Communication manager jobs
Martingale Postgraduate Foundation (Martingale) exists to fund and support the next generation of talented researchers. We believe that family income should not be a barrier to the pursuit of excellence, and our mission is to enable and nurture talented individuals from low-socioeconomic backgrounds to thrive within world-leading postgraduate research.
Martingale’s flagship programme is the Martingale Postgraduate Scholarship, which supports students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds to pursue and excel in postgraduate degrees, by providing:
- A fully-funded Living Wage Scholarship to pursue a one-year Masters degree or a four-year PhD.
- All tuition fees and research expenses, including a tax-free stipend for living costs.
- Tailored support to apply for Martingale courses at our partner universities.
- Access to Martingale programmes, including leadership training and connections with top academic and industry professionals.
- Membership of a pioneering community of talented researchers.
In the three years since Martingale launched, we are now supporting over 100 Scholars to undertake postgraduate degrees across our ten partner universities and have committed over £7.7m in Scholarships. We are continuing to expand our offer, bringing on new partners each year.
We are seeking an experienced communications lead to join our external engagement team and play a key role in shaping Martingale’s external profile and scholar recruitment.
As Communications Manager, you will lead on several critical aspects of Martingale’s work including all external communications from social media to PR, and brand management. Crucially, you will lead on the annual recruitment campaign for Martingale’s Postgraduate Scholarships. This three-month campaign each autumn is a fundamental part of Martingales work, ensuring we are finding and supporting as many talented people to apply as possible. Working closely with the Head of Communications and External Engagement, you will lead on all Martingale’s external communications.
A key responsibility will be ensuring that Martingale’s messaging is consistent, with a bold brand presence and strong collaboration with various external stakeholders including funders, universities, media, and government. You will also line manage the Events and Communications Officer who leads on all Martingale events and social media.
We are looking for a strong communicator with some leadership experience including line management, partnership management and external relations. You will bring excellent organisational skills, strong attention to detail, a proactive mindset, and a strong alignment with Martingale’s mission. We welcome applicants from a range of career paths who are excited to be part of a growing, fast-paced charity delivering meaningful impact.
Martingale Foundation is incubated by Purposeful Ventures who provide operational and strategic support. The Communications Manager will be employed by Purposeful Ventures.
About Purposeful Ventures
Our vision is for a fairer society where all young people thrive. We work with social entrepreneurs, organisations and philanthropists that share our vision. Through our work with these partners, young people are given opportunities in education and beyond, helping them reach their true potential.
Purposeful Ventures offers philanthropists and funders bespoke advice, using an evidence-based approach to help them to identify high-impact opportunities to fund. We then partner with visionary individuals and mission-driven organisations with strong theories of change. We help them turn great ideas into sustainable and successful ventures by offering fully individualised and very hands-on support, access to funding and a ‘high-challenge, high-support’ home. We do the minimum necessary and whatever it takes to succeed.
Key Responsibilities:
Working with the Head of Communications and External Engagement, you will lead on the design and implementation of end-to-end marketing for the recruitment campaign for Martingale Scholars:
- Ensure widespread marketing of the Martingale Scholarship opportunity across the UK, including in media (e.g., student newspapers), on university campuses and on graduate job boards.
- Coordinate an effective paid advertising campaign across multiple channels.
- Directly engage prospective scholars to increase interest and convince them to apply for Martingale opportunities. For example, leading email campaigns, visiting university campuses, or hosting webinars.
- Build relationships with university academics, careers departments, student societies, graduate careers platforms, and other organisations who work with Martingale’s target audience. Encourage them to share Martingale opportunities to relevant people.
- Develop marketing materials and coordinate circulation: leaflets, brochures, social media content, video, email and newsletters, case studies and interviews with relevant people incl. current scholars.
- Procure and coordinate any relevant external providers: e.g., paid digital advertising agencies.
- Manage the Applicant Tracking System, embed and manage a CRM system for enrolled scholars.
Manage brand and increase brand awareness:
- Manage and develop Martingale Foundation’s brand identity, and the identity of our programmes: visual identity, communication style, digital presence, in-person style and feel of events.
- Design and manage a creative and innovative social media campaign across multiple channels, incl. paid ads.
- Manage the website, including maintenance, development, and SEO – with agency support.
- Lead engagement with media outlets and relevant press, including student newspapers. Write engaging press releases and generate interest in Martingale.
- Develop innovative opportunities to grow Martingale’s brand awareness including opportunities for you or the CEO to showcase Martingale’s work.
Stakeholder management and communications:
- Produce and coordinate engaging communications and events for scholars and applicants, alongside the Programme’s team.
- Manage relationships with partner universities Marketing and External Relations teams, ensuring they are consulted and pleased with progress, while also delivering on their commitments.
- Develop collaborative relationships with charity partners or organisations with similar missions to Martingale, as well as potential employers of Martingale Scholars, and ensure they are aware of Martingale’s mission and progress whilst supporting recruitment and brand building efforts.
- Build productive relationships with funders relevant communications teams.
Organisation and team:
- Line manage the Events and Communications Officer, ensuring they are supported, clear on responsibilities and how they fit into the wider strategy of Martingale.
- Work across all departments in the organisation, ensuring that staff are supported to produce communications and that all Martingale’s work is being promoted effectively.
Monitor and report on the progress of the Martingale Foundation:
- Lead the production of impact reports.
- Collect and analyse data from applications, and annually review and refine the Martingale Scholarship’s recruitment campaign to make appropriate adjustments in future years.
- Assess, evidence and communicate the impact of the Martingale Foundation Scholarship in innovative ways.
General
- As duties and responsibilities change, the job description will be reviewed and amended in consultation with the post holder.
- The post holder will carry out any other duties as are within the scope, spirit and purpose of the role as requested by the line manager.
Key Requirements:
Essential Criteria
- Right to work in the UK
Experience and skills
Essential
- Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, with the ability to effectively communicate with diverse audiences including senior stakeholders.
- Strong experience in communications within a mission-driven organisation.
- Good track record of developing and delivering highly effective communications campaigns.
- Strategic thinking combined with hands-on content expertise.
- Experience managing and cultivating partnerships.
- Understanding of UK education, social mobility, or research funding landscapes.
- Experience in managing an organisation’s social media and website (including wordpress or similar).
- Able to assimilate complex information quickly, identifying the pertinent points and making them accessible for a wider audience.
- Advanced IT proficiency: Spreadsheet, Word Processing, CRM or Databases, Email, Web-based applications.
- Experience managing multiple projects/workstream and priorities simultaneously, while maintaining attention to detail, prioritising, and meeting deadlines.
Desirable
- Experience working with or within higher education or research organisations.
- Graphic design experience in Adobe.
- Proven experience line managing staff.
- Familiarity with charity fundraising or philanthropic communications.
- Experience delivering communications in a startup or scale-up environment.
- Experience in working with governance boards and/or trustees.
- Experience delivering ambitious recruitment campaigns.
