Communications Specialist

2 months ago

Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Full time

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

- 300227**Salary**:

- £30,317 - £32,803- National: £30,317 - £32,803, London: £33,827 - £36,606 For details of our pay on appointment policy, please see below under the heading ‘Salary’. Pay award pending.- A Civil Service Pension with an average employer contribution of 27%**Job grade**:

- Higher Executive Officer- Information Officer (IO)**Contract type**:

- Fixed Term
- Loan
- Secondment**Length of employment**:

- 31st July 2025**Business area**:

- DEFRA - Strategy - Communications - Defra Operational and Local Communications (North Hub)**Type of role**:

- Communications / Marketing**Working pattern**:

- Flexible working, Full-time, Job share, Part-time, Compressed Hours**Number of jobs available**:

- 1Contents

Location

About the job

**Benefits**:
Things you need to know

Location
- Leeds, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Penrith, Preston, Warrington, YorkAbout the job

**Job summary**:
The Communications Specialist (Lancashire Flood Schemes) will provide the full range of communications support for the Preston scheme and other Lancashire capital schemes.

They will act as strategic communications advisor to local Area Leadership Team and project team, providing trusted communications advice and a single point of contact into the wider Defra communications team.

It will be essential to build and maintain effective working relationships with local media covering the Preston scheme and Lancashire capital schemes and the wider context, including the flood capital programme.

A key part of the role will be to manage reputation risks around highly sensitive and contentious issues and play an active role in incident communications response providing external communications advice and support to local senior management and ensuring partners and the public receive up-to-date information.

The post holder will contribute to the development and implementation of the Defra communications strategy by working closely with customers to identify priorities and ensuring that local insight informs all communications activity.

**Job description**:
We are looking for an ambitious and proven communications professional to join our Operational and Local Communications team in the North to lead on the delivery of communications for the Preston flood scheme and other large flood schemes in Lancashire.

Operational and Local Communications teams plan, deliver and evaluate communications activity to help the Environment Agency, and other Defra agencies deliver their organisational priorities and respond to incidents such as flooding.

As Communications Specialist, the post holder will act as a strategic communications advisor to the Environment Agency, local Area Leadership Team and project teams, providing trusted communications advice and a single point of contact into the wider Defra communications team.

This is a varied and exciting role, with a strong focus on delivery and bringing the work of the Environment Agency in protecting communities against flooding to life. You will join a supportive and friendly team who are versatile and able to balance razor sharp incident response with long term communications programmes that change behaviours - such as warning communities about the risk of flooding or reporting waste crime.

Key to this role is providing strategic and tactical reputation management advice on communications risks and opportunities including media management around highly sensitive issues as well as leading the planning, delivery and evaluation of creative and ambitious communications projects.

There will be opportunities to get out and see our work on the ground and while some travel will be required we are able to keep this to a minimum.

Key responsibilities:

- Act as strategic communications advisor to senior leadership teams, providing trusted communications advice and a single point of contact into the wider Defra communications team
- Build and maintain effective working relationships with local media covering the work of Defra and with communications teams from partner organisations
- Manage reputation risks around highly sensitive and contentious issues
- Play an active role in incident communications response for all organisations within the Defra group including providing external communications advice and support to local senior management and ensuring partners and the public receive up-to-date information
- Support, train and provide professional advice to spokespeople and social media champions
- Ensuring that team members contribute to common planning/communications grids
- Develop, deliver and evaluate communications plans
- Respond to reactive media enquiries and initiate proactive media activity, drafting press releases, selling in stories and identifying potential opportunities to generate coverage on priority topics (area based communications specialists only)
- Protect and enhance the reputation of Defra group through horizon scanning, issue

  • Network Specialist

    5 days ago

    Newcastle Upon Tyne, United Kingdom Hays Specialist Recruitment Limited Full time

    Network Specialist/Network Engineer/Newcastle/Permanent/Hybrid **Your new company** Hays Technology are recruiting a Network Specialist to join a large and expanding public sector organisation based in the North-East. You will be joining an experienced Network team and reporting to the Network Manager. **Your new role** As a Network Specialist you will be...

