Bevan Brittan is a UK-Top 100 commercial law firm providing a
comprehensive range of legal services from offices in Birmingham,
Bristol, Leeds and London.
The firm advises businesses across construction, energy &
resource management, higher education and financial services,
complementing the firm's market leadership within housing, local
government and health & social care.
We currently employ over 600 people, including over 90 Partners, and
our award-winning teams provide construction, commercial, corporate,
property, regulatory, employment and litigation (commercial and
clinical negligence) legal advice.
Bevan Brittan is named among 'The Times Best Law Firms 2023' and has
recently either won or been shortlisted for a number of prestigious awards.
We are driven by our 4 values: Relationships, Results, Reputation and
Responsible. These give us a sense of purpose and ensure we always
work collaboratively with clients and colleagues, continually improve,
make the right choices and act with integrity.
Bevan Brittan is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes
applicants from all backgrounds.
Your opportunity
Ambitious growth plans, promotions and exciting new projects mean
we're eager to welcome an experienced and skilful Corporate
Communications Manager into our Marketing Communications team.
The challenges are varied, fast-paced and demanding. But you'll be
supported by great people to make a real impact. And you'll thrive on it.
Reporting to the Senior Marketing Communications Manager, you'll work
closely with your Business Development & Marketing team
colleagues, Business Services Directors and other key stakeholders.
Your responsibility
Contribute to the delivery of Bevan Brittan's business plan and
strategic objectives by:
Developing, delivering and reporting on our strategic internal and
external corporate communications including firm news, responsible
business activity and our innovation/change programmes
Leading the on-going development of our intranet and our firm-wide
e-comms and video channels
Working with our wider Marketing Communications team to develop
our external marketing channels (web, social, email, video/audio, etc.)
Managing our corporate communications calendar to plan future
communications activity
Continuously analysing and improving our corporate communications
Providing communications consultancy to senior leaders within our business
Championing and evolving our tone of voice (internal and external)
Managing and developing our Senior Corporate Communicatons Executive
Your skills and experience
Significant corporate communications experience
Proven track record of developing and implementing strategic
communication plans
Highly developed copywriting and editing skills
Experience of creating content for intranet, web, social, video,
audio and e-comms channels
Organised, resilient and adaptable multi-tasker with strong
attention to detail and project delivery focus
Confident team player able to forge effective working
relationships - positive, personable and credible
Pro-active and supportive line manager with leadership and
coaching skills
Professionally qualified, educated to degree level or with
significant communications experience
Professional services or financial service experience would be advantageous
Hybrid working
You'll need to be within a commutable distance of Bristol or Leeds to
have one of those bases as your home office. Because we've mastered
hybrid working, there's flexibility around where you work, in line
with the needs of your role, your team and your internal and external
clients. On occasion, you might be required to travel to our other
offices or locations.
Work-life balance
Where possible, we want to offer all Bevan Brittan people flexibility
to work their week in a way that suits them - we operate a hybrid
working model based on the needs of our clients, teams and that of the
individual. Our core business hours are 9am - 5:15pm Monday to Friday,
however we are open to individuals working more flexibly around those
times and would welcome a conversation with you if you have any questions.
We offer a substantial benefits package to all employees including:
A minimum of 25 days holiday (plus the option to buy up to an
additional 5 days)
Discretionary bonus scheme
Generous pension scheme
Private medical insurance through Vitality
Biennial private health assessment through Nuffield Health
Life assurance
Access to Employee Assistance Programme
Cycle to work scheme
Responsible business
To us, being a responsible business is second nature; a core part of
Bevan Brittan's identity, running through our culture and embodied by
the clients we serve. We want to demonstrate our commitment to these
causes through actions rather than words; colleagues from across the
firm are already heavily involved, living and breathing the four
pillars of our Responsible Business strategy:
Community Engagement -Each lawyer has the
opportunity to undertake pro bono legal work for local charities and
not-for-profit organisations. We also play an active role through
our local office communities, in 2022 we fundraised and donated a
total of £80,000 to our four regional office charities, with each
charity receiving £20,000 to help fund their vital services.
Environmental Sustainability- Bevan Brittan is
proudly a carbon neutral firm. We have achieved the UN's Climate
Neutral Now accreditation and our environmental sustainability plan
is focused on achieving our net zero carbon target.
Equality, Diversity & Inclusion- We have a
strong and vibrant diversity programme that gives colleagues across
the firm an opportunity to take part, led by our Equality, Diversity
& Inclusion Committee and supported by our Ambassadors, who
drive engagement in our strategy and raise awareness across the firm.
Wellbeing -We are proud of our open culture, where
colleagues feel empowered to speak openly about physical and mental
health issues and to seek out support when needed. We have trained
21 colleagues across the firm as Mental Health First Aiders and
established a programme of initiatives including our informal
'coffee with' scheme.
Collectively, these four pillars ensure we look after our colleagues'
wellbeing; offer an environment in which all can progress on merit,
regardless of personal circumstances or background; give something
back to the communities in which we work; and protect the environment.
