Communications and Engagement Manager (Healthy Minds)

Mind in Bradford; Bradford; On-site; GBP 31,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading mental health charity in Bradford seeks a Communications and Engagement Manager to enhance awareness of their services. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in communications, strong organisational skills, and excellent written communication abilities. Responsibilities include managing digital content, leading social media strategy, and collaborating with various stakeholders. The role offers competitive pay and opportunities for professional development.

Benefits

25 days annual leave, rising to 28 with service

Generous pension scheme

Employee assistance services

Personal development opportunities

Simply Health Cash Plan

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in communications or marketing roles.
• Experience in building relationships with stakeholders.
• Ability to manage newsletters and create digital content.

Responsibilities

• Raise awareness for the Healthy Minds website.
• Lead communications across social media platforms.
• Produce content for press releases and newsletters.
• Manage operational communications budget.

Skills

Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Strong organisational skills

Strong collaboration skills

Confidence in public speaking

Education

A minimum of 5 GCSEs including English and Maths

Degree in relevant subjects like English, communications, or marketing

Tools

Email marketing platform (e.g., Mailchimp)

Canva

Adobe Creative Suite

WordPress

Job description

Job Description

Salary scale: 31120 to 35000 per annum

Contract: Permanent

Hours: 37 hours

Base: Kenburgh House BD1 4QU

Responsible to: Head of Communications and Engagement at BDC Mind

Probationary Period: Six Months

Closing Date: 12pm Tuesday 4th November 2025

Interview Date: Monday 17th November 2025

Questions: In the first instance any enquiries to be emailed to: emailprotected.

How to apply

Please click the Apply for this job button and follow the steps to fill out the application form.

Candidates must submit a motivational cover letter that demonstrates and explains their relevant experience. Your cover letter should be no more than 1 page referencing how you meet the criteria set out in the job description and person specification.

We are unable to provide feedback to applicants who are not shortlisted.

We are committed to safeguarding vulnerable children and adults. All successful candidates will need to apply for a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check and a right to work in the UK check.

About us

Bradford District and Craven Mind (BDC Mind) is a thriving independent mental health charity with a clear purpose to promote positive mental wellbeing and empower and help people experiencing issues with their mental health to manage and work towards recovery and fulfilment.

We do this through

• Building community and individual resilience for better mental wellbeing.
• Providing early intervention advice and support.
• Supporting people in crisis.
• Empowering and helping people to recover and sustain improved wellbeing.

Find out about us

Watch this video to find out what its like to work here: our latest Impact Report and 2024-28 Strategy; out more about our approach to Equity Diversity and Inclusion: background.

Healthy Minds is one of the key areas for Bradford District and Craven Health and Care Partnership ( ). The place-based partnership has an ethos where we Act As One to help people live happy healthy at home. This drives the work of Healthy Minds aiming to achieve better lives and improve the support we offer to people with mental health substance use needs learning disabilities or are neurodiverse.

Partnership working between statutory and voluntary sector organisations has seen initiatives like the Healthy Minds website ( ) created to support a growing number of people each year. The website supports people to find and access mental health support at a time and place to suit them.

Bradford District and Craven Mind is the lead provider of the Healthy Minds website and this role will be key to its successful ongoing development and engagement activities alongside supporting the promotion of the wider Healthy Minds collection of mental health services.

Role purpose

Working closely with the Head of Communications and Engagement and Communications and Engagement Manager for Healthy Minds in the NHS you will raise awareness of Healthy Minds website, lead on social media platforms, develop accessible communication resources, work with system partners to help the people of Bradford District and Craven to find and access the right mental health support for their needs.

Role outcomes

Communicate, establish and maintain constructive relationships with a broad spectrum of key stakeholders gaining their cooperation to support successful delivery of Healthy Minds areas of work i.e. Healthy Minds website, community mental health transformation and health checks for people with severe mental illness.

Produce content for a range of channels including press releases, internal bulletins, newsletters and website.

Lead on the Healthy Minds social media platforms, this includes creating and scheduling content and developing bi-monthly reports to help plan future activity.

