25.60 HEO Campaigns Adviser

Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS); Post (OR); Remote; USD 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

The Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) is seeking a Campaigns Adviser to craft engaging communication strategies. This mid-senior role involves developing campaigns, collaborating with stakeholders, and ensuring brand integrity across various media formats. The successful candidate will enhance transparency and engagement with key audiences, making impactful contributions to the organization's strategic goals.

Benefits

Generous annual leave entitlement

Flexible working opportunities

Employee Assistance Programme

Civil Service Pension with employer contribution of 28.97%

Qualifications

• Proven experience in external communications.
• Ability to work under pressure and meet tight deadlines.
• Excellent copywriting and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Research and develop measurable campaigns.
• Utilize media to communicate campaign messages.
• Monitor and evaluate campaign effectiveness.

Skills

Engaging copywriting

Media relations

Public relations

Digital media

Campaign planning

Education

Degree in Journalism/Public Relations/Communications

Job description

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Work can be done remotely, but the post holder will have a contracted base of Liverpool or Darlington. The post holder may be required to attend their contracted office in accordance with the needs of the organisation

Job Summary

The Communications Team sits within the Partnerships and Communications Unit in the Strategy, Performance and Change Directorate. The team has four functions: External Communications, Internal Communications and Engagement, Strategic Communications; and Editorial and Design. We require a Campaigns Adviser to support the achievement of the following DBS’ strategic objectives:

• To be visible, trusted and influential
• People-focused
  
  

In this role we are looking for an Campaigns Adviser to work with internal and external stakeholders to research, develop, implement and evaluate creative campaigns for internal and external audiences according to DBS priorities and as directed by the External Communication Manager and the Internal Communications Manager.

Job Description

The successful candidate will have the following responsibilities:

• To research and develop measurable campaigns which support the Disclosure and Barring Service’s strategy and objectives and which maximise opportunities to develop engagement and transparency with employees and with our partners.
• To utilise a full range of media including print, photography and video as well as online engagement to target campaign messages, communicate with key audiences (including external and internal) and achieve maximum impact and response.
• To be guardians for the DBS’ brand by ensuring all campaigns meet the agreed guidelines.
• To meet with internal and external partners and create working campaign briefs and plans which are deliverable and measurable.
• To work collaboratively with other members of the team to create and deliver content including digital, graphics, video, and audio as required.
• To co-ordinate the production of corporate publications, including researching, copywriting and managing the design and print of internal and external publications, as well as reports and copy for DBS website and intranet.
• To take responsibility for monitoring and evaluating the effectiveness of all internal and external campaign activity, identifying and implementing improvements as required.
• To attend meetings and conferences as necessary to identify suitable information to communicate to internal and external stakeholders.
• To be prepared to work flexibly and to change priorities and workloads quickly and effectively dependent upon the requirements of the role.
  
  

The Successful Candidate Will Have The Following Responsibilities

• To research and develop measurable campaigns which support the Disclosure and Barring Service’s strategy and objectives and which maximise opportunities to develop engagement and transparency with employees and with our partners.
• To utilise a full range of media including print, photography and video as well as online engagement to target campaign messages, communicate with key audiences (including external and internal) and achieve maximum impact and response.
• To be guardians for the DBS’ brand by ensuring all campaigns meet the agreed guidelines.
• To meet with internal and external partners and create working campaign briefs and plans which are deliverable and measurable.
• To work collaboratively with other members of the team to create and deliver content including digital, graphics, video, and audio as required.
• To co-ordinate the production of corporate publications, including researching, copywriting and managing the design and print of internal and external publications, as well as reports and copy for DBS website and intranet.
• To take responsibility for monitoring and evaluating the effectiveness of all internal and external campaign activity, identifying and implementing improvements as required.
• To attend meetings and conferences as necessary to identify suitable information to communicate to internal and external stakeholders.
• To be prepared to work flexibly and to change priorities and workloads quickly and effectively dependent upon the requirements of the role.
  
  

Person specification

Essential Criteria

• Ability to produce engaging copy for different channels.
• Ability to work under pressure and to tight deadlines
• Proven experience of working in a challenging external facing communications role, with a demonstrable track record in media relations, public relations and digital media.
• Experience of delivering communications plans and campaigns
• Knowledge and experience of engaging with national, regional and specialist media
• Excellent copywriting, creative writing and verbal communication skills, including ability to adapt style depending upon audience and occasion
• Knowledge and understanding of content management systems and social media scheduling tools.
  
  

Desirable Criteria

• Ability to lead, inspire, support and develop others
• A degree in Journalism/Public Relations/Communications or similar qualification
• Experience of appropriately utilising AI technology to support insight-driven plans and campaigns
• Membership of a relevant professional body, such as CIPD
  
  

Behaviours

We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:

• Communicating and Influencing
• Seeing the Big Picture
• Changing and Improving
• Delivering at Pace
• Managing a Quality Service
  
  

Alongside your salary of £34,791, Disclosure & Barring Service contributes £10,078 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.

The DBS offers a number of excellent benefits for its employees. These can include:

• Generous annual leave entitlement
• Excellent maternity, paternity and adoption schemes (after a qualifying period)
• Commitment to the health and wellbeing of our employees
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Flexible working opportunities
• Eyecare voucher scheme
• Occupational Health Service including referrals for counselling and physiotherapy
• 24/7 Counselling and Wellbeing Service
• A Civil Service Pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%
  
  

The DBS vision and purpose is to make people safer by being a visible, trusted and influential organisation, providing an outstanding quality of service to all our customers and partners, where our people understand the important safeguarding contributions they make and feel proud to work here. To do this, the DBS is committed to being an employer that is able to attract, develop, retain and engage diverse talent that is representative of the communities we serve, and to be an organisation providing outstanding service to all our existing and new customers, who are diverse and have a range of different needs. We want all our staff to be able to bring their ‘whole self’ to work.

Selection process details

This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours and Experience.

Behaviours

We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:

• Communicating and Influencing
• Seeing the Big Picture
• Changing and Improving
• Delivering at Pace
• Managing a Quality Service
  
  

To apply for this post, please provide a CV together with a suitability statement of no more than 500 words, outlining how your skills, experience and qualifications meet the requirements of the role, including all essential and desirable criteria, and the key responsibilities.

For all candidates who are successful at the initial sifting stage, you will be expected to deliver a 10-minute presentation to the panel followed by a panel based interview.

• Interviews will be held via MS Teams
  
  

The aim of the panel interview will be to assess your ability to demonstrate the following behaviours:

• Communicating and Influencing (Presentation)
• Seeing the Bigger Picture
• Changing and Improving
• Delivering at pace
• Managing a Quality Service
  
  

As part of your interview you will be expected to deliver a 10-minute Presentation. The presentation will assess the 'Communicating and Influencing' behaviour. The topic will be sent to you with your Teams invite.

Interviews are likely to take place: w/c 21st July.

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Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.

This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours and Experience.

Security

Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check.

People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.

Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check.

People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.

Nationality requirements

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)
• 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)

Working for the Civil Service

The Civil Service Code (opens in a new window) 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 (opens in a new window).

The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.

The Civil Service Code (opens in a new window) 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 (opens in a new window).

The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.

Diversity and Inclusion

The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found. To learn more please see the Civil Service People Plan (opens in a new window) and the Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy (opens in a new window).

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Contact point for applicants

Job Contact

• Name : Gary Vyse
• Email : [e-mail]
  
  

Recruitment team

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Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Contract

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• Industries

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