Press Officer

2 weeks ago

London, United Kingdom Bank of England Full time

**Press Officer - Communications Directorate**

- **(**010410**)**

**Primary Location** UK-ENG-London

**Job** Communications

**Organisation** 342000 - STAKEHOLDER & MEDIA ENGAGEMENT

**Job Posting** 21-Feb-2024, 6:28:41 AM

The Bank of England is the UK's central bank. Our mission is to deliver monetary and financial stability for the British people.
The Bank of England is a diverse organisation. Each of its 4,000 people are committed to public service and dedicated to promoting the good of the people of the United Kingdom by maintaining monetary and financial stability.
The Communications Directorate is responsible for managing and developing the Bank's external and internal communications. We manage the relationships with key stakeholder groups including the Media and Parliament, as well as providing a Public Enquires function. We work with a wide range of colleagues to develop and deliver the Bank's programme of outreach and education, which includes building strategic partnerships with other organisations and running the Bank's Museum.
We also develop and maintain our external website and social media presence and produce the Bank's flagship publications, including the Inflation Report and Financial Stability Report. In addition we lead on the development of the Bank's strategic plan, helping to ensure it achieves its desired outcomes, monitoring and reporting on delivery of the plan to the Executive Director Committee, Court and the wider Bank.
The Communications Directorate is also responsible for meeting the Bank’s statutory obligations regarding the Freedom of Information Act, coordinating and responding to requests.
**Department Overview**
- The Press Office is engaged with every major issue and event across the Bank. This job offers frequent access to senior staff and insight into the full range of the Bank’s work. You will have the opportunity to help shape the Bank’s public communications, and take the lead on all aspects of communications on financial services and banking supervision matters.
- This is a rewarding front-line role that will be vital in helping shape the Bank’s reputation externally.
- The work of a Press Officer for Financial Services would include:

- Setting a communications strategy in order to build an overarching narrative for various issues across the banking supervisory arm of the Bank of England - the Prudential Regulation Authority. This includes banking regulation, authorisations and live supervisory issues.
- Responsibility for the media engagement, plans and advice for the Deputy Governor for Prudential Regulation, other seniors and external members of the Prudential Regulation Committee
- Arranging and managing media briefings, press conferences and interviews, and supporting on plans for regional visits, speeches and parliamentary hearings.
- Working closely with Bank of England senior leadership, including the Governor, and staff across the Prudential Regulation Authority on a range of media issues.
- Dealing with enquiries from journalists and managing relationships internally and externally.
- Working at pace to deliver reactive communications plan which are driven largely by external factors
- Working closely with other teams across Communications and press teams at the FCA and HMT to support the delivery of key messages to all audiences, ensuring the Bank is communicating clearly and effectively.
- Liaising with the Strategic Communications and Parliamentary Affairs team to inform overall communication priorities.
- Participating in Press Office’s out-of-hours rota service, including handling media calls and media monitoring duties.

**Role Requirements**

**Minimum Criteria**
- Substantial, extensive experience of communications work and an ability and willingness to deal with journalists robustly and fairly.
- Good awareness of the UK banking sector and/or wider understanding of major financial services topics
- Proven track record in developing new ideas and initiatives; able to manage effective relationships with journalists and senior Bank personnel.
- An ability to express complex material in simple, direct terms in order to be accessible to a wide range of audiences.
- An ability to use a wide variety of channels of communication, particularly digital and social media.

**Essential Criteria**
- Sound judgment with regard to the disclosure of information, and a strong sense of the issues and sensitivities facing the Bank.
- A team oriented approach which means you’re willing to get involved and support team members on a wide variety of issues as required, often at short notice.
- Confident, team orientated and flexible.
- Strong oral and written communication skills - engaging, interactive and accessible.

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