Media Officer

Adecco are pleased to be recruiting for a Media Officer to join Thames Valley Police on a temporary basis.

You would be working Monday - Friday 9am-5pm at their Kidlington HQ (South). The rate is £20.07 per hour PAYE.

The overall purpose of the role is to: provide information to the communities served by Thames Valley Police via the media, the TVP website and social/digital channels in order to promote understanding of, and support for, the work of the Force and to promote Thames Valley Police at a local and national level.

Key responsibilities:

• Respond to daily and out of hours enquiries from local, national and specialist media, including writing and distributing regular press releases. When required, act as an official spokesperson for the Force for local, national and specialist media. Respond directly to public enquiries about incidents and activity via social and digital channels.
• Organise broadcast media interviews and manage the media at operational incidents, press conferences/briefings and when required at campaign launches. Support the communications officers in planning and attending open events to promote the work of the Force directly to the public.
• Monitor traditional and social media interest and coverage of national policing issues relating to TVP. Alert the External Communications Manager and Head of Communications to any media/social media related risks to TVP and work with senior officers, including the Chief Constable's Management Team to prepare Force responses to critical incidents and national policing issues.
• Maximise opportunities and originate ideas for proactive media relations, act as point of contact for officers in operational support functions, deal with all reactive and proactive media queries and maximise proactive opportunities to promote the successes of the Force and engage with the public.
• Work closely with officers and corporate communications colleagues to ensure the flow of information is appropriately timed for the media, communities, and our own staff and support the implementation of public relations and local policing initiatives contributing copy to the internet, intranet, social and digital channels and other media appropriate to the audience.

The knowledge or skills required in the role are as follows:

• A good standard of education with a nationally recognised communications qualification or working towards accreditation (e.g. NCTJ Proficiency Test, CAM Dip) or relevant equivalent experience.
• Recent and proven experience of working with national, local and specialist media for a high profile organisation.
• Proven writing skills and an ability to give high quality interviews to the broadcast media, both live and recorded.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to remain calm and respond quickly and accurately while under pressure.
• Excellent IT skills with a working knowledge of Microsoft Office and the ability to learn new IT systems.
• A working knowledge and understanding of social networking systems and the ability to use video and recording devices for use on YouTube etc.
• Prepared to work unsocial hours on a shift rota which includes weekend, being on-call and out of hours working.
• Must have the capability to travel to different locations across the Force area to undertake all assignments in a timely manner. Due to the requirement to work flexibly, unsocial hours and personal safety for lone working; public transport may not be available or suitable at these times. For this reason, a full UK driving licence is considered essential.
• You must have lived in the UK for at least the last 3 years continuously. This is due to Police Criteria.

If you have the skills for this role, please apply. If your CV is shortlisted, an Adecco Consultant will be in touch.

Adecco acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and an employment business for the supply of temporary workers. The Adecco Group UK & Ireland is an Equal Opportunities Employer.

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