Your new company

Are a leading insurance provider.

Your new role

The newly formed role will see you protect and enhance the corporate reputation of the organisation. The role will focus on the following:

• To help deliver an effective corporate/financial media strategy and manage relationships with financial and other journalists and columnists across major dailies, wire services, and relevant electronic and online media

• To help deliver an effective government relations strategy and manage relationships with key government officials, advisers and influencers
• To help identify opportunities to add the organisations perspective and help provide solutions to public policy challenges
• To help identify and manage impact of potential reputational crises and issues, with a general philosophy of “no surprises”
• To help respond to media enquiries and pitch stories to media
• To help support spokespeople in media activity and public speaking

What you'll need to succeed

• Media and external relations experience
• Excellent verbal communication and presentation skills
• Strong networking and relationship management skills
• Strong influencing and persuasion skills
• Knowledge of financial, legal, and regulatory frameworks as well as market dynamics and key business drivers
• Ability to deal with pressure and work to demanding deadlines, including juggling multiple projects and competing priorities
• Ability to interpret complex financial matters.
• Calm under pressure
• Flexible and non-hierarchical team player, prepared and able to work across functional teams as required
• Commercial acumen

What you'll get in return

You will get a competitive salary and be a real driving force in the organisation and the way it is perceived. You will get to be part of a great culture and a highly collaborative team