Communications And Content Manager

Communications and Content Manager

We have an exciting new opportunity for a Communications and Content Manager with a significant breadth of Communications and Content experience, which will help a growing youth charity to achieve its ambitions as it embarks on its biggest ever period of growth. 

This is a rewarding role offering flexible and hybrid working.

Position:Communications and Content Manager

Location: London or Bolton/hybrid (2 days a week in the London or Bolton)

Salary: £38-£44k (depending on location and experience)

Hours: Full-time (37.5 hours/week with flexible working available)

Contract: Permanent

Benefits: Agile working organisation with flexibility in working hours; 25 days annual leave (rising to a maximum of 30 days with length of service) plus bank holidays, birthday leave and annual leave purchase scheme (from day one of employment); company matched pension; company sick, maternity, paternity and adoption pay; voluntary benefits with discounts on health and wellbeing, retail and leisure.

Closing Date: 9am, Monday 5 February 2024

First stage interviews (virtual): w/c 19 February 2024

Second stage interviews (in-person): w/c 26 February 2024. There will also be a short, values-based phone interview around the second stage.

About the Role

This is a newly created role within the growing Communications team of a national youth charity. We are looking for an experienced, talented communications all-rounder with a breadth of skills to help deliver the strategic communications objectives.

Most critical will be your eye for a story, and ability to create compelling written content that helps to bring to life the powerful impact of the organisations work in a way that captivates a range of audiences from media to potential funders.

This is a key role within the communications team helping to create understanding and awareness amongst the key audiences that matter to the organisation, as a growing national charity.

There are four parts to the role

• Lead the storytelling work, identify and capture powerful stories that bring to life the charities work and why it matters.
• Manage a small portfolio of local integrated Communications and PR programmes raising awareness of projects, at various stages.
• Support the communications functions of existing Youth Zones, providing support, guidance and a listening ear to communications colleagues.
• For the first year of this role (while the Communications and Brand Manager is on maternity leave) you will take on specific projects to support the ongoing embedding of the brand.

About You

You’ll be a confident storyteller and copywriter with a journalistic ear, and a passion for creating exceptional written content– to help make the case for why youth work matters for young people.

You will have experience of:

• Communications, either in agency or in house 
• Communications, including PR, copywriting and digital
• Using digital platforms and tools such as MailChimp, Hootsuite, WordPress and Google Analytics
• Managing creative/design/digital agencies and briefing design and print teams
• Building relationships with journalists and working with the media to proactively generate coverage and enhance organisational reputation
• Advising internal and external teams and stakeholders at all levels and providing expert and confident communications advice

The breadth of this role means no two days are the same, which is why we are seeking somebody organised, dynamic and self-motivated, with exceptional project management skills.

If you are as confident interviewing a young person to capture their story as you are managing a branding project or overseeing an event, then this could be the role for you.

About the Organisation

A national charity that believes all young people should have the opportunity to discover their passion and their purpose that fund and build state-of-the-art, multimillion-pound youth centres called Youth Zones in the country’s most economically disadvantaged areas. The organisation trains the amazing people that run them and offers continuing support to youth zones nationwide through a national network of independent youth charities,

As an equal opportunities’ employer, we welcome applications from under-represented groups; in particular from Black, Asian, Mixed Race & other ethnically diverse individuals, people with disabilities, and members of LGBTQ+ communities.  Our dedicated Equality, Diversity & Inclusion Group, with support from the Senior Leadership Team, is actively promoting and advancing diversity and inclusion, ensuring a culture where everyone can be themselves and thrive.

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PLEASE NOTE: This role is being advertised by NFP People on behalf of the organisation