The post holder will be part of a small team of communications officers seeking imaginative ways to generate proactive coverage for Ofsted's work - in digital, print, broadcast and social media. Your duties will cut across the functions of the press office and digital communications team.

The post holder will be based in the press office, with shared responsibility for delivering a high quality 24/7 media relations operation for the Chief Inspector, Regional Directors and senior leaders across the full range of the Ofsted's brief.

The post holder will help operate a busy reactive news desk that responds to media enquiries and breaking news stories, manages interview bids, and briefs regional, national and specialist journalists on key issues. You will also be expected to participate in the out-of-hours media enquiries service, on a rota basis.

The post holder will work very closely with colleagues across the wider communications division, specifically on digital campaigns and media engagement activity. A core part of the work will involve helping to design and deliver proactive external communications around Ofsted's research and inspection work and producing high quality written and visual materials that influence and persuade target audiences.

The post holder will lead Ofsted’s engagement with select committees, including co-ordinating submissions and briefings for witness appearances. They will manage Ofsted's responses to Parliamentary Questions and government consultations; monitor and provide intelligence on all Ofsted related activity in the parliamentary, policy making and local government arenas and support Regional Directors in their engagement with parliamentarians.  

Full details of the post can be found on the civil service jobs website 
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