As the Communications Officer you’ll enjoy significant levels of national, regional, broadcast and trade media engagement on both reactive and proactive stories.

Some of the issues you will get involved with include:

• Responding to government or regulatory announcements that impact the banking and finance sector
• Arranging broadcast interviews
• Drafting opinion articles for publication
• Promoting the work of our Take Five to Stop Fraud campaign, which aims to help people stay safe from fraud
• Helping get the messaging right on UK Finance’s top policy asks

Key responsibilities for this role include:

• Support the communications team in handling reactive day to day media relations
• Work with colleagues to maintain UK Finance’s long term strategic ‘forward look’ grid and coordinate media activity accordingly
• Respond to press calls and draft reactive lines and coordinate broadcast media bids
• Prepare press releases and identify opportunities for proactive coverage

Download and read the full job description and list of key responsibilities on the UK Finance website: https://www.ukfinance.org.uk/careers/communications-officer