85385 - Campaigns, Insight and Evaluation Advisor, Judicial Office
Judicial Office – Campaigns, Insight and Evaluation advisor
Job description
We encourage applications from people from all backgrounds and aim to have a workforce that represents the wider society that we serve. We pride ourselves on being an employer of choice. We champion diversity, inclusion and wellbeing and aim to create a workplace where everyone feels valued and a sense of belonging. To find out more about how we do this visit: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ministry-of-justice/about/equality-and-diversity.
Team: Judicial Communications, Communications Team
Job Title: Campaigns, Insight and Evaluation advisor
Grade: Band C/HEO
No of vacancies: 1
Location: This position is based at RCJ, London WC2A 2LL and is eligible for hybrid working (current requirement is minimum 40% of time spent at the RCJ, which is due to increase to 60% from May 2024, subject to business requirements)
Working hours: Full time, Flexible working
Who is the vacancy open to: External
Salary: London - £37,174 - £40,403
Overview
The Judicial Office (JO) is looking for a professional HEO for its campaigns, insight and evaluation role. The postholder will support a campaign function that provides communications advice to reach senior leaders and staff across the organisation and externally for the general public. The job holder will also lead on engaging with a range of internal and external partners to understand their contributions to shared objectives and will lead on analysis and evaluation of the communications strategy.
The Judicial Office is independent of the Ministry of Justice and provides a trusted service to the judiciary across England and Wales. The candidate will be joining a multi-disciplinary comms team and be able to access professional support and expertise.
For candidates within the Civil Service this post is available on level transfer or on promotion.
The Judicial Office
The Judicial Office (JO) reports to, and is accountable, to the Lady Chief Justice (LCJ) and was established in 2006 to provide support to her and to the wider judiciary following the Constitutional Reform Act 2005. In addition, we support, and are accountable to, the Senior President of Tribunals, whose responsibilities extend to Scotland and Northern Ireland.
It delivers a wide range of functions for the senior judiciary and to more than 20,000 judicial office holders including legal and policy advice, communications, international, training (through the Judicial College), human resources, welfare, library and information services. Through the independent Judicial Conduct Investigations Office, we deal with complaints about the conduct of judicial officeholders. The Judicial Office also provides support to the Chief Coroner and to the Judge Advocate General and supports the Lord Chancellor on certain of his judiciary-related functions.
The JO is an interesting and unique place to work. Everything we do is in support of upholding the independence and impartiality of the judiciary. We work closely with HMCTS, the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) and others across Government as well as with the legal professions.
The role
The Judicial Office has an exciting vacancy for a Campaigns Advisor in the Communications team. This is a unique opportunity for an ambitious and talented communications professional to work on high-profile campaigns which deliver the LCJ’s key priorities.
The Campaigns Advisor role offers the opportunity to deliver first class communications and campaigns to influence behaviour and help demonstrate the value of the rule of law and shape the perceptions about this.
The successful candidate will support the delivery and evaluation of internal and external campaigns. This could include areas such as diversity and inclusion, schools’ outreach and raising the profile of judges and the work they do.
The role is ideal for a proactive, analytical and creative communications professional with campaigns experience who is passionate about delivering insight-led communications.
Key responsibilities
• Support the planning and implementation of detailed insight-led communication campaigns for external and internal audiences.
• Manage campaigns to deadline, focusing on delivering campaign objectives.
• Work with the Head of Campaigns and to partner with internal and external stakeholders, including cross-government, to deliver communications.
• Use insights to identify risks and opportunities for communications.
• Work with other team members to evaluate and report campaign progress and outcomes, and wider communications activity where required.
• Support the Head of Communications in delivering the monthly finance reporting
Skills, experience and attributes
• Proven communication skills and at least one year of communications experience
• Strong written skills and sharp attention to detail with the ability to get to grips with complex issues
• Creativity and keenness to develop and deliver innovative, low and no cost external communication campaigns, using digital and offline channels
• Proactive, with good organisational and planning skills
• Understanding of insight, data and evaluation to measure and inform communications outcomes and a keenness to act on results to improve future activity
• The ability to predict potential risks and respond positively and quickly to emerging issues
Application process
As part of the application process you will be asked to complete a CV and provide statements supporting the relevant Civil Service Behaviours.
Interview process
At interview, candidates will be assessed on the relevant Civil Service Behaviours, Civil Service Strengths and GCS Technical Skills, as laid out below.
Civil Service Behaviours
We'll assess you against these behaviours at HEO level during the selection process:
Communicating and Influencing
Seeing the Big Picture
Working Together
Government Communications Service Technical skills Competency Framework
You are also expected to be proficient in each of the Government Communication Service (GCS) competencies to HEO level, particularly skills and knowledge under the ‘Campaigns and Marketing’ discipline. The summary below is not exhaustive - you should examine the full version on the GCS website.
Insight
Review existing sources of insight (including previous communication activity) to understand the overall context for communication and audience influences/influencers.
Use data and insight to identify target audiences and partners, support decision making and help inform the overall communication approach.
Demonstrate an understanding of the communication objectives and how these support the overall policy objective.
Ideas
Develop outline communication plans, identifying the most effective channels and tools to engage audiences and maximise reach.
Design and develop engaging, targeted content and messages suitable for use across a range of channels.
Demonstrate an awareness of how channels work together and complement each other.
Explore opportunities to use low/no cost channels, including earned, owned, and paid-for channels.
Implementation
Demonstrate good written and oral communication skills. Write clearly, concisely and accurately.
Select appropriate visuals to improve the impact of communication plans are delivered on time and to budget.
Monitor plans and provide status updates to ensure communication plans are delivered on time and to budget.
Impact
Support the design and delivery of techniques to assess the effectiveness and impact of communication.
Advise on, monitor, summarise and provide analysis of campaign effectiveness indicators.
Working Arrangements & Further Information
The MoJ offers Hybrid Working arrangements where 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). 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 roles, the successful candidate(s) will be appointed to a MoJ office location, which may include their nearest Justice Collaboration Centre or Justice Satellite Office. This will be discussed and agreed on the completion of pre-employment checks.
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, where 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.
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.
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 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 Shared Service Connected Ltd (0845 241 5358 (Monday to Friday 8am - 6pm) or e mail Moj-recruitment-vetting-enquiries@gov.sscl.com);
- To Ministry of Justice Resourcing team (resourcing-management-office@justice.gov.uk);
- To the Civil Service Commission (details available here)
The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. 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 see our Disability Confident Scheme Frequently Asked Questions webpage.
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 SSCL Recruitment Enquiries Team.
We encourage applications from people from all backgrounds and aim to have a workforce that represents the wider society that we serve. We pride ourselves on being an employer of choice. We champion diversity, inclusion and wellbeing and aim to create a workplace where everyone feels valued and a sense of belonging. To find out more about how we do this visit: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ministry-of-justice/about/equality-and-diversity.
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If you do not meet the above requirements, you may still be considered if, for example:
- You've been serving overseas with HM Forces or in some other official capacity as a representative of HM Government
- You were studying abroad
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We have provided detail of the assessment stages and areas being assessed to help you prepare for completing your application form, and to advise of what will be assessed following this, if you successfully pass the application stage.
Application form stage assessments
Interview stage assessments
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 are committed, as part of the Redeployment Interview Scheme, to providing opportunities to those who are 'at risk of redundancy'.
MoJ are able to offer an interview to eligible candidates who meet the minimum selection criteria, except in a limited number of campaigns. Candidate's will not be eligible for the Redeployment Interview Scheme if they are applying on promotion.
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
This Vacancy is closed to applications.