Regional External Affairs Manager: Stakeholder & PR Lead

Persimmon; Tees Valley; Presencial; GBP 60.000 - 90.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Company Car/Car Allowance

Competitive salary

Employee Benefits Platform

Descripción de la vacante

Persimmon is seeking an Divisional External Affairs Manager to join the External Affairs team. Based from Newcastle, Stockton-on-Tees, Durham or Leeds, you will travel regularly across the region to build relationships with councillors, MPs and local communities while guiding external affairs strategy.

You will draft communications, respond to media enquiries, advise senior leaders and ensure consistent messaging across channels within a large, FTSE-listed housebuilder.

Formación

• Experience engaging with political, community or business stakeholders.
• Background in public affairs, communications, PR or political environments.
• Attention to detail and ability to manage multiple priorities.
• Proven ability to deliver proactive communications or PR opportunities.
• Confident working with senior stakeholders and advising on approach.
• Experience in a large or complex organisation would be advantageous.

Responsabilidades

• Organising and leading stakeholder engagement to support planning applications; working directly with councillors, MPs, officers and local communities
• Responding to media enquiries, identifying proactive PR opportunities and promoting positive stories
• Drafting clear, high-quality communications including press releases, briefings and stakeholder correspondence
• Advising senior colleagues on political, reputational and communications issues
• Monitoring political and policy developments; identifying risks and opportunities
• Anticipating and helping manage reputational risks
• Ensuring consistent messaging across external affairs, press and internal communications

Conocimientos

Stakeholder engagement

Media relations

Communications drafting

Strategic advisory

Policy monitoring

Reputational risk management

Messaging consistency

Descripción del empleo

Persimmon is seeking an Divisional External Affairs Manager to join the External Affairs team. Based from Newcastle, Stockton-on-Tees, Durham or Leeds, you will travel regularly across the region to build relationships with councillors, MPs and local communities while guiding external affairs strategy.

You will draft communications, respond to media enquiries, advise senior leaders and ensure consistent messaging across channels within a large, FTSE-listed housebuilder.