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About Morden College
We’re an almshouse charity with a proud history of providing homes, support, and care for older people in south-east London for over 300 years. Today, we’re building on that legacy with a clear and ambitious strategy focused on enabling our residents to live as independently, safely, and meaningfully as possible. We aim to create thriving communities where every person feels known, valued, and supported.
We provide almshouse accommodation and care services to over 250 older people across two sites in Blackheath and Beckenham, including our 28-bed care home and domiciliary care services. Our vibrant and diverse resident community enjoys a wide range of events and activities, and each site offers welcoming spaces for socialising, including bars and Café 19 in the award-winning John Morden Centre.
At the heart of everything we do is a commitment to dignity, purpose, and inclusion. We actively combat loneliness, challenge ageism, and promote healthy ageing. As part of our team, you’ll help foster social connection and contribute to a community where both residents and staff can thrive. We embrace equity, diversity, and technology to deliver sustainable, high-quality services that make a lasting difference.
Role overview
Communications plays a vital role in helping Morden College deliver its vision and strategic ambitions.
We're looking for an experienced Communications Manager who can create clear, engaging and impactful communications that help residents and colleagues feel informed, connected and involved in the future of Morden College.
This is a highly collaborative role at the heart of our organisation. Working across teams, you'll help bring our strategy, values and ambitions to life through communications that build understanding, trust and a shared sense of purpose. You'll support colleagues and leaders to communicate effectively, explain change clearly, celebrate success and ensure residents receive timely, accessible and meaningful information.
We're looking for an exceptional writer and communicator with a talent for turning complex information into clear, engaging content. You'll be naturally curious, enjoy building relationships, and have a strong editorial eye for what matters most to different audiences. You'll know how to communicate with clarity, empathy and impact.
You'll lead the development and delivery of internal and resident communications across a range of channels, including newsletters, website content, the resident portal, leadership communications and our staff intranet. You'll also play a key role in strengthening communication practices across Morden College, improving planning and ways of working, supporting colleagues to communicate confidently, and ensuring communication is consistent, accessible and audience-focused.
You'll oversee the day-to-day development of key communication platforms helping to ensure they remain effective tools for information sharing, engagement and community connection.
Most importantly, you'll help ensure our communications reflect who we are: an ambitious, responsible, compassionate and collaborative organisation committed to creating thriving communities where people in later life can live with independence, dignity and purpose.
Main Responsibilities of the role
1. Communications planning and ways of working
Develop a structure, consistent and audience-focused approach to communications across Morden College by:
- Creating communication plans, schedules and content calendars
- Establishing clear processes for requesting, developing and approving communications.
- Introducing guidance on lead times, responsibilities and expectations
- Supporting teams to plan communications proactively
- Developing templates, tools and guidance to improve the quality and consistency of communications
- Building understanding of how colleagues can work effectively with the Communications function
- Supporting the development and effective use of digital communication systems, including CRM-based platforms, to improve audience understanding, communication planning and engagement
- Working collaboratively with colleagues to ensure communication systems support accurate information management, effective targeting and a positive user experience
- Using insight, feedback and engagement data to continually improve communications and strengthen audience engagement
2. Content and storytelling
Capture engaging and high-quality communications that help residents and colleagues understand, connect with and contribute to life at Morden College. This includes:
- Resident newsletters
- Website stories and organisational updates
- Annual report and impact reporting content
- Stories celebrating residents, colleagues and partners
- Communications about strategic priorities, service improvements and organisational change
- Content that demonstrates how Morden College is evolving to support more people in later life
3. Resident communications
Working closely with colleagues in Resident Services to:
- Develop and maintain website and resident portal content
- Create accessible communications for residents using a range of channels
- Support resident meetings, engagement activities and events
- Deliver information campaigns across our communities
- Ensuring communications are inclusive, accessible and easy to understand
4. Colleague communications
Working across the Charity to deliver effective internal communications, including:
- SharePoint intranet content
- CEO updates and leadership communications
- Quarterly College Conversations staff briefings
- Organisational announcements
- Change communications
- Support HR with colleague engagement initiatives
- Working closely with the Records Management Lead to promote good information-sharing and best practice in document management
5. Supporting organisational change
Support leaders and teams to communicate change effectively, including:
- Progress against strategic priorities
- New services and initiatives
- Technology and new ways of working
- Sustainability and ESG activity
- Service improvements and organisational developments
6. Communication standards and brand
Champion high-quality communications by:
- Promoting brand guidance and tone of voice using the Morden College Message House
- Supporting colleagues to communicate effectively and confidently
- Encouraging accessible communication practices
- Developing templates, guidance and communication resources
- Promoting high standards of writing, editing and content creation
- Arranging and using high-quality photography, video and visual content
- Supporting effective communication planning and coordination across the organisation
Person specification
About you
You are an experienced and confident communications professional who combines strong writing skills with the ability to build relationships, influence colleagues and create effective ways of working. You enjoy understanding complex organisations, finding the stories that matter and turning complex information into clear, engaging communications.
