Job Description

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The opportunity

As part of our continued transformation, our Marketing team is growing! We're looking for a Senior External Communications Manager to join us and play a critical role in shaping, managing and protecting the external reputation of our organisation. You'll be responsible for developing and executing integrated external communication strategies that support our business goals, enhancing brand visibility and fostering trust with key stakeholders, clients, investors, media and the wider public.



Working closely with our cross functional teams, the role involves pro-active media relations, external messaging and support for corporate milestones such as financial results and ESG reporting to our network.



This role will require a clear understanding of financial services, a strategic mindset and the agility to operate in a fast-paced regulated environment.

The benefits:

Salary - up to 70,000 Bonus scheme - on target bonus - 15% Pension scheme - contribute up to 5% of your salary and Openwork will match you and put in an extra 5% Critical illness cover Income protection - 1x salary Death in service - 4x salary 27 days holiday + bank holidays, with the opportunity to buy up to an additional 10 days A range of other flexible benefits to include private medical insurance, dental insurance and much more

Key accountabilities:

Lead proactive and reactive engagement with financial and trade media to promote company news and thought leadership Develop and deliver messaging for major external announcements Anticipate and manage reputational risks through communications planning and response Craft high quality communications content, collaborating with the business to ensure consistent and compliant messaging Manage external PR agencies to ensure alignment with strategy, messaging and budget. Ownership of the PR relationship for outbound press stories Setting and managing group narrative around key specific topics Managing production of a suite of annual corporate reports Co-ordination of awards entries and associated publicity Ensuring all external corporate communications are seamless and coordinated with social media strategy





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What will you need to succeed?

Established experience in external corporate communications preferably within financial services Clear understanding of capital markets, regulatory communications and financial media landscape Demonstrable ability to manage reputational issues and crises under pressure Outstanding writing, editing and storytelling skills Experience of working with senior leadership and C-Suite Executives Strong project management and stakeholder engagement capabilities Exercising sound judgement and strategic thinking in a regulated environment Ability to take ownership and enjoy a high degree of autonomy Established experience of collaborating with senior leaders and cross functional partners on high impact decisions

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Why us?

We're a dynamic, fast-paced and growing business with huge ambition. This is all made possible by the brilliant people who are part of The Openwork Partnership family. We're investing heavily in the development of our people, continuously striving to give them the platform to reach their full potential.



We're also very proud of our culture, having placed in the Top 100 Best Companies to work for again in 2021. The Openwork Partnership values and respects individuality and we are committed to building an inclusive culture and environment where you can balance a successful career with your commitments and interests outside of work. We believe that you will bring your best self to work if you are trusted to choose when, where and how you do it.



On top of offering a modern workplace with bags of development opportunities, we also offer a highly attractive benefits package to reward you for your hard work. This includes a competitive base salary, annual bonus, enhanced pension, critical illness cover, income protection and a range of other flexible benefits.