The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is the independent regulator for work-related health and safety. Our purpose is to protect people and the environment - we save lives.
The Communications Group is a multi-disciplinary function delivering HSE's communications strategy. This role sits within the External Communications team. We are insight-led and results-driven, and our marketing campaigns support strategic objectives using a wide range of channels. We seek to provide high quality media, rebuttal and social media services.
We make a real impact, helping people manage risk in many different business contexts. This can be providing smaller businesses with simple advice and clear actions they can take to manage risk themselves. At the opposite end of the scale, this also means tackling the most serious risks to our society.
This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced senior communicator with a background in media and leading press office teams, to help deliver on our mission to protect people and places.
The successful candidate will be required to join the senior management team out of hours evening and weekend press office rota, supporting more junior colleagues on duty. You will lead an insight-led and results driven team of media and social media professionals, setting a pro-active communications strategy and coordinating activity across government priorities and departments including co-regulators and other arms length bodies (ALB's).
Key responsibilities include:
* Driving forward insight-led, creative and proactive communications plans, making the most of broadcast, print, consumer, trade, regional, social and online opportunities to effectively reach our audiences.
* Leading on the development and implementation of reactive handling plans for complex and often sensitive subject matters.
* Overseeing the production of content for multiple platforms, including blogs, social media, and podcasts, with a strong focus on aligning messaging with organisational priorities and engaging diverse audiences.
* Building relationships within the wider communications department, with officials, and other government department colleagues.
* Developing and maintaining positive relationships with key journalists, personally briefing them on high-profile or complex issues.
We offer a competitive salary of £60,760, a Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme, and a range of benefits including flexible working options, learning and development opportunities, and a culture encouraging inclusion and diversity.
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