Head of Communications and Campaigns, Ministry of Justice; Ministry of Justice

Head of Staff Communications and Campaigns, Ministry of Justice
The national salary range is £58,511 – £65,329, London salary range is £63,343 – £70,725. Your salary will be dependent on your base location
Birmingham, London, Nottingham
Grade 7
Fixed Term
Reserve list: 12 months
Closing date: 9 July 2026

Jobs available: 1

Job title:

Head of Staff Experience Communications
Contract type:
Up to 9 months

We are looking for an experienced and creative internal communications professional to lead staff experience and engagement internal communications across the Ministry of Justice.

Reporting into the Head of Internal Communications (G6), this role is responsible for driving staff motivation, engagement and behaviour change through creative and insight-led internal communications activity.

This role is available on a 9‑month fixed term basis.

For existing Civil Servants: this role will normally be offered as a loan from your home department, subject to agreement. You will remain a permanent employee of your home department for the duration of the loan.

For external candidates: this role will be offered as a 9‑month fixed‑term appointment, with the contract ending after this period.

• Develop and deliver staff engagement campaigns supporting organisational priorities and behaviour change
• Lead staff pride and advocacy internal communications, including awards, EDI and inclusion activity
• Lead campaigns supporting transformation and AI adoption
• Provide internal communications business partnering support to HQ Director General groups
• Lead insight and staff sentiment programmes
• Create engaging and accessible internal communications content across multiple channels

• You will be an experienced communications professional, with strong internal communications expertise and experience operating in a complex, high-profile environment.
• Communications judgement
• Providing high-quality internal communications advice to senior leaders and stakeholders
• Managing sensitive and high-profile internal communications activity with sound judgement and discretion
• Identifying internal communications risks and opportunities and responding appropriately
• Building strong, credible relationships with senior stakeholders
• Managing competing demands
• Managing competing priorities and changing deadlines in a fast-paced environment
• Coordinating multiple strands of internal communications activity
• Delivering reactive internal communications activity at pace while maintaining planned delivery
• Creativity
• Developing engaging campaigns and internal communications that support behaviour change and engagement
• Creating clear, accessible and impactful internal communications content for different audiences
• Identifying opportunities to improve channels, campaigns and ways of working

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). 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…