Brendan Giffen is Deputy Director, Strategic Communications and Public Affairs at the Northern Ireland Prison Service. Brendan joined the Civil Service in 1996 and has held a number of positions during his career including as a Government Press Officer, working on a number of high profile areas including the Strategic Review of Parading and the St Andrews political talks.

He joined the NI Prison Service in 2012 to support the reform of prisons following the devolution of policing and justice in 2010. Since then he has been a member of the senior Headquarters team working on communications, recruitment and industrial relations. He has a BA (Hons) in history and a PG Diploma in Political Communications and Public Affairs.

Prisons Unlocked

Brendan’s keynote introduces the work of the Northern Ireland Prison Service and the opportunities within the organisation.