Responsibilities

• Develop and deliver corporate and internal communications plans, ensuring they are clear, consistent, timely, and aligned to our strategic objectives.
• Manage the end-to-end delivery of key outputs such as our Annual Report, Staff Conference, and Senior Leadership Team communications.
• Ensure all our communications address the needs of our key stakeholders, from Charity staff to our Trustees, volunteers, hospital colleagues, and high-value donors.
• Draw on industry best-practice and data insights to drive continuous improvement across our channels, messages, and processes.
• Support the development and delivery of messages in response to sensitive or complex issues, ensuring consistency, timeliness, and adherence to governance requirements.
• Line manage and develop our Strategic Communications Officer, supporting their growth and performance.
• Contribute to team planning, prioritisation and workload management with other Communications managers.

Requirements

• Understanding of strategic communications, including messaging and narrative development, risk and reputation issues, content creation, and channels management.
• Experience leading or managing complex communications projects to ensure outputs are delivered within deadlines and to exacting standards.
• Strong writing and editing skills, including the ability to translate complex information into clear, engaging content that aligns to audience needs and communications channels.
• Stakeholder management and relationship-building skills; acting as a trusted advisor to senior leaders, project teams, and other stakeholders.
• A proactive, creative approach to prioritising and problem-solving within a fast-paced environment.
• DBS - note that a Basic DBS check is required for this role.

Benefits

• 30 days annual leave (plus bank holidays)
• A flexible approach to working arrangements.
• Access to our enhanced pension scheme
• Life assurance
• Access to various health and wellbeing schemes, including the employee assistance programme.