Communications and Marketing Manager - Fixed Term Contract 2 Years

Confidential; Birmingham; Hybrid; GBP 38,000 - 40,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous annual leave

Wellbeing programmes

Stream & Engage benefits

Job summary

Birmingham Hospice is seeking a Communications and Marketing Manager to drive income growth through strategic communications and marketing. This two-year fixed-term post supports a secondment, with Hybrid work across Selly Park and Erdington, and collaboration with income generation colleagues to maximise supporter acquisition and retention.

You'll lead campaigns across social media, email and paid media, fostering creativity and innovation to grow voluntary income and raise the charity's

Qualifications

• Background in a fundraising and/or communications environment.
• Experience creating multimedia communications campaigns across social media, email and paid digital advertising.
• Experience developing and managing digital channels, including websites and social platforms.
• Experience of line managing, mentoring or developing team members.
• Excellent organisational skills with ability to manage complex workload and prioritise.

Responsibilities

• Lead income generation campaigns across fundraising, media, marketing, digital, creative and campaigns activity.
• Collaborate with income generation colleagues to maximise supporter acquisition and retention.
• Deliver impactful campaigns through social media, email and paid media.
• Bring creativity and growth ideas to increase all forms of voluntary income and raise the profile of Birmingham Hospice.

Skills

Fundraising background

Multimedia campaigns

Digital channels

Line management

Organisational skills

Creative thinking

Tools

Google Ads

Meta Ads

TikTok Ads

Job description

Closing Date: 27th September 2026

Interview Date: 8th October 2026

Corporate Band E

Salary : £38,413 rising to £39,908 in year two, subject to achieving objectives

Hours: Full Time, 37.5 hours

Fixed Term: 2 years until 31st December 2028, covering a secondment

Hybrid working with multi-site working from home and across both sites, Selly Park and Erdington

About the role

We are recruiting a Communications and Marketing Manager to support income growth through the delivery of Birmingham Hospice's income generation communications and marketing activity.

This is a two-year, fixed-term post covering a secondment - a genuine opportunity to make a lasting impact for a charity with ambitious plans for the future.

Working closely with income generation colleagues, you'll bring together fundraising, media, marketing, digital, creative and campaigns activity to maximise income, supporter acquisition and retention.

You'll be confident leading projects and working collaboratively across teams to deliver impactful campaigns through social media, email and paid media, bringing creativity, innovation and new ideas to help secure and grow all forms of voluntary income and raise the profile of Birmingham Hospice.

What you'll bring

• A background in a fundraising and/or communications environment
• A proven track record creating multimedia communications campaigns, including social media, email and paid digital advertising (e.g. Meta, Google, TikTok ads)
• Experience of developing and managing digital channels, including websites and a variety of social media platforms
• Some experience of line managing, mentoring or developing team members
• Excellent organisational skills, with the ability to manage a complex workload and prioritise effectively
• Creative thinking skills with the ability to spot opportunities for innovation and growth

What we offer

• Join a supportive, creative and collaborative team where your ideas are valued
• A varied and interesting role leading fundraising marketing, digital and campaigns activity
• Autonomy to try new things and bring innovation to your work
• Work that makes a genuine difference for people living with terminal illness and their families
• Recognition of prior NHS or hospice service (including pension and annual leave entitlements)
• Generous annual leave, wellbeing programmes and access to employee benefit platforms such as Stream and Engage