Job Description

Job description

Role:

Head of PR and Public Affairs

Salary:

65,251

Responsible to:

Director of Communications
and Marketing

Responsible for:

PR and Public Affairs

Directorate:

Resources

Location:

Nexus House, Agile Working

Closing date:

Sun 27 July-2359 hrs.

Shortlisting:

Tuesday 29 July

Interview date:

Tuesday 12 August (tbc)

About the vacancy:

+ The Head of PR and Public Affairs will lead Hedyns PR & Public Affairs service overseeing its media relations, stakeholder engagement, PR, and Public Affairs campaign activity and colleague communications.
This is an exciting new role within our Communications and Marketing team.


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Specifically, you will:

+ Lead Hedyns PR & Public Affairs service overseeing its media relations, stakeholder engagement, PR, and Public Affairs campaign activity and internal communications. + Gather insights and, in collaboration with relevant colleagues, identify and coordinate the management of stakeholder relationships to support delivery of Hedyns ambitions. This includes stakeholder mapping and evaluation, organising events and briefings with key individuals and groups including political, business, the media, and partners.
+ Oversee Hedyns media relations plan and activity, both proactive and reactive.
+ Monitor and evaluate media coverage, parliamentary and sector news, and deliver thought leadership, to ensure Hedyn has an active voice in the sector.
+ Spot opportunities and lead on PR campaigns, working to plan and deliver campaign outcomes which focus on our customers and communities.
+ Provide a business partnering approach to Operations and Growth directorates to ensure that communications and PR campaigns are aligned to the Groups strategic goals around customers and communities.
+ Support and advise customer teams on effective ways to communicate with residents, in line with Hedyns tone of voice.
+ Coordinate the departments approach to crisis communications handling and act as the central point of communications contact.
+ Overseeing the management of Hedyns colleague communications, to create a shared understanding and meaning for colleagues around Hedyn its vision, mission, values, and impact - so people feel connected, empowered, and inspired.
+ Work closely with the Head of Marketing Communications to ensure the department is fully integrated, delivering Hedyns communications and overarching strategies.
+ Manage team budgets, providing assurance of value for money and return on investment in all that is delivered.
+ Evaluate and report function performance metrics including media sentiment, event evaluation, PR campaign evaluation outcomes.
+ Collaborate with other heads of service and corporate leads to ensure value for money and a seamless integration and alignment of various departmental goals and initiatives, working closely with colleagues across different directorates to develop and implement strategic plans that enhance overall operational efficiency and service delivery.
+ For further information about the role, please contact recruitment@hedyn.wales

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Application Process:

- We require an application form to be completed for every role.
- We do not require recruitment agency support at this time all speculative CVs will be treated as a direct application.


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Your Hedyn, our comprehensive benefits package:

- We believe Hedyn is a great place to work and it is important to us that our people feel the same way.


+ - As well as offering varied and fulfilling careers, we want every colleague to feel appreciated. That means having the best possible benefits package, the flexibility to maintain a great work-life balance and the opportunity to achieve your full potential.


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Enhanced Pension Scheme:

We offer an attractive pension scheme with generous employer contributions.


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Enhanced Annual Leave:

30 days.


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Agile Working Policy (dependent on role):

Hedyn work with the philosophy that work is something you do rather than somewhere you go.


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Health and Wellbeing:

We have many health and wellbeing policies and initiatives such as Cycle to Work and Enhanced Maternity/Paternity/Adoption.


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Development:

We offer many professional and personal development options such as paying for professional membership, sponsored study opportunities and career progression and development.


+ - We want you to be at your very best. Please feel free to let us know of any changes we can make at any point in the recruitment process that will help support your application.


+ - If you are looking for your next career challenge, seeking responsibility, and are passionate about delivering the best possible service, we would love to hear from you.