Media and Strategic Communications Manager - NEST Corporation : Job Details

Role OverviewNest Insight’s mission is to find ways to support people to be financially secure, both today and into retirement. To do this, we conduct rigorous, cutting-edge research, working collaboratively with industry and academic partners to understand the needs and behaviours of the new generation of savers created by the UK’s pensions auto enrolment system. We also consider how self-employed workers and others at risk of missing out on pension saving can be brought in.You'll lead and deliver on communications plans for major research programmes, such as our Real Accounts project which has been following the financial lives of some of the millions of households on volatile incomes, and a programme looking at how self-employed people can be supported to gain greater financial security. You'll advise the managing director and other colleagues on the best ways to make an impact with earned media - and you'll oversee the strategic communications tools that will make this happen. You'll be nimble and proactive in working with colleagues on integrated campaigns and content that brings substantial and technical research to life. We are an ambitious and purpose-driven organisation, and you'll be an important part of helping us grow.To be successful in this positions you will have the following skills, competencies and experience:

• Experience and track record of delivery of media relations programmes
• Confidence and proactivity when dealing with reporters, bloggers and podcasters
• Ability to construct stories and key messages quickly and accurately
• Clear, fluent and concise oral and written communications skills

We are open to discussing working patterns.Please download a full job description to find a full scope, deliverables, experience and personal attributesrequired for this role.Interviews will take place w/c 7th of October.  Flexible and agile workingEveryone's personal situation is different.To make the most out of hybrid working, we've introduced different ways of working, which include:

• hybrid of office (Canary Wharf, London) and home working (there will be an expectation to attend the office, on one specified day per week (currently Tuesday) and more, as required)  
• reduce or vary working hours
• reduce or vary the days worked
• work compressed hours
• job share

Directorate/Department OverviewNest Insight is a public-benefit research and innovation centre set up by Nest Corporation in 2016. Our work is about finding better ways to support people’s lifelong financial wellbeing. We focus on understanding the lived experience of people on low, moderate and volatile incomes, learning about their financial needs, challenges and goals through rigorous and thoughtful analysis. We work with employers, product providers, academics and policymakers in the UK and around the world to identify, invent, test and evolve practical solutions and see what works best for people in the real world. This builds the case for systems-level change.Organisational OverviewNest is an award-winning workplace pension scheme, the largest in the country.  Set up by the government to give every worker in the UK somewhere to save, our first-class responsible investment practice and governance are the backbone of what we do, supported by all the functions you’d expect to find in a thriving business. We’re committed to creating a workplace where you can be your authentic self and offer an inclusive and flexible working environment.Diversity, Equity and InclusionEveryone is welcome to apply for our roles, and we are determined to ensure that no applicant or employee receives less favourable treatment because of their age, belief, disability, gender identity, marital status, national origin, pregnancy or caring responsibilities, socio economic background, sex, sexual orientation, religion or race or any other legally protected status.We also recognise the importance of diversity of thought and other forms of neurocognitive variation.As a Disability Confident organisation, if candidate meets the minimum criteria for a role and have declared that they are disabled and are applying through the scheme, we will aim to invite them to interview. However, there may be a few exceptions where we are not able to take all eligible candidates to the next stage due to the volume of applications.Please note that this advert may close early if we receive a sufficient number of satisfactory applications. If you have any difficulty in sending your application or need the application pack in an alternative format, or you require any reasonable adjustments please contact: .uk.