Communications Campaign Officer

UK Home Office; Sheffield; Hybrid; GBP 35,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Recruitment & Retention Allowance (£2,

Job summary

UK Home Office is seeking a communications professional to support planning, delivery and evaluation of campaigns aligned to government priorities. You will work with cross-functional teams across the UK to deliver impactful messaging and engage diverse audiences.

You’ll manage content production, collaborate with partner agencies and stakeholders, and ensure activity stays on schedule while achieving value for money. Strong writing, influencing and strategic thinking are essential.

Qualifications

• Experience in a communications role with planning, delivery across channels, evaluation and prioritisation.
• Excellent written and spoken communication, including negotiating and influencing.
• Ability to distill complex information into clear messages for audiences.
• Awareness of political context and reputational risk management.

Responsibilities

• Support planning, delivery and evaluation of campaigns aligned to major government priorities.
• Manage content production and work with agencies to deliver value for money.
• Build and maintain relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
• Coordinate across multi-disciplinary teams to ensure campaigns meet deadlines.

Skills

Strategic comms

Stakeholder engagement

Content planning

Multi-channel delivery

Evaluation & prioritisation

Effective written & verbal comms

Influencing & negotiations

Message distillation

Political awareness

Job description

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

A Civil Service pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%

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.