Proactive Media and Science Communications Lead

Media and Science Communications Lead

Initial 6-month contract

Canary Wharf

Role Purpose

Develop and deliver effective media and social media strategies, enhancing the agency's reputation and promoting and explaining its scientific expertise and wider contribution the agency makes to public health and science nationally and globally.

Initiate, produce and deliver proactive and creative content with the media and social media and develop and nurture these contacts and identify proactive and scientific news and content from across the agency, ensuring it is produced into a relevant format and style for the media and social media and their channels and audiences.

Key responsibilities and results areas

• Plan, deliver and evaluate proactive and creative media / social media strategies and scientific comms that supports the business priorities and culture change set out in the agency's corporate and business plans and act as communications account project manager for various agency groups.

• Provide proactive media, social media and scientific communications advice to senior leaders, including the executive committee and chief executive.

• Place stories in a strategic way to achieve coverage and exposure, aligned to Agency business priorities. Produce appropriate communications such as media handling and social media strategies, press notices and media lines to take, to effectively communicate our messages in consultation with Agency staff. Capable of using communications skills to develop interesting, accessible content and implement this across a range of channels.

• Speak regularly to key journalists and social media influencers and build knowledge on their areas of expertise and interest and maintain ongoing professional relationships

• Act as an Agency spokesperson, providing authoritative, clear, honest and credible communications to the media and social media on Agency issues, and participate in a 24-hour media on-call rota.

The job description is not intended to be exhaustive and it is likely that responsibilities and outcomes may be altered from time to time in the light of changing circumstances and after consultation with the postholder.

Looking for:

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills both written and oral, with the ability to develop good working relationships and influence journalists, social media influencers and senior managers, dealing with conflict and challenge in a calm, measured way.

• Experience of working in a busy media and communications environment in a large, complex, expert organisation with a track record of proactively delivering successful strategic media / social media campaigns to deliver business objectives and enhance reputation proactively and creatively

If you are a Proactive Media and Science Communications Lead seeking a new opportunity, please apply now.

Reference: 72326

Hafsa Akram