Senior External Communications and PR Manager

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Serving our customers, communities, and planet a little better every day.

Salary - Up to £ 80,000 + annual bonus & benefits

Location -Edinburgh, Permanent

Office Attendance - Our roles are hybrid, however you should be able to travel to our Edinburgh office,2 days per week for this position.

Closing Date - Applications close 12 th July at 5pm

We deal in the personal - from pet insurance for your best friend, and home insurance for peace of mind, to motor insurance for your dream car or travel money for that trip you've worked hard for. And that means we always work with heart. Whether we're helping our customers or looking after our people, you'll find there's a warmth and friendliness to everything we do.

We're looking for a Senior External Communications and Manager to join our Insurance and Money Services team.

Exciting/Unique Aspects:

• Leading corporate communication services and building relationships with media, political stakeholders, customers, and internal staff.
• Developing strategies to enhance the corporate image.
• Advising management and employees on communication aspects.
• Serving as a link to external media and stakeholders.

Opportunity Highlights:

• Opportunity to shape the organization's image and reputation.
• Exposure to diverse stakeholders and communication challenges.
• Leadership role in managing public relations campaigns.

Key Stakeholders/Team Structure:

• Engage with media, political figures, internal staff, and business associates.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams (e.g., marketing, legal, HR).

Development/Progression/Learning:

• Enhance leadership skills through coaching team members.
• Gain experience in campaign planning, management, and negotiation.

Agile/Systems/Technology Exposure:

• Adapt to changing communication landscapes.
• Utilize communication tools and platforms effectively.

Key Responsibilities:

• Organizational capability building.
• Public/government relations campaign planning and management.
• Performance management and data analysis.
• Providing leadership and direction.

Essential Skills:

• Strong communication, relationship-building, and strategic thinking.
• Resilience in handling setbacks and adversity.

Desirable Criteria:

• Familiarity with budgeting and policy development.

We don't expect you to tick every box, and if you feel you hit most of the brief, it's worth exploring to further develop your career here with us.

What's in it for you

• Prepare for your retirement with our colleague pension scheme.
• Private Medical Insurance (WL2+) and virtual GP Service you and your family 365 days a year.
• Performance related annual bonus.
• Indulge in a generous holiday allowance with a minimum of 7.2 weeks, with the opportunity to buy more.
• Embrace the benefits of our Colleague Clubcard, enjoy a 10% discount that increase to 15% every payday (worth up to 2K). As an added perk, we'll give you a second card to share with someone else.
• Benefit from our family-oriented initiatives, encompassing enhanced maternity leave pay, a shared parental leave policy, and a generous 8-week paid paternity leave.
• A place to get on - take advantage of our ongoing learning opportunities and award-winning training, to help you achieve the job and career you want.
• Take part in our Buy as you Earn and Save as your Earn share schemes.

Everyone's welcome

We want all our colleagues to always feel welcome and be themselves. We're committed to building a more inclusive workplace and celebrating everything that makes colleagues unique, and value the richness and diversity this brings to our business. A more diverse business helps us deliver on our purpose to serve our customers, communities, and planet a little better every day.

Additional Information

Role Alignment

Following the announcement regarding Tesco's strategic partnership with Barclays, this role will support our Insurance and Money Services team and will remain with Tesco.

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How to apply

We value our people and diverse teams and believe the variety of backgrounds and experiences make us stronger to achieve our goals.

Our colleagues are working hybrid, taking time to meet with colleagues in our offices for moments that matter, such as team catch ups, planning meetings and more. If you're interested in finding out more about what a career at Tesco Bank looks like, click apply to find out more!

Why Tesco Bank?

We're also a little obsessed with the future. Your future. Our future. That's why we take development seriously; we want to help you thrive and evolve in your career. Tesco Bank is a place to get on, all colleagues have access to LinkedIn Learning and Abstract, from day one.

It's important to us that we make sure you're supported by your team and colleague networks every day, celebrating when it matters and helping you to be the best version of yourself. The people make Tesco Bank, and we take pride in what we achieve together.

All that hard work? Come and see it turned into something real, usable, and important to customers' and colleagues' everyday lives. At Tesco Bank, our products make things a little better for everyone.