Work for a Central Government organisation in Liverpool as an interim Press Officer/Media and Comms Officer (6 - 9 months, £28,000 - £35,000 pro rata, hybrid working).

Your key duties:

• Triage incoming queries and ensure media enquiries are prioritised and allocated according to the risks and opportunities they present.
• Manage the organisations news distribution and press cuttings services, maintaining lists and assisting with access issues, creating and circulating cuttings and managing records.
• Draft press releases and news stories to support the organisations outputs, including cases, consultations, research and corporate matters.
• Contribute ideas for proactive media stories, articles and interviews which help position the organisation as a proactive risk-based regulator and support the achievement of regulatory outcomes.
• Contribute to the maintenance of communications databases and systems, monitoring and evaluating media activity against agreed objectives and reporting regularly to senior managers on outcomes.
• Maintain the press office duty rota and take part in it as the press officer on call approximately one week out of five.
• Support the wider press team to build effective relationships and networks with the media to shape and drive more and better-quality media coverage for the organisation on priority issues.
• Work with colleagues across the organisation to ensure communications activity across different channels and audiences is coordinated.
• Web editor and publisher for the media relations hub on the organisation's website.

Working arrangements:

• Hybrid 2 - 3 days on site a week.
• 35 hours a week.
• Flexible working.
• Based in Liverpool (waiting to see if London could be an option too).

What we look for

• Immediately available or have a 1-2 week notice period.
• Press/ media relations experience.

What we offer

• Salary: £28,624 - £35,086. per annum.
• Full time, 37.5 hours per week.
• Start date: ASAP (can wait for a 1 - 2 week notice period).