Senior Media Adviser - Mental Health (FTC for 12 months)
Location
Holloway, Greater London | United Kingdom
Job description
Senior Media Adviser - Mental Health (FTC for 12 months)
Salary: £37,694 (National Framework) or £42,863 per annum (London Framework – if you are London office-based or home-based and live within the boundary of the M25) plus on call allowance (details below)
Hours: Full-Time, 37 hours per week
Contract: Fixed-Term for 12 months
Location: Home-based, or office-based in London or Newcastle
Closing date: Sunday 29 October at 11:59pm
Senior Media Advisers receive an on-call allowance of £3,250 per annum as they are required to be available for on-call duties with the media. Those working from home will also receive an allowance of £529 per annum.
About Us
We’re the Care Quality Commission (CQC) and we work to improve health and adult social care in England.
Through the dedication of our expert team, we monitor health and social care services to provide England with a safe and compassionate care system, recognising when services perform well as well as encouraging improvements and taking action over poorer care, where necessary.
One of our main commitments is to become a truly inclusive organisation and to role model a diverse and representative culture. To do so, we work with a variety of networks, including the Disability Equality Network, Race Equality Network and LGBT+ Equality Network.
We are now looking for a Senior Media Adviser to join us on a full-time basis for a 12 month fixed-term contract.
The Benefits
- 27 days’ annual leave, rising with service to 32.5 days, plus 8 Bank Holidays
- NHS pension scheme, with around a 14% employer contribution
- Free employee assistance service 24 hours a day
- Discounts to supermarkets, high street stores, electronics and fleet cars
- Discounted gym vouchers
- Cycle to work scheme
- Internal reward scheme where you could win a voucher or two!
- Equipment for homeworking
Why this could be a great role for you
This is a fantastic opportunity for an experienced media professional with a background of working in a national press office to join our essential organisation.
In this high-profile and varied role, you’ll be joining our bustling national press office and shaping the news agenda in a sector that profoundly impacts people's lives.
So, if you want to help steer the direction of our communications efforts and make a lasting, positive impact on health and social care in England, read on and apply today!
What you will bring…
To be considered as a Senior Media Adviser, you will need:
- Significant experience of working in a national press office
- Experience of leading on projects within a press office environment and as part of team
- Experience of planning and delivering high-profile national stories
- Experience of working on multiple communication projects simultaneously and responding positively to change
- Experience of crisis management
- Experience of advising senior staff on media relations tactics, opportunities and issues
- Experience of utilising media evaluation metrics
- Excellent writing, proofreading and editing skills
What you’ll be doing
As a Senior Media Adviser, you will lead on the delivery of our national media relations activities.
As part of a busy national press office, you will focus on your specialist brief of mental health. You’ll support our regulatory activity, contribute to communications projects and strategic plans and provide expert advice to senior staff members.
Supporting the delivery of an effective media strategy, you’ll maintain relationships with key journalists, media outlets and stakeholders and ensure our strategic priorities, purpose, and impact are understood.
You’ll lead on high-profile proactive and reactive national stories, providing measured responses to time-critical situations and planning effective resolutions.
Additionally, you will:
- Prepare written materials, including press releases, statements, internal briefings and project evaluations
- Remain up to date with the changing external context in which CQC works
- Participate in an out-of-hours rota
- Contribute to our social media offer
Next steps
If you require any support or assistance with the recruitment process, please get in touch with our team or include a note in your application.
We know diverse teams allow for a more creative and productive environment and therefore encourage applications from everyone regardless of age, gender/sex, gender identity or expression, religion or belief, disability, ethnicity or sexual orientation.
So, if you’d like to join us as a Senior Media Adviser, please apply via the button shown.
Other organisations may call this role Senior Press Officer, Senior Media Adviser, Media Relations Advisor, Communications Manager, or PR and Communications Manager.
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