Personal Characteristics
- Excellent interpersonal skills: able to build rapport and trusting relationships and able to work co-operatively in a multidisciplinary setting.
- A commitment to Martingale’s mission to support postgraduate students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds.
- Comfortable working in a rapidly growing and changing organisation with a degree of ambiguity – confident to create processes and ways forward where they might not yet exist.
- Creative and innovative: willing to think outside the box to maximise reach.
- Resourceful, able to act on initiative, hardworking, detail-oriented, and systematic.
Benefits
- 27 days annual leave plus bank holidays, rising to 29 days after two years of service and to 30 days after three years of service. This entitlement is pro rata for part-time employees. This entitlement excludes bank holidays.
- Full office closure between Christmas and New Year.
- A flexible approach to working with understanding and consideration for work-life balance and personal commitments.
- As a Purposeful Ventures employee, you will have the opportunity to be part of the TPT (The Pension Trust) scheme, our workplace pension scheme, where we make an 11% contribution; you are not required to contribute towards this scheme unless you choose to.
- Access to Charlie Perks, offering discounts and rewards at over 30,000 brands and retailers.
Our mission is to enable and nurture talented individuals from low-socioeconomic backgrounds to become a new generation of STEM leaders.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
We are a not-for-profit organisation committed to increasing the diversity and numbers of young people entering engineering and technology to meet the future workforce needs, as well as promoting roles that help us work towards net zero and drive environmental sustainability.
Are you an experienced marcomms professional with a passion for building relationships and increasing audience engagement? We’re looking for the right person to join us to drive our schools-facing campaigns, working across the marketing communications mix.
Working with a range of stakeholders, you’ll manage the development, planning and execution of a range of strategic campaigns and communication. You’ll create compelling content that promotes our activities across multiple channels, tracking and reporting on performance and engagement.
About EngineeringUK
Our purpose is to drive change so more young people choose engineering and technology careers.
Our vision is that the UK has the workforce needed for engineering and technology to thrive, to improve sustainability and to achieve net zero.
Our mission is to enable more young people from all backgrounds to be informed, inspired and progress into engineering and technology.
In the UK, we don’t have enough engineers and demand is going up. So, we need more young people to realise there could be a future for them in engineering and technology. To really thrive, we need a stronger, more diverse and representative workforce and for that we have to do things differently to make engineering more appealing.
We are a not-for-profit working with hundreds of organisations across business, education, professional institutions and the third sector so we can all grow the future talent pool together. We drive that collective effort through research and evidence, leadership, activities for schools and advocacy, with a focus on long-term sustainability.
We guided by a series of values that we apply to all our activity:
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We are inclusive and care about diversity. We understand that we have different needs and create opportunities for everyone's voice to be heard
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We are collaborative. We listen, share and work in partnership to achieve our vision
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We are curious and keen to learn. We challenge ourselves and others to innovate and experiment
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We are insightful. We evaluate what we do and draw on research to make decisions and to improve our collective understanding
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We are driven by a strong sense of purpose. We are determined to make an impact and achieve our goals
About the role
The Marketing Communications Manager is responsible for the strategic delivery of strong marcomms campaigns and content creation that help meet programme targets, raise the profile of our work and drive increased targeted engagement with our programmes and services.
Your main focus will be on programmes to engage our schools audiences, including teachers, careers leaders and young people. You will also drive engagement with organisations that run STEM outreach activities to help make all schools outreach more impactful.
In your role you will manage recruitment campaigns and marcomms for EUK Education (our schools-facing brand) and associated programmes such as Big Bang. You will also manage social channels, web editing and some design elements, as well as supporting on wider marketing communications to our corporate audiences.
The role is London based at our office at 10 Lower Thames Street, London EC3R 6EN and will involve frequent / may involve some travel in the UK (amend as required).We believe that hybrid working has many benefits and are pleased to offer flexible working with a minimum of 2 days (or 40%) a week in the office and the option for a flexible start and end to the working day in our vibrant central London office overlooking the Thames. Further details on our flexible working practices can be discussed at interview or you can reach out to a member of our HR team.
Further details of the role can be found in the job description and person specification.
Person specification
Essential skills / competencies
- Proven experience of developing, planning and executing effective marcomms campaigns, including monitoring, analytics and reporting against targets
- Experience of schools/teacher-focused marketing communications
- Strong understanding and experience of digital communication methods, including CMS, social, e-marketing platforms, Google Analytics, SEO
- Experience of creating digital marketing content and managing design and production processes
- Ability to think creatively and innovatively whilst working under pressure
- Strong attention to detail, ensuring high quality outputs are delivery on deadline and to budget
- Excellent relationship management skills and experience of successfully managing external agencies
- Ability to work independently and flexibly in a rapidly changing environment
- Excellent communication skills, both written and oral
- Commitment to our mission and values, you will be able to engage with our values and work in a way that supports our commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion
Desirable skills / competencies
- Experience of AEO/GEO and AI for marketing communications
- Strong analytical skills, turning data into insights
- Video editing skills
Education / level of experience
- A professional marketing or communications qualification is desirable but not essential for this role
- This role would suit candidates with several years of solid marketing communications experience, ideally including some experience at manager level
EngineeringUK is committed to being an inclusive workplace, where everyone feels they belong.This is supported by the dedicated work we are doing to ensure our policies and practices are inclusive and that our staff are trained to be able to fulfil this commitment.
We value the benefits of a diverse workforce and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds and experiences.Our recruitment process is designed to be as accessible and inclusive as possible and to ensure people are individually assessed regardless of their backgrounds or characteristics. We are an equal opportunities employer and are open to flexible working, including job share.
Applying for this role
Applications
If you would like to request to submit your application in an alternative format to support accessibility, please let us know.
The deadline for applications is 5:00pm on Sunday 1 February 2026.
Interviews
Applications will be assessed against the requirements for the post as set out in the Role Profile and Person Specification.
We are a Disability Confident committed employer. We guarantee an interview to any disabled people who meet the minimum requirements of the role. Additionally, if there are any reasonable adjustments we can make to make this process easier for you then we are happy to do so. Just complete the relevant sections of the online application form.
We aim to notify candidates who have been shortlisted within 2 weeks. If you have not heard from us by this time, please assume that you have not been successful.
First interviews will be held mid to late February
What can we offer you?
- Competitive salary
- 28 days paid annual leave (plus bank holidays), in addition we normally close for the Christmas week
- Competitive pension (10% employer contribution)
- Annual bonus opportunity
- Flexible working
- A vibrant office with terrace overlooking the Thames embankment and Tower Bridge
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Life Insurance (4 x salary)
- Cycle to Work Scheme
- Long term illness/incapacity insurance cover (permanent health insurance or PHI)
- Annual private health check for all employees over 40 once they have completed their probationary period and to employees over 35 after 3 years’ service
- Discounted gym membership
- Yearly flu vaccination
Actively Interviewing
This organisation is scheduling interviews as applications come in. They're ready to hire as soon as they find the right person. Don't miss your opportunity, apply now!
