Press Officer - London, United Kingdom - Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

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London, United Kingdom

1 week ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Salary:

- £32,178

A Civil Service Pension with an average employer contribution of 27%
Job grade:
Higher Executive Officer
Contract type:
Permanent
Business area:
A Corporate Services Grouping
Type of role:
Communications / Marketing
Working pattern:
Flexible working, Fulltime
Number of jobs available:
1Contents

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Bristol, London, WolverhamptonAbout the job

Job summary:

From the building the homes the country needs, unlocking opportunities for levelling up and regeneration across the UK, delivering a fairer deal for renters, landlords and leaseholders, to continuing our mission to end rough sleeping - DLUHC leads on high-profile government policies that dominate the national conversation.

We need to communicate these complex policies to the media and the public - that is why we are recruiting press officers who can work at the same fast pace as our journalists to promote our announcements, to generate interesting news stories, react to breaking stories and defend our record of delivery.

We are a close knit, supportive press office team that works alongside digital and visits teams to create big media moments, as well as working very closely with campaigns teams, internal comms and ministerial offices.

This role can be based at a number of regional offices but frequent travel to our London office will be required given this is a Ministerial facing role.

Out of hours working is a key feature of this role and you will be included on a duty rota for weekday evenings and weekends.

Job description:

Responsibilities:

Build strong relationships with journalists, confidently briefing them on DLUHC policies.
Manage breaking stories on behalf of the Department and Ministers, providing a timely, accurate and professional service to journalists.
Know how to use a range of media channels to reach audiences, working with campaigns colleagues and incorporating digital media into all communications plans.
Produce high quality written work including proactive press releases and opeds.
Provide media handling advice to Ministers and Special Advisers on a range of reactive and proactive activity.
Contribute creative ideas to communicate and promote the department's policies.

Person specification:

Sound judgement and a solid understanding of how the news cycle works, including knowledge of different media channels, including digital and consumer.
Exceptional writing skills and the creativity to generate interesting media stories.
Experience of planning and working on stories and media opportunities, for example as a journalist or having worked in PR.
Very comfortable working in a fastpaced environment and reacting quickly and confidently to breaking issues.
Strong interpersonal and influencing skills, and experience of nurturing excellent relationships with internal colleagues and external contacts as part of your work.
Comfortable working on visits and events, managing media facilities on location.

We will ensure that you are fully supported and have the opportunity to develop your career as a skilled communications professional.

Benefits:

Alongside your salary of £32,178, Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities contributes £8,688 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.
Learning and development tailored to your role
An environment with flexible working options
A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity
A Civil Service pension with an average employer contribution of 27%

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Selection process details:

We are for everyone

We would strongly recommend that applicants get in touch with the vacancy manager to find out more information about this role.**We are for everyone

DLUHC want to bring in a diverse workforce at all levels.

Most of our campaigns utilise multiple assessors and so it is possible that each of your answers would be viewed by different assessors.

The assessor won't be reading your answers sequentially.
Do not assume that the same assessors will have read all of your answers.
If talking about something in your first answer, make sure that you write the second answer as if you had not written the first (and so on)

At sift, we will be assessing
Behaviour - Delivering at Pace

Behaviour - Communicating and Influencing

Experience (lead Sift) - Please set out your experience to date, including examples of where you have generated interesting news stories and/or managed critical media coverage.

There is a 250 word limit per question.

The interview will be of a blended nature consisting of the following success profiles elements:
Behaviour - Seeing the big picture, Leadership, Communicating and Influencing and Deliveri