Strategic Division External Affairs Lead

Persimmon plc; Peterborough; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

5* housebuilder

Life Cover

Contributory Pension

Employee Benefits Platform

Wellbeing support

Job summary

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. This role involves managing local stakeholder engagement and press activity in collaboration with the Head of External Affairs and senior management.

You will draft press materials, organise events, monitor political issues, and ensure messages reach the right audiences while coordinating with internal teams.

Qualifications

• Experience engaging with political and business stakeholders.
• Previous experience in a press office or PR related role would be beneficial.
• High level of attention to detail.
• Ability to work on multiple tasks at any one time and meet competing deadlines.
• Proven record of generating positive, proactive press and PR stories.
• Experience working in a large organisation would be advantageous.

Responsibilities

• 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.
• 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.

Skills

Stakeholder engagement

Press relations

Attention to detail

Multitasking

Proactive press/PR

Experience in large organisations

Job description

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. This role involves managing local stakeholder engagement and press activity in collaboration with the Head of External Affairs and senior management.

You will draft press materials, organise events, monitor political issues, and ensure messages reach the right audiences while coordinating with internal teams.