Strategic Communications Lead

6 months ago

Warwick, United Kingdom National Grid Full time

**Strategic Communications Lead - 12 month FTC**:

- Location: Warwick, GB, CV34 6DA- Division: Human Resources- Job Type:
- Requisition Number: 46620- Department: National Grid Ventures- Job Function: Corporate Affairs and Communications**About the role**:
**Are you an experienced communications professional with a passion for designing and delivering best in class, multi-channel communications for a range of audiences? Is juggling the priorities of multiple stakeholders across an ever-changing FTSE 100 company what gets you out of bed in the morning? If you are nodding along and have a proven track record for producing results, we’ve got an exciting opportunity for you**

As a Strategic Communications Lead, you'll add value to our land and property assets and enable National Grid to deliver its objectives through safe, effective, and efficient property services.

You'll be an influential voice on all communication related activity and play a key role in all aspects of the formation, development and implementation of external and internal communications relating to our land and property services, the team and its stakeholders. In this fast-paced environment, you will support the Strategic Communications Manager in dealing with complex, sensitive and high-profile issues at a strategic level, as well as hands-on delivery.

At National Grid, our vision is to be at the heart of a clean, fair and affordable energy future. We have a critical role to play in tackling climate change and leading the way to net zero. What could be more important?

**This 12 month fixed-term contract is based from Warwick, and you can enjoy our hybrid working from office and home. You’ll also be flexible to some travel within England.**

**Key accountabilities**:

- Play a key role to evolve and implement Land and Property’s communication strategy to drive colleague engagement and facilitate a culture of seamless, cross-function working as well as protecting, enhancing and growing our external reputation and optimising the value we deliver to customers.
- Engage with internal and external stakeholders including project teams, local communities, senior leaders and communication functions from across the business to facilitate positive relationships that support Land and Property deliver its objectives.
- Develop and deliver clear, relevant and timely multi-channel communications - both proactive and reactive - that engage a range of audiences and demonstrate clear, measurable value as a strategic partner to this area of the business.
- Optimise user journeys across multiple touchpoints and a range of digital platforms to positively impact and improve the end-to-end customer and colleague experience.
- Attendance at UKLP Leadership Team weekly and monthly meetings to contribute to wider strategic discussions, pitch initiatives, give progress updates and share professional advice on communication-related activities when required.

**About you**:

- Excellent written and oral communication skills with proven experience of communicating key messages to audiences in a creative and engaging way.
- Experience of working in a stakeholder focussed environment, and regularly influencing, coaching and project managing a range of people, including senior leaders, on all aspects of communication-related activity.
- Thorough understanding of how to optimise user journeys on digital platforms to ensure content effectiveness and consistency.
- Proven experience of delivering internal and external-facing programmes and campaigns, achieving demonstrable and measurable results in the process.
- Solid event management, presentation and leadership skills with experience of pitching reports and proposals to a senior audience.
- Has a relevant intermediate or senior CIPR/PRCA/CIM/IOIC qualification or equivalent.
- Experience of working in a land and property or energy sector environment would be a bonus.

**What you'll get**:
A competitive salary between £44,000 - £48,000 dependent on capability. This role is offered on a 12 month fixed-term contract.

As well as your base salary, you will receive a bonus based on personal and company performance and a competitive contributory pension scheme where we will double match your contribution to a maximum company contribution of 12%. You will also have access to a number of flexible benefits such as a share incentive plan, salary sacrifice car and technology schemes, support via employee assistance lines and matched charity giving to name a few.

**About us**:
National Grid lies at the heart of a transforming energy system, spanning the UK and the US. Our businesses supply gas and electricity, safely, reliably and efficiently to millions of customers and communities. But we also drive change through engineering innovation and by incubating new ideas with the power to revolutionise our industry.

The world of energy is changing beyond recognition. Working at National Grid, you won’t just be touching the

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