Press Officer in the Office for Equality and Opportunity
| Dyddiad hysbysebu: | 27 Mehefin 2025 |
|---|---|
| Cyflog: | £39,684 i £43,834 bob blwyddyn |
| Oriau: | Llawn Amser |
| Dyddiad cau: | 13 Gorffennaf 2025 |
| Lleoliad: | London |
| Cwmni: | Government Recruitment Service |
| Math o swydd: | Parhaol |
| Cyfeirnod swydd: | 413128/1 |
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The OEO consists of the Women & Equality Unit, the Disability Unit and the Race Equality Unit, which look after different portfolios working to Equalities Ministers based in various Departments led by Bridget Phillipson as Minister for Women & Equalities. The Social Mobility Commission secretariat also sits within the OEO and reports to the Social Mobility Commissioners.
Amongst the OEO’s current priorities are:
- Ensuring that equalities are at centre of the cross- government work to develop and deliver all the Government’s Missions including the Opportunity Mission led by Minister Phillipson as both SoS Education and Minister for Women & Equalities;
- Leading work across government to tackle race inequality;
- Extending gender pay gap reporting requirements, introducing ethnicity and disability pay gap reporting and extending the right to equal pay to ethnic minorities and disabled people;
- Championing the rights of disabled people and working with them, so that their views and voices are at the heart of all that government does;
- Ensuring all LGBT+ people are safe, included, and protected from discrimination including by delivering a full, trans-inclusive ban on conversion practices and also taking wider steps to improve trans equality;
- Improving the evidence base about equalities.
The Office for Equality and Opportunity has an exciting opportunity for a highly skilled Press Officer to join one of the most varied departments in Whitehall.
We’re looking for an experienced, driven and creative Press Officer to join our small, friendly integrated team where you’ll get the chance to build your skills across all areas of OEO work.
We work closely with Ministers, private offices, policy teams and special advisors to identify proactive media opportunities for Ministers and to promote the department’s work, plan media events and manage reactive media enquiries. We also work with our sectors to ensure we provide stakeholder and third-party support for specific announcements.
This is a hugely rewarding role which will provide a fascinating challenge for the right candidate.
Job description
You will join the media team that covers the equality brief, including the Women's Equality Unit, Disability Unit, Race Equality Unit, LGBT+ and socio-economic duty.
From supporting the Conversion Practices Bill through Parliament to marking International Women's Day, you will be part of a small team devising and delivering creative, communication strategies across all OEO channels.
Job Specification
Working closely with colleagues across the department, you will:
- Develop, manage and deliver proactive communications plans, securing high quality coverage and interview opportunities for Ministers in line with departmental priorities.
- Handle reactive news stories, responding to queries, interview requests and breaking issues effectively and in a timely manner.
- Provide media advice and support to Ministers, senior officials and stakeholders.
- Work with DCMS arm’s length bodies to plan and maximise announcements and identify opportunities for joint working.
- Monitor and evaluate media work to ensure strategic objectives are being met and messages land in the media.
- Be expected to take part in the out of hours duty rota, for which overtime is paid.
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