Communications Placement

Overview

The Communications Placement role sits in Ofwat's Communications and Engagement team. This team plays a crucial part in the delivery of Ofwat's strategy, working across the business to encourage effective engagement and communication among our own people and with external audiences.

Our placement programme offers a varied, hands-on experience that gives you genuine insight into how a regulator communicates and engages with its stakeholders in public and in private, all supported by high quality training to help you build a strong foundation for your future career.

We're offering two placements: the first will focus on strategic communications, media, brand, digital and design; the second will focus on internal and external engagement and campaigns.

During your time in the communications and engagement team you'll have the opportunity to spend time with:

• Our digital, brand and design team, producing eye-catching content for social media and our website;
• Our internal engagement team, ensuring Ofwat's people get the information they need
• Our media team, landing Ofwat's key messages everywhere from national titles to niche trade publications and prepping for broadcast media;
• Our stakeholder engagement team, collaborating with environmental, consumer and water companies right across the sector;
• Our marketing team, working on water efficiency behavioural change campaigns;
• Our public affairs team, tracking the political conversation and spotting opportunities to make Ofwat's voice heard.

Qualifications

You should have, or be on track to achieve, at least a 2:2 degree in a marketing or communications background (but not limited to) Marketing, Communications, PR, Media, Journalism, English or Law from a UK university.

We also welcome applicants who have completed a Level 3, 4, or 5 apprenticeships in any of the areas listed above, as well as applicants with a relevant postgraduate qualification.

As this is a placement programme, you must either be studying on a degree that includes a sandwich year or be a recent graduate/ apprentice with no more than three years of post-graduation work experience.

• Lead Criterion: a good understanding of various communications techniques and the ability to tailor your communications style for different audiences and networks
• Great verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to write clearly and concisely.
• Interest, knowledge and awareness of the modern news and media landscape.
• Ability to demonstrate effective problem solving, critical thinking, decision making and information processing.