Location
London

Hours
Full Time

Salary
Competitive salary (not specified)

About the Role
Join Barclays as an Assistant Vice President, Sustainability Communications Manager, to help communicate the Group's sustainability and climate strategy effectively to relevant external stakeholders. This permanent role supports the development and execution of the communications strategy and assists in writing and coordinating sustainability thought leadership. Working closely with the Head of Sustainability Communications and collaborating with Employee Communications, Digital, Strategic Policy, and Media Relations teams, you will promote, protect, and defend the Bank’s reputation while managing communications activity across a range of sustainability topics.

You will be responsible for delivering and executing the bank's external communications strategy to ensure messages are effectively communicated across multiple channels, both owned and earned. This includes developing aligned campaigning, tactical content, and news flow that clearly conveys the bank’s values, goals, and objectives to the public. Maintaining strong external stakeholder relationships such as media outlets and industry groups is key to ensuring press releases, owned channels, and media statements accurately reflect the bank’s strategy, values, and reputation.

Reputational risk minimisation and management is a critical part of the role, providing effective advice on risk mitigation and managing negative news flow or crisis issues. As an AVP, you will advise and influence decision-making, contribute to policy development, and take responsibility for operational effectiveness. You will collaborate closely with other functions and business divisions, lead a team performing complex tasks, set objectives, coach employees, and appraise performance.

The role requires engaging in complex analysis of data from multiple internal and external sources to solve problems creatively and effectively, communicating complex or sensitive information, and influencing stakeholders to achieve outcomes. You will be expected to demonstrate Barclays’ Values of Respect, Integrity, Service, Excellence, and Stewardship, as well as the Barclays Mindset to Empower, Challenge, and Drive.

This is an exciting opportunity to work in a dynamic matrix environment, supporting the bank’s sustainability agenda through strategic communications and stakeholder engagement.

Experience
- Proven experience in media relations, either in agency or in-house, managing fast-moving, proactive, and reactive news environments.
- Experience in sustainability communications.
- Knowledge of and experience in financial services is highly desirable.
- Experience managing press office queries at pace with strong strategic thinking to achieve the best reputational outcomes.
- Established journalist relationships and experience working with a range of media including traditional and digital platforms across business, finance, and trade publications.
- Experience delivering strategic news flow and creative storytelling.
- Experience writing and developing content for digital channels.
- Experience handling sensitive issues and managing reputational risk.

About you
- Strong understanding of current sustainability issues, policies, news, and politics.
- Excellent communication skills with outstanding interpersonal and stakeholder management abilities.
- Team-focused approach and ability to work collaboratively in a dynamic matrix environment.
- Resilient, able to maintain perspective under pressure.
- Strategic thinker with the ability to influence and convince stakeholders.
- Demonstrates Barclays’ Values and Mindset in daily work.

Qualifications
- No specific qualifications stated; relevant experience and skills in sustainability communications and media relations are essential.