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Police Federation of England and Wales, Media Officer

Employer
The Police Federation of England and Wales
Location
Leatherhead, Surrey
Salary
£32,370.35
Closing date
9 Aug 2019

Do you want to be part of a multi award-winning communications team? Do you want to help support our brilliant, hard-working police officers? Do you want to play a part in shaping Government policy and changing laws?

If you thrive in a busy newsroom environment and are a talented and driven communications professional with an interest in policing who’s looking for your next challenge at national level, then we may have the job for you.

The multi-talented Police Federation of England and Wales’ Communications Department is looking for dynamic, proactive, talented team members to be media officers and help us meet the demands of our busy department. If you think you fit the bill, then we want to hear from you.

Key Responsibilities

  • Act as first point of contact for media enquiries
  • Research and draft responses to media enquiries, ensuring media receive accurate information in a timely way
  • Develop and maintain professional working relationships with high-level journalist contacts throughout the national and specialist media, for example crime reporters, home affairs correspondents etc.
  • Draft and write press releases and manage media materials to be used across a variety of platforms, e.g. print, broadcast, digital and social media
  • Arrange and press briefings and events, such as conferences, presenting to journalists where appropriate
  • Research, write and edit compelling content for a range of disciplines, e.g. for news stories, for the website, magazine.
  • Update digital channels e.g. website, extranet, social media, with relevant news stories
  • Attend briefings, meetings and events on behalf of the Communications Department, identifying opportunities for good news stories and improved communications, internally and externally.


Remuneration: 

  • 34 days' paid annual leave (including Statutory UK Bank Holidays)
  • Employee Assistance Programme
  • Pension Scheme
  • Lunch provided every day
  • Free on-site parking  
  • Fully equipped Gym which staff can use without charge.


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