Media and Stakeholder Relations Manager

.Are you an experienced media relations professional?

At SUEZ, we’re committed to creating a more resource efficient, circular economy – a highly complex challenge. That’s why we need diverse and talented individuals to help us move forward. If you’re ready to shape the future, collaborate, and drive positive change, we want you on our team. Join us to unleash your talent and help us achieve our shared goals.

About the Role

• £55,940 (to be pro rated) + Car/Car Allowance + 20% Bonus + Benefits
• Offered on a Part Time basis - Monday to Wednesday (job share with current role holder)
• 22.5 Hours per week
• Based at our office off Garth Road, Morden.

What will I be doing?

The Media and Stakeholder Relations Manager works closely with the Head of External Communications to manage SUEZ’s external profile with stakeholders, including the media, customers, local communities, national and local politicians, industry influencers and the general public. They position SUEZ in the public domain as the industry thought leader, creating an external communications strategy to support the external affairs and commercial objectives, and aligning with the company’s triple bottom line approach.

• Campaign development and delivery: develop PR campaigns to support strategic business objectives and promote company initiatives and services.
• Press office management: maintain a database of media contacts to facilitate media relations, provide comment on contemporary events/issues consistent with agreed messaging and positioning, draft press releases to promote company news.
• Reputation and issues management: prepare reactive and proactive statements to protect the company’s reputation and act as deputy for critical incidents, including shared responsibility for out of office hours cover during incidents.
• Stakeholder mapping: identify and map key external stakeholders, maintaining a database of contacts with tiered priority and tracking contacts and relationships.
• Monitoring and evaluation: manage the company’s monitoring service, ensuring accurate pick up and tagging of relevant intelligence and company and competitor coverage to enable benchmarking and evaluation of overall share of voice and individual campaigns.
• Contract, region and business development project support: working with the relevant regional communications leads, adapt corporate messaging for regional audiences, provide support for contract/regional communications initiatives and events with links to corporate priorities and development communications plans to support business development projects in the regions.

What are the Requirements?

• Degree educated in journalism, communications, marketing, politics or a related discipline with an additional Chartered Institute of Public Relations (CIPR) certificate or diploma.
• Excellent writing skills with the ability to write engaging copy for a variety of channels and audiences, including translating complex technical information for lay audiences.
• Strong interpersonal skills, comfortable engaging at all levels of the organisation from the frontline to the board in a matrix environment and able to represent the company to external stakeholders and at external events.
• Experience developing and rolling out multi-channel PR campaigns and communications plans to support business priorities and develop positioning and profile.
• Strong project management/organisation skills, combined with the ability to work across multiple projects simultaneously with both long and short deadlines.
• Strategic thinking skills to anticipate impacts of business decisions and to identify potential risks / opportunities.
• Knowledge or interest in waste and resource management, environmental sector/issues, or aligned industries / sectors e.g. infrastructure, utilities.
• Understanding of the workings of central, regional and local government.
• Familiar with media monitoring platforms.

Who we are

Join us, and you’ll be part of a forward-thinking business where people are free to grow. In a workplace where respect, team spirit, customer focus, and commitment to the environment are real values – not just words on a page. As part of our dedicated team, you’ll play an important part in the essential work we are doing to build a sustainable future.

At SUEZ, we believe in investing in our people. You’ll have access to continuous learning and development opportunities, empowering you to reach your full potential. Our inclusive culture ensures that everyone’s voice is heard and valued, fostering innovation and collaboration.

We offer competitive benefits, including flexible working arrangements, comprehensive health and wellness programs, and opportunities for career advancement. By joining SUEZ, you’ll be contributing to a mission-critical role that makes a real difference in the world.

If you’re ready to take on this challenge and be part of a team that’s dedicated to making a positive impact, apply to SUEZ today. Together, we can build a sustainable future.