Communications Officer - Canning Town, United Kingdom - Reed Talent Solutions

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Communications Officer


Are you a Communications Officer in search for an exciting new job opportunity? If so, the Greater London Authority are looking to recruit a Communications Officer on a 3-month contract (with possibility of an extension), starting immediately, to join theirgrowing team.

The role is full time, Monday to Friday, is based at City Hall and offers hybrid working, with 2 days' work from home.


Pay rate:
£18.58 per hour (PAYE) or £24.67 per hour (Umbrella)

THE ROLE:


  • Working to the Senior Stakeholder & Communications Officer, to provide media and communications support for Labour Assembly Members in all matters relating to press.
  • To support the development and implementation of the media and communications strategy of the Labour Group.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:


  • To provide wideranging media support to Labour Assembly Members, seeking and exploiting opportunities to raise the profile of Labour Assembly Members to promote their work and support their roles as an Assembly Member.
  • To produce timely and wellwritten media releases, media statements, newsletters, articles, and constituency reports, to publication standard, on behalf of Assembly Members, with the support of the Senior Stakeholder and Communications Officer.
  • To contribute to the team's digital media work, working with the Digital Communications Officer, and produce outputs including material for online campaigns and social media activity, to publication standard.
  • To use political awareness and good communication skills to undertake a range of media and communications activities.
  • To act as a first, primary point of contact for Assembly Members for members of the press and media.
  • To keep up to date with developments in current affairs to provide proactive public affairs support to the London Assembly Labour Group Members, including working with colleagues to identify questions for Mayor's Question Time arising from, and leadingto, local, regional, and strategic press campaigns.
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