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Communications Planning Officer

Job details
Posting date: 22 March 2024
Salary: £32,188 to £32,188 per year
Additional salary information: Leeds: £32,188 , London: £36,244
Hours: Full time
Closing date: 01 April 2024
Location: London
Company: Government Recruitment Service
Job type: Permanent
Job reference: 345595/2

Summary

Health and social care issues affect us all. From mental health to patient care, NHS funding to medicine supply - the work of the department is always at the forefront of the news agenda. If you want to be part of a team who are delivering on one of the Prime Minister’s key priorities we want to hear from you.

The Department of Health and Social Care Media Relations team is an award-winning operation, recognised for its work on crisis communications, evaluation, insight, and partnership working.

The role holder will form an integral part of the Communications Team, supporting on the tactical and strategic planning and scheduling of DHSC media relations activity to ensure it is coherent, co-ordinated and supports the department’s communications and policy priorities.

You will be supported to develop your career as part of a friendly, welcoming team where learning, development and wellbeing are integral parts of the offer.

The Department of Health and Social Care celebrates diversity and the value it brings in creating a fair and inclusive environment, where everyone can achieve their potential. Once you become a member of our team, we are not only interested in what you can bring to communications, but also our culture and values, including commitments to staff health and wellbeing, and our Diversity & Inclusion working group.

Key responsibilities for the role include:

  • Working in the ‘Planning and Arm’s Length Bodies’ team to offer professional communications advice on media relations planning to ministers, special advisors, senior officials and No10.
  • Reporting to the Senior Communications Planner, you will advise on all aspects of scheduling, timing, and broader presentation of the department’s key activity. This includes major announcements, ministerial speeches or visits, media interviews and ALB comms activity.
  • Work with the departments ALBs, building relationships, looking for creative communications opportunities and gridding their communications activity.
  • Work closely with the DHSC Strategic Communications team to coordinate the department’s longer-term communications activity and priorities.
  • Establishing, developing, and nurturing relationships with other Whitehall departments including No10, a network of ALB planners, departmental officials, private offices, and Parliamentary colleagues, to deliver effective planning and scheduling of media relations activity.
  • Treating all colleagues and stakeholders with fairness, courtesy, and respect; and being an advocate and supporter of departmental and Communications Directorate initiatives and values.