Assistant Media Officer - London, United Kingdom - Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy

Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy

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London, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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- £25,310 - £31,825

National: £25,310 £27,515; London: £28,510 £31,82
Communications allowance £5,050 per annum
A Civil Service Pension with an average employer contribution of 27%
Job grade:
Executive Officer
Contract type:
Permanent
Business area:
BEIS
Corporate Services
Communications / Marketing, Press Relations
Type of role:
Communications / Marketing
Working pattern:
Flexible working, Fulltime, Job share, Parttime
Number of jobs available:
3Contents

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Birmingham, Cardiff, Darlington, Edinburgh, London, SalfordAbout the job

Job summary:

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The responsibilities for the Department for Science, Innovation & Technology for 2023 are as follows:

Positioning the UK at the forefront of global scientific and technological advancement
Driving innovations that change lives and sustain economic growth
Delivering talent programmes, physical and digital infrastructure and regulation to support our economy, security and public services
R&D funding

For 2023, our priorities are:

Optimise public R&D investment to support areas of relative UK strength and increase the level of private R&D to make our economy the most innovative in the world.
Promote a diverse research and innovation system that connects discovery to new companies, growth and jobs including by delivering worldclass physical and digital infrastructure (such as gigabit broadband), making the UK the best place to start and grow a technology business and developing and attracting top talent.
Put our public services including the NHS and schools at the forefront of innovation, championing new ways of working and the development of inhouse STEM capability to improve outcomes for people.
Strengthen international collaboration on science and technology in line with the Integrated Review, and ensure our researchers are able to continue to work with leading scientists in Europe and around the world.
Deliver key legislative and regulatory reforms to drive competition and promote innovation, including the Data Protection and Digital Information Bill, the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumer Bill and our proinnovation approach to regulating AI.
Pass the remaining stages of the reformed Online Safety Bill to keep British people, especially children, safe online.

Our Inclusive Environment

We are building an inclusive culture to make the Department a brilliant place to work where our people feel valued, have a voice and can be their authentic selves.

We value difference and diversity, not only because we believe it is the right thing to do, but because it will help us be more innovative and make better decisions.

We offer first-class flexible working benefits, excellent employee well-being support and a great pension.

We are fortunate to have a range of excellent staff networks and are proud to be a Disability Confident Leader employer.

We will support talented people from all backgrounds to build a career and thrive.

Job description:

The Department for Science, Innovation and Technology is a brand-new government department created by the Prime Minister earlier this year to ensure the UK is the most innovative economy in the world and a science and technology superpower.

This is a fantastic opportunity to work with decision makers in the heart of Whitehall as the government seeks to harness technology and innovation to tackle the challenges of today and tomorrow, from growing the economy to improving healthcare.

We are responsible for promoting the latest technologies and scientific advances with the ability to improve lives, so we often see our work make the front pages and airwaves.

As part of the team, you will help shape stories to bring government announcements to life, from record levels of public investment in research and development to ambitions to blanket the country with the fastest and most reliable wireless coverage available, to name but two key policy areas.

We also lead the government's response on one of the biggest public policy conundrums of the day - how to reap the many and varied benefits of Artificial Intelligence, while protecting the public from potential harms and misuse.

Some out of hours work will be required as part of the role, for which overtime can be paid.

Person specification:

As an Assistant Media Officer, you will be expected to:

Produce media monitoring products for the department, keeping officials, Special Advisers and ministers appraised of the latest developments in our key areas of policy.
Identify news stories that require both reactive government comment to counter incorrect reporting and proactive insertion of the department's voice to promote the government's agenda.
Draft engaging tweets and statements for ministers.
Produce research and briefing products for