Senior Media Relations Officer - Public Sector

Corporate Services; Sheffield; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 46,000; Full time

Job summary

The Home Office’s Communications Directorate is recruiting for a full-time media relations role within the National Media Team. You will respond to media enquiries from national and international outlets to safeguard the Department's reputation and to ensure timely, accurate responses for Ministers.

You will work closely with policy and operational colleagues, craft proactive information campaigns, and monitor coverage to rebut inaccuracies.

Responsibilities

• Respond to media enquiries from national, international, regional, consumer and digital outlets to safeguard the Department's reputation.
• Ensure the Department's position is accurately reported.
• Advise policy and operational colleagues on the role of communications.
• Develop proactive communications plans to announce policies or successes.
• Provide high-quality proactive and reactive media relations, build relationships with journalists, write responses and press releases, monitor media and rebut inaccuracies.
• Be a committed member of the national media team and support colleagues in other regions.
• Working pattern: full-time with weekend rota; seven days a week coverage across a rota with five working days and two non-working days.

Job description

The Home Office’s Communications Directorate is recruiting for a full-time media relations role within the National Media Team. You will respond to media enquiries from national and international outlets to safeguard the Department's reputation and to ensure timely, accurate responses for Ministers.

You will work closely with policy and operational colleagues, craft proactive information campaigns, and monitor coverage to rebut inaccuracies.