Lead - Strategic Communications (Corporate & Consumer)

We're looking for an exceptional communications leader to join our Strategic Communications & Campaigns team, and lead our Corporate & Consumer communications function. Leading a team of six communications professionals, you'll help shape how CRUK engages audiences, builds brand relevance, supports fundraising and protects its reputation through impactful, insight-led communications. What will I be doing?

• Lead CRUK's Corporate & Consumer communications function, ensuring alignment with organisational priorities, brand strategy and narrative.
• Oversee integrated, multi-channel communications campaigns that support fundraising, partnerships, trading, events and brand-building objectives.
• Drive a unified approach to campaign planning across national and regional PR activity.
• Lead corporate communications including CEO communications, employer brand, EDI communications and Annual Report & Accounts activity.
• Provide strategic leadership on crisis communications, issues management and reputational risk.
• Manage and develop a team of six, creating a collaborative, inclusive and high-performing culture.
  
  Extensive senior-level communications experience.
• Proven success delivering integrated PR campaigns and multi-channel communications strategies.
• Experience using audience insight, data and evaluation to inform decision making.
• Expertise in crisis communications, issues management and reputation protection.
• Excellent stakeholder management and influencing skills.
• Experience managing teams, budgets and external agencies.
Our organisation values are designed to guide all that we do. Act with ambition, courage and determination Credible: Act with rigour and professionalism Human: Act to have a positive impact on people Together: Act inclusively and collaboratively