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Media Projects Manager - Royal Air Force

Hybrid in South East England·Full-time·Added yesterday (last checked 16 Oct)

Ministry of Defence (MOD)

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Overview

Salary: £37,720 a year
About £2,560 a month after tax.
Work mode: Hybrid, South East England
Contract: Full-time
Closing date: Apply by Friday 30 October
Pension: 28.97% employer pension

Skills

The role

Apply before 11:55 pm on Friday 30th October 2026

Details

Reference number

485233

Salary

£37,720

This post is eligible for a Recruitment and Retention allowance of £2,000 per annum.

A Civil Service Pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%

GBP

Job grade

Higher Executive Officer

Contract type

Permanent

Business area

MOD - Military Strategic Headquarters - Air

Type of role

Communications / Marketing

Working pattern

Flexible working, Full-time, Job share, Part-time

Number of jobs available

Location

South East England

About the job

Job summary

Would you like to work for an iconic brand, in a role where no two days are the same; where one day you could be delivering a multi-channel PR campaign and the next, handling a high-profile television documentary?

We are seeking a creative Communications Manager to play a key role in the Media and Communication (M&C) team, enhancing the reputation of the Royal Air Force (RAF) among our target audiences.

The RAF M&C organisation is responsible for the delivery of communications that influence how people inside and outside the RAF understand, engage with, and think about us.

We work closely with the Ministry of Defence communications team, other communications teams across the Armed Forces, and the wider RAF Family of organisations that support our Whole Force.

RAF M&C is part of the Government Communication Service and we use the OASIS framework for strategic communications and the four communication competences of Insight, Ideas, Implementation, and Impact.

This position is advertised at 37 hours per week. Part time and job share may only be considered providing that business needs are met.

Job description

You will be responsible for owning and delivering proactive campaigns that support our communication priorities.
Your work will be essential to the design, production and delivery of compelling and creative content alongside colleagues across M&C. This will include audience insight, campaign planning, objective setting, communication delivery and evaluation.
You will contribute creative ideas to lead projects and campaigns to engage target audiences across traditional, digital and social media channels.
You will also have responsibility for leading and delivering the PR for some of the RAF's exciting national and international TV and film opportunities.
Your tact, diplomacy and strong influencing skills will help to build enduring relationships and work across teams with a range of internal and external collaborators key to successful campaign delivery.
You may be expected to participate in a shared out of hours on call rota for which additional payments will be made.

Person specification

Essential experience

Content generation (e.g. copy, photography, infographics and videos)
Experience of working in a communications team, PR or journalism role/environment
Demonstrable experience of working on PR campaigns
Engaging with and influencing senior officials and multiple partners
Running media facilities and media minding
Intermediate skills level with MS Office

Desirable experience

Working with a commercial agency

Licences

Full UK Driving Licence as some travel maybe required.

Behaviours

We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:

Leadership
Working Together
Seeing the Big Picture

Technical skills

We'll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process:

Government Communication Service Ideas
Government Communication Service Implementation
Government Communication Service Impact

Benefits

Alongside your salary of £37,720, Ministry of Defence contributes £10,927 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides (opens in a new window).

Learning and development tailored to your role
An environment with flexible working options
A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity
A Civil Service pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%

Hybrid Working

Where business needs allow, some roles may be suitable for a combination of office and working from home as part of a non-contractual hybrid working arrangement. All office-based employees will be expected to spend a minimum of 60% of their working time in office, subject to site capacity and any required workplace adjustments. Requirements to attend other locations for official business, or work in another MOD workplace, will also count towards this level of office attendance. Applicants can request further information regarding how this and other flexible working arrangements may work in their team from the Vacancy Holder (see advert for contact details). Defence Business Services cannot respond to any questions about working arrangements.

Please note

The post does not offer relocation expenses.
External recruits who join the MOD who are new to the Civil Service will be subject to a six-month probation period.
Expenses incurred for travel to interviews will not be reimbursed.
Please be advised that the Department is conducting a review of all pay related allowances which could impact on those allowances that the post currently being advertised attracts.
Any move to MOD from another employer will mean you can no longer access childcare vouchers. This includes moves between government departments. You may however be eligible for other government schemes, including Tax-Free Childcare. Determine your eligibility at https://www.childcarechoices.gov.uk/.

