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Tell our story
The Diageo Corporate Relations function is a fully integrated team working across Diageo’s society, communications, and government relations agenda. Corporate Relations’ role is to protect and promote Diageo’s reputation and licence to operate, in service of becoming one of the best performing, most trusted, and respected consumer products companies in the world.
It consists of three key teams: The Global Brand and Communications team encompasses internal employee engagement and external communications focused on telling our story, inspiring our people, and building, influencing, and enhancing our reputation. The Government and Policy team focus on all aspects of tax, trade, and regulation across the business while maintaining relationships with multilateral organisations and Trade Associations. The Spirit of Progress team works on all our community empowerment, skills development, and environmental programmes. Their mission is to unlock the power of our business to deliver Diageo’s Spirit of Progress goals by creating a more inclusive and sustainable world while protecting our licence to operate and enhancing our licence to grow.
CR graduate programmes
Corporate Relations graduate programme
Great Britain
Applications now open.
Our Corporate Relations (CR) team are reputation experts, shaping and protecting the future of our business and much-loved brands. With the ambition to become one of the most trusted and respected consumer goods companies in the world, our CR team act as the link to our external stakeholders, managing critical relationships with the outside world including the press and media, investors and government organisations, as well as NGOs and our many partners.
Operating across different markets, brands, and business areas including Corporate Communications, Policy and ESG, we collaborate with people all around the world. Join our team of experts, and you'll play a crucial role in protecting and promoting who we are and what we do, and ultimately our licence to operate.
Operating across different markets, brands, and business areas including Corporate Communications, Policy and ESG, we collaborate with people all around the world. Join our team of experts, and you'll play a crucial role in protecting and promoting who we are and what we do, and ultimately our licence to operate.
Deepen your knowledge
On this two-year rotation programme within Corporate Relations, you’ll get to experience two different roles within these teams. You will build your expertise across multiple disciplines including public policy management, government relations, corporate communications, community engagement initiatives, stakeholder management, media relations strategy development, social responsibility programs implementation among others.
Through hands-on learning with iconic projects that influence public perception and policy for Diageo globally as well as through formal training sessions and mentoring opportunities you will be inspired to excel while developing critical skills necessary for leadership roles. By the end of the programme you will have a deep understanding of Diageo's operations within Corporate Relations which will empower you to follow various career paths within this vital function at an accelerated pace.
My role in the Global Brand and Communications team encompasses internal employee engagement and external communications to tell the story of our iconic brands. The supportive culture at Diageo encourages decisive action as the graduate roles have real impact. Each day is different and that's why the role is so exciting!
Corporate Relations Graduate