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Marie Curie UK

Head of Communications

London, UK (Remote)

£59K/yr – £65K/yrManagerFull time

Posted 3 months ago

Job Summary

Own and lead external communications for a complex organisation, with crisis messaging responsibility and direct line to senior communications leadership.

  • Leadership: Build and develop a small communications team and align cross‑directorate messaging with overall strategy.
  • Crisis Readiness: Direct crisis communications with predefined messages and response plans alongside senior colleagues.

Job Description

Responsibilities
  • Develop, implement and manage our external communications in line with our organisational strategy and values.
  • Work closely in collaboration across directorates and initiatives, ensuring our messaging is aligned and effective.
  • Together with the Director Corporate and Strategic Communications and the Head of PR and Media, lead in periods of crisis communications with response plans and key messages.
  • Lead, guide and develop the communications team.
  • Please see the full job description here.
  • We are committed to safeguarding all our people from harm.
Requirements
  • Experience in a similar role, creating and delivering organisation wide communication plans that support business objectives.
  • Strong track record of leading on major communication campaigns, including change communications.
  • Experience managing, leading and developing a team.
  • Experience working in a complex organisation, bringing together and aligning different departments.
  • Excellent interpersonal and leadership skills, with the ability to develop strong relationships and influence across all levels.
  • Strong project management skills with experience aligning and managing campaigns, projects and products to organisational objectives.
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Marie Curie UK

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Founded in 1948
London, England, GBR
2.4K employees (101 in marketing)
www.mariecurie.org.uk

Salaries

Posted range

£59K/yr – £65K/yr

Taken straight from the job posting.

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Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
101 (4% of company)
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
1

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
384K
Monthly Google Ads Budget
$12.7K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
58.6%
Direct
29.2%
Referral
7.3%
Social
3%
Paid
1.7%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~2.4K
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Head of Communications

Marie Curie UK · London, UK · Remote