We are looking for a Communications Specialist to join our UK office (London-based). Reporting to the Communications Director and the CEO you will be responsible for supporting the fundraising, events management and private philanthropy teams as well as liaising with the media.
Your main responsibilities, in order of priority and time commitment, will include:
- Writing content for newsletters, presentations, emails, etc.
- Managing social media channels, including copywriting and proposing audiovisual content.
- Writing communications materials for events, campaigns, etc.
- Maintaining website content.
- Coordinating annual publications (Annual Report and Impact Report).
- Coordinating external suppliers (audiovisual, web maintenance, etc.).
- Writing press releases and liaising with the media.
Requirements
- 4+ years of experience.
- Degree in Journalism, Communications or related fields.
- Professional experience with Campaign Monitor, Mailchimp or similar.
- Professional use and management of social media platforms, mainly LinkedIn, Instagram and YouTube.
- Experience using design platforms such as Canva.
- Native English speaker
You’ll thrive in this role if you:
- Write exceptionally well and know how to create engaging content without losing scientific rigour.
- Have experience communicating with major donors.
- Have a strong attention to detail and take pride in ensuring your content is polished and accurate.
- Are proactive and full of ideas.
- Have creative flair and feel comfortable producing simple designs for social media, presentations, etc.
- Are familiar with the audiovisual world, can manage simple video scripts and have good judgement when assessing content quality.
- Have experience in scientific communication, particularly in cancer research, and are able to explain complex concepts to broad audiences.
It would be a plus if you:
· Are fluent in Spanish.
Conditions:
Salary: £40,000 annual
Remote flexible: 2 to 3 days in office, depending on needs.
Non-profit organisation dedicated to fighting cancer through cutting-edge research.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
About the Role
Headway East London is looking for a creative and values-driven Communications Officer to support and develop the voice of Headway East London – working with our community of brain injury survivors, volunteers, and staff to co-produce content that shares our stories, increases awareness and broadens our reach.
You’ll play a central role in promoting our services, supporting income generation, and amplifying the voices of our members through a range of marketing and communications activity. You’ll balance digital know-how with a collaborative approach, developing accessible, engaging content across channels including our website, social media, e- newsletters, and print materials.
If you’re passionate about inclusion and creativity and are interested in working collaboratively to ensure our communications reflect the unique identity, voices, and values of our organisation, then this is your role.
Principal Duties and Responsibilities
Marketing & Communications Delivery
- Deliver and support the implementation of our communications and marketing strategy across all channels (digital and print).
- Support a regular calendar of activity across social media platforms (Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn, BlueSky, YouTube) to maintain and grow a network of online supporters.
- Support on maintaining and developing content for the Headway East London website (using WordPress and Elementor), including blog posts, service pages and events.
- Create engaging, relevant and accessible content including copy, video, photography, audio and graphics (using Canva), in line with brand guidelines and accessibility principles.
- Co-ordinate monthly e-newsletters and other communications using Mailchimp to a variety of audiences.
Community & Co-Production
- Work with our members(services users - people with brain injury),volunteers and staff to co-create content that reflects their voices and experiences.
- Ensure accessibility is embedded in all communications, including use of plain English, inclusive visuals, and a variety of formats.
- Engage the wider Headway East London community in developing campaigns, storytelling, and communications planning.
Campaigns, Partnerships & Income Generation
- Support fundraising and development teams to plan and deliver digital campaigns that increase donations, engagement and awareness.
- Explore opportunities for brand development, partnerships and earned media that align with our values and strategic priorities.
- Maintain and strengthen relationships with local and national media outlets and stakeholders.
Internal Communications
- Support internal communication needs across the organisation, helping teams stay informed and connected across multiple sites.
- Help develop internal resources and templates that enable teams to produce consistent, values-led communications.
Key Relationships - Internal and External
Internal: Members (service users), Volunteers, Day Service Co-Ordinators,
Service Leads of Departments, Director of Fundraising.
External: Public Audiences, Partner Organisations, Contractors e.g. Website
Developers, Graphic Designers, Press.
Other
Apply the Headway East London values and behaviours to every aspect of the role at all times.
Protect and enhance the interests and reputation of Headway East London internally and externally.
Commit to the organisational principles of: coproduction equity, diversity and inclusion sustainability.
Headway East London is an Equal Opportunities Employer and we are committed to ensuring that all staff are motivated, skilled and rewarded by their work. We welcome applicants regardless of race, religion or belief, colour, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, disability, age and other protected status as required by law. We promote and protect human rights; they are the foundation of what we do. We want to be an inclusive place where a diverse mix of talented people want to come and contribute their unique strengths and perspectives. We are focused on equality and believe that all the fascinating characteristics that make us different, make us more able to deliver our life-changing work with passion and creativity.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Our stories are the heartbeat of our mission, and we’re looking for someone to help us shape them.
From heart-warming tales of dogs finding their forever homes, to compelling case studies of the impact of support services, we’re looking for a Stories Manager to scope stories on the ground and produce compelling content that brings our brand to life.
What does this role do?
As Stories Manager, you’ll:
- shape Dogs Trust’s approach to case studies, ensuring our stories are effective, powerful and available to all our teams who need them,
- manage a team of case study producers, supporting them to source and develop emotive stories that exemplify the work we do,
- develop a year-round case study plan that aligns with our key messages and campaigns, monitoring audience engagement and the impact of stories to build on success,
- collaborate with colleagues to identify opportunities to develop case studies relevant to their work, and build our centralised story database
Interviews for this role are provisionally scheduled for Friday 6th February 2026, and will take place on Teams.
Could this be you?
To be successful in this role, you’ll be a seasoned writer, with experience in storytelling, journalism or a similar role, with excellent editing skills and a flair for writing emotive, powerful copy. You’ll have experience of managing a team, combined with excellent communication skills to build trust with stakeholders and motivate your team to succeed. You’ll have a strong understanding of multi-media storytelling, with an open-minded, creative mindset. A passion for dogs, and the work we do for them and their owners, is essential.
To apply for this position please click the APPLY NOW button. Our application process requires you submit a personal statement explaining your interest and suitability for the role.
Dogs are incredibly diverse, much like the humans that love them! At Dogs Trust we value diversity, and we're committed to fostering an inclusive culture. We actively encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, abilities, and cultures and believe that a diverse workforce helps us to achieve our mission. Our colleague networks give our people a voice, acting as vehicles for real and meaningful change within Dogs Trust. We truly want to see every candidate shine throughout the entire job application process, interview stages, and during their time with us. If there's anything on your mind or any adjustments you may need, don't hesitate to reach out to us. We're here to support you every step of the way.
The Programme Director, Media and Communications leads on the design, development and implementation of communication strategies and plans to advance Humane World for Animals UK’s strategic priorities with regard to campaigns, brand-building and fundraising. The role creates, implements and measures the success of a comprehensive communications programme that will aim to significantly enhance the organisation’s image and position within the UK animal protection space.
