Shadow Football Regulator

2 weeks ago


Manchester, United Kingdom Department for Culture, Media & Sport Full time
Job Title: Shadow Football Regulator

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced, talented, and motivated professional to join the Department for Culture, Media & Sport and shape the organisation's communications strategy. As a Shadow Football Regulator, you will have a strong background in delivering press and media strategies in a news team or press office role. You will have sound judgement and the ability to lead.

Key Responsibilities:
  • Develop and implement the Independent Football Regulator's media strategy to communicate the aims and activities of the organisation.
  • Manage the IFR's press office function and a small press team to deliver an accurate, high-quality media relations service.
  • Provide expert communications advice to senior colleagues.
  • Provide editorial control across the team, ensuring appropriate and consistent content and messaging.
  • Utilise a range of media channels to deliver strategic and creative communications plans that are fully evaluated to ensure they reach our audiences.
  • Lead the development and delivery of the internal communications strategy for the IFR.
  • Participate in the out-of-hours duty rota.
Person Specification:
  • A proven track record of delivering creative and targeted media strategies that use a range of different channels.
  • A proven track record of delivering a timely and accurate service to the media and leading responses to reactive news enquiries.
  • Experience of advising senior people on all aspects of communications and media handling.
  • Experience in effective line and/or team management.
  • Evidence of driving creativity and innovation and supporting new communications approaches.
  • Evidence of using evaluation to inform their media work.
Desirable Skills:
  • Experience of working in sports administration or financial regulation.
  • Proven experience of delivering against organisational priorities and managing change.
Behaviours:
  • Communicating and Influencing
  • Seeing the Big Picture
  • Changing and Improving
Technical Skills:
  • Ideas - Government Communication Service Technical Skills
  • Implementation - Government Communication Service Technical Skills

This role offers a competitive salary of £49,839, plus a contribution of £14,438 towards a Civil Service pension. The Department for Culture, Media & Sport values its staff and offers a range of benefits, including flexible working arrangements, 26.5 days annual leave, and access to the Edenred employee benefits system.

Please refer to the attached candidate information pack for more information on the selection process and how to apply.



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