Communications Manager – Berkshire Healthcare Charity

Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust; Bracknell; Hybrid; GBP 35,000 - 55,000; Part time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Communications Manager to enhance their charity's profile and drive fundraising initiatives. This hybrid role involves working closely with the Director of Marketing & Communications to develop and implement effective marketing strategies. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in communications, a passion for engaging diverse audiences, and experience in digital platforms. Join a dynamic team dedicated to making a positive impact in the community and enjoy a supportive work environment with excellent career development opportunities.

Benefits

Flexible working options

27 days’ annual leave

Generous NHS pension scheme

Learning and career development opportunities

Cycle to Work scheme

Access to wellbeing tools

Discounts at popular retailers

Staff networks for diversity

Generous maternity and paternity leave

Free parking across Trust sites

Qualifications

• Minimum of 3 years’ experience in a marketing/communications role.
• Experience in charity communications is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead charity’s communications and engagement planning.
• Develop and deliver an annual communications strategy.

Skills

Marketing Strategy

Communications Planning

Content Creation

Media Relations

Digital Communications

Education

CIPR/IOIC Qualification

Bachelor's Degree in Marketing or Communications

Tools

Social Media Platforms

Content Management Systems

Job description

Communications Manager – Berkshire Healthcare Charity

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Interview will be held on 20th May 2025

This is a 3 day per week (0.6 WTE) role offered initially on a 12-month, fixed term contract basis.

Interview will be held on 20th May 2025

This is a 3 day per week (0.6 WTE) role offered initially on a 12-month, fixed term contract basis.

The Communications Manager will work closely with the Director of Marketing & Communications, the Charity’s Lead and Fundraising Manager to promote new partnerships and increase funding by developing the charity’s profile, enhancing and building awareness and delivering key fundraising campaigns and initiatives.

You will be expected to show experience across the full range of marketing & communications activities including developing and delivering marketing/communications strategies, undertaking proactive media, generating engaging content for online and offline channels, and developing relationships/engaging with a diverse range of audiences and potential donors. An understanding and experience of using digital communications and developing digital platforms is also essential.

The successful applicant will ideally be CIPR/IOIC qualified with a minimum of 3 years’ experience of working at senior/management level in a marketing/communications environment, ideally with some specific charity comms experience, and will have high standards of written and spoken English.

This is a hybrid role, with an expectation that you will work from our Bracknell Head Office or other sites across Berkshire as required (likely at least once a week).

• Lead on the charity’s communications and engagement planning, coordinating all activities, including website, press and social media
• Develop and deliver an annual communications strategy that aligns with the charity’s strategic objectives
• Support the charity’s engagement plans to attract, build and develop relations with individuals and corporate donors, raising awareness, keeping them updating with successes and identifying collaboration and fundraising opportunities
• Deliver effective campaigns to ensure maximum success from fundraising initiatives, ensuring these are strategically aligned and delivered using recognised best practice methodologies
• Identify stories to pitch to the media, draft press releases, briefings, statements and other messages for media and stakeholders, as part of a rolling programme of proactive media coverage
• Generate high quality multimedia content for use over a range of channels
  
  

Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a specialist mental health and community health services trust. Rated ‘outstanding’ by the CQC, we’re committed to providing the best possible care to people across Berkshire. As an employer, we’re committed to offering an inclusive and compassionate environment where our people share in a sense of belonging and are supported to flourish.

Our Values At Berkshire Healthcare Are

• Caring for and about you is our top priority
• Committed to providing good quality, safe services
• Working Together with you to develop innovative solutions
  
  

Your wellbeing is important to us. Some of the benefits of working for us include:

• Flexible working options to support work-life balance
• 27 days’ annual leave rising with service + opportunity to buy and sell
• Generous NHS pension scheme
• Excellent learning and career development opportunities
• ‘Cycle to Work’ and car leasing scheme including electric vehicles
• Access to a range of wellbeing tools and services
• Discounts at hundreds of popular retailers and restaurants
• Staff networks for race, diversity, disabilities, the environment and armed forces community to support equality
• Generous maternity, paternity, adoption and special leave
• Free parking across Trust sites
  
  

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Cathy Saunders Job title: Director of Marketing & Communications Email address: [e-mail]

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Contract

Job function

• Job function

  Marketing, Public Relations, and Writing/Editing

• Industries

  Hospitals and Health Care

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