Press Officer
| Posting date: | 28 January 2026 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £35,663 per year |
| Additional salary information: | National: £35,663 London: £39,533 |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 30 January 2026 |
| Location: | Birmingham |
| Company: | Government Recruitment Service |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 444195/1 |
Summary
If so, we’d love to hear from you!
DfT is a high-profile department at the heart of UK government. We work with agencies and partners to support the transport network, getting people and goods around the country. We plan and invest to make journeys better.
Joining our department comes with many benefits, including:
- Employer pension contribution of 28.97% of your salary. Read more about Civil Service Pensions here
- 25 days annual leave, increasing by 1 day each year of service (up to a maximum of 30 days annual leave), plus 8 bank holidays a privilege day for the King’s birthday
- Flexible working options where we encourage a great work-life balance.
Read more in the Benefits section below!
Find out more about what it's like working at Department for Transport Central - Department for Transport Careers
As a Press Officer at the Department for Transport (DfT) you could be helping shape the national news agenda every day.
No two days are the same in the communications directorate. You might be communicating our reform of the railways; highlighting the department’s work to improve bus services; or promoting transport’s key role in economic growth.
The communications team works closely with Private Offices, Special Advisers, policy officials and external stakeholders.
Your responsibilities will include, but aren’t limited to:
- You will play an important role in responding to reactive media enquiries, working with policy officials and Ministerial teams to inform and educate the public, and correct inaccurate reporting.
- You will also work proactively on government announcements on a range of significant transport policies and campaigns.
- This will involve drawing up creative media handling, with a particular focus on new media and online outlets, maximising positive coverage.
- You will play an important role in a 24-hour communications team and will be part of a duty rota able to respond to enquiries out-of-hours. This includes working weekends and evenings and comes with a competitive remuneration package.
- You will staff ministerial events, preparing ministers for interviews and supporting journalists so they can accurately report our announcements.
- Our communications are based around campaigns and you will employ a range of skills and channels to deliver our messages. This includes working alongside strategic communication colleagues to set the direction for the department and creating social media content to tell our stories in the most effective way.
For further information on the role, please read the attached Role Profile. Please note that the role profile is for information purposes only - whilst all elements are relevant to the role, they may not all be assessed during the recruitment process. This job advert will detail exactly what will be assessed during the recruitment process.
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