Corporate Communications Manager (12 Month Fixed Term Contract)

Summary £52,800* - £70,400* per annum | 12-month fixed-term contract | 35 days’ holiday | 10% in-store discount | Free on-site gym Empowering you to take ownership is More to Value, trusting you with true accountability from day one so you can make high-impact decisions and lead with confidence. This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced and highly organised Corporate Communications Manager to join our vibrant Corporate Affairs team on a 12-month fixed-term contract. Working within a dynamic, fast-paced environment, your solid project and event management skills mean you’ll feel right at home coordinating key initiatives from start to finish. Whether you are helping to deliver engaging stakeholder events, supporting major corporate milestone launches, coordinating trading updates, or shaping the narrative around our sustainability and expansion milestones, you'll play an active role in keeping high-profile campaigns and announcements running smoothly. You’ll play a central role in delivering our corporate communications strategy, acting as a curious and enthusiastic story-miner across the business. By collaborating with key internal stakeholders, you'll uncover opportunities and turn them into engaging stories that actively enhance and protect our corporate reputation. A natural writer with great creative instincts, your writing skills are finely tuned for capturing the media’s attention and bringing our messages to life. You'll make the most of your thorough understanding of the evolving media landscape and your existing media relationships to generate meaningful coverage that builds our long-term reputation. A solid grasp of the food retail sector and the role it plays in the media is a must and will ensure you’re able to hit the ground running in this role. And, as a self-starter, you’ll be able to react quickly and easily to changing situations whilst supporting other members of the team. Reporting into the Head of External Communications you’ll work alongside our Reputation Manager as well as our Senior Digital Comms Officer, Senior Corporate Communications Officer and Corporate Communications Assistant, helping to guide day-to-day project workflows and support shared priorities. At Lidl, we offer a hybrid working model to give you the best of both worlds. Spend three days or more in our state-of-the-art office, where you can enjoy an on-site gym, restaurant, and more of the perks you deserve. And with up to two days at home, you’ll find the work/life balance you need to thrive. Please note, due to Lidl GB’s organisational structure, internally this role will be called Consultant. What you'll do Play a leading role in developing and implementing the corporate communications strategy and plans, working alongside the wider Corporate Affairs team, in particular our Reputation Manager, Public Affairs Manager, Internal Comms and Sustainability Team Lead. Ideate and execute engaging and impactful projects and campaigns in close collaboration with teams across the business. Work across multiple topics, including Property, CSR, HR, Sales/Logistics, Finance, Buying and Awards. Develop compelling campaigns and projects, with supporting assets that maximise impact. Create messaging and media briefings for senior stakeholders within the business, supporting our leadership engagement plans. Oversee and manage stakeholder events. Develop award winning entries for strategic business awards. Act as first point of contact for our corporate communications agency and work with them to deliver strategy and plans. Oversee strategic systems and international project rollouts. Manage budgets and reporting. What you'll need Strong background working in communications with proven experience leading projects, campaigns and events. Experience working with retailers or big brands, and a substantial understanding and knowledge of the retail sector and the role of Lidl within it. Exceptional writing and narrative development skills. A self-starter approach to work and ability to use own initiative to deliver work. Proactive and hands on, with a drive to continuously improve. Ability to work in a fast-paced environment with strong time management skills and the ability to work across several projects at once. Natural flair for problem solving. Unflappable in high pressure situations. Exceptional interpersonal skills and competency working with internal teams as well as with people across all levels of the business and external partners (including comms agency management). Acute attention to detail and quality awareness. Experience managing costs, budgets and reporting. Flexible and willing to work, on occasion, outside of normal working hours. What you'll receive 35 days' holiday (inclusive of bank holidays) 10% in-store discount Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) Free on-site gym available 7 days a week And much, much more! To find out a Lidl bit more visit our benefits page to see for yourself! *Includes 10% non-contractual London Weighting We value diversity, equity, and inclusion, welcoming applicants from all backgrounds. Join us to celebrate individuality and grow in a fair, respectful, and inclusive environment. Please note your employment is conditional upon the Company's receipt of satisfactory references and if requested by the Company, a satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service check. Disclaimer: due to the high volume of applications we receive, we reserve the right to close a vacancy earlier than the advertised date. This is to ensure our teams can manage application levels while maintaining a positive candidate experience. Once a vacancy has closed, we are unable to consider further applications, so please submit your application as soon as possible to avoid disappointment. If you’re ready to get involved, get more back, and make a real difference, then you’ll find More to Value at Lidl.