Communications & Marketing Manager

Birmingham Hospice; United Kingdom; Hybrid; GBP 34,000 - 41,000; Full time

Job summary

A community-focused hospice organization in the United Kingdom seeks a Communications and Marketing Manager to elevate its brand and support innovative campaigns. This role involves developing marketing strategies and building relationships to inspire action. The ideal candidate has a strong background in communications, media handling, and team management. Competitive salary and benefits are provided, along with opportunities for professional development.

Benefits

Generous annual leave

Wellbeing programmes

Access to employee benefit platforms

Qualifications

• Proven experience developing and delivering impactful communications strategies.
• Comfortable handling media enquiries and positioning Birmingham Hospice as a trusted voice.
• Exceptional organizational skills with a can-do approach.

Responsibilities

• Develop and deliver internal, external, and digital marketing strategies.
• Provide communications and marketing support for corporate fundraising.
• Help raise the profile of Birmingham Hospice across the West Midlands.

Skills

Developing communications strategies

Handling media enquiries

Team management

Excellent written and verbal communication

Organizational skills

Job description

Communications and Marketing Manager

Income Generation and Marketing Department

Closing Date: 7 December 2025
Interviews: First Stage 15 & 16 December 2025 (Teams) – Second Stage 30 December 2025 & 2 January 2026
Location: Hybrid working with multi‑site working across both Hospice sites, Selly Park & Erdington
Hours: 37.5 hours per week
Salary: Corporate Band E – £34,728 to £40,591 per annum
DBS Requirement: Basic Check

We are looking for a Communications and Marketing Manager to elevate our brand, drive innovative campaigns, and champion the vital role of hospice care in our communities. In this role, you’ll craft powerful narratives, build relationships across diverse channels, and deliver communications that inspire action and strengthen our presence across the West Midlands.

At Birmingham Hospice we are united by a powerful mission: To ensure everyone in our community can access the care of their choice at the end of life.

We are a values‑driven charity where people come first whether it’s our patients, supporters, or colleagues. With exciting growth plans, now is the perfect time to join us and help shape the future of our communications and marketing in a role that blends purpose with professional development.

About the role

Working alongside the Head of Communications and Marketing, you’ll develop and deliver internal, external and digital marketing strategies that raise our profile across the West Midlands and beyond. You’ll also provide communications and marketing support for corporate fundraising, retail operations and new commercial ventures that generate income and raise brand awareness for Birmingham Hospice. This is an exciting opportunity to join an evolving Communications and Marketing Team as we reach new audiences and grow our communication and income generation activities.

What you will bring

You will have proven experience developing and delivering impactful communications strategies, be comfortable handling media enquiries, and have the ability to position Birmingham Hospice as a trusted and leading voice in hospice care. You will bring team management experience, exceptional organisational skills, an enthusiastic, can‑do approach to challenges, first‑class written and verbal communication skills and an eye for detail.

What we offer

Join a supportive, creative and collaborative team where your ideas are valued. A varied and interesting role spanning corporate, clinical, retail and fundraising communications. Autonomy to try new things and bring innovation to your work. Work that makes a genuine difference to people living with terminal illness and their families. Professional development opportunities. Generous annual leave, wellbeing programmes and access to employee benefit platforms such as Stream and Reward Gateway.

To find out more about this exciting opportunity, click visit the jobs portal on our website.

The hospice is committed to developing a dynamic and diverse team, representative of the communities it serves. We ask you, therefore, to complete the Equal Opportunities monitoring form to help us in this aim. We value each person as an individual whether they are colleagues, patients, family members, carers or supporters – every person matters.

We embrace diversity of culture, background and environment knowing it enriches our workplace and our relationships with our local communities. We are committed to building a culture of inclusion and belonging. We would love to hear from you about what makes you uniquely you and how this opportunity will support you to succeed.