Senior Communications Manager

Senior Communications Manager
London (Hybrid)
Fixed Term Contract - 3 Months
Full Time
Grade 5

At Currys we’re united by one passion: to help everyone enjoy amazing technology. As the UK’s best-known retailer of tech, we’re proud of the service our customers receive – and it’s all down to our team of 25,000 caring and committed colleagues. Working as one team, we learn and grow together, celebrating the big and small moments that make every day amazing.

We’re now looking for a senior communications leader to join us, initially for three months. You’ll need to be a well-rounded communicator, skilled at internal and external comms and able to play a key role in supporting the delivery of a very busy and exciting agenda. It’s frenetic and fast-paced and incredibly rewarding.

Role overview:

As part of this role, you'll be responsible for:

• Support the Head of External Communications in engaging the Government and Opposition on new and proposed Policy that impact the retail sector
• Develop tailored External Comms plans for ExCo members – integrating media and PA activity
• Work with key internal stakeholders to promote and defend priority areas including Omnichannel, Services, Supply Chain, ESG/Sustainability and our employee brand through the media, trade publications, conferences, awards, as well as owned and shared media opportunities
• Generate positive coverage in relevant business and consumer media and build positive relations with all media contacts
• Writing and editing communications materials including press releases, Q&A, strategy advisory notes etc.
• Ensuring our social media strategy and digital content remains relevant and aligned to the broader business’s needs
• Overseeing and maintaining a robust media and social media measurement programme to assess the effectiveness of our external comms, generating analytical monthly reports for the Executive Committee and Board or ExCo
• Support the Head of Internal Communications with the delivery of key events, including corporate townhalls, our annual Recognition programme, leadership events and FY results and our annual Peak colleague engagement event
• Support GLT Members on strategic communications and campaigns where influence and targeting of messages is necessary to be owned at GLT level
• Support in the development of our new Employee Social Network

You will need:

• Minimum 5-7 years’ internal, corporate communications or public relations experience
• Exceptional planning and orchestration skills. Attention to detail is critical
• Experience of working in a busy team and managing multiple deadlines
• Experience in internal and external communications, ideally including working across different channels
• Exceptional communicator both written and verbal
• Open minded, innovative and able to demonstrate a curiosity for new developments in our discipline
• Good team player and able to work collaboratively - and also self-motivated with the drive and perseverance to work on own initiative as well as working within a team environment
• Proven ability to think ahead, engage proactively and take initiative
• Capable of achieving results in a fast-paced and dynamic environment, often on short deadlines
• Comfortable operating in a matrix environment

We know our people are the secret to our success. That's why we're always looking for ways to reward great work. You'll find a host of benefits designed to work for you, including:

• Annual leave (plus bank holiday entitlement) pro rated and a competitive pension scheme
• Private Medical Insurance
• Life Assurance
• Fantastic Colleague Discounts on Tech with Currys and iD Mobile
• Access to Champion Health
• Hybrid Working (with an expectation to meet in person 2-4 times per month)

Join our team and we'll be with you every step of the way, helping you develop the career you want with new opportunities, on-going training and skills for life.

Every voice has a space at our table and we're committed to making inclusion and diversity part of everything we do, including how we strengthen our workforce. We want to make sure you have a fair opportunity to show us your talents during our application process, so if you need any additional assistance with your application please email careers@currys.co.uk and we'll do our best to help.