Regional Communications Manager

At Help for Heroes, we believe those who serve our country deserve support when they are wounded. Every day, men and women have to leave their career in the Armed Forces as a result of physical or psychological wounds; their lives changed forever. We help them, and those still serving, to recover and get on with their lives.

And who are we you’re wondering? We are experts and beginners. Generalists and specialists. Ordinary people with an extraordinary passion towards making a positive change to the lives of our veterans (and having fun while doing it).

As One Team we share a philosophy – I.C.A.R.E. It’s the way we walk and talk, the way we interact with others and how we approach everything we do. We are:

Innovative – Collaborative – Authentic – Resourceful – Energetic.

We have an incredible opportunity for a Senior Corporate Communications Manager to join our team.

Please see below for more information on what just might be your future role.

About You

Are you looking for that next step in your communications career? One where you can develop, manage, and drive the regional media strategy for a much loved, national brand?

Are you adept at taking a holistic view of multiple projects and deciding where best to support with media engagement? Of quickly drafting media responses and positions?

Does keeping an eye on external affairs in order to jump on regional opportunities to push our campaigning and policy asks intrigue you?

If all that jumps off the page, you are experienced in regional communications, and understand the nuances that go into local stories, and the value they bring, then this role could be for you.

About the Role

Ultimately, the role is twofold: to develop and execute regional communications strategies and plans, driving stories from fundraising through to corporate reputation stories; and, to manage the implementation of that plan via your own media contacts, briefing and delegating to Officers, and building and managing a set of regional freelances press officers.

Whilst this is a specialist communications role, you’ll be working closely with the public affairs, marketing, and brand teams to drive the charity’s outward image, reputation, and fundraising needs at a regional media level. Whether that’s driving our fundraising products, marshalling the Charity’s external messaging, or ensuring our public affairs policies and campaigns are as powerfully communicated as possible.

This is both a hands-on role and a management role at the forefront of all projects that require communications (which is the majority of our work at Help for Heroes).

About the Team

We’re a team of 10, spanning the full spectrum of communications and public affairs, including regional & national comms, PR, corporate reputation, talent, and public affairs.

A team that strives and succeeds in regularly cutting through onto leading and flagship broadcast shows.

We also love to talk about, and learn from, other brands, whether that’s sharing awesome (and awful) campaigns, stunts and general creativity, or bringing in fellow PRs from other brands to us about their successes.

Geographically we are spread across the entire UK, from London to Plymouth, Glasgow to Middlesbrough. So long as you are willing to travel when needed and have good wifi, we genuinely welcome applicants from anywhere in the country.