Regional Corporate Affairs Manager – Wales and South West

NatWest Group; Cardiff; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial services company is seeking a Regional Corporate Affairs Manager for Wales and South West. The role involves developing communication strategies, managing stakeholder relationships, and ensuring effective engagement across regions. The successful candidate will work collaboratively with various teams to support the Group's objectives and address local issues affecting reputation.

Qualifications

• Experience with media and political stakeholder management.
• Ability to manage constituency level engagement.
• Collaborative approach in a complex organization.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement effective external communications plans.
• Manage local engagements with stakeholders and media.
• Support the Head of Regional Affairs.

Skills

Stakeholder Management

Project Management

Data Analysis

Communication

Organizational Skills

Job description

Join us as a Regional Corporate Affairs Manager – Wales and South West

• You’ll support the development and implementation of an effective external communications plan, which brings the vital role NatWest plays across all nations and regions of the UK to life
• We’ll look to you to work collaboratively across the regional Corporate Affairs (CA) team to ensure consistency and efficiency in the planning and implementation of the regional communications plan
• This is a high-profile role that offers considerable exposure as well as the opportunity to make a significant impact

What you'll do

In this role, you’ll support the Head of Regional Affairs, to deliver compelling regional communications plan across Wales and South West, spanning media, political and other local stakeholders, which is aligned with our Group’s purpose and strategic ambition. We’ll look to you to make sure that local and regional issues that may impact our Group’s reputation are identified and flagged to inform decision making.

You’ll also ensure targeted and relevant communications and engagement within each region through stakeholder mapping and manage local engagements with elected officials, media and our Group representatives. We’ll also look to you to provide support to the relevant Regional Board and regional engagement lead in the regional planning and its execution phase.

In addition, you’ll:

• Build and utilise essential relationships with relevant CA functions including Internal Communications, Public Policy, Strategy and Planning as well adjacent functions such as Marketing to develop fully integrated plans
• Work in partnership with all areas across the CA function to best support the delivery of the CA strategy
• Work collaboratively across the Regional Affairs team in the development of best-in-class solutions
• Utilise the resources of the broader CA teams to deliver on a regional basis
• Build the necessary working relationships with the local political and media stakeholders and audiences to ensure the successful execution of the regions plan
• Define and implement an effective communications plan within the relevant region including measurement against agreed objectives

The skills you'll need

We’re on the lookout for someone who can demonstrate effective regional political and media stakeholder management, with experience of managing constituency level engagement. You’ll need to have a collaborative approach to facilitate working in a complex organisation with multiple stakeholders.

You’ll also need:

• The ability to apply Project Management methodologies to create, manage and track plans
• To be detail oriented and highly organised, with the ability to manage deadlines in a fast-paced and changeable environment
• The ability to use data analysis, reporting and insights in order to drive simplification and create efficiencies across systems, processes and budget