[Hiring] Head of Strategic Communications @Biffa Waste Services
Apr 01, 2025 - Biffa Waste Services is hiring a remote Head of Strategic Communications. đź’¸ Salary: unspecified. đź“ŤLocation: UK.
Role Description
The Head of Strategic Communications is a senior leadership role responsible for shaping and executing a comprehensive communication strategy that increases our strategic influence, enhances our brand reputation, drives engagement, and supports business growth. You will lead a team of professionals in public relations, content creation, and social media management, ensuring that all efforts align with the company’s objectives and values. You also collaborate closely with our Head of Sustainability and Public Affairs, Head of Partnerships, and expert consultancy leads on Innovation, Packaging, and Waste Management. This role is pivotal in enhancing the brand's influence, visibility, reputation, and engagement across various platforms.
- Develop and implement a holistic PR, content, and social media strategy that aligns with the company’s business goals.
- Provide strategic counsel to senior management on communication matters, including crisis management, and strategic positioning.
- Monitor events, news, industry trends and competitive landscape to inform and adapt PR, Content & Social strategies in achieving business objectives.
- Provide communication support for external affairs, helping to shape our leadership positioning and point of view on different matters.
- Build and maintain strong relationships with key media outlets, industry influencers, and stakeholders.
- Manage all external communications, including press releases, media briefings, and interviews.
- Oversee the development of PR campaigns that increases and enhances the company’s visibility and reputation.
- Lead the content team in producing high-quality, engaging, and relevant content across various platforms.
- Develop a PR, social and content calendar that aligns with comms, marketing and business objectives.
- Oversee the company’s organic social media presence, ensuring consistent messaging and engagement.
- Produce reports and analyze performance of all PR, content and social media campaigns.
- Manage and mentor a team of PR, content, and social media professionals.
Qualifications
- 2 years experience leading a Communications team within a large complex organisation
- Experience of PR, reputation management, content and social, campaign development and insight analysis
- Proven record of delivering large scale effective campaigns and managing budget
- Ability to develop strategy and campaigns based on customer insight and data
- Knowledge of media relationship development
Company Description
Biffa have been servicing the waste management needs of the UK since 1912 and we’re now a UK leading integrated waste management company.
- We are proud to lead the waste and recycling industry.
- Operations at over 195 sites spanning the length and breadth of the country.
- Service over 2.3 million households and collect 4.3 million bins per week just within our municipal division.
- Business has developed far beyond waste collection and into recycling, treatment and energy generation services.
Our Vision: To be the leader in UK sustainable waste management.
Our Purpose: We're here to change the way people think about waste.
- We act as a team
- We make things happen
- We do the right thing
- We take pride in what we do
We are a progressive business and innovation is core to our strategy.
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Salary
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unspecified
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Remote
Location
UK
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Job Type
full-time
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Posted
Apr 01, 2025
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| đź“Ť | Be aware of the location restriction for this remote position: UK |
| ‼ | Beware of scams! When applying for jobs, you should NEVER have to pay anything. Learn more. |
