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Communications Manager

This is a hands-on communications role at an important time for GBSS. You will help us plan, write and deliver clear, compassionate communications that make a real difference for babies and families.

Later this year, the results of the GBS3 trial are expected, with a likely UK NSC review to follow. This represents a significant opportunity to influence policy, improve care, and help prevent group B Strep infection in babies.

We are looking for an excellent communicator who can bring people and plans together, write well, keep work moving, and turn complex information into communications people can understand and use.

You do not need to arrive as a group B Strep expert. You will work with colleagues who bring expertise in policy, clinical evidence, fundraising, support services and digital content.

Key Information

Job title: Communications Manager

Reports to: CEO

Direct reports: Digital Content Specialist

Location: Hybrid (Haywards Heath) or remote within the UK

Hours: Full-time (35 hours per week)

Salary: £40,000–£45,000 depending on experience

Role Overview

The purpose of this role:

To help GBSS communicate clearly and confidently, through communications that are well planned, well written and delivered effectively.

· write and edit key communications

· hold communications plans for major campaigns and projects, working closely with the CEO and colleagues

· bring together communications across advocacy, fundraising, support services and digital

· line manage the Digital Content Specialist

· keep communications projects moving and delivered to a high standard

This role sits at the centre of a small team. It will suit someone who enjoys being hands-on and is happy to move between planning, writing, editing, coordinating and problem-solving as priorities change. The postholder will be expected to draft a significant proportion of GBSS's core communications content themselves.

Key Responsibilities

1. Communications planning and coordination

· Hold communications plans for major campaigns and projects, working closely with the CEO and colleagues to agree priorities, timings and outputs.

· Translate organisational priorities into clear communications actions and timelines, working with subject leads where needed.

· Manage communications workflows, deadlines and approvals.

· Use trustee and external advisers’ expertise as a helpful sounding board where appropriate.

2. Writing and content development

· Act as the lead writer and editor for key communications, including blogs, newsletters, supporter communications, campaign materials, website content, organisational updates, briefings and stakeholder communications.

· Edit and improve content produced by colleagues.

· Make sure communications are clear, plain English, compassionate, inclusive, accessible and accurate.

· Help translate complex clinical, policy and research information into communications that non-specialists can understand.

· Work from agreed policy positions and specialist input when drafting briefings, consultation-related materials or stakeholder communications.

3. Campaign delivery

· Coordinate communications for major campaigns and projects, including GBS Awareness Week.

· Work with colleagues to agree objectives, audiences, messages, outputs and timelines.

· Work with the Fundraising Manager on supporter communications, helping with copy, timing and consistency.

· Help paid activity fit well with wider campaign messaging.

· Keep campaign delivery on track and support evaluation and learning.

4. Messaging and consistency

· Help develop and maintain clear organisational messages.

· Help communications across channels fit together.

· Support colleagues to communicate sensitive or complex issues clearly.

5. Digital content leadership and line management

· Work closely with the Digital Content Specialist to agree priorities, plan content and support high-quality delivery across digital channels.

· Line manage the role, including regular feedback, support and development.

· Look at what is working across digital channels and use that insight to improve future content.

6. Media support

This role will support media activity through practical communications planning, drafting and follow-up.

This includes:

· drafting briefing materials, background notes, key messages and approved lines

· coordinating communications around media activity

· helping make sure follow-up content is delivered across relevant channels

7. Insight and continuous improvement

· Work with information and support colleagues to understand what families and professionals are asking and where communications could be clearer.

· Use audience insight, communications data and campaign results to improve future activity.

· Identify practical ways to improve communications processes.

Person Specification

Essential

· Excellent writing, editing and proofreading skills, with strong attention to detail.

· Experience creating content across multiple communications channels.

· Experience planning and delivering communications projects or campaigns.

· Ability to explain complex, technical or evidence-based information clearly and accurately.

· Excellent organisational skills and ability to manage multiple competing priorities.

· Good judgement and sensitivity when communicating about emotionally complex, potentially distressing or sensitive issues.

· Experience supporting, guiding or managing others, whether colleagues, freelancers or suppliers.

· Ability to work collaboratively in a small organisation, including with senior colleagues and subject matter experts.

Desirable

· Experience in charity, health, policy, public affairs or another setting where complex or evidence-based information needs to be communicated clearly.

· Experience communicating about maternity, newborn care, patient safety, bereavement or similarly sensitive issues.

· Experience working with websites, email marketing systems and social media platforms.

· Understanding of accessibility, plain English and inclusive communications.

