Senior Campaigns Advisor

This vacancy is only available to existing Civil Servant employees and employees of accredited non-departmental public bodies (NDPBs). Please review the "Eligibility" section before you apply.

As Senior Campaigns Advisor, you will support the development and delivery of high-quality campaigns in the CDI portfolio.

You will work with policy, strategy, digital, marketing, press office, external affairs, insight and operational colleagues, alongside partners across government, agencies and external organisations, to deliver cohesive campaigns that support MoJ priorities.

You will lead the development and delivery of campaigns, produce clear written, digital and social media content, support ministerial briefings and submissions, coordinate stakeholder engagement, deliver paid-for activity and help manage agency work across creative, media, research, evaluation and partnership activity.

You may support campaign activity across England & Wales and, where relevant, internationally, including stakeholder engagement, events, partnership activity and content capture.

The role is ideal for a dynamic and creative communicator who is comfortable handling sensitive and high-profile issues, bringing grip to a varied portfolio and working at pace.

You will report to one of the Heads of Campaigns and work closely with senior colleagues across the directorate.

• Lead planning and implementation of insight-led communications activity across for the team’s priority campaigns.
• Manage work to deadline, delivering agreed campaign objectives, milestones, outcomes and value for money.
• Work with the Head of Campaigns and wider team to collaborate with colleagues across the directorate.
• Support events, stakeholder engagement, creative development, partnership activity, ministerial moments and campaign launches across different policy areas.
• Lead on high-quality written content for social media, campaign updates, submissions, briefing material, partner products and stakeholder communications.
• Coordinate project teams and delivery partners across paid, owned, earned and shared channels.
• Identify communications risks and opportunities, including stakeholder sensitivities, reputational issues and alignment with wider government messaging.
• Evaluate and report campaign progress and outcomes, using insight and learning to improve future activity.
• Develop strong sector knowledge across MoJ campaign areas.

Job description

• Proven experience delivering communications campaigns within government, the public sector or a similar organisation.
• Adaptable, collaborative and able to work at pace on sensitive and high-profile issues.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to turn complex policy and insight into clear, audience-focused content.
• Creative and confident developing low and no-cost campaigns across digital, owned, earned, paid and offline channels.
• Strong organisational, project management and planning skills, with the ability to manage competing priorities.
• Able to build strong relationships with policy teams, agencies, stakeholders and partner organisations.
• Good understanding of insight, data and evaluation, and how to use results to improve communications outcomes.
• Confident advising and influencing senior stakeholders, including Ministers and senior officials.
• Experience of behaviour-change, public information, social impact, stakeholder, reputation or international campaigns is desirable.

Staff on fixed term appointments must have been recruited through fair and open competition.

Vacancies advertised “cross-government” are only open to all Civil Service employees and employees of accredited non-departmental public bodies (NDPBs) who were appointed on merit following a fair and open competition; or were appointed to a permanent post through an exception in the Civil Service Commissioners' rules.

• We will assess your experience for this role via the following methods
• CV or Work History, Statement of Suitability
• Evidence of Experience

The MoJ offers a range of benefits:

Salary

The national salary range is £42,914 - £46,182 London salary range is £49,325- £53,081 Your salary will be dependent on your base location

Working Pattern

Full Time

Vacancy Approach

Cross Government

Location

National

Region

National

Closing Date

04-Sep-2026

Post Type

Permanent

Civil Service Grade

SEO

Number of jobs available

1

Reserve List

12 Months

Job ID

21407

Campaigns, Digital and Insight

This is a fantastic opportunity to join the Ministry of Justice’s Campaigns, Digital and Insight (CDI) team and help deliver high-profile communications that support department, government and No.10 priorities and make a real-world impact.

The team deliver a broad portfolio of insight-led campaigns, spanning victims’ rights, violence against women and girls, community sentencing, legal services, public confidence in the justice system and wider ministerial priorities.

This is a chance for a talented communications professional to work on behaviour-change, public information, stakeholder and reputation campaigns, turning complex justice policy into clear, compelling communications.

Across MoJ we are guided by our shared values - purpose, humanity, openness and togetherness. We believe in our purpose, providing justice for our society; we care about each other and those we work with, we show them humanity; we are open to learning and innovating, both in ourselves and the things we do; and we want to work together, collaborating with colleagues throughout MoJ and far beyond.

We welcome and encourage applications from everyone, including groups currently underrepresented in our workforce and pride ourselves as being an employer of choice.

