Corporate Communications Specialist

**Location: London, hybrid working**
**Salary: Excellent basic salary plus bonus and Vodafone benefits**
**Working Hours: Full time 37.5 hours per week - Mon to Fri**

At Vodafone UK we believe that through collaboration and connection with our colleagues we can achieve great things. Our hybrid working approach allows our people to work both in the office and at home, providing the flexibility and resources you need to succeed in your role. We don't require you to be in on specific days; instead, we ask people to come into the office 2-3 days each week, on average 8 days a month. Our “Office in a Box” home working kit will provide you with everything you need, no matter where you are.

**Who We Are**

At Vodafone UK, diversity isn’t just a buzzword, it is core to who we are as a company. We’re proud to be certified as a Great Place to Work and are committed to driving inclusion for all; creating a workplace that is fully representative of the communities and customers we serve.

Join us at the heart of Vodafone UK in Corporate, one of the central support functions that underpin our business and keep us moving forward. We provide centralised support, expertise and guidance across our UK and Group operations, continuing to build on our success and trailblazing the way to our next stage of digital growth.

**What you'll do**

Vodafone UK is seeking a dynamic and highly organised Communications Executive to join our Communications team within the Corporate Affairs & Sustainability s department. The Executive will primarily manage the daily operation of our press inbox, ensuring the efficient handling of media inquiries, crafting responses, and collaborating with stakeholders across the organisation to gather essential information.

This role will help support proactive corporate projects, including campaigns and stories promoting Vodafone UK’s work and purpose, spokespeople opportunities, content drafting when required.

This role work closely all parts of the Corporate Affairs & Sustainability team, and broader business to ensure information can be gathered in a timely, accurate and efficient manner. Building relationships with internal stakeholders.

Media Relations:

- Draft press releases, media statements, and other written materials.
- Cultivate and maintain relationships with key media contacts.
- Act as the primary point of contact for media inquiries and interview requests.
- Filter and escalate information to relevant Corporate Communications Managers to aide response.

Proactive Corporate Comms support:

- Draft press releases, briefing documents, Q&As, social content as required.
- Support on logistics of senior spokespeople media briefings and speaking events.
- Ensure central team messaging is kept up to date.
- Monitor media coverage and industry trends to identify opportunities and potential issues.
- Work across wider external communications teams to support when required.
- Support in reactive and proactive corporate communications that will continuously improve Vodafone’s reputation in the UK
- Work closely with colleagues in GA, SB and Reg to ensure we are taking a joined up approach to media responses that will have a positive business impact
- Ensure information is shared with relevant Corporate Communications colleagues to ensure a fast and efficient response
- Assist in team reporting to senior stakeholders within the business

**Who you are**
- Collaborative, can do attitude to solving problems
- Happy working in a fast-paced media environment
- Experience in a PR agency or in house press office dealing with media enquiries
- TMT/FMCG sector experience (plus)
- PR experience**What we offer**

We believe that taking care of our employees is the key to their success. That is why we offer an excellent remuneration and bonus package with up to 28 days holiday entitlement, in addition to bank holidays and paid leave for charity projects. We offer an extensive benefits package that can be tailored to suit you and your family, including employee discounts, retail vouchers, pension plan and share schemes. We take pride in our commitment to supporting you at every stage of your career by providing top of the range learning and development tools and market leading parental leave policies.

**Together we can