In recognition of the hurt caused by the infected blood scandal and highlighted by the Infected Blood Inquiry (IBI), compensation will be paid to those infected and affected. This role is an opportunity to join a new Arms Length Body – the Infected Blood Compensation Authority (IBCA) – as we build a team of Communications and Engagement professionals to put the infected and affected community at the heart of our communications and support them to get the compensation they are entitled to.
The number one goal for this new organisation is to build and maintain trust with its users. Effective, open and transparent communications will play an important part in this.
The Communications and Engagement team sits at the heart of IBCA to ensure we explain the new compensation scheme with clarity, simplicity and effectiveness.
Opportunities to move to the new Infected Blood Compensation Authority (IBCA). At the moment all IBCA roles are hosted by Cabinet Office within the Civil Service. However, once IBCA becomes operational, it is anticipated that most of these roles will transfer to IBCA, which is a new Arms Length Body (ALB) separate from the Cabinet Office. Roles that transfer to IBCA from Cabinet Office will maintain the same or substantially the same terms and conditions of employment that are overall no less favourable. It is anticipated that employees who move from Cabinet Office to IBCA will be able to continue to participate in the Civil Service Pension arrangements with no break in their pensionable service. Roles commencing after IBCA has become operational will be with IBCA itself on similar terms and conditions. All successful candidates will receive full details of the terms and conditions of employment for their role with their formal job offer.
Please note that the mission of IBCA means that it is likely to be operational for a period of approximately 5 to 7 years. When IBCA’s work begins to wind down, IBCA employees will receive support and practical guidance to find a new role, whether in the Civil Service, another Arms Length Body (ALB), or an external employer.
We are building a Communications and Engagement Team unlike any other with one aim: to deliver compensation to the infected blood community. As a Team we collaborate, we lead and we work at pace. With a big job to do you’ll be striving for innovation and excellence as we build the team together.
You will be a driven and creative communications professional with solid experience in either consumer and print public relations, press office or social media. You will have an expert understanding of what it takes to build and deliver intelligent, strategic communications.
The roles will sit in the media and digital team in the Communications and Engagement Team, delivering dynamic and intelligent media communications and products.
As IBCA is a community-first organisation, you will be passionate about user centric design. Every piece of targeted content you create will be relevant, appropriate and clear for our audience.
Job holders in this grade will carry out a range of activities across communications. This will give you the opportunity to work flexibly across the team to support communication and IBCA community priorities. The job holder will be expected to sometimes work out of hours including weekends and evenings.
Responsibilities
You will be required to:
* Draft, create, deliver and evaluate content for a range of audiences and platforms including online, offline and in media;
* Identify opportunities to promote IBCA and our community’s priorities through external channels, our social platforms and landing stories in national and regional media outlets;
* Create media and / or social content, including press notices, social media content, reactive responses to media queries and communications plans;
* Expertly manage live media and / or social questions;
* Build and maintain strong relationships across the organisation and externally with appropriate stakeholders so we can create and deliver accurate, appropriate and timely key messages;
* Use insight to inform your work and provide evaluation to support future communications activity;
* Contribute to strategic plans, evaluation documents, reports and other IBCA communications materials and briefings.
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