At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead exciting communications campaigns and engage with media to promote renewable energy.
- Company: Join a passionate team at the forefront of the renewable energy revolution.
- Benefits: Enjoy 25+ days holiday, flexible working, and a supportive culture.
- Other info: Dynamic work environment with opportunities for professional development and collaboration.
- Why this job: Make a real impact in the fight against climate change while growing your career.
- Qualifications: Experience in communications and a passion for environmental issues are essential.
The predicted salary is between 45000 - 55000 £ per year.
Reports to: Group Communications and Marketing Director
Location: London or Daresbury
Contract: 37.5 hours per week; permanent, full-time.
There has never been a more exciting time to work in renewable energy, and the MCS Group has big ambitions. Our aim is to ensure every UK home benefits from being carbon free, by transforming the way our homes are heated, cooled and powered and giving everyone confidence in home-grown energy. With energy costs rising and climate change affecting us all, low-carbon technology has a big role to play in the future of UK energy.
The MCS Group is comprised of The MCS Foundation, a charitable foundation, and MCS (Microgeneration Certification Scheme), the UK’s quality mark for renewable energy technologies like solar panels and heat pumps. The Scheme sets standards for installations and products and protects consumers. The MCS Scheme currently certifies over 5,400 installers, 369,000 installations a year and over 100,000 low carbon technology products to MCS Standards.
The MCS Foundation owns MCS as its only shareholder and advances the adoption of low carbon solutions through research, advocacy, grants and action-oriented programmes.
Our dynamic communications and marketing teams are integral to our success, responsible for managing media relations, organising impactful industry, stakeholder, and internal events, and overseeing our digital presence. They develop and execute communication plans and strategies that reinforce our brands and our messages. At the heart of our business, they create compelling content, harnessing the power of our rich data to tell engaging stories that resonate with our diverse stakeholders.
Apart from an exciting and challenging role, the people, our culture, and our mission, we have some amazing benefits that make MCS a pretty great place to work. Here’s a few favourites among our team:
- Our Team: We are an energetic, sociable and talented bunch who are super passionate about what we do, and we are determined to make a difference. We are friendly, supportive, collaborative and we learn from each other every day.
- Holiday: 25 days’ annual leave per annum (plus UK bank holidays) – increasing to 28 days with three years’ service, and to 30 days with five years’ service.
- Social Events: Summer socials, Christmas party, regular events in the office, dress-down Fridays, and more.
- Wellbeing: All employees have access to an Employee Assistance Programme, optional access to Medicash – a healthcare plan with the highest level of cover. Access to Mental Health First Aider, up to 8 counselling sessions, helping to ensure that every team member feels supported.
- Supportive HR Policies: Enhanced Maternity, Paternity leave, sick leave, and emergency paid leave, life assurance 5 x your salary.
- Grow with MCS: Access to and support with continuous professional development.
- Professional Membership: Funding for one annual professional membership aligned to your role or professional discipline.
- New Starters: Welcome lunch with the Managing Director.
- Company Pension: 8% company contribution.
- Working week: 37.5 hours Monday – Friday with flexible working options.
- Salary Sacrifice Schemes: Cycle to work and additional annual leave purchase – subject to individual eligibility criteria.
- Free Parking: when working from the Daresbury office.
- EV charging facilities: when working from the Daresbury office.
About the role
You will be an important part of the strategic communications and media relations team, managing the development of integrated communications campaign plans, media and stakeholder engagement activity.
What you’ll do:
- Responsible for developing and delivering integrated communications campaigns, in line with organisational priorities and objectives, ensuring all activity is well coordinated.
- Work closely with digital communications and events teams to build multi-disciplinary campaigns and plans, leveraging a mix of skills and expertise to ensure the right channels and tactics are used to reach target audiences.
- Build and maintain strong relationships with key internal stakeholders and functional teams, working as part of larger project teams to drive forward organisational objectives.
- Develop compelling messaging and narratives, tailored to a wide range of audiences across two brands.
- Support the development of consistent communications across a range of external stakeholders (e.g. government, trade associations, businesses, manufacturers).
- Build and maintain relationships with partner communication teams, maximising opportunities for collaboration and to mitigate risk.
- Support the development and delivery of our media strategy, maximising opportunities and increase media coverage for both MCS and The MCS Foundation.
- Grow our media contacts, building strong relationships with key journalists across print, online and broadcast.
- Provide support to Senior Leadership Team on events, media, messaging and communications best practice.
- Provide trusted communications advice and guidance to the Senior Leadership Team during fast-moving, sensitive or high-profile situations.
- Secure proactive media profiling and speaking opportunities for CEO, Managing Director and Senior Leadership Team.
- The ability to work calmly, exercise sound judgement and respond effectively in a fast-moving environment.
- Support the develop and implementation of crisis communication strategies to protect and enhance the reputation of MCS Group, ensuring timely and effective responses to emerging issues, media enquiries and stakeholder concerns.
What we’re looking for:
- Substantial communications experience gained within a commercial or non-profit environment, with a demonstrable track record of developing and delivering integrated communications campaigns. An understanding of or interest in the UK energy landscape or environmental issues.
- Demonstrable experience working with UK media and a strong understanding of the UK press landscape.
- Experience translating organisational objectives into compelling and structured key messages for complex audiences.
- Excellent communicator with strong verbal, writing and interpersonal skills.
- Have exceptional organisational skills and an ability to juggle multiple workstreams and to prioritise and deliver accordingly.
- Creative, and able to motivate teams to develop ambitious, innovative, impactful plans.
- Understanding of project management and capable of managing matrix-managing multi-disciplinary plans.
- Confidence managing multiple priorities, projects and stakeholders in a fast-moving environment.
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At MCS Group, we pride ourselves on being an exceptional employer, especially for those passionate about renewable energy and making a tangible impact. Our vibrant work culture fosters collaboration and support, while our commitment to employee growth is evident through continuous professional development opportunities and generous benefits, including enhanced leave policies and a strong pension scheme. Located in London or Daresbury, we offer a dynamic environment where you can thrive both personally and professionally, all while contributing to a mission that truly matters.
