Description:

Full time, 35 hours

Permanent

Grade DL, Salary £39,576 per annum

Location: London

Close date: Midnight on Sunday 21 November 2021

Interview date: 24 and 25 November 2021

The Royal College of General Practitioners is the ‘voice’ of general practice. As the professional membership body for family doctors we represent GPs on the issues that matter most to them – and their patients. We have an exceptionally high media profile, particularly at the moment during the Covid-19 pandemic.

We are looking to recruit a highly-motivated colleague to join our PR and Corporate Communications Team to help us build on our success and take the College’s reputation to the next level, right across the UK.

As Senior Press & PR Officer you will be a part of the RCGP’s small but incredibly busy 24/7 Press Office, dealing with multiple queries from national and local journalists daily. You will use high levels of judgement to balance risk, raise the profile of the College across the UK and protect the reputation of both the College and the GP profession.

You will develop proactive media strategies at both a local and national level – sourcing stories, pitching them to journalists and providing strategic advice to College spokespeople ahead of interviews. You will also source, write and produce articles for the College’s membership magazine GP Frontline.

The successful candidate will share our corporate values. In return, the College offers excellent terms and conditions.

To apply, please apply via the RCGP website by uploading your CV and cover letter.

The Royal College of General Practitioners is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all sections of the community.

~ Putting members at the heart of everything we do ~

JOB PURPOSE

To further raise the profile of the RCGP and increase national and regional media coverage across print, broadcast, online and social channels, in line with College campaign and policy priorities, to influence decision-makers and opinion-formers

To manage and oversee the outputs of the College press office, prioritising activities to consistently deliver the best results

To pro-actively promote the work of the RCGP and respond quickly and sensitively to negative or critical news stories, using astute judgement to manage risk and limit potential damage to the reputation of the College at both a national and local level

To draft high-quality media statements and press releases across a wide variety of complex clinical and policy issues

To identify potential storylines about the work the College does regionally that can be developed into positive, pro-active media stories or articles for College publications in order to raise the RCGP’s profile at a local level

To write and edit material for internal and external audiences, including the RCGP Chair’s weekly e-bulletin to members and the College’s quarterly membership magazine GP Frontline

To provide strategic advice and briefings to senior spokespeople identifying and promoting key College policies, highlighting risks and ensuring that the RCGP communicates consistent messages.

To work with the Digital Team to further develop the RCGP’s social media strategy ensure that traditional and social media activities are joined up.

To provide a 24/7 out of hours media rota, including weekends and public holidays, with other colleagues in the team

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