  • Specialist Cleaning Operative

    2 weeks ago

    Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom Nationwide Specialist Services Full time

    **Specialist Cleaning Operative Temp at NSS Group (Cleaning)** **40 hours** **£10.42 per hour £11.67 Overtime** **(No experience necessary, full training will be provided)** **Your job will include**: - To travel to various supermarkets/petrol forecourt locations within your region to deliver specialist cleaning activity such as high-level window...

  • Communications & Content Marketing Specialist

    5 days ago

    Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom Hanson Search Full time

    Job Description B2B Content Marketing Communications Specialist Introduction Are you a connoisseur of content-driven B2B marketing communications? Hanson Search is a premier global headhunting consultancy dedicated not only to discovering talent but to transforming businesses. Our expertise encompasses PR & Communications, Public Affairs, Marketing,...

  • Product Specialist, Communication Technology

    6 days ago

    Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom Sage City Full time

    Job Description Senior Product Specialist (Money Services) Sage is on a mission to become a great SaaS company by focusing on our Customer Success, our Colleagues and Innovation. As the backbone of Sage, the Service Fabric represents a set of domain experts and technical capabilities in areas such as consent, user identity, bank feeds, payment processing,...

  • B2B Content Marketing Communications Specialist

    7 days ago

    Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom Hanson Search Full time €40,000

    B2B Content Marketing Communications Specialist This range is provided by Hanson Search. Your actual pay will be based on your skills and experience — talk with your recruiter to learn more. Base pay range Direct message the job poster from Hanson Search B2B Content Marketing Communications Specialist Introduction Are you a connoisseur of...

  • Payroll Specialist

    1 month ago

    Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom Marc Daniels Specialist Recruitment Full time

    Marc Daniels are currently recruiting a Payroll Clerk to join a large growing multi-national based in Newcastle. Our client is well suited to those looking to progress their careers with a large company and have their studies supported. This role will be right for you if you have experience of completing high volume payroll and are looking to work in a...

  • B2B Content Marketing Communications Specialist

    6 days ago

    Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom Hanson Search Full time

    B2B Content Marketing Communications Specialist Introduction Are you a connoisseur of content-driven B2B marketing communications? Welcome to Hanson Search & The Work Crowd. Hanson Search is a premier global headhunting consultancy dedicated not only to discovering talent but to transforming businesses. Our expertise encompasses PR & Communications,...

  • B2B Content Marketing Communications Specialist

    7 days ago

    Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom Hanson Search Full time

    B2B Content Marketing Communications SpecialistThe information below covers the role requirements, expected candidate experience, and accompanying qualifications.Introduction Are you a connoisseur of content-driven B2B marketing communications? Welcome to Hanson Search & The Work Crowd. Hanson Search is a premier global headhunting consultancy dedicated not...

  • B2B Content Marketing Communications Specialist

    1 week ago

    Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom Hanson Search Full time

    B2B Content Marketing Communications SpecialistIntroduction Are you a connoisseur of content-driven B2B marketing communications? Welcome to Hanson Search & The Work Crowd. Hanson Search is a premier global headhunting consultancy dedicated not only to discovering talent but to transforming businesses. Our expertise encompasses PR & Communications, Public...

  • B2B Content Marketing Communications Specialist

    5 days ago

    Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom Hanson Search Full time

    Job Description B2B Content Marketing Communications Specialist Introduction Are you a connoisseur of content-driven B2B marketing communications? Welcome to Hanson Search & The Work Crowd. Hanson Search is a premier global headhunting consultancy dedicated not only to discovering talent but to transforming businesses. Our expertise encompasses PR &...

