline for Applications: 30 October 2026

Please note, we reserve the right to close this vacancy at any time so we encourage candidates to submit their applications as soon as possible.

Expected Start Date:

Please note that this date is advisory and can be flexible within reason.

Working Hours:

39 hours per week – standard working pattern of 08:00 – 17:00 Monday to Thursday and 08:00 – 16:00 Friday with a 1-hour lunch break

Working with us comes with the following benefits:

Hybrid working options available

We welcome applications from a range of candidates but please note that to apply for this position you must have the right to live and work in the UK from the start date of employment and for the duration of your employment.