The Ministry of Defence is committed to providing a safe and healthy working environment for its staff which includes educating them on the benefits of not smoking, protecting them from the harmful effects of second-hand smoke and supporting those who want to give up smoking. Under the Smoke-Free Working Environment policy, Smoking and the use of all tobacco products (including combustible and chewing tobacco products) will not be permitted anywhere in the Defence working environment however some exemptions are in place, please refer to local guidance. The policy is Whole Force and includes all Defence personnel, contractors, visitors and other non-MOD personnel. All applicants seeking, considering, or accepting employment with the Ministry of Defence should be aware of this policy and that it is already in place at a number of Defence Establishments.

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Things you need to know

Artificial intelligence

Artificial intelligence can be a useful tool to support your application, however, all examples and statements provided must be truthful, factually accurate and taken directly from your own experience. Where plagiarism has been identified (presenting the ideas and experiences of others, or generated by artificial intelligence, as your own) applications may be withdrawn and internal candidates may be subject to disciplinary action. Please see our candidate guidance (opens in a new window) for more information on appropriate and inappropriate use.

Selection process details

This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours, Experience and Technical skills.

Candidates will be required to provide a CV to include previous skills/experience and job history.

At sift, Candidates will be assessed against their CV and the following:

Behaviours

Leadership
Working Together
Seeing the Big Picture

Technical Skills

Government Communication Service Ideas
Government Communication Service Implementation
Government Communication Service Impact

At interview, Candidates will be assessed against the following:

Behaviours

Leadership
Working Together
Seeing the Big Picture

Technical Skills

Government Communication Service Ideas
Government Communication Service Implementation
Government Communication Service Impact

The interview process will include a presentation of a campaign or project which you have led or contributed to.

Further information

The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.

As a result of the changes to the UK immigration rules which came into effect on 1 January 2021, the Ministry of Defence will only offer sponsorship for a skilled worker visa under the points-based system, where a role has been deemed to be business critical. This role does not meet that category, and we will not sponsor a visa. It is therefore NOT open to applications from those who will require sponsorship under the points-based system.
Should you apply for this role and be found to require sponsorship, your application will be rejected and any provisional offer of employment withdrawn.

The Ministry of Defence requires all candidates who are successful at interview to declare any outside interests. These declarations will be discussed with successful candidates following the interview process and before a formal offer of employment is made, as some outside interests may not be compatible with MOD civilian roles. This will not, in the majority of cases, prevent employment in MOD, but it is a measure that must be taken to ensure that appropriate mitigations can be put in place to manage any potential, perceived or actual conflicts of interest from the first day of employment.

The Ministry of Defence adopts a zero-tolerance approach to unacceptable behaviours, which includes bullying, harassment, sexual harassment, discrimination, and victimisation. You will not be eligible and will not be considered for this post if you have been dismissed from a role for such unacceptable behaviours within the last five years. This will also apply if you resign or otherwise leave a role but, because of an adverse decision, would have been dismissed for gross misconduct had you continued in that employment. Pre-employment checks will be carried out.

Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.

Security

Successful candidates must undergo a basic (or equivalent) criminal record check.

Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is security check (opens in a new window).

See our vetting charter (opens in a new window).

People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.

Nationality requirements

Open to UK nationals only.

Working for the Civil Service

The Civil Service Code (opens in a new window) sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants.

We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles (opens in a new window).

The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.

The Civil Service also offers a Redeployment Interview Scheme to civil servants who are at risk of redundancy, and who meet the minimum requirements for the advertised vacancy.

Diversity and Inclusion

The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found. To learn more please see the Civil Service People Plan (opens in a new window) and the Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy (opens in a new window).

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Contact point for applicants

Job contact :

Name : Mike Drewett
Email : mike.drewett328@mod.gov.uk

Recruitment team

Email : DBSCivPers-ResourcingTeam3@mod.gov.uk

Further information

Please ensure you read the attached candidate information document prior to completing your application. If you are dissatisfied with the service you have received from DBS, or believe that DBS has failed to follow the recruitment process in line with the Civil Service Commission principles of selection for appointment on merit on the basis of Fair and Open competition, you can raise a formal complaint by writing to DBS at the following address: Defence Business Services, Scanning Hub, Room 6124, Tomlinson House, Norcross Lane, Blackpool, FY5 3WP. If after raising your complaint with DBS you remain dissatisfied you can complain directly to the Civil Service Commission at the following address: Civil Service commission, Room G/8, 1 Horse Guards Road, London, SW1A 2HQ Or by email: info@csc.gov.uk.