Comms Officer

Jobs & Business Glasgow; Glasgow; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Part time

Job summary

A community support organization in Glasgow seeks a Communications Officer to drive creative and impactful content across various media platforms. The role encompasses managing social media, developing marketing campaigns, and ensuring all public messaging aligns with the organization's branding. Ideally, candidates should possess at least 1 year of experience in marketing or communications, excellent content creation skills, and familiarity with design tools such as WordPress and Canva. Flexible working hours and a commitment to the organization's aims are essential.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 1 year’s experience in marketing, communications or public relations.
• Ability to create engaging content for various platforms.
• Competency in design platforms such as WordPress and Canva.

Responsibilities

• Manage social media communications planning.
• Support community fundraising with digital campaigns.
• Coordinate the roll‑out of marketing campaigns.

Skills

Experience in marketing or communications

Ability to create audience-specific content

Experience managing social media

Good design sense

Experience with design platforms

Excellent organizational skills

Ability to work autonomously

Tools

WordPress

Canva

Adobe

Mailchimp

Job description

Overview

The main purpose of the role is to support the development and delivery of creative and impactful communications content on various media platforms ensuring a consistent, co‑ordinated approach to communications, marketing and branding. The Comms Officer will also help the wider team ensure all public messaging reflects the organisation’s branding and values when promoting our activities & opportunities, comment on policy & campaigning developments relevant to the asylum/refugee community, and share information from partner agencies.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage social media communications planning, creating and scheduling regular engaging content that promotes the work of GCP.
• Increase engagement and following on GCP social platforms.
• Support the involvement of GCP community members in developing content for social media.
• Respond to direct requests/contacts made via social media and forward enquiries to the appropriate staff member.
• Support the community fundraising team with digital campaigns.
• Coordinate the roll‑out of any GCP marketing campaigns.
• Manage content on GCP’s website.
• Work with partners to support collaborative social media campaigns.
• Utilise digital resources, analytics and training opportunities to maximise traffic.
• Originally create impactful and engaging content for the website.
• Create regular newsletters and grow the newsletter mailing list; produce ad‑hoc mailers for events and fundraising campaigns.
• Establish media relationships and be the main point of contact for media enquiries, comments and press releases.
• Draft statements with the Head of Charity regarding relevant external news / policy changes.
• Develop and maintain a marketing and communications strategy for the organisation.
• Ensure branding guidance is up to date, communicated to the team and maintained.
• Support staff in developing content that promotes projects and activities while maintaining brand consistency.
• Create additional ad‑hoc marketing materials (e.g. posters, flyers, leaflets, annual reports).
• Collaborate with web development support to enhance website functionality (if available).
• Represent GCP and work collaboratively with colleagues through asylum/refugee specific communications channels.
• Work with the Head of Charity and partner organisations on collaborative statements/campaign messaging.
• Represent the organisation in relevant communications networks and discussions.
• Support partnership agencies in joint communications where appropriate.
• Produce regular data on traffic and engagement with media channels for internal use.
• Provide quarterly and ad‑hoc reports to the Head of Charity.
• Undertake research/consultation with community members on accessibility of social media.
• Support the creation of the annual impact report and strategy documents.

Essential Requirements

• A minimum of 1 year’s experience working in marketing, communications or public relations.
• Ability to create clear, engaging and audience‑specific content for different platforms.
• Good eye for design, branding consistency and accessible communication.
• Experience managing content on social media platforms.
• Ability to review, select and report on current affairs in relation to asylum and immigration.
• Competency in design platforms such as WordPress, Canva, Adobe and Mailchimp.
• Experience in website content management.
• Commitment to the aims of the organisation.
• Flexible working approach and excellent organisational skills.
• Ability to work autonomously in achieving work objectives.
• Ability to work collaboratively with colleagues and partners.

Desirable Requirements

• Experience/skills in developing video/audio content.
• Lived experience of forced migration.
• Ability to provide written content in a relevant second language (e.g. Farsi, Arabic, Kurdish Sorani).
• Experience working in the third sector.
• Knowledge of human rights, equalities and social justice issues.

Additional Information

Employer is located in G51 postcode.

Duration: 17.5 hours per week.

Closing Date: 11 January 2026.

Number of Places: 1.