You are organised, proactive and confident working with people across all levels of an organisation. You will bring a collaborative approach, helping colleagues communicate more effectively while ensuring communications are planned, consistent and aligned with Morden College’s values and priorities.
Essential criteria
- Experience working in a communications role, particularly internal communications, colleague engagement or organisational communications
- Excellent writing, editing and proofreading skills.
- Experience creating engaging communications across a range of channels and audiences
- Experience developing communication plans and coordinating communications activity
- Experience managing websites, newsletters, intranets or other communication platforms
- Ability to understand complex information and translate it into clear, accessible and engaging messages
- Experience building effective relationships and working collaboratively with colleagues at all levels
- Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines
- Understanding of inclusive and accessible communication practices
- A proactive, collaborative and solutions-focused approach
Desirable criteria
- Experience working in a charity, housing, care, health, community or similar organisation
- Experience communicating with residents, service users or community groups
- Experience supporting organisational change and engagement activities
- Experience using SharePoint, CRM systems or similar intranet platforms
- Experience using audience insight and analytics to improve engagement
- Understanding of GDPR, information-sharing and good digital practice
- Experience supporting the development or implementation of CRM systems, customer databases or digital engagement platforms.
- Understanding of digital inclusion and approaches to increasing confidence in using technology
- Experience creating photography, video or visual content.
- Experience working with older people or services that support people in later life
Location: Blackheath with option to work at our Beckenham site
Reports to: Head of Impact
DBS Disclosure: Enhanced
Please note the applications for this role will close on 02/09/2026 with the interview dates to be confirmed.
Thank you!
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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!
Position: Senior Communications Manager
Based: London (hybrid)
Contract: Full-time, permanent
Salary: £50,000–£60,000, dependent on proven experience and qualifications
Reporting to: CEO
Deadline: Please apply via the application form linked in this job posting by 6pm BST on 11 September 2026
About the role
The Environmental Justice Foundation (EJF) is seeking an experienced and creative communications professional to join our growing international team working to deliver conservation impact and protect the basic human right to a secure natural environment. Reporting to the CEO, you will oversee the implementation of EJF’s content and digital communications, ensuring our investigations and advocacy are presented with clarity and impact. This role manages colleagues in the communications team as well as working closely with campaigners, researchers, investigators, project leads and filmmakers across four continents.
You are a skilled writer and storyteller with a strong grasp of digital platforms and an understanding of what makes content compelling. You understand how to translate complex evidence and investigative findings into clear, engaging communications for diverse audiences.
We are looking for someone proactive, highly organised, and passionate about environmental justice. You will be comfortable working at pace, managing multiple projects simultaneously, and maintaining high editorial standards.
Key responsibilities
1. Content strategy and production
● With senior team members, support the development of a comprehensive comms strategy prioritising campaign outcomes across EJF’s strategically important nations and regions.
● Lead the development and delivery of compelling content across EJF’s communications channels, including reports, briefings, blogs, newsletters, and multimedia assets.
● Oversee the production of and quality-assure outputs, including op-eds, campaign updates, web copy, and supporter communications, ensuring consistent voice, accuracy, and impact.
● Work closely with the campaign and investigation teams from project inception to translate findings into engaging communications materials for a range of audiences.
● Ensure EJF’s editorial standards are met across all communications outputs.
● Maintain EJF’s style guide and communications templates, supporting colleagues across the organisation to communicate consistently and effectively.
● Maintain an editorial calendar that aligns content production with campaign milestones, report launches, and external events.
2. Digital communications and social media
● Oversee EJF’s social media channels, developing and publishing content that grows engagement, extends reach, and drives campaign impact.
● Manage EJF’s website content: commissioning and implementing updates, ensuring pages are current, accurate, and optimised for search.
● Use data and analytics to monitor performance across digital channels making evidence-led recommendations to improve our strategy.
● Monitor developments in digital communications and proactively identify new opportunities.
3. Campaign communications
● Work with campaign teams to maintain communications plans, ensuring messaging
is consistent, evidence-led, and tailored to relevant audiences to achieve intended impacts.