If you are results-oriented, organised and creative and have strong proven experience as a media and communications professional then we would like to hear from you.
Key areas of responsibility
1. Develop and execute communications strategies for Humane World for Animals UK’s key campaigns and fundraising requirements.
2. Measure and track communications impact, reach and effectiveness, reporting against agreed targets.
3. Manage, maintain and grow productive relationships with a range of journalists with a goal of securing prominent national media coverage.
4. Oversee the organisation’s social media channels to promote campaigns, support fundraising and engage meaningfully with UK supporters and political stakeholders.
5. Serve as chief content reviewer to ensure communications materials adhere to policy, factual accuracy and visual brand guidelines.
6. Lead on designing reputational risk management mitigation strategies.
7. Implement UK specific brand strategies with the aim of increasing and measuring brand awareness in the UK market.
8. Lead on celebrity recruitment and stewardship.
9. Manage sourcing and contracting relationships with communications / PR agencies and databases to ensure consistently high-quality and value for money communications outputs.
10. Manage the communications and media budget, including regular reporting.
About you
Our successful candidate will be confident, creative and positive with a proven track in media and communications roles at a senior level. A proactive self-starter, you will have demonstrable experience of managing and developing strong, focused and ambitious teams, and a solution-focused approach to overcoming obstacles. You will have experience of building high quality media and communication strategies and plans and delivering these in a fast-paced environment. You will have ambition and drive for creating positive change for animal welfare; a willingness to constantly learn and develop the most impactful, cost-effective communications for our target audiences; and your work will be solidly underpinned by regular evaluation of progress and impact with a view to further improving strategies.
We are searching for an experienced media and communications professional to make a difference and be part of our successful and friendly team. If that’s you, please get in touch!
You must have an existing right to work in the UK, and you must reside in the UK, to be considered for this role. Please submit your CV and a covering letter by 11pm Sunday, 1st February. Applications without covering letters will not be considered.
Please note: Our policy is to offer a fixed one-year contract to start with, with a view to convert to a permanent contract in year two based on performance.
We make bold progress for all animals by working together on the biggest problems—no matter where they are or how deeply entrenched.

The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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This organisation is scheduling interviews as applications come in. They're ready to hire as soon as they find the right person. Don't miss your opportunity, apply now!
Role Summary
The (Senior) Communications Manager will lead the development and execution of communications to help us win our campaigns. We are looking for a proactive and hands-on team player, who will build relationships with journalists, securing media hits in top mainstream media, ensuring that communications are a strong part of our strategies to win campaigns. While the position involves broader communications tasks, its core focus is strategic media work — driving impactful coverage, shaping narratives, and ensuring our investigative campaigns gain global visibility.
Key Responsibilities (Media-Focused)
- Lead proactive and reactive media outreach for multiple high-profile campaigns.
- Build and maintain strong relationships with international, national, and trade journalists, build and maintain our in-house media list.
- Secure high-impact coverage in top-tier outlets and place investigative stories, exclusives, and op-eds.
- Develop media strategies that amplify campaign findings and influence corporate behaviour and policies.
We are a small team, so this is a hands-on role with the focus on press work, but it also requires managing our key communications channels and our website. The Communications Manager will report directly to the CEO and work closely with the team, as well as manage a social media free-lancer and other communications creatives, such as video-editors.
Candidate Profile
We are looking for an experienced communications professional with at least 7 years’ experience in journalism or in leading successful communications for a non-profit organisation, PR agency, or similar. Ideally, you are a creative, hands-on individual with great inter-personal skills, able to form collaborative working relationships with a variety of different stakeholders, ranging from journalists to creative agencies and our NGO partners.
What we are looking for – Skills & Experience
The successful candidate must have:
- Demonstrable experience personally leading media outreach for major investigations or campaigns, with a proven record of securing top-tier international and national coverage (e.g. Financial Times, Guardian, Reuters, AP, Bloomberg, major broadcasters).
- A strong, active network of journalist contacts, and the confidence and instinct to pick up the phone, pitch stories, brief reporters, and manage embargoed launches under tight deadlines.
- Excellent writing, editing, and storytelling skills in English, with the ability to craft sharp press materials; proficiency in additional languages is an asset.
- Experience coordinating and executing major report launches, working closely with campaigners and partners to shape narratives that cut through, develop media strategies, prepare messaging, and proactively pitch stories to journalists.
- An exceptional eye for detail and an ability to distil complex research into clear, compelling, and accessible media and social-media content.
- Strong organisational skills, with the ability to balance multiple deadlines, manage fast-moving campaigns, and perform under pressure.
- A creative, strategic mindset, able to think outside the box, introduce innovative communications tactics, and adapt messaging to a rapidly changing external environment.
- Digital fluency, with experience leading online engagement or mobilisation campaigns and an understanding of how digital channels support broader media and campaign goals.
- Willingness and ability to generate regular content to win campaigns, including social media posts, op-eds, blogs, newsletters, and other campaign materials; familiarity with tools such as WordPress, Mailchimp, and Canva.
- Excellent interpersonal skills, with a collaborative working style, a growth mindset, and a positive, solution-focused, and proactive approach to communications and relationship-building, both internally and externally.
- A commitment to environmental and social justice, with a passion for using communications to drive meaningful systemic change.
It’s a plus if a candidate has:
- Excellent knowledge of and experience working within the environmental and social impact sectors.
- Good knowledge of the use of creative communication tactics, such as short videos.
- Passion to create narrative shifts on complex social issues and personal interest in countering misinformation and greenwashing.
For full details of the role, person specification and salary, please see the attached job description.
About Changing Markets
The Changing Markets Foundation was formed to accelerate and scale up solutions to sustainability challenges by leveraging the power of markets. We create and run campaigns that expose irresponsible corporate practices and shift market share away from unsustainable products and companies towards environmentally and socially beneficial solutions.
We have a successful track record of achieving media coverage in mainstream publications, which has played a critical role in winning our campaigns. We have been running successful campaigns across climate, food, fashion, and circular economy issues, as well as impactful projects, such as a cross-sectoral greenwashing observatory.
We are a Dutch-based not-for-profit stichting (foundation) registered in Utrecht, but this role is based in our London office. Please note candidates require independent right to work in the UK as we do not offer visa sponsorship.
How to Apply
We are working with Oxford HR to recruit this position and the link to apply will take you to their page and details of the application process. If you have any questions about the role please reach out to Oxford HR in the first instance.
Deadline to apply is close of play on 9th February 2026 but please note we will be interviewing on a rolling basis, so early application is encouraged.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Cambridge Science Centre
For more than ten years, Cambridge Science Centre (CSC) has been sparking
curiosity and a love of STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) in
young people across the East of England.
