Nest Pensions
Strategic Communications Lead

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Role Overview
Help us grow into a new brand identity and support millions of households to be financially secure. This is a key communications role in a focused, supportive team who share an ambition of making the system work better for low- and moderate-income households. You'll be taking the lead on planning our key launches and campaigns, helping us turn ideas and findings into action by using the right mix of channels and tactics to engage policy, industry, research and employer audiences. It's an exciting time to join, as we evolve from Nest Insight to become the Centre for Inclusive Money at Nest. You'll play an important role in helping us translate that new identity into more effective communications and - ultimately - have greater impact at greater scale.
Please note: this is a 12 month, Fixed Term Contract.
Minimum Criteria
- Communications campaign planning experience - in particular, planning cross-channel campaigns and launches
- Strong verbal and written communication, including copywriting and document proofing (for accuracy and tone)
- Press office management skills - including proactive media relations, managing announcements and media monitoring
- Comfortable with channels beyond media relations – such as event planning/management, content marketing, social media and/or copy writing/editing
- A 'corp-sumer’ blend of experience across B2B and B2C is preferred, ideally with communications experience in-house or working with: (fin)tech startups and scale-ups, financial services, public sector
- Competent with Microsoft Office, CMS (e.g. WordPress) and basic design tools
Don't worry if you think you don't have all the above; it might be worth taking the few minutes to apply as we're good at spotting potential. At Nest, you’ll have access to a range of learning opportunities to learn, grow and build the skills you need to be successful in your role and career.
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To make the most out of hybrid working, we've introduced different ways of working, which include (subject to role requirements):
- Hybrid of office (Canary Wharf, London) and home working (there will be an expectation to attend the office, once - twice a week, or more, as required)
- Reduce or vary working hours
- Work compressed hours
Directorate/Department Overview
The Centre for Inclusive Money at Nest is a public benefit research and innovation centre. Our mission is to find what really works in supporting low- and moderate-income households to be financially secure, both today and into retirement, and to drive transformational change in the system.
We build and amplify deep, rigorous insight into the lived experience of low- and moderate-income households, seeking to better understand how people actually earn, spend, save, cope with the unexpected, and invest for the future.
We develop innovative solutions grounded in that understanding. We test them in the real world. We gather robust, rounded evidence about what genuinely makes a difference. And throughout, we work with the people who have the power to act – industry, employers and government – to turn that evidence into lasting change; informing decisions and catalysing the adoption of what works at scale. We work inclusively and collaboratively across boundaries and silos, because we know no single organisation can deliver this kind of change alone.
We are building towards a fairer and more inclusive system of joined-up products and services that meets people where they are, supports their diverse needs and makes it easier for them to achieve good outcomes. Getting this right and improving household financial security can unlock greater individual wellbeing, social participation and economic growth.
The Centre for Inclusive Money was founded by Nest, the workplace pension provider built to give everyday workers somewhere good to save – already supporting more than 14 million people to plan for the future. We work with a wide range of organisations to explore, test and scale new ideas in the real world. For more information visit www.inclusivemoney.org.uk.


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Organisational Overview
Nest is an award-winning workplace pension scheme, the largest in the country. Set up by the government to give every worker in the UK somewhere to save, our first-class responsible investment practice and governance are the backbone of what we do, supported by all the functions you’d expect to find in a thriving business. We’re committed to creating a workplace where you can be your authentic self and offer an inclusive and flexible working environment.
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
Everyone is welcome to apply for our roles, and we are determined to ensure that no applicant or employee receives less favourable treatment because of their age, disability, gender identity, marital status, national origin, pregnancy or caring responsibilities, race, religion/belief, sex, sexual orientation or socio economic background.
We also recognise the importance of diversity of thought and other forms of neurocognitive variation.
Nest is a Disability Confident Leader, which is the highest level of the Disability Confident Scheme. If you have a disability, please declare that you’re applying through the scheme.
We aim to offer an interview to those applicants who apply through the Disability Confident Scheme and best meet the minimum criteria. However, there may be some circumstances where this is not possible due to the volume of applications.
Please note that this advert may close early if we receive a sufficient number of satisfactory applications.
If you have any difficulty in sending your application or need the application pack in an alternative format, or you require any reasonable adjustments please contact: careers@nestcorporation.org.uk.
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