Public Relations Manager - London, United Kingdom - eFinancialCareers

eFinancialCareers

Verified Company

London, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Canada Life UK looks after the retirement, investment and protection needs of individuals, families and companies.

We help to build better futures for our customers, our intermediaries and our employees by operating as a modern, agile and welcoming organisation.

Part of our parent company Great-West Lifeco, Canada Life UK has operated in the United Kingdom since 1903. We have hundreds of respected and supported employees committed to doing the right thing for our customers and colleagues.

Canada Life UK is transforming to create a more customer-focused business by providing our customers with expertise on financial and tax planning, offering home finance and annuities propositions, and providing collective fund solutions to third party customers.

What we're building

We are ready to welcome a PR Manager to support the transformation and the future growth of the business within the Marketing function, so it can operate as an integrated marketing team that positions Canada life as a market leader in the UK, by creating asingle 'One Canada Life' brand, delivering a seamless digital experience for our customers and employees, and bring the brand to life.

What you'll be doing
Managing PR support, both proactive and reactive, across all business areas.

Supporting the Head of Media and PR in delivery of the PR strategy, and working closely with the external agency, meeting the defined targets and objectives.

How you'll make a difference

Working across business areas to deliver a proactive PR programme, highlighting opportunities to promote Canada Life at a brand level while also supporting product messaging.

This will include the drafting and issue of press releases and comments directly tomedia, including trade, personal finance and consumer media.

Working with our PR agency to achieve maximum value from the relationship, identifying news and comment opportunities and help deliver campaigns.

To be a point of contact for reactive and crisis communications, working with business leads, Heads of Marketing, Head of Media and PR, Marketing Director and Exec where appropriate to develop relevant messaging and communications.

Deliver articles and engaging content for adviser trade media.
Engage with our digital team to deliver social media content ensuring PR content is maximised across all relevant channels.

By working with the Head of Media Relations you'll ensure PR is tracked against relevant metrics and evaluation, feeding into Board and other committees as required.

Who you are:

A people focused, collaborative individual who is always looking to learn and innovate
Someone who is excited at the prospect of being involved in Canada Life's journey and future business growth
Have strong written, oral and interpersonal skills, and a sound knowledge of how the media works
Strong experience of media relations, with a track record with evidence of working with personal finance journalists at nationals, trade media and relevant vertical press
A hunger to learn new market sectors and show flexibility in being able to manage and adapt to fast changing priorities
Preferably qualified to CIM or CIPRE

What you'll like about working here

As a Canada Life UK colleague, you'll receive a competitive salary and comprehensive reward package including income protection, private medical insurance and life assurance, along with a generous pension and bonus scheme.

You'll also receive the support youneed with your personal and professional development.

Diversity and inclusion
Canada Life is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. Our role as an employer of choice is to provide the right environment for talented people to do their best work, by respecting, understanding and valuing individual differences