Senior Press Officer

As a Senior Press Officer, you will lead a small team of media professionals in a fast-paced, high-stakes environment, where every decision counts. You will need to find impactful ways to keep the public informed and reassured while supporting our frontline officers who keep the capital safe.

Client Details

In the Met Police, the Senior Press Officer role is not like other roles. One day you might be handling communications on a breaking operational issue. The next you might be explaining how the Met is upping its game in dealing with violence against women and girls, protecting our communities or using new technologies. Or you could be finding and telling stories of officer bravery on the front line.

In any given month you could go from managing press conferences at the cordon of a major crime scene, to supporting senior detectives and the families of victims during trials at the Old Bailey.

You could be working in our Specialist Operations Room supporting senior officers during the highest profile protests and ceremonial events or overseeing media as they film officers breaking down doors to tackle drugs gangs blighting communities.

While others say it, we can guarantee it - no two days will be the same.

Additional Info: Competency and Values Framework for policing

The Competency and Values Framework (CVF) aims to support all policing professionals, now and into the future. It sets out nationally recognised behaviours, which will provide a consistent foundation for a range of Met and national processes.

As part of the role, you are expected to operate and demonstrate the competencies as set out in the national policing competency and values framework to the levels as shown below:

Level 2: 'We are emotionally aware' 'We are collaborative' 'We deliver, support and inspire' 'We are innovative and open minded'

Level 3: 'We take ownership'; 'We analyse critically'

We will also test a number of behaviours you would be expected to demonstrate in this role, these include:

An overview and full details of the Competency and Values Framework can be downloaded from Met Careers pages.

Description

As a Senior Press Officer your Key Responsibilities will include but not be limited to:

Profile

You're not just a media professional - you're a strategic thinker with a keen sense of the news cycle, political awareness, and a proven track record of managing media in high-pressure environments. You'll need to be quick on your feet, leading a team with energy and vision while navigating the complexities of policing communications in the capital.

Key skills we're looking for:

This is a full-time, permanent position working 36 hours a week, including weekends on a rota basis (every 2 months). You'll also be part of an on-call press office system, ensuring 24/7 coverage (1 night/month). You will earn further premium pay and allowances through on call responsibilities and weekend working.

Job Offer

People are at the heart of The Metropolitan Police & Michael Page. We are committed to creating an inclusive environment. As an inclusive recruiter we welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, identities and experiences. If you require any adjustments or accommodations during the recruitment process, we'll work with you to ensure you can perform at your best.

Disability Confident Statement

The Met is committed to being an equitable (fair and impartial) and inclusive employer for disabled people, striving to have a diverse and representative workforce at all levels. We encourage applications from people from the widest possible range of backgrounds, cultures and experiences. We particularly welcome applications from people with disabilities and long-term conditions, ethnic minority groups and women.

As a Disability Confident Leader, the Met has committed to making disability equality part of our everyday practice. We ensure that people with disabilities and those with long term conditions have the opportunities to fulfil their potential and realise their aspirations.

The Met is committed to making reasonable adjustments to the recruitment process to ensure disabled applicants can perform at their best. If you need any reasonable adjustments or changes to the application and recruitment process, we ask that you include this information within your application form. All matters will be treated in strict confidence.

Applications for this position will close at 5pm on Wednesday 16th September 2026

Please note ALL third Party applications will be forwarded to Michael Page.