Communications Assistant

Mitie Cleaning & Hygiene Services; Chippenham; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading facilities management company is seeking a proactive Communications Assistant to join their team at MOD Lyneham. This role involves assisting with communications strategies that spotlight various training units. The ideal candidate will have experience in PR and media relations, excellent storytelling skills, and the ability to work in a fast-paced environment. Competitive benefits and a strong commitment to diversity are offered.

Benefits

Flexible lifestyle benefits platform

High street discounts via MiDeals

Cycle-to-work scheme

Cash prizes through Mitie Stars program

Enhanced pension contributions

Qualifications

• Experience in PR, media relations, or communications.
• Proven ability to create engaging content.
• Ability to manage multiple projects in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Support day-to-day delivery of communications.
• Craft compelling content for various units.
• Monitor media coverage and seek high-impact opportunities.
• Coordinate internal and external visits.

Skills

Storytelling

PR and media relations experience

Strong writing skills

Navigating reputational risks

Job description

Better places, thriving communities.

Job Title: Communications Assistant

Salary: £24,637.57 per annum

Position Type: Permanent

Type of Employment: Full Time

Hours: 37.5 hours per week

Location: MoD Lyneham, Chippenham, Wiltshire, England, SN15 4PZ

We're on the hunt for a proactive and creative Communications Assistant to join our fast-paced, forward-thinking communications team — and this is your chance to be part of it. Based at MOD Lyneham, this exciting role offers the opportunity to help shape the voice of The Defence School of Electronic and Mechanical Engineering (DSEME). Working closely with the Communications Manager, you'll support the day-to-day delivery of communications, press, and public relations—driving awareness, safeguarding reputation, and ensuring our message cuts through with clarity and impact. If you're passionate about storytelling, media engagement, and making a real difference, this could be the role you've been waiting for.

As our Communications Assistant, you'll help develop and deliver engaging communication strategies that spotlight our three units — 8 Training Battalion REME, The REME Arms School, and No 4 School of Technical Training. You'll take a hands-on role in crafting compelling content, while building strong relationships across DSEME, the Defence College of Technical Training, and the wider Defence community. You'll play a vital part in corporate and internal communications, supporting policy updates, announcements, and crisis communications as needed — all while maintaining consistency in tone and alignment with MOD branding. Working closely with the Mitie Communications Manager and our unit teams, you'll contribute your flair for communications to multi-channel campaigns, using your words to bring the breadth and depth of our training delivery to life.

You'll also monitor media coverage and sentiment, using insights to inform smart recommendations, and you'll seek out high-impact opportunities — such as innovation, leadership, awards, or sporting achievements — to raise the profile of our units and their personnel. Supporting the coordination of internal and external visits will be another key part of the role, which may involve liaising with media, photographers, MT, and the Mess. You'll also be expected to support other team members and contribute to a safe working environment.

We're looking for

A natural storyteller with experience in PR, media relations, or communications — someone who knows how to create content that resonates. You're confident turning complex ideas into engaging narratives, with strong writing skills, sharp judgement, and the ability to navigate reputational risks with clarity and confidence. You're proactive, hands-on, and thrive in a fast-paced environment where managing multiple projects is part of the excitement. Experience in the Defence sector is a bonus, but more importantly, you're driven by purpose, eager to make a positive impact, and ready to help amplify the voice and reputation of the Defence School of Electronic and Mechanical Engineering.

Our market-leading offering provides you with benefits that suit your lifestyle.

We have a virtual GP on hand for you and members of your household. So you can get expert advice by video or phone without having to leave your home. We offer financial wellbeing assistance through our Salary Finance scheme. For example, you could access 50% of your earned pay before payday for a small fee. Salary Finance also offers competitive loans.

When you join us, we’ll give you a link to our flexible lifestyle benefits platform, Choices. You might choose to purchase up to five extra days’ holiday each year. You might buy critical illness insurance, seek dental treatment or buy technology products at an affordable cost. There are many choices!

We give you access to high street discounts from thousands of well-known retailers, gyms and more through our MiDeals platform. And we have a cycle-to-work scheme. Life cover of up to four times your salary is available. We also offer enhanced pension contributions, a save-as-you-earn scheme, and a Mitie Matching Share Plan (you could even be awarded free shares in Mitie).

We award our employees with Mitie Stars as recognition for their hard work. There are cash prizes up for grabs each month and at the end of the year there’s a chance to scoop a top prize of £10,000!

Our success is a direct result of the experience and quality of our people. Progressing your career is therefore a top priority for us. We offer a diverse variety of training and development avenues via a wide selection of learning resources to suit you.

We are committed to ensuring our recruitment process is inclusive and accessible to all. If you have a disability or long-term condition (for example dyslexia, anxiety, autism, a mobility condition or hearing loss) and need us to make any reasonable adjustments, changes or do anything differently during the recruitment process, please let us know by emailing at .

Since 1987, Mitie’s 76,000 employees have been maintaining companies globally. We are the UK’s leading facilities management and professional services company, and our clients range from household names in banking, critical government sites as well as hospitals and schools.

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