Communications Campaign Officer

UK Home Office; Manchester; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

RRA £2,300pa

Civil Service pension 28.97%

Job summary

The UK Home Office is seeking a communications professional to support planning, delivery and evaluation of campaigns aligned to major government priorities. You’ll work with a multi-disciplinary team, across press, marketing, insight, internal and external affairs, to shape messaging and achieve measurable outcomes.

You'll distil complex information into clear messages for diverse audiences, manage content production, and build trusted relationships with colleagues and stakeholders while

Qualifications

• Experience in a communications role, including planning and delivering across multiple channels and evaluating outcomes.
• Ability to prioritise competing priorities and manage deadlines.
• Excellent written and spoken communication with the ability to influence and build trusted relationships.
• Understanding of reputational risks and how to mitigate them.

Responsibilities

• Plan, deliver and evaluate communications campaigns aligned to government priorities.
• Manage content production and coordinate with agencies as needed.
• Build positive relationships with internal and external stakeholders across teams.

Skills

Campaign planning

Multi-channel delivery

Stakeholder engagement

Message distillation

Political awareness

Risk management

Job description

Plus a Recruitment and Retention Allowance (RRA) of £2,300pa

A Civil Service pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%

Apply before 11:55 pm on Thursday 20th August 2026

As a member of the Communications Directorate, you’ll be supporting our mission to deliver outstanding public services that work for everyone. You will join a multi-disciplinary team with colleagues based across the UK, working together to deliver the Home Office’s communications strategy.

Successful applicants will be a highly motivated, adaptable, innovative, dependable and collaborative communications professional, prepared to work on some of the most challenging, high profile and interesting issues in government.

You will support the planning, delivery and evaluation of communications campaigns aligned to major government priorities, such as securing the border, reducing illegal migration and tackling knife crime, to create measurable change among audiences.

You will work with a multi-disciplinary team, including press, marketing, insight, internal communications, external affairs and social media specialists. And you will build and maintain positive relationships with internal and external stakeholders.

You will be expected to manage content production and work with agencies where needed, while also having the opportunity to bring your own creative ideas to life. This will involve managing plans, ensuring activity remains on schedule and delivering value for money.

You must be able to demonstrate:

• Experience in a communications role, including planning, delivering across multiple channels, evaluating and prioritising competing priorities.
• Effective communication skills (excellent written and speaking), including the ability to negotiate and influence, and experience developing trusted and productive relationships with colleagues and stakeholders.
• A proven track record to distil large amounts of complex information into clear key messages suitable for specific audiences.
• Being politically aware and having an understanding of how to identify and mitigate reputational risks.