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About us
At CharityJob, we help charities find people who share their purpose, faster and more easily. We’re passionate about fair and effective recruitment and listening to our candidate and recruiter customers to improve our products, content and marketing.
We’re the number one job board in the UK for charities. And we provide leading technology to support our recruiters, including an applicant tracking system, as well as our sister networking platform, CharityConnect.
We’re motivated by the belief that great people power great causes. We’re a mission-led, commercially sustainable business that balances social impact with innovation, collaboration, and high standards of service. We have around 30 employees working for us across marketing, product, sales, software development and finance.
Our team cares deeply about the sector we serve and the experience of everyone who uses our platform. Working here means contributing to a product that helps charities thrive, while being part of a supportive, inclusive workplace where ideas are valued and personal development is encouraged.
About the role
We’re looking for a Senior Content Manager on a 12-month fixed-term contract to cover maternity leave. You’ll lead on all content across the organisation, including two blogs (our Career Advice blog for candidates and our Recruiter Insights blog for recruiters), our email and e-newsletter copy, sales collateral, product messaging, PR campaigns and anything else needing an expert editorial eye.
Annual leave: 25 days (+ bank holidays)
Reporting line: you’ll report to the Marketing Director and be part of the Marketing team.
Hours: 9am-5.30pm (with reduced hours of 9am – 5pm in December and August). Flexibility will be considered.
Working arrangements: this is a hybrid role, with two fixed days a week (Tuesdays and Thursdays) working in the office.
Job application process: to apply, please send your CV and answer a few short screening questions.
We can only accept applications for this role from applicants who live in the UK.
Job description
What you’ll be working on:
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Regularly planning and producing content for the CharityJob blogs.
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Updating the content calendar with article revisions and new content in line with business needs, seasonal trends and sector updates.
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Continually monitoring and maintaining our existing blog content, including optimising performance, working with our external agency to fill content gaps and conducting keyword research to improve organic content reach.
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Leading on SEO across the organisation, including managing our relationship with our external agency, acting on their recommendations and liaising with our in-house development team.
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Working closely with the Senior CRM Manager to write copy for promotional and service emails and trigger campaigns.
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Working closely with our external agency to manage digital PR campaigns to raise awareness of CharityJob and our products with trade, local and national press.
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Editing product copy to make sure that the right messages and prompts appear in the right places and in the right tone of voice across our website and products to help achieve business objectives.
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Producing supporting or customer-facing documents for our sales team.
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Writing guides and other long-form content, and briefing designers to deliver a finished product.
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Managing content produced for and with CharityJob’s partner organisations.
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Copyediting and proofreading copy and documents across the organisation.
This job is for you if:
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You understand the role of content marketing in the overall marketing strategy and customer journey.
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You have excellent copywriting skills, particularly for email campaigns and landing pages.
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You have a good knowledge of SEO and Google Analytics (AI search would be a bonus)
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You can highlight key feature benefits in new software products and distil these into engaging content and copy.
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You have excellent proofreading and copyediting skills and a keen eye for detail.
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You’re used to successfully juggling multiple projects, working calmly under pressure and managing tight deadlines.
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You have some experience of working with and managing third-party suppliers.
Non Charity Employer
21 - 50
We help charities find people who share their purpose, faster, easier and fairly.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Thank you!
External Communications Manager
Salary: £40,000–£42,000 FTE
Hours: 30 hours per week
Location: Remote, with regular travel to FitzRoy services, team and stakeholder meetings as agreed. The role requires attendance in London once per month and applicants must be able to commute to services in Norfolk, Nottingham and Hampshire.
Reports to: Head of Communications
Directorate: Business Development and Partnerships
FitzRoy is a national charity supporting people with learning disabilities, autism and mental health needs to live lives rooted in choice, meaning and happiness.
We are strengthening our external voice and looking for a confident, perceptive and warm communicator to help more people understand FitzRoy’s work, expertise and impact.
This is a moment of change for social care. We want to play a more active role in shaping its future, ensuring the people at the heart of it are seen, heard and involved in the decisions that matter.
About the role
As External Communications Manager, you will help build FitzRoy’s profile and reputation by identifying the stories, insight and opportunities that show what good support looks like in real life.
You will work closely with the Head of Communications, fundraising, business development and operational colleagues to turn external communications priorities into practical plans, content and opportunities.
This is a delivery role with real influence. You will not be expected to set FitzRoy’s external strategy alone, but you will be expected to bring ideas, advise colleagues, shape practical plans and turn opportunities into action.
What you will do
You will:
- develop proactive external communications activity that raises awareness of FitzRoy’s work, expertise and impact
- spot opportunities for FitzRoy to contribute constructively to sector conversations
- identify realistic opportunities for media, sector press, partner or local coverage
- gather stories, photos, video and quotes that help people understand what good support looks like in real life
- use social media, website content, audience insight and analytics to strengthen FitzRoy’s external profile
About you
You may come from charity communications, PR, journalism, public affairs, stakeholder communications or another external communications background.
You do not need to have worked in social care before, but you will need to be interested in people, willing to learn quickly and able to handle stories about people’s lives with care, respect and good judgement.
We are looking for someone who is:
- an excellent writer and editor
- confident developing clear, accessible content for different audiences
- warm, curious and able to build rapport quickly
- able to spot strong stories, ideas and opportunities
- confident creating social media and website content shaped by audience insight
- comfortable working independently and managing competing priorities
- able to think strategically about audiences and influence, while being practical about what can be delivered in a small team
- confident gathering content including photos, videos and quotes
- willing and able to travel to FitzRoy services and meetings as needed
A full clean driving licence and access to a car for work travel are required, as some services are not easily accessible by public transport.
Working at FitzRoy
You will join a small, friendly communications team with big ambitions. This role will suit someone who enjoys a mix of planning, writing, relationship-building, story-gathering and hands-on delivery.
You will help us show the difference good support makes – and help ensure the voices, experiences and achievements of people with learning disabilities, autism and mental health needs are seen and heard.
How to apply
To apply, please submit your application and a covering letter.
We do not expect your covering letter to address every point in the person specification. We would like you to tell us:
- what interests you about this role and FitzRoy
- three things you would bring to the role
- a piece of communications work you are proud of and why
- how you approach using social media, website content and audience insight to build external profile
- how you would approach telling stories about people’s lives with care, respect and good judgement
If you are using AI tools to write your application, please use them with caution. We are looking for your own voice and writing style.
Registered Charity
More than 1000
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