● Support the review and dissemination of campaign reports, policy briefings, and impact updates, maintaining EJF’s editorial standards across geographies and languages.
● When required, support the planning and delivery of campaign events, film screenings, and launches, including supporting external communications around
these moments.
4. Internal communications and team support
● Support effective internal communications within EJF, helping ensure that staff across the organisation are informed and connected.
● Work collaboratively to support strategic planning, team coordination, and reporting on comms outcomes.
● Provide communications guidance and capacity-building to colleagues across campaign and country teams.
● Manage comms colleagues to success, ensuring clarity in priorities and mentoring their abilities to deliver outcomes.
About EJF
EJF exists to protect the natural world and uphold our fundamental human right to a secure environment. We work at the frontlines of environmental injustice, alongside communities most affected by climate breakdown, biodiversity loss, and exploitation - transforming evidence into action, and injustice into lasting change.
EJF is a global non-profit driven by a powerful belief: that environmental protection and human rights are inseparable. Through courageous field investigations, rigorous research, and strategic international advocacy, we expose environmental crime, challenge impunity, and catalyse systemic reform. Our work delivers real-world impact, shaping policy, strengthening governance, protecting vital ecosystems and biodiversity, and defending those who risk their lives to safeguard them. Our campaigns span four deeply interconnected areas: oceans, climate, forests and wetlands, and the training, protection, and empowerment of environmental defenders and journalists.
EJF is an international organisation with a diverse team working across four continents, united by a shared ambition: to protect people by protecting the planet. We are bold, evidence-led, and impact-driven. We speak truth to power – and we build pathways to a fairer, more resilient future. Join Us.
Essential skills and experience
● Demonstrable commitment to EJF's vision, mission and values and a determination to change the world for the better.
● At least five years of professional experience in a communications role.
● An outstanding writer and editor in English, able to adapt style and tone for different audiences, formats, and platforms.
● Demonstrable experience leading and managing social media channels and digital content for an organisation, with a strong understanding of platform strategy and analytics.
● Experience producing a range of communications content, including reports, blogs, web copy, newsletters, and social media.
● Excellent project management skills: able to manage multiple deadlines simultaneously and coordinate input from colleagues across teams.
● Meticulous attention to detail and a commitment to factual accuracy.
● A collaborative and solutions-focused approach; comfortable working in a fast-paced, international environment.
Desirable skills and experience
● Experience working on environmental, human rights, or related issues.
● Team management - a proven ability to motivate colleagues to achieve.
● Familiarity with SEO, email marketing platforms, and web content management systems.
● Experience producing or commissioning multimedia content (video, photography, data visualisation).
● Proficiency in one or more additional languages relevant to EJF’s work.
● Experience supporting or coordinating communications across an international or multi-office organisation.
What we offer
● 22 days annual leave (plus public holidays), increasing with each year of service, plus additional paid leave between Christmas and New Year.
● Private healthcare package.
● Generous pension scheme, with employer contributions increasing over time.
● Hybrid working (3 days in the office).
● Cycle-to-work scheme.
● A supportive working environment, with genuine opportunities for professional development and career progression.
● The chance to play a meaningful role in an organisation delivering real-world impact for people and planet.
Application
To apply, please complete the application form linked in this job posting. This includes:
● Cover letter outlining your suitability and interest in the role (max 2 pages)
● CV (max 2 pages)
The deadline for applications is 18:00 BST on 11 September, 2026.
** We encourage early applications as we review on a rolling basis and may begin
interviewing shortlisted candidates ahead of the deadline.
We are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment. If you feel you would be
a good fit for this role but are unsure if you meet every single requirement, we strongly
encourage you to apply.
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. No other forms of communication or agencies
please.
You must hold the legal right to work in the UK.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Thank you!
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Asylum Link Merseyside is looking for an experienced fundraiser with a proven track record of developing successful funding proposals to lead our fundraising activity and coordinate our external communications.
Based at St Anne’s Centre in Liverpool, we provide practical support, specialist advice and opportunities for connection and participation to people seeking asylum in Liverpool and others who access our services from across Merseyside.
The role will focus on identifying suitable opportunities, developing high-quality funding applications and maintaining relationships with funders. It will also involve developing selected income streams and coordinating communications across our website, social media and supporter channels.
We are looking for someone with strong grant fundraising experience, excellent writing and relationship-building skills, and the ability to manage competing priorities. Communications experience is desirable but is not essential.
Registered Charity
11 - 20
To provide practical support and advice to people seeking asylum in Merseyside, grounded in lived experience and strengthening community cohesion.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.