Corporate Communications Manager

Corporate Communications Manager

Location: London / Hybrid Working

(Expectation that you will attend an office 2 days per week)

Contract: Permanent

Hours: Full time 37.5 hours per week/flexible days and/or hours (Mon-Fri)

Salary: From £43,575 - £51,975 Depending on experience

Key Benefits

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• 30 days annual leave plus bank holidays, opportunity to buy and sell up to 5 days holiday
• 15% employer pension contribution
• Flexible working
• Cycle to work scheme, healthcare cash plan, Group Income Protection and life assurance
• Paid voluntary days, maternity, paternity, adoption, and shared parental leave
• Benefits designed to suit your lifestyle - from discounts on retail and dining, to health and wellbeing, travel, and technology...and plenty more

The Role

We are recruiting for a Corporate Communications Manager to work in our award winning Communications Team.

Reporting to the Senior Corporate Communications Manager, this role is responsible and accountable for supporting the day-to-day delivery of external communications for the British Business Bank and British Business Investments equity programmes.

The primary purpose of this role is to support the Bank’s strategic objectives by communicating its mission to support the UK’s smaller businesses to prosper and grow, by building, managing, and protecting the reputation of the Bank. The role will take the lead on all communications specific to the Bank’s equity programmes, including the Enterprise Capital Funds programme, Regional Angels Programme, Long-term Investment For Technology and Science (LIFTS) initiative, British Business Investments Investment Programme and Future Fund.

As a high-profile, prestigious organisation at the forefront of the government’s efforts to provide information about these equity programme’s, good communications are vitally important for the British Business Bank, especially as it embarks on a period of high-growth. High-quality external communications help to light the way for smaller businesses, while proving delivery to enhance the organisation’s reputation. The role being offered provides an exciting opportunity to join a busy team working in a fast-paced and constantly developing environment. The British Business Bank’s Communication team and its work regularly is nominated for or wins industry awards.

To be considered for this role you must have previous public relations, media relations and corporate communications experience gained either in-house (private or public sector) or in agency.

You will have excellent communication skills to enable business strategy and commercial objectives to be communicated with media and other stakeholders along with demonstrable experience advising senior leaders and company spokespeople to build brand equity.

Experience working on external communications programmes along with media engagement handling in-bound media enquiries from national and business journalists is essential.

You will have a good understanding of the current political and economic environment as well as experience or knowledge of the small business landscape and business support infrastructure.

Experience or knowledge of the investment, or financial services sectors would be highly desirable as you having an understanding of integrated communications campaigns to support and advance communications objectives.

You will also have strong Microsoft Office skills with the ability to analyse complex data and other material to produce meaningful, easily understood communications

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Please note that this advert closes on January

3rd 2025 so will not be shortlisted before this date.

About British Business Bank

The British Business Bank is an established and influential institution with a key mission of driving sustainable growth and prosperity throughout the United Kingdom. It plays a vital role in supporting access to finance for smaller businesses, facilitating their development and contributing to the transition towards a net zero economy.

Since its inception in 2014, the British Business Bank has functioned as a government-owned economic development bank, operating independently to fulfil its objectives. It collaborates with over 200 delivery partners, including high street, digital, specialist, and challenger banks, venture capital and private debt funds, as well as fintech platforms, to implement its programs effectively.

With offices in Sheffield and London, the British Business Bank currently employs approximately 550 individuals.

As an organisation that values flexibility, wellbeing and collaboration, the British Business Bank introduced a hybrid-working model in 2020. Our colleagues typically spend an average of 2 days per week working in our offices, striking a balance between the advantages of remote work and the benefits of in-person collaboration. The successful candidate for this role should be able to commute to our office (unless specified).

At the British Business Bank, we aim to represent the communities we serve, firmly believing that different perspectives make us stronger. We strongly encourage applications from individuals with varied experiences and backgrounds.

As a Disability Confident employer, we commit ourselves to having an inclusive, equitable and accessible recruitment process supporting applicants and employees, making reasonable adjustments whenever it is feasible.