Your main duties will include:
From working on media handling plans, to raising the profile of the VMD amongst key target audiences and working collaboratively with animal or human health public bodies, the VMD Communications team is responsible for the agencies’ communications outputs. This includes managing the VMD presence on GOV.UK, internal communications, social media management, stakeholder engagement, and producing promotional content.
You will work with the Head of Communications to implement the VMD’s communication strategy and advise senior leaders on communication plans.
You will work closely with subject matter experts across the VMD to coordinate and draft answers to media queries and provide handling advice. You will work with Defra group Communications press office to ensure our media lines are accessible and up to date.
Build and use monitoring tools to provide insights and analytics on our communication outputs and VMD social media/media mentions.
Keep up to date with the latest sector news to inform our communication plans.
Create digital and editorial content and opportunities to enhance stakeholder awareness of the VMD, our staff, our services, and our work.
Grow the VMD brand, building trust and recognition, ensuring consistent messaging across all platforms, including social media, websites, press releases, and newsletters.
Write and design a range of proactive and reactive material to create useful and engaging communications using a range of channels and styles, such as guidance, news, blogs, reports, and socials.
Support the continual development of VMD’s stakeholder mapping and engagement planning.
Work with external partners and supportive voices to amplify VMD’s messaging and communication campaigns.
Act as a branding and style champion, providing feedback on draft content for our platforms and assist with training and advising those across the business on best practice.
Comply with ISO 9001 (quality management) and ISO 27001 (information security) standards, and GDPR and record management requirements.
Act corporately – meeting, role-modelling, embedding, and championing the corporate objectives set by the VMD.
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