Group Communications Manager

Reporting to the Group Head of Corporate Affairs, the Group Communications Manager would be joining a high-performing, recently established Group Corporate Affairs team, working closely with the Group Executive team, communications colleagues across the Group and with other business areas including marketing, investor relations and human resources.  

This is a remote position with the occasional travel to Cardiff & London when required. 

Main Duties

• Support the delivery of corporate announcements including financial results, M&A and Board changes and create relevant Q&A documents and scripts
• Draft proactive and reactive reputational risk management strategies and positions to promote and protect the reputation of the Group and its local businesses
• Support with the provision of strategic reputation management advice and support to the brands, functions and markets through reactive and proactive issues handling
• Monitor the external media and political landscape to identify and act on emerging trends, issues and opportunities and collaborate with the wider team to deliver 360 communication campaigns as appropriate
• Prepare Admiral Group spokespeople for media briefings and other external engagements
• Execute communication activity on the Group’s sustainability programme amplifying our approach to people, products, planet and investments
• Arrange external engagement training sessions for Admiral Group spokespeople
• Develop relationships with relevant journalists, key policymakers, trade and consumer bodies
• Build and maintain a strong network of internal contacts across our operations in Canada, France, India, Italy, Spain, the UK and the US.

Skills Required

• Communications experience across corporate communications, issues/crisis communications, media relations or government relations
• Exceptional and flexible written and oral communication skills
• Strong judgement and understanding of the internal and external landscape and an ability to bring the outside in
• Experience of working in-house for a listed business or experience advising listed clients
• Financial services experience would be a bonus 
• Calm under pressure and discretion when dealing with confidential matters
• Ability to manage multiple deadlines, often under time pressure, while maintaining high standards and attention to detail
• Comfortable working in cross functional, multi-disciplinary teams and navigating an international organisation
• Knowledge of social media and some experience of working with social media teams
• Cultural sensitivity and resilience
• Must be fluent in English; other European languages a bonus.

Please note - we may close this vacancy early if we receive lots of applications or business priorities change.

Our Commitment to You

At Admiral, we are committed to being a diverse and inclusive workplace. Admiral is proud to be an equal opportunities employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, reproductive health decisions, or related medical conditions), national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, age, or any other legally protected status.

All qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment.

Salary, Benefits, and Work-Life Balance

We do not have a set salary for this position, as it will be dependent on the successful candidate’s experience. We are happy to see CVs from all candidates who meet the requirements and will be happy to discuss the remuneration package.

At Admiral, we are proud to be a diverse business where we put our people and customers first. We have great benefits to ensure employees have a great work-life balance; it's one of the reasons we’re consistently voted one of the Sunday Times Best Big Companies to work for in the UK. We want you to have an element of freedom to define a working lifestyle that supports this, so accommodate flexible hours wherever possible.

All colleagues will receive 33 days holiday (including banks holidays) when they join us, and this will increase with length of service, up to a maximum of 38 days (including banks holidays). You also have the option to buy or sell up to five days of annual leave in addition to your allocation.

You can also view some of our other key benefits here.

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