Communications Information Officer

Salary: £210 – £240 per hour

PS LTD are currently looking for an established Communications Information Officer to join our clien based in London.

Are you an experienced communicator with a flair for creativity, innovation and amazing organisation skills? Would you love to work as a communicator dealing with some of the most important issues facing the UK? Our client is currently seeking to recruit a highly talented and ambitious Information Officer.

As a strategic communications professional, you will help to manage all aspects of a communications programme, working closely with marketing, press, digital and insight professionals, and with teams across the business.

The successful applicant will be experienced in supporting the development, planning and co-ordination of creative communication strategies and campaigns across a range of channels including low and no cost and digital. Preferably with experience of working through partners and/or managing agencies you will be adept at working with others.

This is an exciting opportunity to do a job that can positively impact on people’s lives.

You will have experience of helping to develop, plan and implement communications strategies that deliver measurable change.

Purpose of the role:

Responsibilities will include:

• Work with multi-disciplined teams across the communication directorate to implement communication solutions as required.
• Help to produce a variety of materials and content and distribute through a range of available channels and media.
• To liaise and navigate work across other Government departments ensuring plans are aligned to wider UK Government objectives and are attuned to political nuances.
• To have an awareness of the political landscape, including how to manage risks, and be a creative thinker.
• Support the building of relationships with key stakeholders across the department to understand how strategic communications can best support business needs in line with departmental priorities and objectives.
• To project manage key programmes of work to time and to budget.

Skills and experience:

Ideally you will be educated to degree level and meet the following criteria:

Essential skills and experience:

1. Experience in a strategic communications role, either agency or client side. This would include supporting on the planning of communications from strategic development and thinking through to delivery.
2. Have used multiple communications channels, including low cost and digital.
3. Some experience and understanding in applying behavioural insights to communications and measuring the impact on actual behaviour change.
4. Communication and negotiation skills, having worked with others to understand and respond to business requirements.
5. Good analytical skills and experience on programmes that address behaviour change challenges. You will be able to draw conclusions from complex data and be able to simplify complex policy into clear communications that drive action.
6. An understanding of communication evaluation techniques and methods.
7. Good written and verbal briefing skills and a strong customer service ethos. Strong personal impact and confident verbal briefing.
8. Strong project management and organisation skills.
9. An understanding of mitigating reputation risk when planning communications activity.
10. Experience of working remotely and to tight deadlines.

Desired skills and experience (but not essential)

• Public sector or not-for-profit experience, either in local or central government
• Stakeholder management experience related to campaigns that have a low cost/ no cost element
• Excellent knowledge of Microsoft packages such as Excel

Successful candidates must be able to apply for CTC clearance.