Corporate Affairs Manager

Reporting to the Corporate Affairs & Sustainability Director, you’ll be responsible for day-to-day management of the Corporate Affairs function across the Leisure Travel business, and for delivering the strategic initiatives related to sustainability and public affairs. This includes implementing external communication strategies to ensure alignment with regulatory, industry, and political circles. Above all, this is an influencing role where you need to be well connected in the industry and political groups.

As our Corporate Affairs Manager, you’ll have access to a wide range of benefits including:

• Hybrid working (we’re in the office 3 days per week)
• Management Bonus
• Annual pay reviews

At Jet2.com and Jet2holidays we’re working together to deliver an amazing journey, literally! We work together to really drive forward a ‘Customer First’ ethos, creating unforgettable package holidays and flights. We couldn’t do it without our wonderful people.

What you’ll be doing:

• Representing Jet2.com and Jet2holidays on industry groups to ensure alignment of policies and providing our businesses with high profile input and representation to industry policy decisions.
• Assisting the Corporate Affairs & Sustainability Director in delivering the growth plans for the airline and holidays business for expansion and the broader aviation policy agenda in the UK regions and EU providing policy and political advice/analysis to the exec board/CEO, facilitating informed decision making.
• Maintaining a dynamic annual plan and calendar of corporate affairs activity, considering key dates for activity and political activity.
• Representing our companies in discussions with key stakeholders, including MP’s and local industry organisations including airports.
• Ensuring all levies, taxes, and funding are researched, understood, and implemented in the most efficient and beneficial way for the airline and holiday environment across the Leisure Travel Group.
• Fostering collaboration with other department heads to build the communication reputation as a strategic partner and create a working environment that is recognised as high-performing.
• Liaising with regulators (CAA, DFT etc) as well as lobbying government and policymakers and interacting with the industry and consumers, including consumer groups.
• Compiling and coordinating responses to industry Consultations, including CAA and DFT.
• Managing the day-to-day links with external Consultants employed in public affairs activity.
• Working closely with the sustainability team to deliver the objectives and lobbying requirements of the Sustainability Strategy.

What you’ll have:

• Knowledgeable, pro-active, and experienced individual with a good grasp of corporate affairs and external communications, able to operate in-house.
• Over three years’ experience in Corporate Affairs and capability to drive the thought leadership agenda for the business focusing on building its reputation.
• Previous industry experience of operating in an aviation/travel business organisation that may include retail, travel, or airline would be desirable.
• Strategic mindset but equally comfortable in execution, and not reliant on internal infrastructure.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills and comfort in dealing with large volumes of information.
• Extensive experience of corporate understanding and knowledge demonstrating best in class behaviours.
• Demonstrated interest and understanding of corporate affairs and the political and governmental relations.
• In-depth knowledge and experience of working with external organisations, including the ability to influence decision making and reputation building.
• Results-oriented and focused on bringing people and resources together to achieve objectives.
• Independently minded, able to analyse the status quo, predict opportunities, draw conclusions, and propose solutions.
• Adaptable and credible personal style, sensitive to other personality types but personally resilient.
• Background could be agency or in-house - or ideally experience of both.
• Ability to build and nurture successful relationships across multiple departments and businesses.

Join us as we redefine travel experiences and create memories for millions of passengers. At Jet2.com and Jet2holidays, your potential has no limits. Apply today and let your career take flight!