Communications Placement Student

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Job Summary

This twelve-month internship offers an exciting opportunity for a student aspiring to build a future career in communications. Based within the Food Standards Agency's Northern Ireland Communications team, the role provides a chance to contribute to important work that supports public understanding of food safety, nutrition, and wider consumer issues. Working as part of a supportive and collaborative team, the successful candidate will help ensure clear, engaging, and trustworthy communication reaches audiences across Northern Ireland.

As a member of the Government Communications Service, the intern will gain access to a wealth of learning, development, and professional insight. The role also provides exposure to cross-agency collaboration with colleagues in England and Wales, as well as partnership working with organisations across the public health landscape. This is a valuable opportunity to develop hands-on communications experience in a real-world environment while contributing to an organisation that plays a key role in protecting public health.

Job Description

The successful candidate will actively support the day-to-day delivery of communications activity across Northern Ireland. This will include assisting with the management of digital channels, contributing to the planning and creation of online content, and helping to produce social media assets using tools such as Canva and Adobe applications. They will also take part in monitoring activity, preparing reports and supporting responses to public queries across shared social media rotas.

The role will involve contributing to the development of campaigns, drafting a range of written materials, and helping to coordinate marketing and media engagement. The intern will work closely with colleagues across the organisation to identify opportunities to promote key messages and ensure communications are aligned with organisational priorities. They will also support administrative tasks including inbox management, event support and participation in team meetings, gaining broad exposure to communications operations.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Must be currently studying towards a degree in Communications or related discipline such as Marketing, PR, Journalism or Media.

Behaviours

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

• Making Effective Decisions
• Delivering at Pace
• Working Together
• Managing a Quality Service

Technical Skills

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

• Must be going into their third year studying towards a degree in Communications or related discipline such as Marketing, PR, Journalism or Media.

Benefits

Alongside your salary of £25,583, Food Standards Agency contributes £7,411 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme.

Additional Information

Our candidate pack details the benefits that the FSA has to offer. Please also refer to the attached Terms and Conditions statement.

The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. We run a Disability Confident Scheme for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.