Communications Development Manager

Job Title: Communications Development Manager

Contract Type: Fixed Term Contract (11 months)

Location: London or Edinburgh or Alderley Edge

Working style: Hybrid 50% home/office based

We are currently looking to appoint a Communications Development Manager, to shape, develop and deliver the Royal London Group’s stewardship and sustainability reporting and communications activity. This hybrid-working role would be well suited to a candidate able to work from either our London or Edinburgh office, but we are open to applications from candidates in other UK locations.

Reporting to the Senior Communications Development manager and working in a fast-paced environment as a key part of our supportive External Communications team, the role will play a leading role in delivering clear, compelling, and engaging communications. In particular, the role will focus on enabling our Group to tell the story of how it is playing its part in moving fairly to a sustainable world.

About the role

• Working with senior stakeholders across the business, leading on the drafting, editing and co-ordination of stewardship and climate reporting for Royal London Group and its subsidiaries – including the TCFD Report, Stewardship Reports, Climate Transition Plan, and stewardship and climate content required for the Annual Report and Accounts.

• Understand best practice in sustainability and stewardship communications and how this may vary across target markets, bringing knowledge and ideas into Royal London to develop and evolve the communications strategy and approach.

• Act as trusted advisor to key stakeholders across the Group providing support in the delivery, management, design, and measurement of communication activities.

• Manage third-party supplier activity ensuring it is in line with Group Procurement and to agreed budgets, achieving any required cost savings.

• Ensure Royal London’s approach to sustainability and stewardship, and related key messages, are shared in an engaging way that reflects our values, commitments, and tone of voice across a variety of both online and print channels.

• Support the Senior Communications Development Manager to empower colleagues across the Group to write more effectively – offering guidance on, and advocating for, tone of voice, structure, and consistency helping to improve the quality of outputs from those who are required to write as part of their roles.

• Work closely with key stakeholders across the Group to understand the business priorities, identify opportunities to add value and enhance quality and consistency.

• Contribute towards building, managing, and protecting the company reputation.

About you

• Passionate about sustainability, with an appreciation of the importance of ESG to our industry

• Strong editorial, proofreading, and writing skills

• Experience of writing on complex topics for a range of audiences and client types – both in print and online

• Proven experience of communications including delivery, implementation and measures of success

• Experience of developing designed communication materials, applying brand requirements

• Experience of leading and supporting complex projects

• Team player

About Royal London

We’re the UK’s largest mutual life, pensions and investment company, offering protection, long-term savings and asset management products and services.

Our People Promise to our colleagues is that we will all work somewhere inclusive, responsible, enjoyable and fulfilling. This is underpinned by our Spirit of Royal London values; Empowered, Trustworthy, Collaborate, Achieve.

We've always been proud to reward employees by offering great workplace benefits such as 28 days annual leave in addition to bank holidays, an up to 14% employer matching pension scheme and private medical insurance. You can see all our benefits here - Our Benefits

Inclusion, diversity and belonging

We’re an Inclusive employer. We celebrate and value different backgrounds and cultures across Royal London. Our diverse people and perspectives give us a range of skills which are recognised and respected – whatever their background.