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.
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

Mat cover - Head of Communications position Late July/Beginning of August start

• 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

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