Job Description
This role is central to positioning CSC as the leading small-to-medium-sized science
centre and STEM engagement organisation in the UK. Working with the CEO and
Directors, you will help identify opportunities, shape CSC’s marketing strategy, and
translate that into an objective-led plan of action. You will be responsible for all CSC
marketing campaigns and activity, owning the brand and its development across all
key audiences, including the public, community groups, teachers and school leaders,
corporate CSR teams, and educational grant providers.
You will lead CSC’s marketing partnerships and publicity channels, including the
website, social media, YouTube, and press contacts. You will set the strategic
direction that informs our creative approach, energising staff to push creative
boundaries across video, social media, digital platforms, and live engagements.
In addition, you will ensure the organisation is supported with up-to-date collateral
across all major functions and initiatives, while fostering a customer-focused approach
through media and marketing skills training across the organisation.
Key Responsibilities
● Develop and manage all CSC marketing and advertising activity, strategically
prioritising initiatives to achieve annual targets within the marketing budget.
● Own all aspects of CSC’s brand and the development of CSC’s storytelling
framework, ensuring content consistently communicates impact, inclusivity,
scientific curiosity, and community value.
● Support the CEO in the development and revision of a multi-year marketing
strategy, identifying top-priority objectives for focused campaigns which you
will then own.
● Maintain a cross-organisation annual marketing plan and quarterly update
schedule with key staff members to help identify ongoing opportunities to
promote CSC activities, products, community engagements and programmes.
● Working with the broader CSC team, create and manage a marketing content
development plan, including case-studies, blogs and social-media threads, to
best seize publicity opportunities and achieve annual marketing objectives.
● Establish annual marketing targets, and own and track marketing metrics
across all key audiences, including the public, schools, community groups,
corporate partners, and the informal education sector, including quarterly
reports on progress.
● Identify and manage marketing risk for the organisation, including considered
fast-response on public platforms as appropriate.
● Develop and manage all CSC marketing relationships with partners and
press.
● Own all press and publicity channels, driving up quality engagement with CSC
through the CSC website, social media, YouTube, etc.
● Create and manage a CSC collateral database, ensuring responsiveness to
business development priorities.
● Empower and upskill CSC staff to actively support marketing campaigns and
storytelling efforts.
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● Ensure that community and partner engagements are effectively supported
with marketing and awareness-raising initiatives.
Person Specification
Essential Criteria
● Significant experience in a senior marketing role, including annual budget
planning, press engagement, and campaign management.
● Proven experience in brand development and stewardship of brand identity.
● Experience in managing publicity channels, including websites and social
media.
● Experience in setting marketing targets and measuring progress to achieve
specific business development objectives.
● Experience in business-to-consumer advertising, ideally within a family, youth,
or event-oriented organisation.
● A people person: you enjoy working with others to help bring their stories to life.
● Excellent verbal and written communication and presentation skills.
● Driven to deliver timely, high-quality outcomes in everything you do.
● Proven ability to adapt quickly and effectively to changing priorities.
● A commitment to equity, diversity, and inclusion.
● A collaborative work ethic, enabling you to work effectively with colleagues and
partners across a wide range of projects.
● Competent with digital tools, comfortable working with digital content and
analytical platforms.
Able to achieve a satisfactory enhanced DBS check.
Desirable Criteria
● Business-to-business marketing, and business partnership marketing
experience
● Relevant business, charity or educational press contact network
● Work with community- and value-based organisations
● Experience in developing and maintaining product and marketing collateral
● Experience in science communications or of working with families, adults and
children
● Customer service skills and experience
● Level 3 or equivalent qualifications in a STEM subject
● Full clean driving license
Campaigns and Communications Manager - Wales
Homeworking, with regular travel required to London, Liverpool and throughout Wales to meet the requirements of the role.
£45,000 - £47,391
Working hours: Full time (35 hours a week) - you’ll agree your working pattern with your manager
Are you looking for a role where you can make a difference? We’re looking for a new Campaigns and Communications Manager Wales at the Royal College of Physicians (RCP) to grow the profile of RCP Cymru Wales in the Senedd and in the media.
You’ll be part of the policy and campaigns team, responsible for ensuring the RCP maintains its position as a credible, influential stakeholder in the eyes of government, political stakeholders, the sector and our physician members.
You’ll be driven by growing the RCP’s voice and reputation as a leading health organisation in Wales. You’ll develop and deliver campaigns on a range of high-profile topics, including the NHS workforce, health inequalities, integrated care and clinical leadership. You’ll work with members in Wales to turn their views and experiences into campaigns and media work that effectively influence the national agenda.
You will work with the RCP Vice President for Wales and Wales Regional Advisers to develop bespoke Wales campaigns content, as well as translating RCP UK policy reports into Wales-specific campaigns and communications outputs. You will have strong experience of analysing policy developments in the external national landscape and evolving and developing campaigns and lines to take in response. You will be as comfortable speaking to government officials, journalists and Senedd members as you are drafting media comments, blogs, consultation submissions and short policy briefings and reports.
You’ll need a sharp eye for detail and be able to quickly and accurately interpret and communicate complex information. You will brief the vice president for Wales, Welsh regional advisers and senior staff for media interviews and influencing meetings, as well as proactively engaging external stakeholders in the NHS and health sector yourself. You will play a critical role in ensuring RCP Cymru members are kept up to date with developments in Welsh healthcare and on RCP campaigns, including through a monthly blog and member newsletter.
Representing around 1,200 members in Wales, RCP Cymru Wales aims to educate, improve and influence for better healthcare. Our members and fellows work across over 30 medical specialties such as cardiology, neurology, infectious diseases, geriatric and respiratory and acute internal medicine, working in hospital and community settings.
You’ll join the organisation at an exciting time as it finalises its new strategy. The policy and campaigns team – which is part of the wider communications, policy and research directorate – is a fast paced, collaborative and innovative environment. You will help us shape our objectives and continuously improve how we work.
Responsibilities
- Raising the profile of RCP Cymru in the media and Senedd by developing and delivering campaigns across a range of topics within the RCP’s policy portfolio.
- Working with Westminster policy colleagues to translate UK RCP policy reports into Wales-specific campaigns outputs and with VP Wales, Regional Advisers and members to develop bespoke Welsh policy content.
- Delivering robust horizon scanning and proactively identifying key issues and opportunities to evolve our work on high-profile issues and to deliver media, campaigns or influencing activity that furthers our aims.
- Building, owning and developing relationships with journalists, government, MSs, sector stakeholders, arms-length bodies and other organisations relevant to the RCP’s campaign aims.
- Supporting senior officers and staff in stakeholder meetings, including researching and drafting briefings and yourself representing the RCP at meetings and events.
- Working flexibly and proactively without close supervision, undertaking a range of work such as writing briefings, policy positions, reports, committee papers, consultation responses and website content.
- Working strategically and proactively to identify opportunities for parliamentary engagement, using a range of tactics to grow our presence in the Senedd including briefings, meetings and events.
- Drafting media releases, comments, statements and opinion pieces to develop our voice and ensure high impact for our campaigns work.