What you’ll help us achieve

You’ll help GBSS communicate more clearly, plan further ahead and deliver key campaigns well.

Interviews

interviews will be held between 17 and 20 August 2026.

• First-stage interview – conducted via Microsoft Teams.

• Second-stage interview – held in person.

Role Summary

Are you a master of organisation, a tech-savvy problem solver, and a meticulous editor all rolled into one? ProVeg UK is seeking a dynamic and proactive Business and Finance Coordinator to act as the operational engine of our team.

In this multifaceted role, you will be the ultimate "go-to" person, bridging the gap between daily administration, financial coordination, HR support, governance, and internal communications. You will ensure our UK operations run like a well-oiled machine—constantly researching and implementing proactive ways to improve our setups and optimising everyday workflows—allowing our team to focus on maximising our impact in transforming the UKs food system.

This isn't just a standard administrative role—you will also step up as our "Digital Champion," driving tech efficiency (including AI integration) across the team, while maintaining an eagle-eye view of UK compliance, data integrity, and financial health. If you thrive in a varied environment where no two days are the same and want to use your talents for a mission-driven cause, we want to hear from you.
 

Job Details

Reports to: Co-Director, ProVeg UK

Location: Remote (UK-based) with occasional travel for co-working and events

Hours: Part-time (28h/week) - 0.8 FTE

Salary: Pro-rated for a part-time role, based on a full-time equivalent of £32k (35 hours/week).

Contract: One year fixed term (possibility of extension afterwards)

Responsibilities

Finance & Board Administration

• Financial Oversight: Manage invoice creation, process team expenses, have a good understanding of our overall budget, and pull monthly budget reports from Sage for budget holders.

• Reporting: Prepare core financial reports for the board (budget vs. actuals, projections, cash flow charts) and support fundraising financial queries.

• Board Support: Coordinate quarterly board meetings, manage agendas/slides, take action notes (utilising AI tools), and track the risk and action logs.

Operations, HR & Governance

• HR Support: Manage employee onboarding/offboarding, set up equipment, update personnel databases, and prep monthly payroll, working together with our People & Culture team.

• Compliance & Governance: Ensure Companies House records, CIC documentation, insurance policies, and GDPR compliance are strictly up to date, supplier contracts management.

• Team Culture: Plan team-building events, manage co-working events, and coordinate team gifts and milestone cards.

Data Integrity & Digital Championship

• Digital Champion: Act as the internal expert for HubSpot and Wrike, providing staff training and sharing tips on leveraging AI for productivity.

• Data & Copy Editing: Maintain clean data entry in HubSpot (donations, donor tracking, reporting, supporting prospect research, following up on proposals), and serve as the team’s eagle-eyed proofreader for newsletters, reports, and proposals.

• Centralised Knowledge Wiki: set up and maintain an internal knowledge Wiki (Confluence), maintain up-to date information, assure everyone on the team has access to information they need

Support to Co-directors and PV UK team:

• Week-to-Week and Ad hoc support: preparing budget queries, business cases, liaising with the external provider for bookkeeping / accounting etc.

• Further support: creating monthly and quarterly reports in HubSpot

Qualifications

• Exceptional administrative skills to manage everything from HR onboarding and wellbeing scheduling to high-level Board preparation and Director support.

• A strong eye for detail to proofread and edit internal and external communications, ensuring different pieces of content meet grammar, tone, and branding standards.

• Ability to maintain meticulous data integrity in our CRM for programme and fundraising activities.

• Prepared to embrace being a ‘Digital Champion’, helping team members to learn and embrace platforms we use such as Wrike / Hubspot / Gemini.

• Organised and able to hold us to strict legislative timelines or important annual dates (e.g., filing of accounts / updating Companies House records).

• Good financial competency and confidence in liaising with People and Culture / accountants.

• An understanding of basic UK employment processes, Health & Safety, insurance handling, and corporate governance (e.g., Companies House).

When?

Application deadline: 21.8.2026

Start date: October 2026

Benefits of working with ProVeg

• A strong organisational focus on personal development, with a designated training budget

• Provision of a work laptop

• Flexible, trust-based working arrangements and home-office arrangements

• Career development support

• Mental health & wellbeing support via access to the OpenUp platform and a free Headspace subscription

• We are a workplace that encourages everyone to bring their whole selves to work. We are an inclusive workplace for our diverse employees around the world

• Generous annual leave entitlement - 25 days increasing by one day a year to a maximum of 30 days (plus bank holidays)

• Enhanced maternity, paternity, shared parental, and adoption pay

• Employee Assistance Programme including counselling

• Access to 24/7 virtual GP Service

• Access to the Wisdom app with exclusive perks and discounts

• Compassionate animal companion leave

• And, last but not least, become part of a great team and work with us towards a world where everyone chooses delicious and healthy food that is good for all humans, animals, and our planet!
   

