Press Officer

I am currently recruiting for a PRESS OFFICER to join a client based in CENTRAL LONDON On a 5 MONTH CONTRACT

CLEARANCE: CANDIDATES WILL NEED TO HOLD THE BPSS (DISCLOSURE SCOTLAND) CLEARANCE AT INTERVIEW STAGE.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

- Build, sustain and deliver effective day-to-day working relationships with national and international police, criminal justice and other specialist and trade press and broadcast media journalists and editors speaking with authority and persuasively on behalf of the client to explain its role nationally and internationally.
- Write high quality press releases and press packs to promote initiatives in the national and international media.

ESSENTIAL SKILLS:

- Successful experience of delivering a broad range of press and media relations services within an organisation
- Experience of delivering crisis management communications to protect organisational reputation
- Experience of using social media and maximising benefits of social media channels
- Experience in using media databases to support effective delivery of media relations activity.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including accurate use of language and grammar
- Excellent negotiating and networking skills, able to form beneficial working relationships internally and externally
- Excellent team working skills and able to work flexibly
- Proven ability to work to deadlines and under pressure
- Experience of working in a police press office or the criminal justice system
- Ability to negotiate and influence internal customers up to senior management levels with conflicting priorities
- Strong political acumen and understanding of current affairs and political issues
- Proven creativity in developing campaigns that will engage and interest external stakeholders

IF YOU ARE INTERESTED AND LOOKING FOR A NEW CONTRACT POSITION - THEN PLEASE DO FORWARD ME A COPY OF YOUR MOST RECENT CV.

DEADLINE FOR THIS ROLE IS 04/11/2015 AT 2.30PM

LOOK FORWARD TO HEARING FROM YOU.