Economy Press Officer

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

- 232268**Salary**:

- £29,970 - £38,500-
**Grade**:

- Higher Executive Officer
- Senior Executive Officer- This is a Range D post. Successful HEO and SEO applicants will be transferred across on level basis.**Contract type**:

- Permanent**Business area**:

- HMT - Ministerial and Communications**Type of role**:

- Communications / Marketing**Working pattern**:

- Flexible working, Full-time, Part-time**Number of posts**:

- 1Contents

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About the job

**Benefits**:
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Location
- The post can be based in London (1 Horse Guards Road) or Darlington (Feethams House).About the job

**Summary**:
**About HM Treasury**:
If you’re interested in making a difference to people’s lives across the country, the Treasury is the department for you We sit at the centre of everything that the Government does and have provided advice on economic policy and decisions that affect the public finances throughout the country’s history. A Treasury career continues to offer an exciting opportunity to be part of the decision making that affects the whole of the UK.

Working at the heart of government, we collaborate with other departments to ensure public money is spent well and to drive strong and sustainable economic growth. Our work ranges from protecting customers through to the regulation of the financial sector, helping to reduce carbon emissions and creating a greener economy, supporting people across the country through the COVID 19 furlough scheme and Plan for Jobs as well as helping first time buyers buy their first home.
- and late-career changers with transferrable skills, people from all backgrounds and circumstances regardless of disability, gender, age ethnicity, LGBT+ identity and socio-economic status.

The Darlington Economic Campus is a pioneering new cross-government hub which will bring people together across departments and public organisations to play an active role in the most important issues of the day.
- HM Treasury in Darlington will be joined by the Department for International Trade, the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, the Office for National Statistics, the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, Department for Education, Department for Digital, Culture Media and Sport and the Competition and Markets Authority

**Job description**:
**About the Group**:
**Ministerial and Communications**

The Ministerial and Communications Group sits at the heart of the Treasury. It provides support to Ministers, through the Ministerial offices; it acts as the external face of the Treasury, through the Press Office and Communications teams; and it is responsible for the management of the department, through its support for the Permanent Secretary, the Treasury Board and the Executive Management Board (EMB), and its ownership of Treasury governance structures. The Group is led by the Permanent Secretary.

**About the Team**:
**Communications Team**

The Communications Team is responsible for all communications conducted by HM Treasury and its Ministers. It works closely with Ministers, special advisors and policy teams to communicate the full range of the Treasury’s work, through traditional and new media channels.

The team is high-performing, supportive and fun. We work highly collaboratively across the different aspects of communications (press, digital, events). The roles are high-profile and post-holders are given a large degree of ownership for their areas. The team is a flexible resource and the post-holder will need be ready to support colleagues during busy periods as responsibilities can move around to reflect Government priorities.

**Key Accountabilities**

The Economy Press Officer will help shape the government’s communications on the economy - explaining how complex concepts affect people’s everyday lives. This will include explaining and defending the government’s economic and fiscal strategy in a way people will understand, supporting the Chancellor’s response to key statistics releases and forecasts, and building relationships with both journalists and policy teams across the Treasury.

Core responsibilities include:

- Explaining and defending the government’s economic policy and performance. This includes shaping the government’s response to key economic indicators such as GDP statistics, labour market statistics, inflation statistics and IMF/OECD forecasts.
- Explaining the government’s fiscal strategy and government financing arrangements, including debt, deficit, credit ratings, gilt issuances and other financing facilities.
- Leading on monetary policy related communications, including Bank of England governance, remit changes and appointments
- Supporting the communications process around fiscal events, including developing a clear narrative around the fiscal and economic position
- Building strong relationships with policy teams across the Treasury, No10 and with jou