Who are we?
Thames Water is the UK’s largest water and wastewater company. We make a daily difference to our 15 million customers by supplying 2.6 billion litres of water through 32,000 km’s of pipes, to keep taps flowing and toilets flushing. We are an essential service and have operated throughout the Covid19 pandemic.
At Thames Water, every one of our actions, big and small, matters every day. Water is essential to daily life, and that means our business is always open.
What you’ll be doing
This is a unique opportunity for a brilliant writer and communicator to work closely with our CEO as we turn around our performance. The Corporate Engagement Manager will develop and deliver our CEO’s engagement strategy, working collaboratively with senior management and teams across the business to increase engagement with all stakeholder groups.
Reporting to the Head of Corporate Engagement, this role will support the CEO’s drive for open and transparent, multi-channel engagement to build trust with our customers, colleagues, and stakeholders as we deliver our ambitious plan.
Each day will be different. We’re looking for someone who’s experienced in working with senior executives in a fast-paced environment and can adapt and respond to competing priorities.
Some of the things you’ll be responsible for:
- Developing the CEO engagement strategy, making sure it reflects stakeholder needs and business priorities
- Writing and reviewing content for the CEO to make sure it captures their vision and style
- Working collaboratively with teams across the business, keeping in touch with evolving priorities and trends to inform engagement
- Exploring new opportunities to build engagement, including through social media
- Leading on an event to engage stakeholders with our business priorities and progress
We’re looking for
- An experienced, energetic and organised communicator
- Exceptional writing skills, with the ability to capture and communicate key messages effectively
- Communications experience, either in-house or from an agency
- An ability to balance working in a fast-paced environment with meticulous attention to detail
- Experience working with, and writing for, senior management to CEO level
What’s in it for you?
Our competitive salary package includes an excellent contributory pension, 26 days holiday per year increasing to 30 with the length of service and a wider benefits scheme.
We’re proud of the positive ways of working we have adopted during the pandemic. We want to create a more flexible and dynamic environment so all our colleagues can thrive. For our office-based roles, we’re moving to a hybrid approach where we’ll provide options around working from our offices, our operational sites and home dependent on role/team/individual. This will be discussed during the assessment process.
Thames Water is a unique, rewarding and diverse place to work. If you join our team, you’ll enjoy fast-tracked career opportunities, flexible working arrangements and unparalleled benefits. We’re also proud to be an equal opportunity employer, Stonewall Diversity Champion and Disability Confident Leader and we’re a Times Top 50 Employer for Women.
Click here to find out more about working at Thames Water.