Communications Lead

Northampton, North Northamptonshire, UK

Salary Not AvailableMid LevelFull time

Posted 2 months ago

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Job Summary

Own the local narrative and community-anchored messaging for Place Expansion by shaping discovery, partnership building, and story-driven impact across Northamptonshire.

  • Community storytelling: capture impact and build partnerships that move movement and sport into action.
  • Story architecture: shape how Place Expansion and wider programmes are communicated to raise awareness and collaboration.
  • Campaign content: develop and run content and tools that partners can use to tell their own stories and drive system change.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Shape how communities across Northamptonshire discover life-changing physical activity opportunities through Sport England's Place Expansion funding programme.
  • Tell the stories that matter most - capturing real community impact and building the partnerships that transform lives through movement and sport.
  • Play a central role in shaping how we tell the story of our Sport England Place Expansion work and wider programmes.
  • Develop clear, engaging communications that raise awareness, build collaboration and demonstrate impact.
  • Create compelling content and manage campaigns to capture community stories and support partners with practical communications tools.
  • Help drive system change through strong, purposeful communication.

Requirements

  • Experience in marketing and communications
  • The ability to create high-quality content for different channels and audiences
  • Organised, collaborative and confident
  • Skilled at building relationships across diverse partners and communities
  • Manage competing priorities
  • Use insight to evaluate what works
  • Strong written, verbal and visual skills
  • Good understanding of social media and digital engagement
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Northamptonshire Sport

We are Northamptonshire’s leading physical activity, health and wellbeing charity. As one of 43 Active Partnerships across England, we collaborate with local partners to create the conditions for a more active county, using the power of sport and physical activity to change lives in Northamptonshire. Our charity is passionate about helping people to lead more active lifestyles and the benefits they bring.

Founded in 2001
Northampton, England, GBR
38 employees (1 in marketing)