Hours: Standard working hours 9.00 - 17.30, with availability to attend external events which may fall outside these hours. Flexible working requests will be considered. ‍

Benefits: Annual Professional Development Allowance, Employee Assistance Programme, home office set up allowance, consideration of flexible working requirements and work/workplace adjustments, and organisational focus on employee wellbeing

Closing date: Sunday 4th October, 11pm

About Us

Uplift supports efforts to create a rapid and fair transition away from oil and gas production in
the UK.

We urgently need to phase out oil and gas drilling to stay within safe climate limits. Yet,
despite having renewable resources in abundance, the UK remains Europe’s second largest oil
and gas producer.

We can and must be ambitious about moving past oil and gas production, while empowering
and supporting workers and communities who rely on the industry for their livelihoods.
Working with everyone from policy-makers and Parliamentarians, to academics and
campaigners, Uplift undertakes research, analysis and campaigning to support a rapid and
fair transition away from oil and gas production in the UK.

Role Summary

As Senior Press Officer, you will work with colleagues in the Communications team to help
secure regular, high-profile and politically-attuned media coverage that communicates the
urgent need for the UK to transition away from oil and gas extraction. The role involves
drafting and distributing press releases, responding promptly to media inquiries, and
preparing communications materials and key messages for other teams across the
organisation. The Senior Press Officer will build and maintain relationships with key media
contacts, monitor news coverage, and ensure accurate and timely information is provided to
journalists. The role is suited to someone with experience working in a political context, who
can help identify opportunities, write persuasively for different audiences, and respond in a
timely way to risks to our work.

Please see the Job Description for a full role summary and person specification here: https://www.upliftuk.org/jobs-careers/senior-press-officer