Digital Communications Lead

Location: National*

Closing Date: 26 November 2024

Interviews: from 04 December 2024

Grade: 7

(MoJ candidates who are on a specialist grade, will be able to retain this grade on lateral transfer)

Salary: London: £61,201 - £66,670; National: £56,532 - £69,338

Working pattern: Full time, part time/job share, flexible working

Contract Type: Permanent

Vacancy number: 92187

*We offer a hybrid working model, allowing for a balance between remote work and time spent in your local office. Office locations can be found ON THIS MAP

The Role

We’re recruiting for a Digital Communications Lead here at Justice Digital, to be part of our warm and collaborative Strategy & Operations team.

The Digital Communications Lead will lead the communications strategy for Justice Digital, ensuring that the organisation's strategic priorities are clearly articulated and effectively communicated to internal and external audiences. Reporting to the Head of Comms, Engagement, and Recruitment, and working as a key member of the Strategy & Operations leadership team, this role will be instrumental in promoting Justice Digital’s mission, driving engagement, and developing strong relationships across the Ministry of Justice and beyond.

This role is essential in ensuring that communications align with the wider organisational goals, promote transparency, and drive engagement within Justice Digital and across the Ministry of Justice. The Digital Communications Lead will play a pivotal role in delivering high-quality, consistent messaging through various channels, including leadership communications, internal events, blogs, and social media.

To help picture your life at MoJ Justice Digital please take a look at our blog and our Digital and Technology strategy 2025

 Key Responsibilities:

Communications Strategy:

Lead the overall communications strategy for Justice Digital, ensuring alignment with the broader organisational goals and the 2025 Digital Strategy.Develop and implement communication plans that engage internal teams, external partners, and key stakeholders, driving awareness and understanding of strategic initiatives.Maintain oversight of all communications channels, ensuring consistent and clear messaging across leadership communications, events, blogs, and social media.

Leadership Communications:

Manage the production and dissemination of key leadership communications, including Leaders' Weeknotes, capturing strategic updates and insights from senior leadership.Develop a consistent leadership voice for the Senior Leadership Team (SLT), working closely with the CDIO and other key leaders to shape and deliver external engagement content.Support the Head of Comms and senior leaders in preparing for internal and external speaking engagements, ensuring alignment with Justice Digital’s key messages and strategic objectives.

Internal Engagement:

Oversee the fortnightly all-staff stand-up to ensure it engages teams around key priorities and delivers strategic insights effectively.Lead on the delivery of ad-hoc internal communications, ensuring timely, relevant, and impactful messaging that aligns with organisational priorities.Collaborate closely with the Engagement Lead to ensure communications and engagement activities are complementary, and work together to promote Justice Digital’s values and achievements.

External and Cross-Government Engagement:

Build strong relationships with Ministry of Justice leadership teams and external partners to increase the visibility of Justice Digital’s work and secure support for strategic objectives.Manage blogs and social media content that promote Justice Digital’s work to both internal and external audiences, strengthening the organisation’s brand and reach.Collaborate with external conference providers and stakeholders to influence the government communications calendar, ensuring Justice Digital’s message is well-represented.

If this feels like an exciting challenge, something you are enthusiastic about, and want to join our team please read on and apply!

 Person Specification

Essential

Extensive experience in developing and delivering effective communications strategies within a large, complex organisation. Proven ability to manage leadership communications, including drafting key messages, preparing senior leaders for both internal and external engagements, and ensuring consistent and clear communication across various channels.Demonstrated success in producing content for multiple platforms, including blogs, social media, and internal communications, with a strong focus on aligning messaging with organisational priorities and engaging diverse audiences.Adept at building strong, collaborative relationships with senior stakeholders, both internally and externally, to foster engagement, secure buy-in for strategic initiatives, and influence communication approaches at all levels.Ability to think strategically and understand the wider organisational context, ensuring communications initiatives align with long-term goals and reflect the broader mission of Justice Digital and the Ministry of Justice.Skilled in managing multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment, delivering high-quality communications products to tight deadlines while maintaining attention to detail and ensuring strategic objectives are met.Strong leadership skills, with experience inspiring and motivating teams to deliver results, promoting a culture of collaboration and continuous improvement, and driving the overall communications agenda to align with wider organisational goals.

Willingness to be assessed against  the requirements for BPSS clearance

The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found. To learn more please see the Civil Service People Plan and the Civil Service D&I Strategy.

How to Apply

Candidates must submit a CV and Personal Statement of Suitability (c.750 words), which describes how you meet the following requirements set out in the Person Specification above:

Extensive experience in developing and delivering effective communications strategies within a large, complex organisation. Proven ability to manage leadership communications, including drafting key messages, preparing senior leaders for both internal and external engagements, and ensuring consistent and clear communication across various channels.Demonstrated success in producing content for multiple platforms, including blogs, social media, and internal communications, with a strong focus on aligning messaging with organisational priorities and engaging diverse audiences.Adept at building strong, collaborative relationships with senior stakeholders, both internally and externally, to foster engagement, secure buy-in for strategic initiatives, and influence communication approaches at all levels.

In Justice Digital, we recruit using a combination of the Government Digital and Data Profession Capability and Success Profiles Frameworks. We will assess your Experience and the following Behaviours during the assessment process:

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A diverse panel will review your application against the Person Specification above.

 

Successful candidates who meet the required standard will then be invited to a 1-hour panel interview held via video conference.

 

Should we receive a high volume of applications, a pre-sift based on your extensive experience in developing and delivering effective communications strategies within a large, complex organisation. Proven ability to manage leadership communications, including drafting key messages, preparing senior leaders for both internal and external engagements, and ensuring consistent and clear communication across various channels will be conducted before the sift.

Should you be unsuccessful in the role that you have applied for but demonstrate the capability for a role at a lower level, we reserve the right to discuss this opportunity with you and offer you the position without needing a further application.

A reserve list may be held for up to 12 months, from which further appointments may be made.

Terms & Conditions

Please review our Terms & Conditions which set out how we recruit and provide further information related to the role and salary arrangements.

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact recruitment@digital.justice.gov.uk