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Head of Communications - Mat Cover

London Temporary £90,000 - £100,000 per year View Job Description
A leading pensions business in London are looking for an interim Head of Communications. This is a mat cover role for 12 months. The role is to increase awareness of the company through strategic communications planning for key audiences: people clients, industry influencers and investors. You will maintain and enhance company reputation aligning to our brand values, vision, and purpose.
  • Mat cover - Head of Communications position
  • Late July/Beginning of August start

About Our Client

Pensions and benefits advisory business in London who are looking for an interim head of communications

Job Description

Media Relations

  • Manage a PR agency team to drive media relations across the business
  • Manage and develop media spokespeople for Isio wide and subject matter experts - ensuring appropriate media messaging is developed with clear training
  • Identify PR opportunities and lead major media campaigns integrated with wider marketing communications strategy ensuring muti media application
  • Work productively with internal stakeholders, clients, and partners
  • Nurture and influence relationships with prominent and relevant media contacts
  • Lead creative approach to media style, adopting tone and personality for Isio



Corporate Communications

  • Work with Senior Leadership to lead and develop authoritative, clear points of view across industry wider and subject relevant topics - including Company Results; ESG; D & I etc
  • Ownership of corporate communications - credentials, investor relations etc
  • Manage integration and acquisition programmes as appropriate
  • Put in place strategies for crisis communications, advise senior management on leadership communication issues and implement reputational process and plans



Internal Communications

  • Responsible for overseeing all internal communications efforts, gauging efficiency
  • Ensure a clear and consistent flow of information between leadership and wider audiences through relevant communication channels
  • Implement and manage communication process to ensure clear protocols in place enabling effective engagement metrics
  • Link internal and communication messaging closely to ensure story alignment on the external market approach

The Successful Applicant

  • Significant experience of leading strategic external and internal communications
  • Outstanding copy writing skills, attention to detail and an ability to deliver and edit high-quality and targeted content
  • Understanding of design and audience targeting for different audiences, conveying messages effectively across a range of communications channels
  • Excellent verbal and written communications and confidence to approach and be the main point of contact for high-profile clients and partners
  • Experience of managing small and matrix led (PR agency) teams
  • Ability to plan communications activity, prioritising projects in terms of strategic importance and available resources against communication budgets
  • Effective manager, confident leader and outstanding team player, able to work independently to drive results to deadline
  • Manager/ Senior Manager with 10+ years communications experience within an agency, financial services or professional services regulated B2B / B2B2C environment.
  • Considerable experience in PR, leading on major media and external communication campaigns underpinned by strategic objectives and resulting in high-profile, targeted coverage

What's on Offer

12 month FTC

Reporting into the CMO

2-3 days in the office in London

Mat cover position

Head of Communications role with 1 direct report

Contact
Isabella Cardy
Quote job ref
JN-062025-6758393
Phone number
+44 781 636 0915

Job summary

Job function
Marketing & Agency
Subsector
Financial Services
Sector
Financial Services
Location
London
Contract type
Temporary
Consultant name
Isabella Cardy
Consultant phone
+44 781 636 0915
Job reference
JN-062025-6758393