Community affairs manager

Title / Position: Community Affairs Manager Location: supporting sites in the areas of: London, Wales and Leeds. Around 30% of the time will be travelling, equally divided. Type: Contract Top Must-Haves: * Extensive experience in community and local government affairs, preferably with a focus on large infrastructure and construction projects. * Experience presenting/meeting and building trust with diverse stakeholders including government officials, community leaders, non-profits, environmental groups, STEM education partners and students in a variety of environments (rural, suburban and urban). * Ability to thrive in a fast-paced multinational environment working across multiple lines of business. * Experience managing contractors, agencies, and/or other third parties. * Strong team player with excellent interpersonal skills. * Ability to communicate and work in English. Job Description: Responsibilities - Local stakeholder & community engagement * Act as the primary point of contact between datacenters and local communities in the UK. * Build and maintain strong relationships with local stakeholders, including residents, NGOs, businesses, and municipal actors (e.g., Authorities Having Jurisdictions, mayors). * Support government engagement at local and regional levels, ensuring clarity on roles, expectations, and processes. Community Strategy & Social Impact * Create and implement location specific community strategy plans aligned with mission and CO+I priorities. * Coordinate qualitative (e.g. community listening sessions) and quantitative data collection and turn into actionable insights to understand community needs, risks, and opportunities. Reputation, Risk & Issues Management * Monitor and address community concerns proactively; support complaint management and crisis related communications. * Coordinate hyper local narratives in collaboration with Comms. * Ensure consistent, transparent, and community informed messaging across internal and external channels. * Support storytelling efforts to highlight program impact, foster trust, and strengthen social license to operate. Program Delivery & Execution Excellence Internal & Cross Functional Collaboration * National travel approximately 30% and limited international travel