Responsibilities

• Role overview - We are looking for an enthusiastic communications professional with experience of working in large organisations and with senior leaders, to lead and deliver operational and wider cultural campaigns and updates to HMPPS staff.
• We are looking to help develop and deliver campaigns, updates and strategies which reach and engage the frontline, keeping them up to date with the latest operational and corporate messages
• be comfortable working with senior leaders in a nationally dispersed and hierarchical structure to support their priority messages
• spend time in operational settings, developing good relationships with staff networks and the frontline to better understand how they consume content and champion their needs
• be a champion for GCS standards, supporting the development and upskilling of embedded communicators across the Agency
• be an advocate for insight and evaluation, ensuring all your products are robustly evaluated and are based on evidence
• play an active role in the HMPPS and wider MoJ Communications Team culture
• thrive in a fast-moving, high pressure role supporting people who work in difficult circumstances, often with the most vulnerable and complex personalities
• become a trusted advisor to senior leaders, supporting your Head of Communications to deliver impactful and engaging products to the frontline, to those we supervise and their families
• develop and deliver operational campaign strategies that demonstrably reach the audience and drive the changes required by the business

Benefits

• Annual Leave
• Annual leave is 25 days on appointment and will increase to 30 days after five years’ service.
• There is also a scheme to allow qualifying staff to buy or sell up to three days leave each year. Additional paid time off for public holidays and 1 privilege day. Leave for part-time and job share posts will be calculated on a pro-rata basis.
• Pension
• The Civil Service offers a choice of pension schemes, giving you the flexibility to choose the pension that suits you best.
• Training
• The Ministry of Justice is committed to staff development and offers an extensive range of training and development opportunities.
• Networks
• The opportunity to join employee-run networks that have been established to provide advice and support and to enable the views of employees from minority groups to be expressed direct to senior management. There are currently networks for employees of minority ethnic origin, employees with disabilities, employees with caring responsibilities, women employees, and lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender employees.
• Eligibility