UK Communications Officer

We're looking for a talented Communications Officer to join our busy UK Team. Supporting and reporting to the UK Communications Manager, the Communications Officer has the challenging and exciting role of growing our UK media presence, engaging with high-level stakeholders and spearheading our social media outreach.

Using your creativity, writing skills and social media experience, you will be a first point of contact for journalists and the public, promoting the MSC's mission and delivering the UK Communications strategy.

Skills Required

The ideal candidate will have strong writing skills and experience in a similar role, either in-house or in an agency. You will be used to working with journalists and have demonstrable experience of using social media in a Communications or Public Relations capacity. Experience of writing, proof-reading and editing press releases, features, blogs and news for different audiences would be an advantage, as would membership of the CIPR.

Download Full Job Description

Download full job description for the UK Communications Officer (112kb, PDF)

Application Process

Please email the following material to recruitment@msc.org:

• A cover email outlining how your skills, experience and knowledge directly address the roles, responsibilities, and requirements detailed in the respective job specification (see web link above), which constitute the position selection criteria.
• A copy of your current CV.

• Two examples or articles, stories or blogs that you have written. These should be aimed at different audiences and please identify these audiences in your covering email.

Please include in your cover email your current salary and the media (website, advertisement, newsletter etc.) in which you first became aware of this vacancy. 

The subject of your email should read: UK Communications Officer

While email is the preferred application route, alternatively you may send or FAX a hard copy of your application to MSC’s London office, to:

Mona Chergui (UKCO recruitment)
Marine Stewardship Council
Marine House
1 Snow Hill
EC1A 2DH
United Kingdom

Office: + 44 (0) 20 7246 8900
Fax: + 44 (0) 20 7246 8901

Application timeline

Applications must be received by the closing date/time of 09.00 BST on 30 April 2012

Please also note:

• Interviews for these positions will be scheduled soon after the closing date during UK business hours via telephone, video conference or face-to-face. Second interviews will be conducted if necessary.

• Only successful candidates will be contacted.