- Owning processes to ensure RCP Wales members understand the work of RCP Cymru, including drafting and delivering a monthly blog and newsletter from the VP Wales.
- Providing lead support to the VP Wales, Regional Advisers and an RCP committee of Welsh physicians to develop and deliver policy work.
- Establishing effective and collaborative working relationships with VP Wales, Regional Advisers, members, fellows and colleagues in Wales, London and Liverpool.
- Any other duties commensurate with your post including deputising for the vice president for Wales, the head of policy and campaigns and other staff as required.
Experience
You will
- have a strong background in campaigns and communications, with a demonstrable experience of delivering campaigns that make use of integrated public affairs and media tools.
- strong experience of working with journalists and political stakeholders with a demonstrable understanding of how to influence national and/or arms-length body policy processes.
- be able to quickly develop positive and effective working relationships with a diverse range of people, including those in senior positions.
- have a thorough understanding of devolution and political structures in Wales.
- have excellent writing skills and strong experience of producing policy outputs, briefings, newsletters, press releases, media statements, consultation responses, blogs and other external communications on behalf of an organisation and senior people.
- have experience of successfully managing high profile issues, relationships and events.
- be able to quickly and accurately interpret complex information to aid understanding and decision making.
- have experience of successfully managing competing views, priorities and interests to achieve your aims.
- have experience of giving advice to senior people, including getting buy-in for your ideas and influencing opinion.
- act on your own initiative to develop new work, proposing reasonable and realistic solutions.
- understand the importance of and be committed to involving a diverse range of organisations and people in developing and delivering policy, media and campaigns work.
This is a fantastic opportunity for an ambitious individual with a commitment to our core values – collaboration, learning and taking care.
Closing date: 26 January 2026
The RCP positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, transgender status, religion or belief, marital status or pregnancy and maternity.
The RCP is all about our people – our members, staff, volunteers and leaders. We educate, influence and collaborate to improve health and healthcare for everyone and know we can only do this by being inclusive, encouraging and celebrating diverse perspectives. Welcoming into our community people who represent the 21st-century medical workforce and the diverse population of patients we serve is a priority for us.
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Job Title: Marketing and Communications Manager (Maternity Cover)
Reporting To: Director of Fundraising
Line Management: This post has no line management responsibilities
Salary: £35,000 - £37,000 (FTE), pro-rata for part time hours
Hours: 28 hours per week, working pattern to be agreed
Contract: 14 months
Location: Currently one day in the office in Kings Cross N1 9LG (Tuesdays)
DBS: This post is subject to an enhanced criminal record check under the arrangements established by the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Context of Job
AFK is a national charity creating opportunities for children and young people who are disabled or neurodiverse, to increase their independence, reach their individual potential and remove the barriers they face. Our vision is a world where there are no barriers to independence for children and young people who are disabled or neurodivergent.
As part of this we offer bespoke employment skills training and organise work experience across North London. At a national level, we provide mobility equipment not available on the NHS for disabled children and young people up to the age of 25.
Overall Job Purpose
As part of the Fundraising and Communications Department this role is responsible for creating bold, inspiring new ideas for the charity across digital, marketing and communications, PR, campaigns and internal communications.
You will be passionate about telling stories to inspire action from external supporters and will have responsibility for executing the marketing plan to support events, partnerships, and campaigns. You’ll also collaborate with the Fundraising and Services Teams to identify our target audiences and make suggestions on how to communicate across multiple channels to best drive engagement.
Your creativity and passion will deliver tailored marketing and communications campaigns and you will work closely with colleagues and external agencies/freelancers as required to influence and engage external stakeholders. You will help to bring our brand promise and our mission to life for colleagues, supporters and the young people we support.
This role will provide practical support to produce videos, social media, and materials to help raise funds, increase our profile and support the wider charity.
Working Conditions
The post is 28 hours a week, split flexibly across the working week (working pattern to be agreed). The post holder may be expected to work some evenings and weekends as required by the job.
28 days annual leave pro rated will be given in addition to public holidays.
There is a TOIL policy.
Working Relationships
This role is all about building strong relationships across the organisation to align marketing and communications with our priorities, juggling income generation, service promotion, and leadership communications.
You'll be the central communications hub, turning organisational goals into engaging content that resonates with our audiences.
You'll work closely with the Fundraising team to create compelling campaigns that engage donors and boost income. You'll partner with our Service Delivery teams to capture great impact stories and share what we do with stakeholders. Regular collaboration with the CEO is key for managing organisational messaging, supporting strategic communications, and keeping our brand consistent.
Principal Responsibilities
· Implement the Marketing and Communications strategy and plan, including tracking progress against KPIs
· Undertake a full and routine evaluation of all marcomms activity including preparing reports for colleagues and the leadership team
· Write briefs for external agencies/freelance support as required
· Oversee the maintenance of a comprehensive suite of marketing collateral that meets needs across the organisation, ensuring there is a cost-effective process in place for commissioning new materials
· Support internal communications by maintaining the Sharepoint hub front page
· Produce design and copy for inclusive and accessible marketing content including off and online for fundraising appeals, service delivery programmes and organisational brand messaging
· Maintain the AFK website, built on Wordpress, and manage the external web hosts and developers to ensure updates are successful and the website reflects brand guidelines and AFK’s tone of voice
· Produce a regular e-newsletter and increase subscribers by promoting the e-news across owned channels
· Manage the AFK social media accounts, working closely with the wider organisation to ensure brand alignment across all social channels
· Oversee the appropriate and consistent use of our brand across all communications touch points by ensuring all internal and external stakeholders have the resources and support required to work within the brand guidelines
· This post currently has no direct reports
Please submit a CV and a covering letter explaining how you meet the Person Specification. The letter should not be longer than 2 sides of A4.
Our vision is a world where there are no barriers to independence for children and young people who are disabled or neurodiverse.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
The Membership Engagement & Communications Manager will lead on the planning and delivery of integrated member engagement strategies, events, communications and partnerships that enhance brand visibility, support our five-year business plan and strengthen stakeholder relationships.
You will also support overall Member engagement activities, maintaining voter contact and data accuracy on our CRM system.
This role will require creativity, organisation, stakeholder engagement and a strong ability to deliver results across predominantly B2B environments, whilst working as part of a small but supportive Marketing and Communications team to champion The Fitzrovia Partnership brand.
Collaboration across departments and consistent communication are critical for success.
Key Duties and Responsibilities
Member Engagement
· Build strong, visible relationships with members across all BID areas.
· Deliver regular contact and visibility of The Fitzrovia Partnership’s services, events, and opportunities.
· Escalate business-specific needs to support strategic engagement planning.
· Maintain accurate CRM records, supporting partnership, ballot, and KPI tracking.
· Attend and represent The Fitzrovia Partnership at member events and forums.
· Support planning and execution of engagement events and campaigns.
· Contribute data and updates to support internal reporting.
· Assist in delivery of all Member engagement, with a focus on targeted communications and events.
