Senior Communications & Corporate Affairs Manager

Your role
 

At Allens, our business teams are also specialists in their field, using their unique knowledge and expertise to solve critical client and business challenges.
 

You’ll be part of our Marketing and Client Services team based in Sydney or Melbourne. As Senior Communications & Corporate Affairs Manager, you’ll report to the Head of Communications & Brand and 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.
 

As a Senior Communications & Corporate Affairs Manager you will also:

• Contribute to and guide the development of the firm’s external messaging, narrative and stakeholder communications, particularly on firmwide changes and announcements and issues of significance to the firm's reputation.

• Assess issues and market developments that may present opportunities for or risks to the firm's brand.

• Act as a trusted adviser to senior stakeholders, including the Managing Partner, COO and Executive team, exercising judgement, discretion and confidence in high-impact scenarios.

• Plan, prepare and manage stakeholder communications strategies and tactics for a range of audiences and platforms, including through traditional media, social media, speaking engagements and forums and internal channels.   

• Engage with the media on behalf of the firm, as required.

• Coach and prepare Allens talent for media interactions, panel events and other external appearances.

• Nurture and grow mutually beneficial relationships with media and other external stakeholders.

• Take senior ownership of core corporate affairs processes.

• Provide issues and incident-response communications leadership, including rapid response, stakeholder coordination and media handling during issue or incident-driven scenarios.

• Lead and coordinate ESG and transparency reporting, providing sustained senior oversight, strong cross-functional leadership and awareness of external trends and stakeholder expectations.

• Work alongside members of the broader team to drive proactive profiling for the firm and its practices across owned and earned channels.
   

This is a permanent, full-time opportunity. At Allens we have a hybrid working structure, typically 60% in the office and 40% from home. We would be happy to discuss any other flexible working arrangements that best support you.

About you
 

You will have:

• 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.

• The confidence to operate independently in high-risk environments where judgement and experience are critical.

• A desire to learn, grow, network and mentor others.

Your development
 

In joining Allens, you will receive unparalleled learning and development opportunities. You will be challenged, supported and guided as you learn and develop, and will be encouraged to grow. We foster greatness, and will coach and support you to meet your goals and aspirations.
 

Our unique Career Deal allows you to take control of your career and provides a transparent approach to career development. Our international alliance with Linklaters means we are able to support secondments all over the world.

Our perks
 

Our benefits include:

• 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.
   

Allens is also proud to invest in our communities, giving you the opportunity to make a difference through our work on reconciliation, the environment and other social justice issues as well as our workplace giving and volunteering programs.

How to apply?
 

We'd love to hear from you so please click "apply now"! If you would like to find out more, please visit "This is Allens" or listen to our Allens Confidential podcast to hear real stories from real people about life at Allens. Alternatively, for a confidential discussion, please email Olivia Newport, Talent Acquisition Adviser - [email protected].
 

At Allens, our culture is made up of unique backgrounds and varying life experiences. We celebrate our people's differences across gender and gender identity, sexual orientation, age, ability, cultural backgrounds, First Nations communities, and family and caring arrangements. If you require adjustments to fully participate in our application process, please contact us at [email protected]. We encourage applicants from all backgrounds, so if you're excited about this role but your past experience doesn't align, please express your interest by emailing us at [email protected]. The right role for you might be just around the corner!