Press Officer

3 weeks ago

London, United Kingdom Crown Prosecution Service Full time

**Details**:
**Reference number**:

- 279040**Salary**:

- £32,660 - £35,550- + £3,150 RRA**Job grade**:

- Higher Executive Officer- B2**Contract type**:

- Permanent**Business area**:

- CPS - HQ Communications**Type of role**:

- Communications / Marketing**Working pattern**:

- Flexible working, Full-time**Number of jobs available**:

- 1Contents

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About the job

**Benefits**:
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- LondonAbout the job

**Job summary**:
The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) sits at the heart of the criminal justice system, working with partners to help keep the public safe. We perform a vitally important role, prosecuting criminal cases independently and without bias so that justice is served for victims, witnesses, defendants, and the public.

The Communications Directorate makes a vital contribution to this work. The more the public understand our role and trust the decisions we make, the more likely they are to support prosecutions as victims or witnesses.

We support a strong team culture, working collaboratively and supporting colleagues’ development. Working for the CPS is hugely rewarding, professionally stretching and gives great scope for individuals to make a real impact.

Our Press Officers sit at the heart of our media operation. You will work on high-profile and challenging issues, including rape and serious sexual offences and domestic abuse, which dominate headlines and public interest.

You will develop creative, multi-channel strategies to raise awareness of our ambitious work to build public confidence in the CPS. You will bring new ideas to the table to tap into new audiences and deliver engaging, accurate and timely content.

The job is demanding but extremely rewarding with every case bringing different challenges and each policy development providing different opportunities to promote the CPS. If you have previous experience in a communications role and a passion for criminal justice, you could be a real asset to our team.

While the role is based in London, we offer flexible, hybrid working with a mix between working from home and the office, based on operational needs

**Please note, the following is considered essential experience for this role**:

- **Experience of working in a challenging, fast
- moving media or PR environment**Job description**:

- The primary function of the Press Officer role is to explain and promote the work of the CPS to the public through the media, and to provide advice to CPS staff on media and presentational issues.
- The postholder will deliver high quality, proactive and reactive media handling and effective communications campaigns that are integrated across our channels.
- An experienced communicator, they play a key role in building the profile of the CPS and driving up public understanding of the work we do. They also work with partners across the criminal justice system to build a joined-up approach to communications on key topics.
- The Press Office team cover a broad range of important issues, including terrorism, hate crime, cyber crime or sexual offences. You’ll help us provide a 24-hour, 365 day service to the media - for which an allowance and overtime is payable.
- You’ll be able to use the full range of your skills - and we’ll help you learn new ones. We can offer career development, both through our own training and development, and through the Government Communication Service.
- If you have previous experience in journalism or a press office/public relations role and a passion for criminal justice, you could be a real asset to our team.**Person specification**:

- Produce quality, proactive and reactive media handling and ensure media enquiries are dealt with accurately and in a timely manner ensuring consistency in messaging and resilience under pressure.
- Look for ways to promote the work of the CPS and research positive stories and successfully place them in the media.
- Build productive working relationships with key journalists - including nationals and specialists - to foster better understanding of the work of the CPS.
- Actively build and maintain a network of colleagues and contacts across the criminal justice system (CJS) to ensure a more joined-up approach to communications work.
- Evaluate the effectiveness of communications against business and communications objectives; review lessons learned to identify areas for improvement and inform future work.
- Ensure the HQ Press Office stays abreast of the extensive case work, identifying opportunities for positive news stories and anticipating risks.**Behaviours**:
We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:

- Communicating and Influencing
- Making Effective Decisions
- Delivering at Pace

**Technical skills**:
We'll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process:

- **Government Communications Service’s Professional Competency Framework**:

- Insight - Use insight to identify target audienc

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