Coordinate communications activity and events; setting tasks timeframes and adjusting plans as needed. This will involve communicating with health and care providers.

Leading on the ongoing technical development of the Healthy Minds website with support of our external development partners.

Effectively managing and reporting on the operational communications budget relating to Healthy Minds. You will be expected to manage supplier relationships e.g. design agencies and printers.

Producing updates and reports on website operations usage and engagement levels. You will manage website sub-groups and ensuring robust decision making and quality assurance processes are maintained and enhanced.

Leading on insight-led campaigns working with system partners on the promotion of the Healthy Minds website.

Involve partners internal and external to co-design communication resources (that are accessible and suit diverse audiences) to demonstrate our commitment to a person-centred approach.

Collaborate with teams across our system and build trust and credibility with our population as well as working across organisation boundaries.

Support the wider team communications and engagement efforts through collaborative team working.

Fully participating in all relevant training to develop and maintain your performance in the role.

Demonstrating an ongoing commitment to our values: Caring, Always Working Together, Supporting Everyone, Enabling All and Continually Improving.

Performing other duties as reasonably required within the role.

Benefits

• 25 days annual leave per year rising to 28 days with length of service plus bank holidays.
• Up to two additional leave days to use each year to support your wellbeing.
• Simply Health Cash Plan to claim back on personal health costs including dental optical prescriptions physiotherapy and more.
• Employee Assistance Service including 24 / 7 confidential mental health support and access to structured therapy sessions.
• Generous pension scheme and employer contribution to help you plan for a secure future.
• Discount schemes including Company Shop and Blue Light Card.
• Excellent personal development opportunities including access to Clinical Supervision.
• Enhanced sick pay after your six-month probation.
• Accredited employer with Mindful Employer Disability Confident and Real Living Wage.

Person specification

We are committed to promoting mental health awareness reducing stigma and improving the quality of life for people with mental health challenges. We value diversity inclusion and lived experiences when recruiting our workforce of staff and volunteers.

Qualifications

Essential

• A minimum of 5 GCSEs (or equivalent) grades A-C including English and Maths.

Desirable

• Degree or equivalent in a relevant subject (e.g. English, communications, journalism, marketing).

Experience

Essential

• Extensive experience in a communications, marketing or engagement role.
• Experience building relationships with a range of stakeholders including community groups local media and system partners.
• Developing digital content for website social media and newsletters.
• Managing newsletters through email marketing platform such as Mailchimp.
• Created assets using Canva and/or Adobe Creative Suite software.
• Website content management WordPress or similar.
• Leading on communications and engagement campaigns.
• Copywriting for diverse audiences and platforms.
• Social media content creation and management.
• Working with external agencies or freelancers (website etc).
• Managing a budget.

Desirable

• Experience in a communications role within healthcare or the voluntary sector.
• Basic video editing and photography skills.
• Coordinating collaborative events.
• Working with steering groups.
• Commissioning and briefing photographers, graphic designers and freelancers.

Skills and abilities

Essential

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to tailor messaging for different audiences and channels.
• Confidence and ability to represent the programme at meetings and events.
• Strong collaboration skills able to build trust and credibility across multiple teams and organisations.
• Strong organisational skills with the ability to prioritise and meet multiple deadlines.

Knowledge

Desirable

• Ability to travel independently around Bradford District & Craven.

Understanding of mental health and its impact on individuals.

Knowledge of different marketing and communication tools

An understanding of the voluntary and community sector and mental health organisations within Bradford District & Craven.

An understanding of the mental health challenges faced by different communities including groups with protected characteristics.

Attitude and personal attributes

Essential

• Self-motivated proactive and able to work independently.
• Analytical problem-solver with solution-focused attitude.
• Effective team player with strong relationship-building skills.
• Commitment to ongoing professional development.

Required Experience: Manager

Key Skills: Business Development, Employee Orientation, Public Health, Account Management, VersionOne, Conflict Management, Project Management, Relationship Management, Team Management, Customer relationship management, Human Resources, Public Speaking.

Employment Type: Full Time

Experience: years

Vacancy: 1

Monthly Salary: 31120 - 35000