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Reference: 98576

Date Added: 11 February 2026
Closing Date: 27 February 2026

Job Title: Analyst, Press Officer

Working For: UK Finance

Location: London

Salary: competitive salary and benefits package

Length of Contract: permanent

Job Details

The press office acts as the public voice for UK Finance and the UK’s banking and finance sector, helping to promote the industry to media, consumers, government and external stakeholders while also providing a high-quality service for our members’ press teams.
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 for UK Finance spokespeople
Drafting opinion articles for publication
Promoting and advising on press engagement for UK Finance campaigns such as Take Five to Stop Fraud and Reach Out
Drafting press releases, including for the industry-funded police unit, the Dedicated Card and Payment Crime Unit (DCPCU)
Helping get the messaging right on UK Finance’s top policy asks
Some key responsibilities:

Support the press team in handling reactive day to day media relations
Respond to press calls and draft reactive lines and coordinate broadcast media bids
Prepare press releases and identify opportunities for proactive coverage
Provide an out of hours media service as part of a rota system
Proactively monitor news, breaking stories, developments online and on social media
Work with colleagues to maintain UK Finance’s long term strategic ‘forward look’ grid to help coordinate media activity and draft stakeholder communications (In The News)

full JD can be found here - https://www.ukfinance.org.uk/careers/analyst-press-officer 

Closing Date: 27 February 2026

Interview/Start Dates

ASAP

Application Details

Details on how to apply can be found here - https://www.ukfinance.org.uk/careers/analyst-press-officer 

Website: http://www.ukfinance.org.uk

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