Further Information
 

Please apply with your CV and a cover letter explaining why you are motivated to join ProVeg and describe how you can bring in your experience to this role. Even if you do not meet all the requirements, we still encourage you to apply. Our tasks are diverse, and we are flexible in how we distribute them. We are happy to support your growth and development.

We also encourage all applicants to apply without a photo or disclosing their date or place of birth.

If you are living with a disability, health condition and/or neurodiversity, please feel free to let us know how we can adjust and support your application process. For example, we can offer alternative tools, different interview formats, or additional time for tasks.

Important: Please make sure to use your own words and ideas in the cover letter. The goal is for us to know you better in order to assess if this role and your motivation are a good fit. Letters written with AI, or written in a language other than English, will be disregarded.

Application Procedure:

The recruitment process may include:

1. First screening of applications

2. Interview with People & Culture (30mins)

3. Job related trial task (~ 2 hrs.)

4. Second interview with the team (60mins)

Circa £60,984 per annum 

Fixed term (6 month cover starting January 2027) 

Part home/Part office (London) based 

At the UK Committee for UNICEF (UNICEF UK), we work alongside partners and communities to help realise children’s rights and build a better world for every child. We are committed to an inclusive workplace where people feel valued, supported, and able to thrive – connected by shared values, a sense of purpose and a collective commitment to making childhood unstoppable. 

This is a great opportunity to join the UK Committee for UNICEF (UNICEF UK) as our Senior Creative Producer (Film & Photography), the creative lead responsible for defining and championing UNICEF UK’s approach to visual storytelling. Leading a talented team of filmmakers and photographers, you will set the vision, standards and creative direction for film and photography across the organisation, creating powerful, audience-led content that inspires action and strengthens our impact for children. 

Working across the organisation, you will provide strategic creative leadership, oversee complex UK and international productions, and champion innovation, safeguarding and inclusive storytelling.

We are looking for an experienced creative leader with a strong track record of developing and delivering outstanding film and photography content in an agency or in-house environment. You will bring excellent creative judgement, experience leading creative teams, and a deep understanding of visual storytelling, audience engagement and content production. 

You will be passionate about inclusive storytelling and ethical content creation, with the ability to translate insight, strategy, and organisational objectives into compelling creative work. Experience of leading international productions, managing external partners and driving creative innovation is essential. 

Act now and visit the website via the apply button to apply online.  

Closing date: 9am, Monday 27 July 2026. 

Interview date: Week Commencing 17 August 2026 via video conferencing (MS Teams). 

In return, we offer: 

• excellent pay and benefits (including flexible working, generous annual leave and pension, big brand discounts and wellbeing tools) 

• outstanding training and learning opportunities and the support to flourish in your role 

• impressive open plan office space and facilities on the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park 

• an open culture and workplace with colleagues who share our values, enjoy their work and are motivated to do their utmost for children.

• the opportunity to work in a leading children’s organisation making a difference to children around the world 

Our application process: We use a system called "Applied" that anonymises your responses and focuses on your actual skills that are relevant to this role. This benefits you by giving you a greater chance of expressing your skills in this objective selection process. 

We anticipate most colleagues will work one or two days a week in the office on the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in Stratford, East London, and the rest of the time from home.We will happily discuss other flexible options to suit your circumstances. 

We particularly welcome applications from black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates, LGBTQ+ candidates, disabled candidates, and from men, because we would like to increase the representation of these groups at this level at UNICEF UK. We want to do this because we know greater diversity will lead to even greater results for children. 

UNICEF UK promotes equality, diversity and inclusion in our workplace. We make employment decisions by matching business needs with skills and experience of candidates, irrespective of age, disability (including hidden disabilities), gender, gender identity or gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, or sexual orientation. 

We welcome a conversation about your flexible working requirements, personal growth, and promoting a workplace where you can be yourself and achieve success based only on your merit. 

The successful candidate will be required to apply for a criminal records check. A criminal record will not necessarily bar you from working with us. This will depend on the nature of the role and the circumstances of your offences. 

We only accept online applications as this saves us money, making more funds available for us to help ensure children’s rights.

If you require support in completing the online form or an application form in an alternative format, please contact the Supporter Care line during office hours. 

If you do not hear from us within 14 days of the closing date, please assume your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion. Please note that we only provide feedback to shortlisted candidates. 

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