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About the Role
This role is central to the Mayor of London's office, focusing on delivering high-quality communications, particularly to London and national media. The candidate will drive media coverage for the Mayor's priorities, work with senior staff, and support values-driven campaigns.
Responsibilities
- Provide high-level media and communications advice to the Mayor and Mayoral appointees.
- Attend and participate in communications planning meetings.
- Develop and utilize a network of contacts with key journalists and media figures.
- Work with the digital team to communicate the Mayor’s priorities via social media and content creators.
- Accompany the Mayor to external engagements and manage media stakeholder liaison.
- Write briefings and Q&As for the Mayor.
- Provide speechwriting and copy drafting support.
- Contribute to the management of cross-organisational communications activities.
- Act-up to cover the role of Mayoral Director, Communications, as required.
- Manage staff and resources allocated to the job.
- Promote and enable equality of opportunities.
- Participate in multi-disciplinary, cross-department and cross-organisational groups and project teams.
Requirements
- A high level of knowledge and experience within media management.
- A proven track record of success in co-ordinating, developing, leading and implementing media and public relations activities in a political or complex organisation.
- Demonstrable knowledge and understanding of the media, with excellent relations with broadcast & print political reporters and correspondents.
- Experience of successfully targeting a range of different media to promote strategic policies and priorities.
- Experience of working with senior colleagues across policy and public affairs teams.
- Skilled to deliver high-quality written and in-person briefings to senior leaders under pressure.
- Knowledge and understanding of London and the issues facing a major world city.
- Must meet essential criteria outlined in the advert.
- Must confirm the information provided in the application form is true and correct.
- Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record (DBS) check.
- Some roles may require additional security screening.
Skills
- Media management
- Media and public relations activities
- Media relations
- Political reporting
- Correspondent relations
- Strategic policy promotion
- Problem-solving
- Delivering communications outcomes
- Written and in-person briefings
- Political judgement
- Political writing
- Keeping up to date with current media trends
- Digital media communication
- Stakeholder liaison
- Speechwriting
- Copy drafting
- Cross-organisational communication management
- Staff and resource management
- Equality of opportunities promotion
- Flexible working approach
- Building and managing relationships
- Stakeholder focus
- Communicating and influencing
- Strategic thinking
- Decision making
- Planning and organising
- Responding to pressure and change
Location
- City Hall, London
- City Hall, Royal Docks (Kamal Chunchie Way, London, E16 1ZE)
Work Type
- Permanent
- Hybrid working up to 3 days a week
- Job share
Experience Level
- Experience within media management
- Experience working with senior colleagues
- Experience of successfully targeting a range of different media
Salary/Compensations
- £58,217 per annum + £7,382 p/a Out of Hours payment
Benefits
- 30 days’ annual leave
- Interest free season ticket loan
- Interest free bicycle loan
- Career average pension scheme
About the Company
- The Mayor's Office is responsible for supporting the Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan.
- The Mayor’s Office is organised into four small units: Communications, Mayoral Operations, Policy and Delivery, Political and Public Affairs.
- London's diversity is its biggest asset, and we strive to ensure our workforce reflects London's diversity at all levels.
Equal Opportunity
- We welcome applications from everyone regardless of age, gender, gender identity, gender expression, ethnicity, sexual orientation, faith or disability.
- We particularly encourage applications from Black, Asian and Minority ethnic candidates and disabled candidates who are currently underrepresented in our workforce.
- We are committed to being an inclusive employer.
- We are a Disability Confident Employer.
- As part of GLA’s continuing commitment to be an inclusive and equal opportunity employer we will be removing personal identifiable information from CVs and Personal Statements that could cause discrimination.