We are looking for candidates who are highly motivated and comfortable working autonomously in a high pressure environment – reacting quickly and confidently to developing issues and breaking news.

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is the UK government’s biggest operational department with 80,000 colleagues delivering services to over 20 million people.

It is implementing the biggest changes to welfare for a generation and our people are radically transforming the way they offer those services to the public.

Unsurprisingly we feature in the national media almost every day.

Proactivity and creativity are key in this role, as is a keen sense of judgement.

You will demonstrate experience of developing strong, constructive relationships with journalists.

You will be able to identify imaginative and proactive ways to get our policies into the news and consider how to stimulate public debate across a variety of media channels.

If you want to be part of a team tackling some of the biggest and most exciting challenges in communications and really want to make a difference, we want to hear from you.