  • B2B Content Marketing Communications Specialist

    1 week ago

    Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom Hanson Search Full time

    B2B Content Marketing Communications SpecialistThe information below covers the role requirements, expected candidate experience, and accompanying qualifications.Introduction Are you a connoisseur of content-driven B2B marketing communications? Welcome to Hanson Search & The Work Crowd. Hanson Search is a premier global headhunting consultancy dedicated not...

  • Community Practitioner

    2 weeks ago

    Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust Full time

    The role entails working with those who have co-morbidities, who are affected by substance and/or alcohol misuse alongside any mental health concerns. The post holder will be expected to provide safe and effective interventions, harm reduction advice and deliver evidence-based psycho-social interventions to support service users to consider and achieve...

  • Glazier (Commercial experience) (Permanent)

    6 days ago

    Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom Nationwide Specialist Services Full time

    Glazing Operative at The NSS Group Part of NSS Maintenance We are a specialist services supplier. From building maintenance to window and specialist cleaning, platform hire and equipment testing - self-delivered services, anywhere in the UK NSS Maintenance are a working at heights contractor working throughout UK, servicing facilities management clients and...

  • Glazier (Commercial experience) (Permanent)

    5 days ago

    Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom Nationwide Specialist Services Full time

    Glazing Operative at The NSS Group Part of NSS Maintenance We are a specialist services supplier. From building maintenance to window and specialist cleaning, platform hire and equipment testing - self-delivered services, anywhere in the UK NSS Maintenance are a working at heights contractor working throughout UK, servicing facilities management clients and...

  • Commercial Glazier

    3 days ago

    Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom Nationwide Specialist Services Full time

    **Glazing Operative** **at The NSS Group** **Part of NSS Maintenance** **The Business** We are a specialist services supplier. From building maintenance to window and specialist cleaning, platform hire and equipment testing - self-delivered services, anywhere in the UK Due to our continued growth, we are currently looking for a Glazier to join the team....

  • Glazier

    1 week ago

    Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom Nationwide Specialist Services Full time

    Glazing Operative at The NSS Group Part of NSS Maintenance We are a specialist services supplier. From building maintenance to window and specialist cleaning, platform hire and equipment testing – self-delivered services, anywhere in the UK Due to our continued growth, we are currently looking for a Glazier to join the team. NSS Maintenance are a working...

  • Glazier (Permanent)

    6 days ago

    Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom Nationwide Specialist Services Full time

    Glazing Operative at The NSS GroupPart of NSS MaintenanceWe are a specialist services supplier. From building maintenance to window and specialist cleaning, platform hire and equipment testing – self-delivered services, anywhere in the UKDue to our continued growth, we are currently looking for a Glazier to join the team. NSS Maintenance are a working at...

  • Glazier

    7 days ago

    Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom Nationwide Specialist Services Full time

    Glazing Operative at The NSS GroupPart of NSS MaintenanceWe are a specialist services supplier. From building maintenance to window and specialist cleaning, platform hire and equipment testing – self-delivered services, anywhere in the UKDue to our continued growth, we are currently looking for a Glazier to join the team. NSS Maintenance are a working at...

  • Glazier

    1 month ago

    Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom Nationwide Specialist Services Full time

    **Glazing Operative** **at The NSS Group** **Part of NSS Maintenance** **The Business** We are a specialist services supplier. From building maintenance to window and specialist cleaning, platform hire and equipment testing - self-delivered services, anywhere in the UK Due to our continued growth, we are currently looking for a Glazier to join the team....

  • Glazier (Permanent)

    6 days ago

    Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom Nationwide Specialist Services Full time

    Glazing Operative at The NSS Group Part of NSS Maintenance We are a specialist services supplier. From building maintenance to window and specialist cleaning, platform hire and equipment testing – self-delivered services, anywhere in the UK Due to our continued growth, we are currently looking for a Glazier to join the team. NSS Maintenance are a working...