Role: Corporate Communications Officer
Department: Corporate Communications Unit
Scale: SC6
Salary: £33,603 - £35,772 Plus on Call Allowance
Location: Priory Road, HQ
Hours: 37 Hours Per Week (Full-Time)
Contract: Temporary until 31st May 2027.
Humberside Police is looking for a confident and experienced communicator to join the Corporate Communications Team.
As a Corporate Communications Officer, your work will be varied and rewarding. You will work closely with local, regional and national media daily reactively and proactively develop creative and engaging content to tell the public about the work of the force and to help prevent and detect crime. Your contribution will support the force mission of being victim focused, community focused and workforce focused.
You will provide guidance and advice to officers and staff during police operations and critical incidents, organise press conferences and prepare briefing documents to provide communications support and build public confidence.
You will also work with our officers and staff, finding good news across the force and publishing these in a variety of different ways, including the force’s own channels, traditional media and social media.
We are looking for an individual with a strong sense of public service, and the right skills and experience to hit the ground running. You should enjoy working as part of a team but be motivated to work independently and think on your feet. You will have excellent writing and communications skills, with the ability to make effective decisions and to plan and prioritise to meet deadlines. You will have excellent verbal and written skills and deal effectively with external agencies and established partnerships.
The role sits within the Corporate Communications Team, based at our Headquarters in Hull.
You must have a degree or relevant qualification in Journalism, Media or Communications, or have a minimum of three years’ experience working in a fast paced press office, communications environment or newsroom.
To be considered for this role you will have the ability and willingness to travel for business purposes, be available to work outside normal office hours as part of an on-
Key Responsibilities:
- To ensure that all written and visual material is legally sound, adheres to Corporate Communications style guide, is appropriate for release and is issued in a timely fashion, taking the deadlines of media outlets into consideration.
- To source positive news that reflects the force achieving its strategic aims for release internally, to the wider public and media in accordance with release and sign-off protocols.
- To ensure that requests for information and visuals from the media are assessed and reviewed in line with relevant legislation before they are acted on.
- To use initiative when responding to media enquiries and in giving advice on media issues to senior officers and staff.
- Build positive working relationships with members of the media, communications colleagues at partner agencies and wider stakeholders.
- Arranges press conferences, interviews and photo opportunities for news and features and internal purposes.
- The post holder will make decisions on the appropriateness of information and visuals released to the media.
For further information relating to the role and tasks of this position please refer to the attached role requirement.
What the role requires:
- Educated to degree level in a Journalism/Media/Communications related subject OR has previous experience of no less than three years in a communications or journalism role.
- Experience of working in a customer orientated field
- Experience of writing articles/press releases and creating content
- Proven experience of planning and implementing media and social media campaigns
- Has the ability to present information to a diverse audience.
- Excellent communication skills
- Computer literacy/keyboard skills
- Excellent organisational skills
- Carries out tasks in an accurate and methodical manner with an eye for detail.
- Ability to prioritise workload.
- Hold a full UK driving licence
For further information relating to the role and tasks of this position please refer to the attached role requirement.
Perks of working for Humberside Police:
From great perks, agile working and professional development, we want you to have the best possible journey throughout your Humberside Police Career.
Our Police Staff work extremely hard, which is why we are proud to offer a host of reward and recognition schemes. Whether it’s Cycle to Work scheme, Gym and health schemes, we have the perks ready for you to benefit from.
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Further Perks:
- Generous annual leave allowance
- Training and development opportunities
- Coaching & Mentoring Scheme
- Employee assistance service (accessible 24/7)
- Flexible/Hybrid working where applicable.
- Generous pension scheme
- Blue Light Discount
- Access to the force’s onsite gyms
- Free on-site car parking
- Humber bridge tag (If travelling from the Southbank)
Pre – Employment Checks and Eligibility:
- Internal applicants MUST have completed a successful probationary period and tenure (if applicable) before applying for another role within the force.
- Applicants must meet the minimum requirement checkable history criteria of at least 3 years continuous residency in the UK to apply for roles with Humberside Police.
- Successful candidates will undergo a vetting procedure pre-requisite of employment. (Please note, with holding any information asked by the vetting department, may delay the vetting procedure, or result in your vetting been refused and the offer of employment been withdrawn)
- Tattoo’s will be reviewed as a part of the recruitment process to ensure we maintain a level of professional standards and to make sure the images do not cause offence or are unacceptable.
- Successful candidates may need to provide Biometric/Drug Testing/Samples for certain roles before commencing in the position due to the nature of the role.
Contact point for applicants:
If you have any questions regarding the recruitment process, please contact us at recruiting@humberside.pnn.police.uk
How to apply for the role:
To apply for the role, please click the ‘Apply’ button below.
Please note, you must wait 3 months before submitting another application if you have applied for THIS role within the last 3 months.
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Closing Date: Sunday 20th September 2026 at 23:55
Interview date: TBC
It is not likely that closing dates will be extended, other than in exceptional circumstances and would need to be with the permission of the Recruitment Manager and Line Manager of the role.
The Recruitment Manager can authorise to close any vacancy before the closing date stated on the advert.
Attachments:
- Role Requirement
- Guidance for completing your application.
- Bank of Adjustments
- Preferred candidate roadmap
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