Help us prevent suicide by connecting with the community in Wales.
We’re looking for a collaborative and proactive Community Influencer to join our Wales team.
This role will be key to helping Samaritans strengthen our presence and impact across Wales. You’ll develop and deliver a plan to increase Samaritans’ local profile, connection and influence.
In this role you’ll building meaningful relationships with communities, partners and decision-makers to support suicide prevention. You’ll also work closely with staff and volunteers to deliver our community influencing work, helping us better reach and support people at risk, particularly those who are underrepresented or experiencing disadvantage.
If you’re excited about making a difference, a great communicator, and good at building strong relationships, we’d love to hear from you.
Contract terms:
- £30,000 - £33,000 per annum, plus benefits
- 18-month fixed term contract
- Full time hours are 35 hours per week, but we are passionate about flexible working, talk to us about your preferences
- Linked to our Cardiff (Wales) office
- In-person working: Meeting in person and working collaboratively are things we value. We work in person around 2 days or more per month. This role will involve regular travel around Wales.
What you'll do:
- Develop and deliver a plan to increase Samaritans’ local profile, connections and influence across Wales
- Build and maintain partnerships with community organisations, third sector bodies and statutory services to support suicide prevention
- Work with Samaritans branches and volunteers to strengthen local engagement and understanding of community needs
- Coordinate and support Samaritans’ representation on regional and local suicide prevention forums
- Monitor, evaluate and report on project progress, ensuring work is evidence-based and impactful
- Represent Samaritans at meetings, events and occasionally in the media
- Share the impact of the work through storytelling and social media engagement
What you’ll bring:
- Experience of planning and delivering projects or programmes
- Experience designing, planning and implementing a strategy
- Strong relationship-building skills, including experience working with communities, volunteers or partner organisations
- Experience of influencing policy, practice or decision-makers
- Ability to analyse and use evidence to inform approaches
- Excellent communication skills
- Strong organisational skills, with the ability to manage priorities and meet deadlines
- An understanding of mental health, wellbeing and the context in Wales
- Experience communicating and storytelling on social media
- Ability to speak Welsh is desirable
See full Job Description and Person Specification attached
Why Samaritans?
At Samaritans, you’ll be part of a people-first organisation deeply committed to inclusion, compassion and learning. You’ll contribute to a team where your voice matters, your expertise makes a difference, and your work helps save lives.
We welcome applications from individuals with lived experience and encourage those from underrepresented communities to apply. We are committed to creating an environment where all our people feel seen, heard and supported.
You’ll join a values-led organisation with a powerful mission and a collaborative culture. We offer flexible hybrid working, excellent benefits, and the chance to make a tangible difference in suicide prevention across the UK and Ireland.
For further information about Samaritans, including our charity structure, values, employee benefits, and application process, please read our recruitment brochure available here. You can also visit our careers website to access this.
We recognise the enormous benefits and the social justice imperatives of ensuring diversity at every level of our organisation. Samaritans is wholly committed to inclusion and diversity and to building a culture and environment where everyone is appreciated for the unique person they are. To ensure Samaritans is representative of those we support and who support us, we particularly welcome applications from disabled, racialised minority and LGBTQ+ candidates, as these people are under-represented at Samaritans.
Apply now
If this sounds like the opportunity for you, please apply. You will need to upload your CV and a brief cover letter (max 1 page). You’ll also need to answer two short application questions.
Applications close: 09:00am on 2nd June 2026
Interviews will be held in Cardiff on 17th June. We recommend keeping this date free if applying.
At Samaritans, human connection is at the heart of everything we do.
We do not use AI at any stage during the selection process. Your application will always be carefully reviewed by the recruiting manager or a member of the Talent Attraction Team.
We kindly ask that you avoid using AI tools to generate your application or interview answers. We want to hear your own ideas, insights, and writing style so your unique strengths can shine through. We recognise that some candidates may use assistive technology or tools to help with accessibility, structure or grammar.
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