External Affairs Specialist

4 weeks ago


Birmingham UK, West Midlands, United Kingdom VMA GROUP Full time

Energy company is looking for an experience stakeholder comms manager to join their communications team and focus on project comms. Managing the messaging and process for planning application and public consultation projects.


Working across different projects this person will coordinate strategy, plans and messaging ensuring work with press, public affairs and local community relations agency is aligned.


They will:

  • Need to have previous public consultation and planning application comms experience, understand different processes and how devise strategy, plan and messaging
  • Develop strong relationships with key press on a national, regional and local level (aligning working with press team)
  • Develop strong relationships with key political and community stakeholders (aligning with public affairs team)
  • Build up a bank of content, position statements and Q and As for individual projects
  • Act as spokesperson and advise on reputation management
  • Support press office team as needed


Flex working is two days a week in the office.


Due to a high volume of applicants, we are unable to respond to everyone. We will get in touch if you are successful in your application.


VMA GROUP is a leading international interim, contract, temporary and permanent recruitment and executive search specialist. We are specifically focused on providing support to the communications, marketing, digital and change communities.


Our specialist practice areas cover: communications, corporate communications, internal communications, change communications, PR, media relations, financial communications, CSR, public affairs, investor relations, marketing, brand, digital marketing and agency services.


We have a reputation for providing expert consultancy services and advice, supported by in-depth knowledge of the professions we recruit for. Our thought leadership and benchmarking studies have become go-to resources for the communications, marketing, digital and change industries, supporting planning and decision-making for organisations of all shapes and sizes.


In the UK, VMA GROUP has offices in London, Bristol and Manchester and in Europe, VMA GROUP has offices in Amsterdam and Brussels, but we work with organisations and individuals on a global basis.


VMA GROUP is committed to equal opportunities and is an Inclusive+ Recruiter.



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