Overview

Do you have creative ideas about how to communicate and engage with multiple audiences? Are you passionate about developing and delivering outstanding events, both in person and online?

The Office of the Public Guardian (OPG) is looking for an ambitious communications professional to join its award-winning communications team. This role is varied, and you will be instrumental in building relationships with a broad range of organisations and audiences – ensuring we communicate with them in the right way, at the right time.

You will help generate awareness and understanding of high-profile campaigns and key projects, advising on the best approach to audience engagement.

We’re looking for someone with strong digital skills, excellent relationship management and experience in the planning, production and evaluation of events.

You’ll be team player with a can-do attitude and the ability to manage multiple projects, ensuring they are delivered on deadline and in budget. You’ll have a flexible approach, great organisational skills and be at ease working across digital and traditional channels. You’ll be responsible for creating relevant materials for events, making sure they’re on brand and reflect OPG messaging.

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How you’ll succeed

The role forms part of a multi-disciplinary communications team supporting OPG to achieve its business objectives during an exciting time for OPG.

You’ll work as a part of the Creative and Channels team, acting as events manager for all our priority events (both internal and external), supporting content creation and source new and innovative ways to engage our audiences.

You will report to the Senior Creative and Channels Manager

You will also:

• Create engaging visual and written content for internal and external audiences and have a willingness to explore new approaches based on trends and best practice in digital comms
• Develop and manage strong relationships with our stakeholders to deliver our priority campaigns and projects
• Identify opportunities to engage with our audiences through external communications and events
• Ensure OPG’s reputation is enhanced with our external partners by ensuring key messaging is consistent and reflects both OPG’s and the Ministry of Justice’s corporate narrative
• Web development project management and ongoing website maintenance.
• Create creative content for stakeholders to disseminate through their channels and networks
• Project manage the annual People Award’s Ceremony.
• Work with other team members to develop, deliver and evaluate high-profile campaigns and strategic communications against clear objectives, outcomes and time frames
• Evaluate the impact of engagement and event activity against communications objectives

About you

• You should have previous experience of managing events from strategic planning through to event production, promotion and evaluation
• You have experience in collaborating with colleagues inside and outside your organisation to deliver the best results for the department, building relationships with other government departments (or similar organisations) and external organisations.
• You have excellent written and verbal communication skills, presenting your recommendations and proposals professionally and persuasively
• You can tailor communications to suit your audience to maximise impact and understanding
• Have a good working knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite and be able to edit templates and amend artwork files.
• Strong copywriting and content creation skills.
• You demonstrate confidence in advising and influencing people at all levels

• You are exceptionally organised with the capability to manage emerging and conflicting demands in a changing environment and to collaborate across the business to achieve success

Assessment

We will be using success profiles to assess your communication and delivery abilities.

As part of the application process, you will be asked to complete a CV and provide examples of Civil Service behaviours (PDF) and competences based on the Government Communication Professional Competency Framework (PDF).

At the interview, you will be asked to give a presentation that you have prepared in advance.

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Interview

**Should you reach the interview stage you will be asked to give a short 5-minute presentation in the interview on a specified topic that will be sent to you in advance.**

In interview you will also be asked additional questions across the aforementioned Civil Service behaviours (PDF) and competences based on the Government Communication Professional Competency Framework (PDF) and be required to provide relevant examples.

Additional Information

About our organisation

The Ministry of Justice is one of the largest government organisations with more than 65,000 staff in offices, courts and prisons across the country.

The department is delivering ambitious plans to make sure prisons are safe, secure and provide genuine rehabilitation, to provide a modern courts and justice system and to support our world-leading legal sector.

Within the MoJ, this role supports the delivery of campaigns and communication activity for the Office of the Public Guardian, an executive agency of MoJ.

OPG’s role is to support people who may lack the mental capacity to make certain decisions for themselves, such as about their health and wellbeing or financial affairs. It enables people to plan ahead so that someone they trust can support them, or make certain decisions for them, if they lose capacity in the future. OPG also supervises people appointed by the court to help manage someone’s affairs w they’ve lost mental capacity. This could be due to age-related conditions such as dementia, mental illness, ill health or an accident.

Across MoJ we are guided by our shared values – purpose, humanity, openness and togetherness. We believe in our purpose, providing justice for our society; we care about each other and those we work with, we show them humanity; we are open to learning and innovating, both in ourselves and the things we do; and we want to work together, collaborating with colleagues throughout MoJ and far beyond.

We provide a truly flexible culture including working from home, job-sharing and part-time work to support our people in being the best they can be.

In this role you will become part of the Government Communication Service (GCS), the professional body for government communicators – https://gcs.civilservice.gov.uk/

OPG has offices in both Birmingham and Nottingham, but also the opportunity to work from one of the Ministry of Justice collaboration hubs based in locations across the country. Wver you are based travel to the OPG offices will be required. As a minimum this will include monthly whole team meetings in Nottingham or Birmingham in addition to Creative and Channel team days and to meet specific business needs.

Please note – we will routinely recruit individuals at the bottom of our salary scale for all our communications roles.

OPG has offices in both Birmingham and Nottingham, but also the opportunity to work from one of the Ministry of Justice collaboration hubs based in locations across the country. Wver you are based travel to the OPG offices will be required. As a minimum this will include monthly whole team meetings in Nottingham or Birmingham in addition to Creative and Channel team days and to meet specific business needs.

Please note – we will routinely recruit individuals at the bottom of our salary scale for all our communications roles.

