External Relations Manager

Reference

PRI62743

Location

Remote

Priory Group Division

Central Services

Vacancy Type

Permanent - Full Time

Salary

£50,000 per annum

Hours

37.5

Job Advert - Division Information

When you join Priory, you'll be part of an innovative and growing organisation helping to redefine the health and social care landscape across the UK.

Job Advert Location Description

This role is based either in Manchester or London with some travel required to both. We offer hybrid working options and would be happy to offer the role on a full-time or job share basis.

Job Advert Role Description

We have a great opportunity for an External Relations Manager to join our communications and marketing team at an exciting point in Priory’s history. Reporting to the Head of External Relations, you will have an impactful, influential role across all areas of external communications including, responding to media enquiries, story development and issues management.

You will have lots of energy and experience building and maintaining strong relations with the media, and navigating sensitive and multi-faceted issues with an attention to detail – combined with superb writing, grammatical and communications skills, and with confidence to offer advice and counsel to senior internal colleagues and stakeholders.

External Relations Manager duties include, but are not limited to:

• Responding to media queries, and assisting with issues management
• Leading on external stakeholder communications, and horizon scanning
• Supporting (drafting and sourcing) positive external PR activity for high-profile communications campaigns
• Managing media monitoring services
• Bringing, building and maintaining strong relationships with the national and local print, online and broadcast media

What we would like from the External Relations Manager:

• Degree level, with ‘A’ level English and ‘ready-to-publish’ writing skills
• Strong experience in media and/or PR
• Knowledge of healthcare PR, and strong experience of issues management, are highly desirable
• Self-starter with the ability and confidence to work autonomously where required

Further details can be found on the attached job description.

What we would like to give you:

• 25 days annual leave + Bank Holidays
• Online benefits and cash back rewards
• Cycle to work scheme (qualifying period)
• Technology Scheme (qualifying period)
• Employee Referral Scheme
• SMART Pension
• Access to Career Pathways scheme

Please take the time to familiarise yourself with the attached job description prior to making an application.

We reserve the right to close this advert early if we find a suitable candidate.

Division DBS info

Disclosure

All roles will be subject to a successful disclosure at an appropriate level from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS), Access NI or Disclosure Scotland. We are an equal opportunities employer. Priory Group will cover the cost of a DBS.

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Job Description

External_Relations_Manager_Job_Description_8.06.22.pdf

Closing Date

01/07/2022