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Salary: £26,978 - £29,663 (Grade A)
Contract: Permanent
Hours: 37 hours per week
Location: Manchester / Hybrid
We’re looking for an enthusiastic and driven Communications and Engagement Lead to help shape how students are represented, heard and connected across Greater Manchester.
The Greater Manchester Students’ Partnership (GMSP) brings together students’ unions from across the city region to collaborate, campaign and influence on behalf of students. As Communications and Engagement Lead, you’ll play a key role in telling that story — creating engaging content, supporting regional campaigns and helping to grow a partnership that’s entering an exciting next phase.
This is a varied, fast‑paced role where no two days are the same. You’ll own GMSP’s digital channels, work closely with elected student officers and partner students’ unions, and support activity that amplifies student voice at a city‑region level. Alongside creative communications, you’ll also gain experience of partnership working, events and governance — building a strong foundation for future career development.
About you
This role is ideal for someone early in their career who’s motivated, proactive and excited by making real impact. You’ll bring experience from communications, marketing, campaigns or engagement‑focused work, and you’ll be keen to learn, grow and take ownership of your work.
You’ll also demonstrate:
- Strong content creation skills, with the ability to tell compelling stories across digital and social platforms.
- Confidence working with a wide range of people, including students, elected officers and external partners.
- The ability to manage multiple priorities and stay organised in a busy environment.
- A collaborative, can‑do approach and the confidence to use your initiative.
- A genuine interest in student representation and making a difference at a regional level.
Why work with us?
You’ll be part of a growing regional partnership focused on improving the student experience across Greater Manchester. This role offers the chance to build your skills, shape creative campaigns and work alongside students and professionals from across the city region — all while contributing to meaningful change for students.
If you’re looking for a role where you can develop quickly, work creatively and see the impact of your work, we’d love to hear from you.
For further information and to apply, please click the apply button.
Closing Date: 23:59pm on Sunday 31st May 2026.
Interview Date: Monday 15th or Tuesday 16th June 2026.
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Purpose of the Role
To manage and deliver the Veterans’ Foundation’s external communications, ensuring clear, consistent and high-quality messaging across all public-facing activity. The role will support fundraising through effective marketing, media, social and events, helping to strengthen visibility, engagement and brand coherence.
The Veterans’ Foundation is entering its second decade with a clear ambition to strengthen its visibility, reputation and reach across the UK. As the organisation grows, there is an increasing need for clear, consistent and well-managed communications that reflect the impact of its work and support its external profile.
This role sits within that transition, supporting the development of a more consistent and coordinated approach to communications. The Communications & Engagement Lead will help ensure that messaging, content and external visibility are clear, coherent and delivered to a high standard.
Principal Duties
The main duties of the Communications & Engagement Lead are:
· To plan and deliver external communications activity across media, social media, digital channels and events
· To support the development and consistent application of the organisation’s brand, ensuring clarity of messaging, tone and visual identity
· To support fundraising campaigns through effective communication, content, events and amplification
· To identify and support media, PR and event opportunities that increase visibility and strengthen the organisation’s external profile
· To oversee the creation of content across channels, ensuring quality, consistency and alignment with brand guidelines
· To work with external agencies and suppliers, including briefing and coordinating delivery of communications activity
· To coordinate communications and events activity across VF teams to ensure alignment and avoid duplication or inconsistency
· To support the planning and delivery of organisational events, ensuring communications, messaging and audience engagement are effectively managed
· To monitor the performance of communications activity and use insight to inform improvements
· To ensure communications activity is delivered in line with organisational policies, regulatory requirements and reputational considerations
· To contribute to the development of a more structured and proactive communications approach across the organisation
Other tasks may be required from time to time consistent with the job role.
Person Specification
The successful candidate will demonstrate:
· Experience in communications, marketing, media or PR roles with responsibility for delivering external communications activity
· Experience supporting the development and consistent application of brand across communications and channels
· Experience working across media, PR, social media and/or digital content
· Experience working with external agencies or partners to deliver communications activity
· Experience supporting or delivering communications for events, including promotion and audience engagement
· Strong understanding of how different channels perform and how to use them effectively
· Experience of planning and coordinating communications activity across teams or stakeholders
· Strong written communication skills and ability to develop clear, engaging and appropriate messaging
· Good judgement and awareness of reputational considerations in external communications
· Ability to manage multiple priorities and deliver work in a fast-moving organisation
· A collaborative approach and ability to work effectively across teams
To Apply
Please send your CV and a short supporting statement outlining a specific communications activity you have led, including the outcomes achieved and how engagement was improved.
