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FTC 12 Months

Location: Hub based! London

But you have the flexibility to work wherever suits you best

Team: Corporate Affairs

Salary banding: £65,000 - £75,000

Experience: Senior manager

Working pattern:Full-Time

Reporting to: Coralie Frost

Sponsorship: Unfortunately we are unable to offer sponsorship for this role.

This role in 3 words: Organised, Thought-Leading, Strategic

Top 3 qualities for this role: Communication, Resilience, Management

In the words of the team, you should leave your current role for this one because….

“You will be part of PR Week’s In House Team of the Year 2023. An enthusiastic, dynamic and talented department at the forefront of making the world of energy fairer, greener and simpler for households across the UK. It’s a big year for OVO for a corporate affairs expert”

Everyone belongs at OVO

At OVO, we are on a mission to solve one of humanity's biggest challenges, the climate crisis. And we know it takes all of us to change the world. That's why we need diverse people from all abilities, gender identities, ethnicities, ages, sexual orientations, life experiences and backgrounds to join us.

Teamworking for the planet

Everything we do here spins around Plan Zero. So, naturally, the team you’ll be joining plays a gigantic role in making that happen. 

This role in a nutshell:

In this role, you’ll be leading the corporate communications function, using your media expertise and strategic thinking to create campaigns to enhance OVO’s reputation.

You’ll be directly supporting key OVO functions, including our Commercial, Policy, Regulatory, People, Risk, Brand, Marketing and wider Corporate Affairs teams by creating and delivering OVO’s communications strategy.

You’ll have a great eye for a media angle and have excellent experience of pitching and securing stories. Your role will lead on the corporate communications strategy and news pipeline, as part of the wider Corporate Affairs plan. 

You’ll also be a safe pair of hands during a crisis and will take the lead on issues and crisis communications, working closely with our InfoSec, Risk, Legal, Marketing, Product and Compliance teams. You’ll also be comfortable with briefing C-Suite team members for media interviews, speaker engagement and keeping them informed of relevant press office updates.

You’ll be at home working across Corporate Affairs and Marketing on integrated multi-discipline campaigns. You’ll also have an awareness of the political landscape and a good sense of judgement.

You’ll support our Senior Communications Executive, they have responsibility for our press office, awards and speaker engagement activities, and work closely with our Senior Consumer PR Manager, Public Affairs Lead and Social Media Lead on integrated external affairs campaigns.. 

We want to change the energy retail market for the better. To do that, we need people who are committed to driving forward campaigns, challenging the status quo and constantly innovating to make it happen.

There has never been a more important time to join the mission so if you’re a corporate communications specialist, please apply.

Your key outcomes will be:

•  8+ years experience of working in corporate affairs and in delivering media campaigns (energy background is not a requirement of the role).
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with a strong ability to translate complex information for external audiences.
• An in-depth understanding of how to run a best in class press office function.
• Great media acumen, and strategic and tactical judgement.
• Experience of handling issues and crisis communications.
• You’ll be comfortable working in a very fast paced environment. OVO is constantly evolving with an entrepreneurial approach to ‘find a better way’.
• Upbeat and results-focused - with a strong delivery edge and a desire to tackle complex challenges head on.
• Highly responsive and proactive in everything you do.
• Self-confident but also humble enough to critically appraise your own work.
• Willing to work out of hours where required to support the press office function.

You’ll be a successful Corporate Communications & News Lead here at OVO if you have…

• Experience of working in a press office in-house/or at an agency.
• Strong commercial acumen and an ability to understand business needs and how this translates into external engagement and media campaigns.
• Preferable but not required: understanding of how the energy industry and the energy regulator, Ofgem, works.

Let’s talk about what’s in it for you

We’ll pay you between £65,000 and £75,000, depending on your specific skills and experience. If your expectations are a little different, have a chat with us!

We keep our pay ranges broad on purpose to give us, and you, flexibility to match your experience to our zero carbon mission.

You’ll be eligible for an on-target bonus of 15%. We have one OVO bonus plan that focuses on the collective performance of our people to deliver our Plan Zero goal. 

We also offer plenty of green benefits and progressive policies to help you feel like you belong at OVO…and there’s flex pay.  It’s an extra 9% of your salary on top of your core pay to use as you like. You can take it as cash, add to your pension, or choose to spend it on a huge range of flex benefits. Here’s a taster of what’s on offer: 

For starters, you’ll get 34 days of holiday (including bank holidays). For your healthWith benefits like a healthcare cash plan or private medical insurance depending on your career level, critical illness cover, life assurance, health assessments, and moreFor your wellbeingWith gym membership, gadget, travel and cyber insurance, workplace ISA, will writing services, DNA testing, dental insurance, and more For your lifestyle With extra holiday buying, discount dining, culture cards, tech loans, and supporting your favourite charities with give-as-you-earn donationsFor your home  Get up to £300 off any OVO Energy plan (when you pay by Direct Debit), plus personal carbon offsetting and great discounts on smart thermostats and EV chargersFor your commute Nab a great deal on ultra-low emission car leasing, plus our cycle to work scheme and public transport season ticket loans Want to hear about our full range of flexible benefits and progressive people policies? Our People Team can tell you everything you need to know.

For your Belonging

To find better ways to support our people, we need to listen to each other’s experiences and find ways to build a truly inclusive and diverse workplace. As part of this, we have 8 Belonging Networks at OVO. Led by our people, for our people - so when you join OVO, you can play a part - big or small - with any of the Networks. It's up to you.

Oh, and one last thing...

We’d be thrilled if you tick off all our boxes yet we also believe it’s just as important we tick off all of yours. And if you think you have most of what we’re looking for but not every single thing, go ahead and hit apply. We’d still love to hear from you! If you have any additional requirements, there’s a space to let us know on the application form; we want to make the process as easy and comfortable for you as possible..