869 - Speechwriter in the Private Office and Parliamentary Directorate

The Private Office and Parliament Directorate is looking to recruit an SEO Speechwriter to support the MoJ's speechwriting team.

The team sits at the heart of the ministerial private offices supporting ministers and MoJ senior leaders to communicate their ideas on the justice system in clear and compelling ways to a range of audiences.

We are looking for a team player able to own their own speechwriting projects with determination and energy, one who can deploy language skilfully and shrewdly, with an ear for the most compelling narratives that will drive forward the MoJ's objectives.

In this role you will:

Lead on multiple projects at any one time, ensuring that final written products reflect ministers' policy objectives, style and individual voice.

· Facilitate the MoJ junior ministers achieving their aims for each written product, working with Private Offices to understand and deliver what they want from a project.

· Collaborate with policy teams to understand the context for each project, using their knowledge to inform the way narratives are shaped and ensure they are both compelling and accurate.

· Produce products that tell a story about each policy area, so as to bring it to life for the public and the Ministry of Justice's stakeholders.

Collaborate with colleagues across the communications team, ensuring a joined-up approach to messaging throughout the MoJ's written communications products.

· Work with press officers to understand the language being used by the media around individual policy areas, ensuring that speeches advance MoJ arguments and rebut any misleading claims.

· Disseminate information to press officers to ensure they can brief journalists confidently and accurately about speech content and the implications of any policy announcements.

· Work with press officer colleagues to ensure logistics around speaking events are organised to maximise media interest and interaction.

· Work with the Digital Team to create content for the Ministry of Justice's digital channels that maximises the reach of speeches.

· Collaborate with the Campaigns Team to ensure that speech messaging not only aligns with campaign activity but, where possible, advances any campaign objectives.

· Keep in regular contact with our Stakeholder Team to understand the thinking of the Ministry of Justice's stakeholders at any given time and what impact this might have on speechwriting.