Campaign Manager - Cheshire & Warrington

The Conservative Party; Greater London; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading political party is looking for a part-time Campaign Manager based in Cheshire and Warrington for a fixed-term contract. The role involves organizing campaign activities, managing volunteer teams, and ensuring the delivery of campaign materials. Candidates should have experience in political campaigning, strong communication skills, and the ability to manage multiple projects. This position offers comprehensive benefits including generous leave and professional development opportunities.

Benefits

25-day annual leave

Enhanced Maternity / Paternity Leave

Wellness programmes

Professional / personal development

Qualifications

• Experience working on elections for the Party, either in a paid or voluntary level.
• Exceptional interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills.
• Good organisation skills and strong attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Ensure effective campaigning with leafleting, canvassing, and telecanvassing.
• Develop relations with associations and manage an ongoing voter contact programme.
• Produce reports to the Regional Campaign Manager on campaign activity.

Skills

Strategic Thinking

Digital Content Creation

Platform Expertise

Analytical Ability

Collaboration

Project Management

Adaptability

Training & Coaching

Tools

Canva

Adobe Premiere Pro

Adobe Creative tools

Email marketing tools

Job description

Role purpose

We are seeking to appoint a part time Campaign Manager on a fixed term contract based around Cheshire and Warrington who can help us develop our campaign for the Cheshire and Warrington Mayoral election. This is an exciting opportunity for enthusiastic and ambitious individuals who thrive on an array of new challenges.

Working closely with Regional Campaign staff, our campaign manager will take a leading role in providing focus for campaign priorities in the run‑up to the mayoral election. They ensure effective campaigning is taking place including delivery of leaflets, canvassing and telecanvassing, and work with our volunteer teams to develop activist networks and build our campaigning structures.

Your responsibilities

Developing relations with all associations through regular telephone, email and face‑to‑face contact and reporting any operational difficulties to the Regional Campaign Manager, your responsibilities will include:

• Ensuring delivery of our campaigning throughout the region
• Organise action days and mutual aid
• Recruit volunteers and build regional campaign teams
• Manage an on‑going voter contact programme, including phoning and door‑to‑door canvassing
• Project manage the production of regional Party literature and build a delivery network
• Work closely with candidates, councillors, MPs and elected representatives of all levels
• Attend association meetings to ensure staff are familiar with local key personnel / activists
• Produce reports to the Regional Campaign Manager on all campaign activity

Your professional experience

• Have experience working on elections for the Party, either in a paid or voluntary level.
• A self‑starter with the ability to take the initiative.
• A “can‑do” flexible professional approach
• Exceptional interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills.
• Proven ability to manage multiple projects across multiple campaigns and a wide geographical area. You will be able to drive hard to completion and deliver effective results.
• Good organisation skills and strong attention to detail.
• Flexible approach to out of hours working patterns.
• An ability to develop and empower others.

Benefits

What benefits do you get working at CCHQ?

Here at CCHQ, we value our colleagues and the work they do for us.

In return we offer a wide variety of benefits for our colleagues that you can utilise

• We offer a generous 25‑day annual leave, pro‑rated for part time staff and all UK bank holidays off
• 3 days additional leave in the year if you marry or enter a civil partnership
• Enhanced Maternity / Paternity Leave
• Wellness programmes
• Professional / personal development

Timescales

• Interviews to take place in December as applications are received.
• Anticipated start date will be the beginning of January

Professional experience and qualifications

• A genuine interest in social media and how it can be used for campaigning.
• Some hands‑on experience running social media accounts – even if just personal or voluntary.
• A willingness to learn tools like Canva, Adobe Premiere Pro or Photoshop (training can be provided).
• A good sense of what makes content work well online.
• A team spirit and a positive, proactive attitude – someone who’s happy to get stuck in.
• The ability to work flexibly, stay calm under pressure and meet tight deadlines when needed.
• A full UK driving licence and access to a car (you’ll sometimes need to travel to campaign teams)

Skills required

• Strategic Thinking : Ability to develop and implement effective digital campaign strategies aligned with regional and national goals.
• Digital Content Creation : Skilled in producing engaging digital content (copy, graphics, video) that resonates with local audiences.
• Platform Expertise : Confident using key digital platforms (e.g. Meta, X / Twitter, Instagram, Canva, Adobe Creative tools, email marketing tools).
• Analytical Ability : Able to interpret performance data and user insights to improve digital activity and campaign effectiveness.
• Collaboration : Strong interpersonal skills and ability to work closely with Regional Campaign Managers, candidates, MPs and activists.
• Project Management : Highly organised, with the ability to juggle multiple deadlines and deliver under pressure.
• Adaptability : Comfortable working in a fast‑paced, responsive political environment with frequent change and evolving priorities.
• Training & Coaching : Comfortable delivering digital skills training and mentoring to local campaign teams and activists.

The Conservative Party Values

OPPORTUNITY & RESPECT FOR EVERYONE : We value diversity by embracing ideas and experiences from people of all different backgrounds, creating an inclusive culture across our professional, voluntary, and elected Party. Through courtesy and respect, we can support our people to be at their best and develop working practices in an environment where everyone can be themselves.

WORKING TOGETHER TO DELIVER CHANGE : We constantly seek to improve and are pro‑active in all that we do, being bold with our ideas and seeking out new opportunities. We are one team; the professional, voluntary, and elected Conservative Party working together, where everyone can contribute, and all feedback is welcome. We get things done by having confidence in our abilities and trusting the skills of those around us.

VALUING FREEDOM & RESPONSIBILITY : We value freedom by empowering people to do the right thing and hold ourselves accountable for the decisions we take. We act with integrity and communicate honestly; this is at the foundation of the relationships we build.

RELEASING ASPIRATION & REWARDING EFFORT : We value our people by recognising and encouraging talent through training, development and creating opportunities. We strive to reward achievement. Knowing that exceptional performance drives our team success.