PR Manager

Job Description Summary Job Description Public Relations Manager Closing Date - 22nd March 2023 People are living longer than ever before, and we’re excited by the opportunities this brings. As a purpose-led business, we’re focused on supporting our customers as they navigate through new stages of their lives and all the moments that matter. We’re here for everyone who wants to make the most of their time on the planet and leave it a little better than they found it – however grand or humble their ambitions. Working at Aegon, you’ll play an important part in helping achieve this. We have three behaviors that are central to how we operate as a team and a business: we step up, we tune in and we’re a force for good. The Team We have an exciting opportunity for a PR Manager to join our Marketing team. Reporting to the Head of Public Relations, the PR Manager will play a vital role in delivering initiatives designed to transform and elevate Public Relations in Aegon. The Role Aegon is looking to recruit a PR manager that will be responsible for promoting Aegon’s proposition across its channels. In addition to promoting specific business lines, a significant part of the role will be ensuring Aegon is viewed as a leading expert on long-term savings and pensions issues across a wide range of media. This will involve developing and implementing campaigns both around products and broader thought leadership issues and working closely with our Public Affairs team to anticipate and respond to the regulatory and economic news agenda relevant to Aegon. In addition, there will be an element of corporate communications on broader Aegon news as well as the day to day managing in-bound questions from the media. Key responsibilities

• Develop and implement a PR programme designed to promote Aegon’s pensions, investment and protection propositions across a broad range of media including key trade and national titles
• Identify opportunities that allow Aegon to discuss broader pensions and savings issues which matter to our customers, employers and the advisers who support them
• Support a programme of activity designed to keep Aegon spokespeople front of mind on a broad range of long-term savings and investment issues
• Oversee and implement campaigns on key thought leadership topics such as Aegon’s focus on financial wellbeing
• Manage in bound press questions in relation to our overall product offering, but also Aegon’s wider business
• Ensure all press materials are compliant and are clearly scheduled
• Identify reputational risks and develop appropriate press materials

Skills

• Ability to create clear and engaging written materials
• A confident communicator able to explain complex subject matter to journalists and senior stakeholders
• Excellent judgement when it comes to understanding media risks and opportunities
• The ability to work flexibly and reprioritise tasks according to urgency
• A creative thinker able to identify multiple solutions to a problem

Knowledge

• Strong understanding of traditional, online and social media and how it operates
• A background in financial services is desirable, ideally with an understanding of the pensions, asset management and financial advice sectors
• Strong contacts in relevant media

How we look after you Outside of a competitive salary, working with us comes with a range of benefits that you can access from day one, including:

• Non-contributary pension between 8-12% dependant on age
• Life assurance cover
• Private medical cover and health assessments
• Access to Peppy – a digital health app for employees of all genders with a range of support covering areas such as general health, menopause, fertility, baby etc
• Critical Illness cover
• A suite of enhanced parental leave policies to support you in the moments that matter
• Holiday trading
• Private GP appointments with Doctor at Hand
• Cycle2Work scheme
• 2 paid days per year for charitable volunteering
• Employee wellbeing is key to our culture. We offer a range of online classes to support this, including yoga and meditation

We champion a collaborative, supportive working environment where you’ll have the opportunity to develop yourself and your career in a way that works for you. Our reward programmes encourage peer-to-peer recognition, and we offer a discretionary annual bonus dependent on company and individual performance. How we look after the community and the environment Aegon supports local causes that align with our purpose and ambitions. Our goal is to serve and strengthen the communities where we do business and create a better quality of life for everyone. Our employees are encouraged to support charities they feel passionate about and are offered volunteering days. Responsible investment is a key element of Aegon’s company-wide approach to sustainability. Aegon is committed to Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) investing, we have over 30 years' experience managing responsible investments and offer over 200 responsible investment options across our platforms. Flexible working We’re transitioning to our new normal and we’re welcoming everyone back to working in new, collaborative, and exciting ways. We’ve adopted a hybrid environment of remote and office working, so it’s important that you live within a commutable distance to our offices. We know that people have busy lives and commitments outside of work, so we offer flexible work arrangements where possible to support our employees. We’re an equal opportunities employer We welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their age, disability, race, religion/belief, gender, sexual orientation, or gender identity. As an international and multicultural business, we celebrate a range of festive days to support the rich diversity of our employees. Our Chief Marketing Officer leads our own LGBTQ+ community group, and we proudly sponsor Pride events across the UK. We also work with key partners like Black Professionals Scotland to support our commitment to equal opportunities in the workplace. Find out more about how our people matter. Who we’re made up of We’re a company of ambitious, collaborative, problem-solvers who get things done. We strive to make sure everyone that works for us feel seen, heard, and valued – so we’re looking for like-minded people to join us. What you need to know We’ll need you to confirm you have the right to work in the UK. If we offer you the job and you accept, there are some checks we need to complete before you can start with us. This will include a credit and criminal record check, as well as providing satisfactory references. Equal Opportunity Employer: We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their age, disability, race, religion/belief, gender, sexual orientation or gender identity.