Senior Corporate Media Relations Manager

This is newly created role sitting in a leading Media Relations team.
The role will be responsible for enhancing and protecting Nationwide's corporate reputation.
We are looking for an experienced professional to lead and develop media strategies which bring to life Nationwide's corporate strategy, showing casing the Society's difference as the leading modern mutual.
The role will also play a key part in handling reactive media issues and lead our crisis communications media activity alongside our Incident Communications teams.
This is a pivotal role in coordinating Nationwide's media response to key milestones including financial results and regulatory announcements, as well as jointly leading the press office handling and crafting appropriate responses to enquiries.
The role will also lead the analysis and measurement of Nationwide's reputation and sentiment across media.
This position will work closely with the wider Consumer Media Relations, social media and marketing teams on integrated marketing and PR campaigns, as well as multiple teams across the business.
We are looking for someone who has a flair for storytelling, is financially literate with experience in financial PR and is well connected with business media.
It will require strong leadership and a good understanding of reputation management.
This role is in the Brand, Marketing and Corporate Affairs team which is responsible for maintaining Nationwide's brand and reputation both internally and externally.
At Nationwide we offer hybrid working wherever possible.
More rewarding relationships are supported through our hybrid approach, bringing colleagues together across our UK wide estate, whilst also supporting generous access to home working.
We value our time in the office to solve problems, to learn, and to feel connected.
For this job you'll spend at least two days per week, or if part time you'll spend 40% of your working time, based at either our London or Swindon office.
If your application is successful, your hiring manager will provide further details on how this works.
You can also find out more about our approach to hybrid working here .
If we receive a high volume of relevant applications, we may close the advert earlier than the advertised date, so please apply as soon as you can.
What you'll be doing Leading and developing media strategies to communicate Nationwide's delivery on its strategy and purpose.
Co-ordinating Nationwide's media strategy for key corporate milestones, including financial results, AGM and regulatory announcements.
Leading Nationwide's crisis communications preparedness activity alongside Incident Communications.
Leading the analysis and measurement of reputation, sentiment, using data and insight to inform strategy.
Horizon scanning internally and externally for issues of relevance and potential impact.
Working collaboratively with the broader brand, social and marketing teams on integrated campaigns.
Advising internal stakeholders on opportunities and challenges, preparing spokespeople for media engagement.
Building and maintaining strong relationships with media and internal stakeholders.
Jointly leading a busy press office crafting and approving media communication.
About you Positive, can-do attitude, willing to 'get stuck in' in a fast-paced environment.
An excellent news sense with a strong network of business journalist contacts.
Highly creative with a flair for storytelling.
Ability to write engaging and concise copy.
Financially literate, at ease with analysing and interpreting complex data/insights.
Confident in engaging the most senior stakeholders, supported by strong negotiation and influencing skills.
Strategic thinker with excellent judgement.
Skilled at coordinating multi-channel activity while collaborating with multiple internal teams.
An ability to write and speak clearly and effectively, adapting your style to suit the audience.
Excellent planning and organisational skills and ability to manage budgets and multiple competing priorities and deliverables.
Experienced in issues and crisis management.
Our Customer First behaviours are all about putting customers and members at the heart of how we work together.
You can strengthen your application by showing the behaviours that resonate with you, and how you might have already demonstrated these.
Say it straight - This is about being honest and direct with good intent and saying what needs to be said in the room.
It's also about being clear, precise, and using language that we and, importantly, our customers and members can understand.
Push for better - This is about aiming high and constantly looking for better in how we work together and serve our customers and members.
Get it done - This is about prioritising what will have the greatest impact, being decisive and taking accountability for delivering on the end-to-end outcome.
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The extras you'll get There are all sorts of employee benefits available at Nationwide, including: A personal pension - if you put in 7% of your salary, we'll top up by a further 16% Up to 2 days of paid volunteering a year Life assurance worth 8x your salary A great selection of additional benefits through our salary sacrifice scheme Wellhub - Access to a range of free and paid options for health and wellness Access to an annual performance related bonus Access to training to help you develop and progress your career 30 days holiday, pro rata Individual healthcare cover What makes us different Nationwide is the world's largest building society.
With over 15 million customers, we have a relationship with almost a quarter of the UK's population.
We've got the scale to compete with the big banks, but we're not a bank.
As a building society, we're owned by our members - that's our customers who have their current account, mortgage or savings with us.
It means we can do things differently to deliver our Purpose - Banking - but fairer, more rewarding, and for the good of society.
When you work at Nationwide, you can experience that difference for yourself.
You'll be part of a high-performing, purpose-driven organisation that offers rewarding career experiences and a highly competitive range of benefits to match.
You'll also be joining us at an important time as we seek to reach more and more people in the UK.
We want everyone in the UK to know that they don't have to bank with a bank.
They can choose a modern mutual instead.
What to do next If this role is for you, please click the 'Apply Now' button.
You'll need to attach your up-to-date CV and answer a few quick questions for us.
We respond to everyone, so we will be in contact shortly after the closing date to let you know the outcome of your application.
Please note that should you be successful in securing this role the job title on our internal systems will be Senior Corporate Media Relations Manager #LI-POST