Senior Media Relations Manager, Financial Services - Fixed Term Contract

Location: London

Capability: KPMG Business Services

Experience Level: Senior Manager

Type: Part Time

Service Line: Corporate Affairs

Contract type: Fixed term contract

Business Area

We have a great story to tell. Our firm plays a powerful, positive role in the UK economy and in wider society. The people responsible for telling our story – internally, to the public, to influential opinion-formers – work in Corporate Affairs. We protect and enhance the KPMG brand.

This is a job share role, working three days a week (Wednesday-Friday) on an 18 month Fixed Term Contract.

Key Roles & Responsibilities

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  Work closely with KPMG’s head of financial services, to devise and deliver a media strategy which closely aligns to commercial priorities.
• Alongside their senior manager job share and the full-time assistant media manager, the successful candidate will deliver end-to-end media support for KPMG’s UK financial services practice which spans banking, insurance, asset management and private equity.
• KPMG has a busy media relations team that deals with multiple proactive and reactive media opportunities daily.
• This role works with a wide range of stakeholders from senior partners to marketing and the wider corporate affairs team. The role holder will be expected to engage with these individuals to ensure KPMG’s viewpoints, thought leadership, insights and analysis are promptly and widely disseminated via a broad mix of communications channels.
• Ability to plan long-term proactive campaigns to build key spokespeople’s profiles in the media on key commercial issues
• Understanding of the wider business environment and the impact actions can have on client relationships
• Evidence of an ability to spot issues-led media opportunities ahead of time
• Ability to produce rapid reactive statements to capitalise on breaking news
• Comfortable advising senior stakeholders with often competing demands
• Lead on firm wide reputational campaigns, working closely with the head of communications and head of media relations
• Deputising for senior colleagues to advise on corporate issues
• Delegating work to colleagues and overseeing it to ensure deadlines are met

The Person

Required skills and qualifications

• Knowledge of the financial services sector
• Extensive experience of working with senior leaders in large, complex organisations
  People management and coaching colleagues to succeed
  Strong network of media contacts
• Providing advice to senior stakeholders including strategic counsel covering long-term profile raising
• Reporting, monitoring, and analysing coverage to plan for future activity

Every day our firm performs better because of how we work together, as one team, each the best at what we do. The difference we make shines through to our people and our clients. We’re KPMG Business Services (KBS). We’re a cross-functional team, bringing together experts across a wide range of critical activities which help to grow, run and protect our business. From HR and Learning, Finance, Procurement, Facilities and Operations, through to Risk and Legal, Corporate Affairs, and Market Development, our approach is focused on driving the improved performance of the firm. We work shoulder to shoulder with our client-facing teams and we focus on delivering our services in ways which help to drive efficiency, improve quality and enhance our firm’s brand and reputation.

We have a great story to tell. Our firm plays a powerful, positive role in the UK economy and in wider society. The people responsible for telling our story – internally, to the public, to influential opinion-formers – work in Corporate Affairs. We protect and enhance the KPMG brand. Join us, and you’ll look after the voice, footprint and reputation of the firm, making sure we have a clear position that brings our purpose and values to life.