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Job Title: External Communications Specialist
Target Start Date: ASAP
Contract Type: Permanent, Part Time, Full Time, Job Share option available
Salary Range: Circa £50,000
Location: Eastleigh - Hybrid
Closing Date for applications: Friday 12th September

External Communications Specialist: Ageas currently has an exciting opportunity for an External Communications Specialist to join our External Communications Team based at our Eastleigh office. As an External Communications Specialist your work will strengthen the profile and reputation of Ageas in the UK by telling our story using a range of external communication channels, particularly our corporate LinkedIn channel, working closely with internal and external stakeholders to align messaging and activity.

Main Responsibilities as External Communications Specialist:

• Act as the External Communications lead for the corporate LinkedIn channels including planning, delivery, monitoring and reporting on the performance of the channel.
• Act as a communications business partner, planning and delivering an annual programme of external communications activity including;
• Integrated communication campaigns aligned to the corporate themes, working closely with the wider External Communications team, Internal
• Communications, Digital team and Marketing team to ensure alignment of messages and activity;
• Planning and writing award entries for the business partnered functions, aligned with the corporate priorities;
• Collaborating with internal experts to seek out, analyse and develop Ageas’s position on public policy and regulatory developments, with an influential role in shaping the outcome in the interest of our business, our people, customers and our reputation.
  
• Coordinating stakeholder briefings working with the relevant internal experts and trade bodies; and
  
• Identifying opportunities to lead on topical debates and build and develop thought-leadership plans to raise the profile of the Executive Team and technical experts.
  
• Act as the External Communications lead on Business Continuity planning and exercises.
  Create visual materials (inc. PowerPoint slides) to support the Head of Corporate Affairs & Sustainability as required and aligned with the corporate brand and communication pillars.

Skills and experience you need as External Communications Specialist:

• Proven experience of working in communications, ideally in a regulated sector.
• Experience of working in a corporate environment and/or working for large companies as an external communications consultant.
• Experience in running a corporate LinkedIn channel.
• A highly effective communicator, exhibiting good questioning and listening skills.

At Ageas we offer a wide range of benefits to support you and your family inside and outside of work, which helped us achieve, Top Employer status in the UK.

Here are some of the benefits you can enjoy at Ageas: 

Flexible Working- Smart Working @ Ageas gives employees flexibility around location (as long as it’s within the UK) and, for many of our roles, flexibility within the working day to manage other commitments, such as school drop offs etc. We also offer all our vacancies part-time/job-shares. We also offer a minimum of 35 days holiday (inc. bank holidays) and you can buy and sell days.

Supporting your Health- Dental Insurance Health Cash Plan, Health Screening, Will Writing, Voluntary Critical Illness, Mental Health First Aiders, Well Being Activities –  Mindfulness.

Supporting your Wealth- Annual Bonus Schemes, Annual Salary Reviews, Competitive Pension, Employee Savings, Employee Loans.

Supporting you at Work- Well-being activities, mindfulness sessions, Sports and Social Club events and more.

Supporting you and your Family- Maternity/pregnant parent/primary adopter entitlement of 16 weeks at full pay and paternity/non-pregnant parent/co-adopter at 8 weeks’ full pay.

Benefits for Them- Partner Life Assurance and Critical Illness cover.

Get some Tech- Deals on various gadgets including Wearables, Tablets and Laptops.

Getting around- Car Salary Exchange, Cycle Scheme, Vehicle Breakdown Cover.

Supporting you back to work- Return to work programme after maternity leave.

 About Ageas:
We are one of the largest car and home insurers in the UK. Our People help Ageas to be a thriving, creative and innovative place to work. We show this in the service we provide to over four million customers.

As an inclusive employer, we encourage anyone to apply. We’re a signatory of the Race at Work Charter and Women in Finance Charter, member of iCAN and GAIN. As a Disability Confident Leader, we are committed to ensuring our recruitment processes are fully inclusive. That means if you are applying for a job with us, you will have fair access to support and adjustments throughout your recruitment experience. If the list does not cover the support you need, please contact our Recruitment Team to discuss how they can help. We also guarantee an interview for applicants with a disability who meet the minimum criteria for the role. For more information, please see Ageas Everyone.

We have a zero-tolerance approach towards any form of harassment during the recruitment process, ensuring that everyone is treated with respect and professionalism.

Our aim is to have great people everywhere in our business and we’re always looking for outstanding people to join us. Most roles across Ageas allow a proportion of your time to be spent working from home and we’re open to discussing flexible working, including full-time, part-time or job share arrangements. To find out more about Ageas, see About Us.

Want to be part of a Winning Team? Come and join Ageas.

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Important Notice – Recruitment Scam Alert: We are aware of fraudulent activity whereby individuals are being contacted with fake job offers claiming to be from Ageas, often for remote roles such as Administrative Assistants. These scams may include offers of high hourly pay and requests for upfront payments or deposits. Please be aware that Ageas will never ask for money at any stage of the recruitment process. Ageas will always ask you to make an application via our Company Websites and all legitimate Ageas job opportunities are listed on our official careers pages within. Communication will only come from verified Ageas email addresses and if you are unsure about the legitimacy of a job offer or communications you are receiving, please contact [email protected] with the subject FRAUD.