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Head of Leadership Communications (Ref: 19255)

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Ministry of Justice

3mo ago

  • Job
    Full-time
    Senior & Expert Level
  • Customer Relations
    Government & Politics
  • London

AI generated summary

  • You must have extensive communications experience in complex environments, strong editorial instincts, and the ability to advise senior leaders effectively, navigating ambiguity and competing priorities.
  • You will advise leadership, contribute to internal comms strategy, create content, implement innovative communication methods, evaluate effectiveness, and lead a small team.

Requirements

  • You will be an experienced communications professional, with strong communications expertise and experience operating in a complex, high-profile environment.
  • You will bring excellent judgement, strong editorial instincts and the ability to operate confidently in fast-moving environments where priorities, stakeholder views and organisational pressures frequently compete.
  • You will be comfortable working in ambiguity, able to make sound decisions at pace, and experienced in supporting senior leaders through complex, sensitive and high-profile communications activity.
  • You will have experience advising senior leaders in a complex organisation, helping them communicate clearly and credibly through periods of change, uncertainty or competing priorities.
  • You’ll need excellent communications judgement, strong editorial instincts and a well-developed news sense, with the ability to advise and influence senior leaders confidently in a fast-moving and high-profile environment.
  • Providing high-quality internal communications advice to Ministers, senior leaders and stakeholders on sensitive and high-profile issues
  • Providing clear, evidence-based communications advice to senior leaders, including where this involves challenge, difficult conversations or balancing competing stakeholder perspectives.
  • Acting as a trusted adviser to senior leaders, using judgement and insight to shape communications approaches and organizational messaging.
  • Advising senior leaders on proactive and reactive communications handling, including organisational announcements, operational issues and periods of uncertainty or change
  • Exercising sound editorial judgement on leadership communications, sequencing and organisational narrative
  • Understanding the relationship between external and internal communications activity and ensuring strong alignment between both
  • Identifying communications opportunities arising from ministerial priorities, operational developments and organisational issues
  • Making sound decisions under pressure, and identifying and mitigating risks, where information, priorities and stakeholder views may be evolving
  • Building strong, credible relationships with senior leaders, Private Offices and communications colleagues
  • You’ll need the ability to manage multiple priorities and competing demands in a fast-paced and high-profile environment, balancing strategic intent with operational delivery.
  • Managing competing priorities and changing deadlines in a reactive and fast-moving environment
  • Taking ownership of complex communications issues, creating clarity and direction for others where priorities or expectations may be unclear.
  • Coordinating multiple strands of leadership internal communications activity across senior stakeholders, channels and audiences
  • Balancing reactive issues and urgent organisational priorities with longer-term strategic communications activity
  • Making sound prioritisation and sequencing decisions to maintain organisational focus and clarity
  • Delivering reactive internal communications activity at pace while maintaining quality and judgement
  • Focusing effort on the highest-value activity and reducing unnecessary organisational noise
  • You’ll bring strong creative capability and audience understanding, ensuring leadership communications are engaging, credible and effective in supporting organisational priorities.
  • Developing engaging leadership communications approaches that support understanding, trust and engagement
  • Creating clear, accessible and impactful internal communications content for different audiences and contexts
  • Supporting leaders to communicate authentically and credibly through change, pressure and uncertainty
  • Identifying opportunities to improve channels, campaigns, leadership visibility and ways of working
  • Using audience insight, staff sentiment and feedback to shape communications approaches and improve effectiveness
  • Applying strong understanding of channels, audiences and the evolving internal communications landscape

Responsibilities

  • Trusted adviser to the MOJ’s leadership team, working collaboratively to build effective relationships.
  • Contribute to the MOJ’s internal communications strategy
  • Develop and deliver creative internal communications activity to support business outcomes on MOJ priorities. This includes development of the organisation’s narrative, and comms activity for the leadership cadre.
  • Develop MOJ’s internal comms content and channels
  • Respond to challenges with innovative communication methods, deploying them at pace to support business objectives, based on insight and informed by Government Communication Service best practice.
  • Evaluate the effectiveness of communications and deliver ongoing improvement.
  • Leadership of a team of two.
  • Key member of the MoJ corporate communications leadership team.

FAQs

What is the job title for this position?

The job title is Head of Leadership Communications.

Where is the job located?

The position is based at the Ministry of Justice's offices in Birmingham, London, or Nottingham.

What is the contract type for this position?

The contract type is permanent.

What are the main responsibilities of the Head of Leadership Communications?

The main responsibilities include developing and delivering the internal communications strategy, managing a team, providing strategic advice to the MOJ leadership team, and creating effective internal communications content.

Who will the Head of Leadership Communications report to?

The Head of Leadership Communications will report into the Head of Internal Communications.

What skills are required for this role?

Required skills include strong stakeholder management, leadership experience, exceptional communication abilities, and the ability to operate in complex and high-profile environments.

How many people will the Head of Leadership Communications directly manage?

The Head of Leadership Communications will line manage two people.

What is the salary for this position?

The salary is £58,511, with an additional contribution of £16,950 towards the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme.

What attributes are essential for success in this role?

Essential attributes include excellent communication judgment, strong editorial instincts, the ability to manage competing demands, and creativity in developing leadership communications.

Will the candidate be assessed on their behaviour during the selection process?

Yes, candidates will be assessed against specified behaviours during the selection process, including Communicating and Influencing, Delivering at Pace, and Seeing the Big Picture.

How should candidates apply for this position?

Candidates should submit a 750-word statement of suitability outlining how they meet the criteria in the responsibilities and person specification, along with a CV (maximum 2-pages of A4).

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