Senior Communications Officer

at  Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service

JOB SUMMARY

We are recruiting for the role of Senior Communications Officer, within our communications team. The role has a broad remit across a wide range of communications projects and activities to support the organisation.
We trust and empower colleagues to work in a hybrid way, providing the resources, equipment, and support, so that individually and collectively, we can be the voice of children and young people when the family court makes critical decisions about their futures.
Whilst this role is flexiblly based, travelling is expected at least once a month to our London office (Gray’s Inn Road). Our teams work flexibly and remotely, meaning your proximity to the office doesn’t always have to be a critical consideration.
We are a diverse, inclusive organisation that is a safe space for colleagues with shared aspects of identity and lived experience. This helps ensure we provide a service which promotes the diversity and uniqueness of children and families from all backgrounds. We especially welcome applications from people from diverse backgrounds as we strive to ensure our workforce reflects the diversity of the children and families we work with.
We provide extensive wellbeing support for colleagues, as well as excellent benefits, all of which we hope encourages you to join us.

JOB DESCRIPTION

You will draw on your broad communications experience to make a significant contribution to the output of our communication team.

As a Senior Communications Officer you will be expected to:

• Lead and deliver our awards strategy, seeking out opportunities for the organisation and developing Cafcass’ presence in this space.
• Lead on developing opportunities to promote our work and in particular the achievements of individuals and teams and manage the promotion of this both internally and externally.
• Act as an account manager for our HR Recruitment team and develop the organisation’s recruitment and attraction campaign.
• Own, develop and manage employee engagement at Cafcass including the enhancement of our current internal communication channels with a particular focus on virtual and in-person events. Lead the develop of evidence-based insights that enable the enhancement of employee engagement at Cafcass.
• Support management of the Cafcass Press Office by playing a key supporting role in the out of hours press rota, independently being on call out of hours at least one in five weekends and at least one evening per week.
• Provide strategic communications advice and contribute to key projects, ensuring co-ordination with the Communications Manager and Head of Communications as appropriate.

The above is just an overview of what the role entails and if you’re thinking of applying, we encourage you to read the full Job Description (which is available prior to applying) to gain a better understanding.

SELECTION PROCESS DETAILS

If and when you are ready to apply, our application process is straightforward and quick to complete. You don’t need to complete your application in a single visit, you can start it and come back and amend your responses / update your CV. Just make sure you come back before the closing date to submit.
Below we have given you an indication of a timetable we are hoping to work towards, although dates are subject to change.
Closing Date:
Tuesday 10 September 2024
Telephone Interview:
Tuesday 1 October 2024
Panel Interview:
Thursday 10 October 2024 (in person at Gray’s Road Inn)
We understand that starting a new role is a big decision, and you may require further information before applying. You can find out more about the role in the Job Description and there is a wealth of information about Cafcass on our Cafcass Careers page.
Whilst we will always try and respond quickly we wouldn’t want you to miss the closing date before we were able to get back to you. If this is the case, we recommend you apply anyway and ask any questions as part of your application. This may allow us to contact you and provide you with the required information that will help you decide if you still wish to be considered.
Finally, in anticipation of your application being successful, you might want to read about the offer and pre-employment checks process. As part of your application you can highlight any concerns or questions about the pre-employment checks and we encourage all applicants to do so, safe in the knowledge such information will not be shared with individuals involved in the selection process.
Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.

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)

Communications / Marketing