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

• Delivering at Pace
• Seeing the Big Picture
• Making Effective Decisions
• Working Together

Along with four Government Communication Service Technical skills:

• Insight
• Ideas
• Implementation
• Impact

At interview you will be assessed according to these Civil Service Strengths:

• Adaptable
• Team Leader
• Preventer
• Networker

Additional Information

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 roles: 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 location’s respective pay scale (any legacy arrangements/locations will need to be amended).

Some of MoJ’s terms and conditions of service are changing as part of Civil Service reform. The changes will apply to staff joining MoJ who are new to the Civil Service. Staff joining MoJ from other civil service employers will transfer onto the new MoJ terms if they are already on 'modernised' terms in their current post or onto 'unmodernised' MoJ terms if they are on 'unmodernised' terms at their current post. Details will be available if an offer is made.

MoJ candidates who are on a specialist grade, will be able to retain their grade on lateral transfer.

All candidates who are currently in receipt of Mark Time / Pay Protection should ensure they are familiar with the new policy on permanent and temporary promotion which can be found on the employee intranet.

The Ministry of Justice offers a flexible working system in many offices. Standard full time working hours are 37 hours per week. MoJ welcomes part-time, flexible and job-sharing working patterns, where they meet the demands of the role and business needs. All applications for part-time, flexible and job-sharing working patterns will be considered in accordance with the MoJ’s Flexible Working policy.

Annual leave is 25 days on appointment and will increase to 30 days after five years’ service.

There is also a scheme to allow qualifying staff to buy or sell up to three days leave each year. Additional paid time off for public holidays and 1 privilege day. Leave for part-time and job share posts will be calculated on a pro-rata basis.

The Civil Service offers a choice of pension schemes, giving you the flexibility to choose the pension that suits you best.

The Ministry of Justice is committed to staff development and offers an extensive range of training and development opportunities.

The opportunity to join employee-run networks that have been established to provide advice and support and to enable the views of employees from minority groups to be expressed direct to senior management. There are currently networks for employees of minority ethnic origin, employees with disabilities, employees with caring responsibilities, women employees, and lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender employees.

• A range of ‘Family Friendly’ policies such as opportunities to work reduced hours or job share.
• Access to flexible benefits such as voluntary benefits, retail vouchers and discounts on a range of goods and services.

For moves to or from another employer or moves across the Civil Service this can have implications on your eligibility to carry on claiming childcare vouchers. You may however be eligible for alternative government childcare support schemes, including Tax Free Childcare. You can determine your eligibility at .

• Paid paternity, adoption and maternity leave.
• Free annual sight tests for employees who use computer screens.

The Civil Service Code 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. Should you feel that the recruitment process has breached the recruitment principles you are able to raise a formal complaint in the following order

• To Transformative Business Services (0345 241 5359 (Monday to Friday 8am - 6pm) or e mail );
• To Ministry of Justice Resourcing team ;
• To the Civil Service Commission (details available here)

As a Disability Confident employer, MoJ are committed to providing everyone with the opportunity to demonstrate their skills, talent and abilities, by making adjustments throughout all elements of the recruitment process and in the workplace. MoJ are able to offer an interview to disabled candidates who meet the minimum selection criteria, except in a limited number of campaigns.

You will be able to request reasonable adjustments to the recruitment process within the application form. If you need additional help completing the application form, please contact the TBS Recruitment Enquiries Team.

For more information on applying for a role as a candidate with a disability or long-term condition, please watch our animated videos.

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 and the Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy.

Civil Service departments are expected to explore redeployment opportunities before making an individual redundant. The MoJ is committed, as part of the Redeployment Interview Scheme, to providing opportunities to those who are 'at risk of redundancy'.

MoJ is able to offer an interview to eligible candidates who meet the minimum selection criteria, except in a limited number of campaigns. Candidates will not be eligible for the Redeployment Interview Scheme if they are applying on promotion.

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

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A reserve list may be held for up to 12 months from which further appointments may be made for the same or similar roles.

Contact Information

If you require any assistance please call 0345 241 5359 (Monday to Friday 8am - 6pm) or e mail

Please quote the job reference 21407

If you require any assistance please call 0345 241 5358 (Monday to Friday 8am - 6pm) or e mail

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Delivering at Pace

Making Effective Decisions

Seeing the Big Picture

Working Together

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Strengths will be assessed but these are not shared in advance.

GCS Ideas

GCS Insight

GCS Implementation

GCS Impact

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