Description
Communications/PR Officer, Remote, £200 p/d
Parity Group are delighted to partner with our client, a public sector organisation, who are looking to recruit a Communications/PR Officer on a 3 month contract basis.
You will receive a daily rate of £200 per day and the contract will see you inside IR35.
This is an exciting opportunity for a highly motivated Communications Officer who has the ability to use a variety of different communication skills. You will have experience working in PR/Media, preferably within a government or public sector organisation.
Key Responsibilities:
- Support the delivery of the corporate PR plan
- Be able to draft content/press releases/arrange broadcast interviews/pitch stories to reporters
- Respond in a timely manner to incoming enquiries from print, broadcast, online and social media, escalating as appropriate and ensuring the client's position is credible and effectively communicated.
- Work with Corporate Communications, Insight, and Policy Officers to develop activities with strategic communication components.
- Support Head of Strategy and Marketing and colleagues on best practices as it relates to strategic communications.
- Provide technical direction to strategic communications-based activities, including approving deliverables and assisting in evaluating results.
Essential:
- Experience in a role delivering stakeholder relationship management, providing support and organising stakeholder events.
- Good interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills.
- Ability to effectively assess stakeholder influence and sentiment using analytical tools and techniques.
- Good understanding of how alliances with partners can be formed and benefits can be delivered.
- Some understanding of how government operates
- Excellent time management skills, creating own work schedules, prioritising, preparing in advance and setting realistic timescales for self and others.
If this sounds like the role for you then do not hesitate to get in touch with me, Kamran Chaudhry, for more information or simply click on the apply button.
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