Head of Corporate Affairs

Description

• Effectively advocate to ensure that SSE’s and customers’ interests are protected and enhanced in the development and implementation of government policy, working with Regulation colleagues to ensure a joined up approach.
• Work with Strategy and Investor Relations to develop and deploy a compelling investor narrative on behalf of ECS.
• Take responsibility for protecting and enhancing the reputation the Airtricity, Business Energy and Distributed Energy businesses, through reactive media handling and crisis management and proactive corporate communications and, where appropriate, consumer PR.
• Establish and develop relationships with key stakeholders across media, government and third sector organisations on behalf of SSE's customer-facing businesses in GB and Ireland.
• Lead cross-ECS workstreams as directed by the MD, acting as executive sponsor in areas beyond the core Corporate Affairs remit.

Requirements

• A strategic outlook with the ability to translate complex information to a wide range of internal and external audiences.
• Knowledge of energy and related issues (such as politics, strategy and sustainability) as they affect the SSE group and business unit, in both the UK and Ireland.
• The means to effectively lead and co-ordinate a matrixed team, with the ability to prioritise and time-manage effectively.
• Excellent communication skills with demonstrable experience of advising and operating at senior executive committee level.
• Ability to develop project or team plans which establish objectives for others, set timetables, allocate accountabilities and co-ordinate resources.

Benefits

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance