Media and Public Affairs Officer

Media and Public Affairs Officer 

London, Hybrid Working (40% office, 60% remote) 

£33,000 depending on skills plus flexible benefits

Start date: ASAP 

Our client is the independent regulator for advertising in the UK and works to ensure that ads across media are legal, decent, honest and truthful.  Their work includes acting on and investigating complaints as well as proactively monitoring and taking action against misleading, harmful or offensive ads. 

The Media and Public Affairs Officer works in the Communications team and plays an integral role in helping raise awareness of the work among parliamentarians, media and consumers, which includes defending their reputation and articulating their policy decisions. Reporting to the Media and Public Affairs Manager and working alongside and supporting the Public Affairs Advisor and Media Relations Officer, this is an incredibly varied role offering fantastic opportunities for professional development. The role holder will gain direct experience in handling enquiries from national media, developing media plans and PR materials, attending meetings with and briefing MPs and legislators from across the devolved nations, responding to public consultations as well as monitoring and reporting on political and policy developments that impact on our work. 

The regulatory landscape in the UK is currently going through seismic change and our client is at the heart of the public policy debates and media scrutiny surrounding regulation online. How do they ensure they continue to effectively protect consumers and businesses across the online ecosystem? How do they forge ever closer partnership working with major online platforms? How is harnessing technology helping them to deliver on their strategy to have more impact online? You will play a key part in shaping the arguments and influencing important stakeholders.  

This is a hands-on role, in a fast-paced public affairs and media environment and no one day is the same. You will need to be engaged and interested in the workings of Government, have a hunger for the news and media relations and be passionate about communications. A team player and able to build relations internally including with senior colleagues and across departments you will also need the ability to think creatively and work autonomously.  

They have a culture that’s open, friendly and collaborative. They welcome applications from all sections of the community and they’re committed to being a diverse and inclusive organisation, both so they can represent everyone in the UK and so their own colleagues feel at home at work.