Communications Officer Elephant & Castle, England
Job description
Reference Number : 76027
This Communications Officer will report to our Media Relations Manager and will work within our Human Resources directorate based in our London office. You will be a permanent employee..
You will attract a salary of £45,000.00 and a bonus of 7.5%
Close Date: .14/06/2023
All applications will be reviewed after the close date.
We also provide the following additional benefits
Annual Leave
Personal Pension Plan – Personal contribution rates of 4% or 5% (UK Power Networks will make a corresponding contribution of 8% or 10%)
Tenancy Loan Deposit scheme
Tax efficient benefits: cycle to work scheme
Season ticket loan
Occupational Health support
Switched On – scheme providing discount on hundreds of retailers products.
Supplier discounts, such as O2, EE, Vauxhall cars, Universal tyres
Discounted access to sports and social clubs
Employee Assistance Programme.
UK Power Networks is looking for an motivated Communications Officer to show how we keep the power flowing to 8.4million homes and businesses across London, the South East and East of England.
Through this important role you'll tell our story through compelling narrative to engage the media and public, and build and safeguard our reputation.
You could write about our work to support local sport teams or coordinating filming at an industry conference. From showcasing the world's biggest commercial electric vehicle trial, to looking after people living in vulnerable customers during a power cut, every day is different.
Principal responsibilities
Collaborate with business leads to create multi-media content that engages customers and important partners. This will include content for press releases, media briefings, website, social media, staff emagazine and award entries
Edit and proof-read corporate communications, demonstrating accuracy and editorial judgement
Build beneficial relationships with journalists and respond to media enquiries
Major incident response – availability 24/7 for occasional major incidents and storm response when needed
Primary responsibility for London patch with regular site visits, but expected to work across East and South East when needed
Skills
You will deal with complex issues and distil main points into creatively compelling narratives that grab the audience's attention
Digital skills such as photographic experience or video production would be valued
At ease with deadlines
You will be educated to degree level or relevant professional qualifications such as NCTJ, NCE, CIPR, CIM or equivalent
Experience
Two years' experience in a press office/communications role
Experience creating and delivering high quality content for the media, including liaison with national titles. You will be asked for examples at interview
Good understanding and prior use of social media
A detailed knowledge of the electricity industry isn't required, but the ability to quickly grasp complex subjects and turn them into stories that engage audiences is.
UK Power Networks is a Top 25 'Best Big Companies to Work For', a Platinum-level Investor in People, a multiple winner of Utility of the Year. As the UK moves towards Net Zero and more electric transport and heating, this is a great time to join the energy industry.
Health & Safety Responsibilities
Managers and supervisors carry both legal and company responsibilities for ensuring the health and safety of their employees, those under their control and those who might be affected by the work undertaken, i.e. public, visitors and employees of other organisations. This includes briefing individuals working for them and ensuring there is the necessary understanding, competence and application of requirements to work safely and without harming the environment.
Employees will ensure they fully understand the health and safety risks involved in their work activities and their responsibility to apply the controls needed to manage those risks to acceptable levels. Similarly where work activities can have an adverse impact upon the environment, and particularly where there are legal requirements, employees will understand those impacts and the controls they must ensure are applied.
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