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Senior Digital Communications Manager

Job details
Posting date: 25 March 2025
Salary: £46,169 to £50,062 per year
Hours: Full time
Closing date: 10 April 2025
Location: London
Company: Government Recruitment Service
Job type: Permanent
Job reference: 397991/1

Summary

The Prime Minister’s Office enables the Prime Minster to deliver the Government’s overall priorities and to communicate the Government’s policies to Parliament, the public and international audiences. From the Press Office, Switchboard and Custodians, to the Events & Visits team and the world class Private Office support; the diverse Downing Street team draws on varied expertise from across the Civil Service and beyond. The teams come together to deliver excellent service to the Prime Minister while also making No10 a great place to work.

This is an exciting role working in the Number 10 Digital team, which represents the Prime Minister on high-profile digital channels and platforms to communicate the Prime Minister’s priorities, major policy announcements and other official events and visits.

The successful candidate will be a confident, audience-driven communicator who has experience working in a fast-paced news or comms environment. They will be comfortable managing a variety of major projects simultaneously, with excellent attention to detail. They will have the skills required to understand government policy at speed and translate this into informative digital communications that resonate with wide audiences.

The successful candidate will have excellent copywriting skills that are audience focused, with experience in the day-to-day management of social media channels at a major institution or government department. They will have a strong sense of what is newsworthy, which they can combine with their knowledge of digital platforms to think strategically, maximising the long-term impact of government comms.

They will be a proactive team player, able to balance multiple priority projects, leading a large range of stakeholders and partners to best deliver on the Prime Minister’s priorities.

They will be expected to take part in the Number 10 Digital out of hours rota, acting as the first point of contact for all digital communications out of hours, for which they will be paid.

They will work with digital teams across the Government Communication Service (GCS), the New Media Unit and external partners to clearly and effectively communicate the priorities of the Prime Minister.

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