Corporate Communications Manager (12 Month FTC)

Lidl is looking for an experienced and highly organised Corporate Communications Manager to join its Corporate Affairs team on a 12-month fixed-term contract. Working in a fast-paced environment, you'll coordinate key initiatives from start to finish — delivering stakeholder events, supporting major corporate milestone launches, coordinating trading updates, and shaping the narrative around sustainability and expansion milestones.

You'll play a central role in delivering the corporate communications strategy, acting as a curious and enthusiastic story-miner across the business, uncovering opportunities and turning them into engaging stories that enhance and protect Lidl's corporate reputation.

A natural writer with great creative instincts, you'll use your understanding of the media landscape and existing media relationships to generate meaningful coverage. A solid grasp of the food retail sector and its role in the media is a must.

Reporting into the Head of External Communications, you'll work alongside the Reputation Manager, Senior Digital Comms Officer, Senior Corporate Communications Officer and Corporate Communications Assistant. Internally this role will be called Consultant.

What You'll Do

• Play a leading role in developing and implementing the corporate communications strategy and plans, working alongside the wider Corporate Affairs team.
• Ideate and execute engaging and impactful projects and campaigns in close collaboration with teams across the business.
• Work across multiple topics, including Property, CSR, HR, Sales/Logistics, Finance, Buying and Awards.
• Develop compelling campaigns and projects, with supporting assets that maximise impact.
• Create messaging and media briefings for senior stakeholders, supporting leadership engagement plans.
• Oversee and manage stakeholder events.
• Develop award-winning entries for strategic business awards.
• Act as first point of contact for the corporate communications agency.
• Oversee strategic systems and international project rollouts.
• Manage budgets and reporting.

What You'll Need

• Strong background in communications with proven experience leading projects, campaigns and events.
• Experience working with retailers or big brands, and substantial knowledge of the retail sector and Lidl's role within it.
• Exceptional writing and narrative development skills.
• A self-starter approach and ability to use your own initiative.
• Proactive and hands on, with a drive to continuously improve.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment across several projects at once.
• Natural flair for problem solving and unflappable under pressure.
• Exceptional interpersonal skills, including comms agency management.
• Acute attention to detail and quality awareness.
• Experience managing costs, budgets and reporting.
• Flexibility to occasionally work outside normal hours.

What You'll Receive

• 35 days' holiday (inclusive of bank holidays)
• 10% in-store discount
• Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
• Free on-site gym available 7 days a week

Working Pattern & Salary

Hybrid: three or more days a week at Lidl House, Surbiton (on-site gym, restaurant and more), with up to two days at home.

£52,800 – £70,400 per annum, including 10% non-contractual London Weighting Allowance. 12-month fixed-term contract, full time.

Closing date: 13 November 2026. Lidl may close the vacancy early due to high application volumes.