HCCN Communications & Marketing Manager

HCCN the charity requires a self employed contractor to raise our profile locally and increase the awareness of a wider audience by using your communications and marketing skills. 

We want someone able to create and lead a sustained marketing campaign of awareness raising across local and wider media. We make a significant difference to improving the lives of local people living with a cancer diagnosis, yet we are a ‘hidden gem’.  We want to increase support for our charity through compelling communications: raising funds, creating partnerships, attracting volunteers and importantly letting people who are living with a cancer diagnosis know that we are here to support them.

The key duties and responsibilities are:

Communication Planning and Execution

Content development

Digital and Social Media Marketing

• Creating and implementing a communications plan which promotes our work to a wide range of stakeholders and influencers
• Developing our reputation and public image through local media channels (PR) 
• Writing engaging content and telling our story for a range of audiences
• Developing a social media strategy to optimise our website and social media platforms, and moderating our Facebook groups
• Networking to make connections for raising awareness
• Inspiring and motivating others to get involved
• The time commitment is 15 hours per week at the rate of £20 per hour; working from home and virtually with travel across Huntingdonshire.

The role is hybrid. The nature of this role will require flexibility to meet work needs as they arise. The successful applicant will be required to work at our Bradbury House location when we hold operational meetings. The address is Mayfield Road, Huntingdon, PE29 1UL.  Occasional evening and weekend working in the Huntingdon area. 

The time commitment is 15 hours per week at the rate of £20 per hour. Our preference is for the post-holder to be a self employed contractor.

At HCCN we commit to:

• Listening first - to fully understand the wants and needs of our clients and volunteers
• Maintaining confidentiality, at all times
• Remaining alert to the latest tried and tested ways to help people diagnosed with cancer
• Collaborating with reputable partner organisations – to achieve win, win, win solutions
• Ensuring we demonstrate legal and financial compliance – good governance
• Focus our passion on doing the things that will improve the quality of life of our clients