DIO - Ministry of Defence Guard Service - Comms and Engagement Officer

The Ministry of Defence Guard Service (MGS) provides high quality security services at over 170 MOD sites across the United Kingdom. The MGS has guarded the Defence Estate for over 30 years including high profile locations such as MOD Main Building in London, Whitehall and His Majestys Naval Bases at Portsmouth, Devonport, and the Clyde. We provide access control, military working dogs, control room operations and other security services. We play a vital role supporting the Defence Mission and work to protect the Defence estate and personnel from crime, terrorism, espionage, and sabotage threats.The MGS has over 2,700 employees and is part of the Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO). MGS Security Officers are often the first point of contact for employees, visitors and contractors on sites and we pride ourselves on our professional, customer-focused culture. Behind our operational workforce is a range of head office roles which support our security professionals to develop and execute the organisations strategy, managing its budget and resources, leading, and developing our staff, maintaining relationships with stakeholders, monitoring and evaluating our performance and identifying new opportunities.All are working towards our Vision to be recognised as an outstanding provider of security services and our five Values underpinning this Vision include: Integrity Always do the right thing. Respect yourself and others. Treat people fairly. Vigilance and Preparedness Keep careful watch for risks and incidents. Be ready to act. Professionalism Know the job thoroughly. Seek continuous improvement. Maintain high standards. Helpfulness - Always be ready to assist people. Leave a lasting positive impression. Teamwork Working with colleagues who are collaborative, respectful, open and trustworthy, who are passionate about excellence and protecting Defence.There are plenty of opportunities for development, access to funded professional qualifications and specialist training. We are a growing organisation with opportunities to progress your security careers and if you align with our Values, wed love to hear from you!This role will support the Engagement and Communications Manager to develop and implement our targeted engagement and communications plan. This exciting and varied role will enable you to shape creative, effective communications for our people from senior leaders to front line staff, source stories of interest to publish to the wider workforce, develop marketing material for internal and external audiences and event planning. We are looking for someone who has excellent people skills, an ability to write engaging, informative and relevant articles, hard-working with a desire to learn and develop and someone who relishes a fast-paced working environment.The ideal candidate will have a high standard of written and verbal communication skills with the ability to tailor content to a range of different audiences, alongside excellent grammar and proof reading skills. Experience of managing websites, blogs and social media would also be beneficial. A solid understanding of Microsoft SharePoint, Sway and Teams would be an advantage, as well as a working knowledge of using the Adobe Creative Suit Systems including Photoshop, Premier Pro and InDesign.We offer a diverse, rewarding and exciting role with a positive and inclusive working environment. You will join friendly, passionate colleagues, rich in their diversity, who are committed to providing excellent Customer Service to our users.