Communications
· Lead and manage all Member communications, including newsletters and special project communications
· Maintain accurate and up-to-date membership materials for use in member communications.
· Act as brand guardian for all corporate content and visual identity.
· Prepare and deliver executive communications on behalf of senior leaders as needed.
· Regularly and proactively engage with members and external partners to source content, opinions and for external communications.
Event Planning, Delivery and Reporting
· Lead the planning, delivery, promotion and evaluation of Member events.
· Oversee the annual events calendar across the company, website and event listings, ensuring they are in line with company objectives.
· Manage supplier and venue relationships, ensuring events are delivered on time and within budget.
· Collaborate across departments to ensure events align with wider business objectives and advise on requirements as needed.
· Champion quality and branding standards across events.
· Lead on promotion of events and attendee engagement strategies
· Monitor spend to ensure events remain within budget and collect post-event feedback for continuous improvement.
· Lead the reporting on events, evaluating effectiveness against event objectives and company mission.
Team Support and Collaboration
· Work cross-functionally to integrate member engagement activities into broader initiatives.
· Share business and member insights to refine engagement strategies and inform cross-team coordination.
· Provide data to support performance reporting.
Person Specification
Essential
· A motivated and enthusiastic self-starter
· At least 3 years’ experience in member engagement, stakeholder engagement or account management.
· Excellent copywriting skills along with an aptitude for proof reading
· Strong communicator with a professional and approachable manner, confident for face to face and remote interactions.
· Organised and detail-focused; adept at managing multiple priorities.
· Proactive and flexible; able to work independently and as a team contributor.
· Responsible and accountable; takes accountability for own workload and timely deliverables of work.
· Proficient in CRM or database systems for data management.
· Strong interpersonal and collaborative working skills.
Desirable
· Analytical and comfortable looking to identify trends in data, with support.
· Understanding of Member organisations, Member engagement and renewal cycles.
· Experience in business-facing roles.
How to apply
To apply for this role, please send a maximum 2-page cover letter and your CV.
Shortlisted candidates will be invited to interview the w/c Monday 9 February 2026.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
You will play a key role as, together, we provide direct support to children and families, unite services and professionals and campaign to change the system.
Seriously ill children and their families deserve the chance to live a full life, supported by care that enables them to thrive.
But for many, it’s a lonely and isolating experience. That’s why we’re here. To make sure that no one has to face living through their child’s short life – and death – alone.
Together we support families through difficult times, offering lifeline practical, emotional and financial help.
Together we unite our sector. We help professionals and services to pool their knowledge and expertise, to deliver outstanding children’s palliative care.
Together we campaign to make sure that seriously ill children and their families get the care and support they need, when and where they need it.
Supporting, uniting, campaigning, together.
We are Together for Short Lives
As our Digital Communications Manager, you will:
- manage a programme to develop and refresh our digital communications channels so that they meet the needs of our audiences with the best possible user experience and accessibility
- work closely with stakeholders in managing this programme, overseeing budgets, issues and risks; internally, this will include chairing our cross-organisational Digital Communications Operations Group; externally, this will include managing our relationships with the agencies that provide our platforms
- conduct user needs and user acceptance testing for new developments to our digital communications channels, including our website
- manage our internal process for planning our day-to-day digital communications, making sure we schedule and publish a balanced and compelling array of content across our channels
- be our in-house expert on digital communications, working with and advising colleagues to create content across our platforms – including our website, social media channels and our email communications with members and supporters
You will have:
- excellent leadership and communication skills
- experience of managing stakeholders, budgets and risks
- experience of successfully implementing improvements to digital communications channels
- a deep understanding of how different social media channels operate, which audiences they reach, and how they can be used most effectively
- a track record of communicating successfully across a range of digital channels – and supporting and empowering others to do so.
How to apply:
If you are interested in applying for this post, please follow the link to our website to download and complete the application form. CVs will not be accepted. We regret that at this stage we can only consider candidates who have the right to work in the UK.
We exist to ensure every seriously ill child and their family gets the high-quality children’s palliative and end of life care



The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
You’ll take pride in delivering excellent customer service while ensuring your team’s activity is prioritised and in line with organisational objectives.
Alongside the Head of Marketing & Communications, you’ll play a key role in planning and prioritisation for the wider Comms team, using your detailed stakeholder understanding, audience insight and market research to inform team plans. You’ll also work to support the group and individual hospice brands, working with your team and the Head of Marketing & Communications to develop the brand strategy and ensure appropriate application of our visual identity, as well as delivering brand awareness activity as needed.
Essential criteria
With the support of the Campaigns & Brand team, to deliver and manage key marketing and communications projects, campaigns and activity from inception to completion, across all available channels.
Provide line management for the Account Executives, Marketing Manager and Design & Brand Manager.
Lead the Account Executives in supporting stakeholders from across the three hospices with their communications needs, ranging from campaign planning and execution to supporter communications, patient information and ad hoc requests.
Take, develop and interrogate marketing and communications briefs from colleagues across the hospices, supporting the Account Executives with delivery against these briefs, planning resources and identifying pinch points.
Devise, develop and maintain briefing and delivery processes to ensure the efficient and effective running of the team.
Meet regularly with key department managers, building strong relationships and developing schedules for projects and activity.
Support the Head of Marketing & Communications with the annual and ongoing planning cycle, to ensure a clear overview of activity across the wider team.
Lead on more complex projects or campaigns as needed, including activity that supports brand awareness and fosters recognition, understanding of what we do, and support in our communities.
With the support of the Marketing Manager, build and maintain our market research and audience insight that supports the Account Executives and wider Marketing & Communications team in their delivery of appropriate strategies and messaging.
About us
Southern Hospice Group is the largest group of hospices in Sussex and one of the largest in the UK. We are committed to providing exceptional and compassionate care to adults, children and their families across Sussex. Bringing our teams and resources together as one organisation means we can focus on new and exciting visions and plans for our people and patients and provide even greater opportunities for our workforce.
St Barnabas House provides specialist palliative care to adults in the Worthing, Adur, Arun and Henfield areas through a range of services, including in-patient care and community living well services.
Chestnut Tree House is the children’s hospice for East and West Sussex and South East Hampshire, providing specialist palliative care for children and young people with life-limiting conditions.
Martlets provides essential care to people affected by terminal illness in Brighton and Hove and surrounding areas. Our expert teams provide the very best care and support, helping patients and their loved ones to live life to the full during the precious time they have together.
We warmly welcome applications from all sections of our community. We also invite applications from suitably experienced people for all industry sectors who can demonstrate the skills, ability and enthusiasm to work with a people-centric organisation like ours.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Use your digital skills to change young lives
At YMCA Milton Keynes & Northamptonshire, young people are at the heart of everything we do. Every day, we provide safe homes, trusted relationships and life-changing support to young people who need it most.
We’re now looking for a Brand and Digital Communications Manager to join us on a 12-month fixed-term contract, covering shared parental leave. This is a brilliant opportunity for an experienced, creative digital professional to take ownership of our digital channels and help amplify the real impact of our work.
