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Head of Media Relations General Insurance London, England

Aviva

Full Time London, England 100000 - 120000 GBP ANNUAL Today

Job description

Head of Media Relations (General Insurance) – from £100,000 for national locations / from £120,000 for London

Here at Aviva, we are excited to announce we are looking for a seasoned, senior Communications professional – with expertise in Media Relations, Consumer PR and/or broader Corporate Communications – to undertake a Head of Media Relations role, focused on the General Insurance (GI) side of our business. Prior exposure to working in this sector, or the wider financial services sector, would be highly beneficial.

A bit about the job:

You will lead a team of Media Relations professionals to develop and deliver a first-class Media Relations plan to support Aviva’s GI business, as well as be aligned to the overall Brand & Corporate Affairs strategy, Aviva’s overall corporate priorities and our GI business objectives. This encompasses proactive consumer PR activity to promote our brand, as well as reactive issues management and media handling to help protect the business. This team also work closely with other areas of the function including Public Policy, Employee Communications, Social/Digital Media and Financial Media – to ensure an integrated communications approach – therefore exercising exceptional interpersonal and stakeholder engagement skills will be an instrumental part of the role too.

Aviva introduced “smart-working” in 2020 and encourage flexible working; however, the successful post-holder will need to be based a commutable distance from either our London, York, Bristol or Norwich offices (expectation is 3 days per week in the office).

Skills and experience we’re looking for:

Media Relations Expertise: You must be a senior leader, with a strong level of media relations experience i.e., a strong understanding of how national and trade media work, how to build effective relationships with journalists, the ability to craft news, features and editorial content, manage incoming media enquiries and reprioritise a book of work accordingly
Sector experience: Prior knowledge of working for large, corporate brand(s) (or an agency background, working with corporate clients), ideally within Financial Services
Team Leadership: the ability to motivate and drive a team in line with defined objectives, always ensuring clear prioritisation of activity
Stakeholder Management: the ability to work with, and advise, senior stakeholders across the business, including at C-suite level
Issues and Crisis Management: knowledge and understanding of what constitutes a reputational risk for the business and experience in helping to mitigate and manage issues and crises

What you’ll get for this role:

Annual salary from £100,000 - £120,000 (depending on location, skills, experience, and qualifications)
Bonus opportunity of 25% of annual salary (actual amount depends on your performance and Aviva’s)
Generous pension scheme - Aviva will contribute up to 14%, depending on what you put in
Long Term Incentive Plan (Restricted Stock Units) for high performers, between 10% and 30% of salary
Private Medical Insurance for self
29 days holiday per year plus bank holidays and the option to buy/sell up to 5 additional days
Make your money go further - Up to 40% discount on Aviva products, and other retailer discounts
Up to £1,200 of free Aviva shares per year through our Matching Share Plan and share in the success of Aviva with our Save As You Earn scheme
Brilliant flexible benefits including electric cars
Brilliantly supportive policies including parental and carer’s leave
Flexible benefits to suit you, including sustainability options such as cycle to work
Make a difference, be part of our
Aviva Communities
and use your 3 paid volunteering days to help others
We take your wellbeing seriously with lots of support and tools

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Aviva is for everyone:

We are inclusive – we want applications from people with diverse backgrounds and experiences.

Excited but not sure you tick every box? Research tells us that women, particularly, feel this way. So, regardless of gender, why not apply. And if you’re in a job share just apply as a pair.

We flex locations, hours and working patterns to suit our customers, business, and you.

Most of our people are smart working – spending around 60% of their time in our offices and 40% at home.

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We interview every disabled applicant who meets the minimum criteria for the job. Once you’ve applied, please send us an email stating that you have a disclosed disability, and we’ll interview you.

We’d love it if you could submit your application online. If you require an alternative method of applying, please give Daisy Holmes a call on (+44) 7436 672007 or send an email to

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