Communications Officer

The London Assembly scrutinises the Mayor's activities by questioning the Mayor about their decisions. The Assembly also investigates issues of importance to London.

There are 25 Assembly Members, elected every four years at the same time as the Mayor. The Secretariat works for the Assembly to support its activities.

The Communications Team support service to promote the work of the Assembly through press office, social media, publicity and events.

About the team

The London Assembly Labour Group support the work of the 11 Labour Assembly Members in representing their constituents, scrutinising the work of the Mayor and championing the needs of Londoners.

We achieve this by delivering three main functions:

• Dedicated Research and Support Officers act as stakeholder engagement specialists for the Labour Group, dealing with casework, diary management and events.
• Senior Researchers provide policy support for the Labour Group across areas such as economy, environment, fire, health, housing policing, transport etc.
• Press Officers promote the work of the Labour Assembly Members through writing local and regional press releases, helping prepare our politicians for TV/ radio interviews and creating social media content.

About the role

In this role you will work as a part of our Press Office. Alongside our Senior Press Officer, you'll be responsible for generating proactive stories for the Labour Assembly Members to promote the work they do to champion the interests of Londoners. This will include:

• drafting ideas and writing stories for local and regional newspapers
• setting up TV or radio interviews and preparing briefings for Assembly Members
• providing reactive quotes on breaking news stories
• monitoring media coverage on issues impacting London
• collaborating with our digital communications officer on our social media campaigns.

This role is based at City Hall, in the Royal Docks (Kamal Chunchie Way, London, E16 1ZE).