Working Arrangements & Further Information

The MoJ offers Hybrid Working arrangements w business need allows. This is an informal, non-contractual form of flexible working that blends working from your base location, different MoJ sites and / or from home (please be aware that this role can only be worked in the UK and not overseas). All employees will be expected to spend a minimum of 60% of their working time in an office, subject to local estate capacity.

Some roles will not be suitable for Hybrid Working. Similarly, Hybrid Working will not suit everyone’s circumstances. Arrangements will be discussed and agreed with the successful candidate(s) and subject to regular review.

For nationally advertised role: all successful candidates will be appointed to the nearest viable office nearest to their home postcode and on its respective pay scale. This will be at either a HQ building (subject to desk allocation, a Justice Collaboration Centre (JCC) or a Justice Satellite Office (JSO) – See Map. All employees will be expected to spend a minimum of 60% of their working time in an office, subject to local estate capacity).

For current MoJ employees, your base location will need to be changed to the nearest viable office (to your home postcode), either at a HQ building, JCC or JSO within the National Office Network and moved its location’s respective pay scale (any legacy arrangements/locations will need to be amended).

Some of MoJ’s terms and conditions of service are changing as part of Civil Service reform. The changes will apply to staff joining MoJ who are new to the Civil Service. Staff joining MoJ from other civil service employers will transfer onto the new MoJ terms if they are already on ‘modernised’ terms in their current post or onto ‘unmodernised’ MoJ terms if they are on ‘unmodernised’ terms at their current post. Details will be available if an offer is made.

MoJ candidates who are on a specialist grade, will be able to retain their grade on lateral transfer.

All candidates who are currently in receipt of Mark Time / Pay Protection should ensure they are familiar with the new policy on permanent and temporary promotion which can be found on the employee intranet.

Flexible working hours

The Ministry of Justice offers a flexible working system in many offices. Standard full time working hours are 37 hours per week. MoJ welcomes part-time, flexible and job-sharing working patterns, w they meet the demands of the role and business needs. All applications for part-time, flexible and job-sharing working patterns will be considered in accordance with the MoJ’s Flexible Working policy.

Benefits

The MoJ offers a range of benefits:

Annual Leave

Annual leave is 25 days on appointment and will increase to 30 days after five years’ service.

T 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. T 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.

Support

• A range of ‘Family Friendly’ policies such as opportunities to work reduced hours or job share.
• Access to flexible benefits such as voluntary benefits, retail vouchers and discounts on a range of goods and services.
• For moves to or from another employer or moves across the Civil Service this can have implications on your eligibility to carry on claiming childcare vouchers. You may however be eligible for alternative government childcare support schemes, including Tax Free Childcare. More information can be found on www.GOV.UK or Childcare Choices. You can determine your eligibility at https://www.childcarechoices.gov.uk/.
• Paid paternity, adoption and maternity leave.
• Free annual sight tests for employees who use computer screens.

Working for the Civil Service

The Civil Service Code 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. Should you feel that the recruitment process has breached the recruitment principles you are able to raise a formal complaint in the following order

• To Transformative Business Services (0345 241 5359 (Monday to Friday 8am – 6pm) or e mail moj-recruitment-vetting-enquiries@resourcing.soprasteria.co.uk);
• To Ministry of Justice Resourcing team (resourcing-management-office@justice.gov.uk);

To the Civil Service Commission (details available

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As a Disability Confident employer, MoJ are committed to providing everyone with the opportunity to demonstrate their skills, talent and abilities, by making adjustments throughout all elements of the recruitment process and in the workplace. MoJ are able to offer an interview to disabled candidates who meet the minimum selection criteria, except in a limited number of campaigns.

For more information on applying for a role as a candidate with a disability or long-term condition, please watch our animated videos.

You will be able to request reasonable adjustments to the recruitment process within the application form. If you need additional help completing the application form, please contact the TBS Recruitment Enquiries Team.

Diversity & Inclusion

The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wver it is found. To learn more please see the Civil Service People Plan and the Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy.

A Great Place to Work for Veterans

The "Making the Civil Service a Great Place to work for veterans" initiative includes a guaranteed interview scheme to those who meet the minimum criteria to provide eligible former members of the Armed Forces with opportunities to secure rewarding jobs. Allowing veterans to continue to serve their country, and to bring highly skilled individuals with a broad range of experience into the Civil Service in an environment, which recognises and values your previous service in the Armed Forces.
For further details about the initiative and eligibility requirements visit: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/making-the-civil-service-a-great-place-to-work-for-veterans

Redeployment Interview Scheme

Civil Service departments are expected to explore redeployment opportunities before making an individual redundant. The MoJ is committed, as part of the Redeployment Interview Scheme, to providing opportunities to those who are ‘at risk of redundancy’.

MoJ is able to offer an interview to eligible candidates who meet the minimum selection criteria, except in a limited number of campaigns. Candidates will not be eligible for the Redeployment Interview Scheme if they are applying on promotion.

Civil Service Nationality Rules

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) https://www.gov.uk/settled-status-eu-citizens-families
• 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) https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/nationality-rules

Reserve list

A reserve list may be held for up to 12 months from which further appointments may be made for the same or similar roles.

MoJ:

If you require any assistance please call 0345 241 5359 (Monday to Friday 8am – 6pm) or e mail moj-recruitment-vetting-enquiries@resourcing.soprasteria.co.uk

Please quote the job reference 3224

HMPPS

If you require any assistance please call 0345 241 5358 (Monday to Friday 8am – 6pm) or e mail moj-recruitment-vetting-enquiries@resourcing.soprasteria.co.uk

Please quote the job reference 3224

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