Introduction & Job Detail:  

Danoners are steering us to a more sustainable future, helping to make the world healthier. As a certified B-Corp, we have our Danone Impact Journey to 2026. This will only be possible with each and every one of our leaders. Do you want to be one of them?

Please note this is a secondment from November 2025 - October 1st 2026. The successful candidate will be required to start in early November 2025. 

Role Purpose:

The Corporate Communications Manager helps to build and, where necessary, protect the corporate reputation of Danone in the UK and Ireland. In contributing to this goal, the individual uses media relations as a channel to raise the company and its leaders’ profiles, helps manage the Danone UKI press office, drives key external campaigns, & manages and develops digital channels.

 Role Focus  

• Work with the Head of Corporate Communications to nourish, leverage and protect Danone ‘s corporate and commercial reputation, on and offline, by helping to develop and deliver a corporate communications strategy
• Respond to media requests across Danone’s brand portfolio in a timely, efficient and independent way, including participating in a 24hr cover rota and managing a press inbox
• Through a deep understanding of Danone UKI’s main categories and business footprint (Essential Dairy, Plant Based, Beverages, Specialised Nutrition), manage and deliver campaigns that tell the Danone UKI story, as part of a wider corporate affairs plan.
• Manage issues and crisis communication protocols
• Manage media monitoring services, support on social media channel management and corporate website.  & social media monitoring services.
• Support the Head of Corporate Communications during crises and moments of reputation management
• Reputational oversight/media advice on UK brand PR activity when required (not delivery)
• Help profile Danone’s leaders in the media and via other digital and face to face channels
• Ability to shape and deliver campaigns that position Danone as a leader in health
• Stakeholder engagement, including relationship building with journalists and opinion leaders

About you

• Comprehensive communications experience, preferably in similar FMCG businesses or other heavily regulated categories
• Track record of managing corporate communications within or on behalf of large complex organisations
• Experience of issues and crisis communication. Journalistic writing skills
• Experience of hands-on media management, both proactive and reactive
• Experience of building, managing and developing an organization’s corporate digital channels including social media
• Understanding of creating and delivering campaign plans and contributing to wider comms strategies
• Experience dealing with stakeholders in a matrixed organisation is beneficial, but not essential

Please note the salary on offer for this position is between £55,000 - £65,000 plus bonuses & benefits

About Us: 

At Danone UK & Ireland, we are committed to delivering better health through better nutrition for millions of consumers and patients in our communities.

We have a range of flexible benefits and excellent rewards, click here to find out more: https://careers.danone.com/uki/en/Why-Danone/our-learning---rewards.html

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) is deeply embedded in Danone's DNA, representing our core values and beliefs. We embrace diversity as a driving force for positive change, nurturing an inclusive workplace where every individual is valued.

The closing date for applications is 19/09/25, you will therefore hear about your application after this date