Senior Communications & Corporate Affairs Manager

As a Senior Communications & Corporate Affairs Manager, you will play a critical role in protecting and enhancing Allens’ reputation, shaping our narrative, and supporting firm leadership through periods of change, heightened scrutiny and complexity.

Requirements

• Experience in professional services (legal sector experience highly regarded)
• Significant senior-level experience in corporate affairs, communications, media relations or reputation management
• Exceptional attention to detail and a well-honed risk radar
• A passion for brand building and an eye for opportunities to enhance brand value
• Demonstrated experience advising senior leadership and executive stakeholders with confidence, discretion and sound judgement
• Deep expertise in media relations and issues management, including leading external engagement in sensitive or high-risk scenarios
• Proven experience managing communications for incident and rapid-response issues
• Strong understanding of ESG and transparency reporting, with the ability to lead complex, cross-functional initiatives
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to shape clear, credible and consistent messaging

Benefits

• Financial: market competitive fixed remuneration, employee recruitment referral program, discounts at hundreds of suppliers including retail outlets, health and travel insurance, charity matched funding program
• Health and wellbeing: fully subsidised gym memberships, annual flu vaccinations, skin checks, in-house snacks and catered meals, subsidised sporting and social activities, Employee Assistance Program including confidential counselling, wellbeing coaching and financial coaching for employees and their families
• Flexibility: hybrid and flexible working arrangements to support you in your work and life commitments and passions, equipment to support working from home
• Leave: ability to purchase additional annual leave, access to an enhanced, inclusive and flexible parental leave policy – 26 weeks paid parental leave with no minimum service for permanent employees and high quality executive coaching to support the transition
• Recognition: team based recognition including social activities and contribution based recognition activities, and annual Allens Values Awards to nominate and recognise the incredible contributions of our people