Head of Communications and Marketing

Responsibilities

• Setting the direction. You will set the strategic direction for communications, public affairs and supporter engagement, building Right There’s profile, influence and connection with the people and communities we want to reach.
• Joining up our activity. You will turn organisational priorities into clear, audience-led plans and deliver an integrated marketing and communications strategy with meaningful measures of awareness, engagement, influence and support.
• Building our voice and influence. You will lead policy, press and public affairs activity so Right There is recognised as a credible voice and contributes meaningfully to debates affecting the people we support.
• Connecting people to our work. You will shape internal communications, develop our website and content strategy, and make it easy for colleagues, supporters and communities to understand our priorities, programmes and impact.
• Leading with care and confidence. You will develop a creative, high-performing team and set clear standards so communications are accessible and ethical.

Requirements

• You will already be an accomplished leader in marketing, communications or PR, ideally within a charity or social-purpose organisation, and you will be ready to bring that experience to a mission with real urgency.
• You will combine strategic ambition with humanity: making thoughtful decisions, building respectful relationships and creating communications that honour the dignity, strengths and experiences of the people we support.
• You have led integrated, multi-channel activity across digital, social media, PR, content and campaigns.
• You can translate strategy into high-quality work that reaches audiences and delivers measurable results.
• You bring strong editorial judgement and experience of shaping brands, messages and media relationships.
• You use insight and analytics to improve performance and ensure communications are accessible, ethical and appropriate for sensitive subject matter.
• You are a motivating and inclusive leader with compassion, curiosity and a genuine belief in the power of people’s stories.

Benefits

• six weeks’ annual leave pro rata, rising to eight weeks after your first year
• membership of the People’s Pension
• a cycle-to-work scheme
• the option to purchase or sell annual leave