PR Corporate & Communications Lead - Telecommunications

PR Corporate & Communications Lead

Permanent

Theale/Home

We’re looking for a PR Corporate & Communications Lead to shape, protect, and elevate corporate reputation in a complex, high-profile environment.

Operating at the heart of a national infrastructure organisation, this role will lead the corporate narrative, oversee media strategy, and ensure strong governance across all external communications. You’ll play a critical role in building trust with stakeholders while navigating reputational challenges, public scrutiny, and industry transformation.

This is a high-impact leadership role combining strategic communications, crisis management, and stakeholder engagement at scale.

Responsibilities of the PR Corporate & Communications Lead include:

Corporate Affairs & Reputation Leadership

• Own and deliver the corporate communications and PR strategy
• Lead reputation management, corporate narrative, and external messaging
• Oversee issues management, crisis communications, and governance frameworks
• Act as a trusted advisor to senior leadership on reputational risk

External Stakeholder Engagement

• Lead communications across a broad stakeholder landscape, including:
• media, government, local authorities, communities, industry bodies, and partners
• Build and maintain strong relationships with journalists and key external voices
• Shape messaging to support delivery and prevent reputational risk

Issues & Crisis Management

• Develop and maintain crisis readiness frameworks and response plans
• Lead communications in high-risk scenarios (e.g. public scrutiny, planning challenges, misinformation)
• Ensure rapid, consistent, and credible responses

Strategic Positioning & Thought Leadership

• Drive corporate positioning across key themes such as sustainability, trust, safety, and social impact
• Lead communications for major announcements, partnerships, and industry initiatives
• Support executive profiling and thought leadership

Governance & Operational Excellence

• Establish and maintain communications governance, policies, and standards
• Ensure consistency, quality, and control across all messaging and outputs
• Oversee internal communications and community engagement via your team

Agency & Supplier Management

• Manage PR agencies and specialist partners to deliver high-quality outcomes
• Ensure strong performance, responsiveness, and alignment to strategy

The successful PR Corporate & Communications Lead will have:

• Significant experience in Corporate Communications, PR, or Corporate Affairs
• Proven track record managing high-stakes reputational risk and crisis situations
• Experience advising senior executives and working at C-suite level
• Background engaging with complex stakeholder environments (e.g. public sector, communities, media)
• Exceptional writing and storytelling skills (media statements, speeches, briefings)
• Strong judgement and ability to operate under pressure
• Confident stakeholder management across senior internal and external audiences
• Experience building governance frameworks and structured communication processes
• Deep understanding of media relations and corporate communications best practice
• Expertise in crisis communications and issues management
• Awareness of regulated or high-scrutiny environments (infrastructure experience beneficial)

This is an opportunity to lead communications in a nationally significant, high-impact organisation, where your work will directly influence reputation, stakeholder trust, and long-term success.

You’ll operate at senior leadership level, shape critical narratives, and play a key role in navigating complex external environments while driving positive impact.