About the role
This is a hands-on, strategic digital communications role where no two days are the same.
You’ll lead our digital communications, content and design across multiple platforms — from social media and websites to digital screens across our campus. You’ll shape how we tell our story, how young people engage with us, and how supporters understand and champion our work.
You’ll:
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Own and deliver our digital communications and campaigns calendar
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Create engaging, high-quality content that brings our mission to life
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Manage and develop our websites and social media channels
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Lead on digital design, video and visual storytelling
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Act as a brand guardian, ensuring consistency and quality
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Line-manage one team member and collaborate across the organisation
You’ll work closely with colleagues across the charity, helping teams amplify their work and ensuring our communications are inclusive, accessible and impactful.
Who we’re looking for
We’re looking for someone who combines creative flair with digital know-how, and who genuinely cares about using communications to make a difference.
You’ll likely have:
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Strong experience in digital communications, content and campaigns
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Confidence using design tools such as Canva, InDesign, Photoshop or Illustrator
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Experience managing websites and multi-platform digital channels
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Excellent writing skills and an eye for compelling visual storytelling
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A proactive, organised approach and the ability to juggle multiple priorities
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A collaborative mindset and confidence working with a wide range of stakeholders
Experience in the charity or not-for-profit sector is a bonus — but not essential. What matters most is your values, curiosity and commitment to positive change.
Why work for YMCA MK & Northamptonshire?
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Be part of a mission-driven organisation that puts young people first
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Use your skills to create real social impact, every day
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Work in a supportive, values-led environment
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Opportunity to innovate and shape our digital future
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Flexible and inclusive culture, with some evening or weekend work by agreement
How to apply
If you’re excited by the idea of using digital communications to amplify young voices and support life-changing work, we’d love to hear from you.
We exist to ensure young people have a safe place they can call home, people they can trust, and the support they need to fulfil their potential.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Salary: £38,000 per year
Contract Type: Permanent
Location: UK (minimum 2 days per week in the London office)
Work Pattern: Full-time, 37.5 hours per week with the opportunity for flexible working hours
Reporting To: Head of Marketing and Communications
HOW TO APPLY
Please submit an anonymised CV and covering letter (please remove any identifying details such as name, address, photos) by midnight on 18th January via the Workable link. Your covering letter should outline:
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Your motivations for applying to this role and what about our mission resonates with you
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How this role fits into your career plans
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Experience (professional, voluntary or lived) that makes you a great fit for this role in line with our values and the criteria outlined in this job description.
INTERVIEW STAGES
The selection process will consist of three stages (dates will be confirmed with shortlisted candidates):
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First-round interview w/c 26th January
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Second-round interview w/c 2nd February
Candidates will be asked to prepare a presentation (10–12 minutes maximum) on a strategic partnership communications plan. Candidates should allocate no more than 3 hours to prepare this task.
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Final interview with the CEO
ABOUT THE ROLE
Mission 44 exists to drive change and build a fairer, more inclusive future for young people around the world. As our work and partnerships continue to grow, so does our ambition to tell powerful stories that shine a light on the barriers young people face, champion solutions, and inspire meaningful action.
The Communications Manager will be central to this mission, leading high-impact communications across brand and corporate partnerships, media, and talent to amplify Mission 44’s visibility and impact. This is a unique opportunity to collaborate with global brands like Formula 1, lululemon, Hot Wheels, and HP on bold campaigns that drive real change for young people.
The role will lead and manage communications across Mission 44’s brand and corporate partnerships, acting as the primary contact and fostering long-term, trusted relationships. The role will develop and execute integrated communications plans, deliver compelling storytelling, and collaborate with internal teams and partners - including Lewis Hamilton Ventures - to amplify impact, drive engagement, and support organisational objectives.
The role also supports media relations, managing the day-to-day delivery of our media agency partnership to secure high-quality coverage, and playing a central role in talent engagement, connecting key talent to meaningful campaigns and moments that elevate Mission 44’s mission globally.
ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
BRAND & FUNDRAISING COMMUNICATIONS (70%)
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Manage communications across Mission 44’s portfolio of brand and corporate partners, serving as the primary contact.
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Build and maintain trusted, long-term relationships with partners to strengthen engagement and impact.
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Develop and implement integrated communications plans (owned, earned, paid and shared) that support brand growth, income generation and organisational objectives.
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Identify and deliver compelling storytelling opportunities that highlight shared initiatives and drive visibility of the partnership.
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Collaborate closely with Events, Partnerships, and Philanthropy teams to create donor-facing materials, campaign messaging, and communications support for key activities and moments.
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Work in partnership with Lewis Hamilton Ventures to maximise strategic partnership opportunities and amplify Mission 44’s impact.
MEDIA RELATIONS (20%)
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Account manage the day-to-day relationship with Mission 44’s media agency, ensuring the delivery of high quality media coverage (reactive and proactive) to meet organisational objectives.
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Build and maintain strong relationships with journalists and key media contacts where necessary.
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Monitor, evaluate and report on media coverage and performance, delivering regular insight and recommendations to the senior leadership team.
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Support crisis communications and reputational risk management as required.
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Work closely with the founder’s brand and communications team on joint high-profile press moments.
TALENT ENGAGEMENT (10%)
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Support talent engagement including strategy development, recruitment and ongoing engagement.
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Work cross-teams to identify and deliver opportunities for talent involvement across communications, fundraising, campaigns and partnerships.
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Support key moments where talent can meaningfully amplify Mission 44’s mission and impact.
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Monitor, evaluate and report on talent engagement activity to inform future strategy.
ABOUT YOU: SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE
ESSENTIAL
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Experience in the non-profit, social impact, or corporate social responsibility sectors.
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Proven experience working across communication channels (owned, earned, paid, and shared).
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Experience delivering brand and corporate partnership communications and integrated plans that drive income, brand growth, and organisational objectives.
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Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to craft compelling storytelling for diverse audiences.
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Ability to build and maintain trusted, long-term relationships with corporate partners and media.
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Strong project and stakeholder management skills, managing multiple campaigns and priorities simultaneously.
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Analytical skills to evaluate communications impact, provide recommendations, and optimise strategies.
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Confident engaging with high-profile partners, media, and talent - adapting to different situations
DESIRABLE
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Experience working with global or high-profile brands.
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Experience working with high-profile talent
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Experience supporting crisis communications and reputational risk management.
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Background in event communications, stakeholder engagement, or collaborative campaign delivery.
PERSONAL QUALITIES
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Passionate about creating a fairer, more inclusive, more compassionate future for young people around the world
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Strategic thinker with creative storytelling and problem-solving skills
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Highly organised and proactive in managing complex projects
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Collaborative, able to work effectively across teams and with stakeholders
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Solutions-oriented, with the confidence to propose bold ideas
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Committed to embedding equity, diversity, and inclusion in all work
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Resilient with demonstrated ability to work in a fast-paced environment.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
