Communications placement

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.

Eligibility - 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.

Experience, skills and knowledge

• 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.