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Head of Communications, Office of the Public Guardian

Employer
Ministry of Justice
Location
Birmingham
Salary
£42,879 - £69,659
Closing date
22 Aug 2018

Head of Communications, Office of the Public Guardian (Ministry of Justice)

Job profile

As a senior leader and member of the ExEc team, you will be a trusted adviser to the Office of the Public Guardian’s (OPG) leaders, and Non-Executive Directors, working in partnership with them to develop the overarching approach to communications. You will lead the development and delivery of the OPG external and internal communications strategies, and continually look for new ways to improve our offering. You will oversee two team leads covering internal and external communications. You will use insight from within MOJ, across government and external sources to ensure OPG is developing and modelling best practice in Communications.

The post holder will:

  • Provide senior counsel to OPG’s leaders, on both long-term issues and short-term handling, and overall lead on external stakeholder relationships
  • Lead on the future direction setting for OPG Communications and new ideas development
  • Oversee the OPG external and internal communications strategy with a focus on creating innovative practices that transform OPG Communications
  • Lead on developing a strategic approach to OPG’s change programme: OPG 2025
  • Be an active member of the Change Committee
  • Oversee delivery of communications both externally – including across campaigns, digital and stakeholder engagement – and internally – across vision and leadership, culture change, transformation and day-to-day.
  • Cross-agency working – sharing learnings and insights with other agencies across MOJ and in wider organisations
  • Bringing in insight and best practice from sources outside OPG
  • Taking a strategic approach to insight, research and evaluation, ensuring all work is based on evidence, and learning from what works
  • Line manage two Band A team leads: Head of Internal Communications and Head of External Communications.

To find out more or apply for this vacancy please visit:

https://findajob.dwp.gov.uk/details/505173

Closing date for receipt of applications is: 22 August 2018 at 23:55pm

 

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