Communications Manager (Mat Cover)

hireful; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 42,000 - 51,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work arrangement

Job summary

hireful in London is seeking an experienced communications professional to cover maternity leave, leading the communications function at a strategic level.

The role is hybrid, with 2-3 days on site around West/SW London and occasional national travel. Salary £46,225 plus a £3,000 allowance. You will drive campaigns, elevate voices of lived experience, and ensure messaging is compassionate and values-driven.

Qualifications

• Senior communications, PR or marketing experience with strategy design and evaluation.
• Excellent writing and relationship-building with audience engagement.
• Experience or understanding of criminal justice or social justice sectors.

Responsibilities

• Strategic Leadership: Oversee communications plans, evaluate KPIs, and champion values-driven messaging.
• Digital & Content: Manage digital platforms and social channels to grow engagement.
• Marketing & Branding: Protect and develop the charity's visual and written identity.
• Lived Experience: Ethically amplify voices of those with lived experience through case studies.
• PR & Events: Lead media relations and coordinate events and staff gatherings.

Skills

Senior communications

Excellent writer

Stakeholder engagement

Tools

Social media management

Job description

Are you a bold, creative storyteller ready to shape the public profile of one of the UK s leading social justice charities?

We are looking for an experienced communications professional to cover maternity leave, leading the communications function at a strategic level.

As a key voice for the charity's mission, you will drive impactful campaigns, elevate the voices of people with lived experience, and ensure messaging remains clear, compassionate, and values-driven.

This hybrid role is working 2-3 days per week on site at locations around West / SW London and occasional travel to other sites nationally. Salary £46,225 + £3,000 allowance.

What You'll Be Doing:

Strategic Leadership: Oversee multidisciplinary communications plans, evaluate performance against KPIs, and champion open, values-driven messaging across the organisation.

Digital & Content: Manage digital platforms, social media channels, and websites, to grow engagement through dynamic organic and paid content.

Marketing & Branding: Protect and develop the visual and written identity, producing high-quality, inclusive publications and resources for stakeholders, staff, and service users.

Lived Experience: Responsibly and ethically amplify the voices of those with lived experience through powerful, human-centered case studies.

PR & Events: Lead proactive media relations and coordinate high-profile stakeholder events, roundtables, and staff gatherings.

About You:

• You bring a strong track record in a senior communications, PR, or marketing role, with proven experience designing and evaluating impactful strategies.
• An exceptional writer and relationship-builder, you possess a sharp eye for audience engagement and a collaborative management style.
• Experience or a deep understanding of the criminal justice, or social justice sectors is highly desirable, alongside an unwavering commitment to inclusive communication, accessibility, and ethical storytelling.

If you're available for a maternity cover contract and feel like your experience ticks the boxes, then what are you waiting for?