Head of Staff Communications and Campaigns (Ref: 19207)

Job summary

Please refer to the Job Description

Job description

Ministry of Justice – Grade 7 Internal Communications Roles

Ministry of Justice – Grade 7 – Head of Staff Experience Communications Organisation: Ministry of Justice

Grade: Grade 7

Job title: Head of Staff Experience Communications

Contract type: Up to 9 months

Location: London, Birmingham and Nottingham

Vacancy description

We are looking for an experienced and creative internal communications professional to lead staff experience and engagement internal communications across the Ministry of Justice.

Reporting into the Head of Internal Communications (G6), this role is responsible for driving staff motivation, engagement and behaviour change through creative and insight-led internal communications activity.

This role is available on a 9‑month fixed term basis.

For existing Civil Servants: this role will normally be offered as a loan from your home department, subject to agreement. You will remain a permanent employee of your home department for the duration of the loan.

For external candidates: this role will be offered as a 9‑month fixed‑term appointment, with the contract ending after this period.

Job profile

• Develop and deliver staff engagement campaigns supporting organisational priorities and behaviour change
• Lead staff pride and advocacy internal communications, including awards, EDI and inclusion activity
• Lead campaigns supporting transformation and AI adoption
• Provide internal communications business partnering support to HQ Director General groups
• Lead insight and staff sentiment programmes
• Create engaging and accessible internal communications content across multiple channels

Person specification

You will be an experienced communications professional, with strong internal communications expertise and experience operating in a complex, high-profile environment.

Communications judgement

• Providing high-quality internal communications advice to senior leaders and stakeholders
• Managing sensitive and high-profile internal communications activity with sound judgement and discretion
• Identifying internal communications risks and opportunities and responding appropriately
• Building strong, credible relationships with senior stakeholders

Managing competing demands

• Managing competing priorities and changing deadlines in a fast-paced environment
• Coordinating multiple strands of internal communications activity
• Delivering reactive internal communications activity at pace while maintaining planned delivery

Creativity

• Developing engaging campaigns and internal communications that support behaviour change and engagement
• Creating clear, accessible and impactful internal communications content for different audiences
• Identifying opportunities to improve channels, campaigns and ways of working

Person specification

Please refer to Job Description

Behaviours

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

• Seeing the Big Picture
• Communicating and Influencing
• Delivering at Pace

Technical skills

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

• GCS Insight

Benefits

Alongside your salary of £58,511, Ministry of Justice contributes £16,950 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).

• Access to learning and development
• A working environment that supports a range of flexible working options to enhance your work life balance
• A working culture which encourages inclusion and diversity
• A Civil Service pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%
• Annual Leave
• Public Holidays
• Season Ticket Advance

For more information about the recruitment process, benefits and allowances and answers to general queries, please click the below link which will direct you to our Candidate Information Page.

Link: https://justicejobs.tal.net/vx/candidate/cms/About%20the%20MOJ

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, Strengths, Experience and Technical skills.https://justicejobs.tal.net/vx/candidate/cms/About%20the%20MOJ

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

Security

Successful candidates must undergo a 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

This job is broadly open to the following groups:

• UK nationals
• nationals of the Republic of Ireland
• nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window)
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
• individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020
• Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service

Further information on nationality requirements (opens in a new window)

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 theCivil 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 : SSCL Recruitment Enquiries Team
• Email : moj-recruitment-vetting-enquiries@resourcing.soprasteria.co.uk
• Telephone : 0345 241 5359

Recruitment team

• Email : moj-recruitment-vetting-enquiries@resourcing.soprasteria.co.uk

Further information

Appointment to the Civil Service is governed by the Civil Service Commission’s Recruitment Principles. If you feel a department has breached the requirement of the Recruitment Principles and would like to raise this, please contact SSCL (Moj-recruitment-vetting-enquiries@gov.sscl.com) in the first instance. If the role has been advertised externally (outside of the Civil Service) and you are not satisfied with the response, you may bring your complaint to the Commission. For further information on bringing a complaint to the Civil Service Commission please visit their web pages: http://civilservicecommission.independent.gov.uk/civil-service-recruitm…

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