Communications Officer

HARRIS HILL EXECUTIVE SEARCH; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 29,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading charity recruitment specialist is seeking a Communications Officer to help shape and publish high-quality content across digital channels. This role involves managing social media strategies, supporting website updates, and tracking performance through data analysis. The ideal candidate will be creative, organised, and experienced in storytelling within a non-profit or agency context. This permanent, full-time position offers a salary of £35,000 and flexible working arrangements, including three days WFH.

Benefits

Enhanced pension contribution

Generous annual leave

Medical support

Qualifications

• Experience in crafting engaging content across digital platforms.
• Ability to collaborate with diverse stakeholders.
• Hands-on experience in a non-profit or agency environment.

Responsibilities

• Deliver high-quality content for digital channels.
• Manage communications calendar and social media strategies.
• Support website updates and manage digital assets.

Skills

Creative writing

Content management

Data analysis

Social media strategy

Job description

Harris Hill is delighted to be partnering with the Henry Smith Foundation to recruit their Communications Officer at an exciting point in the Foundation’s journey.

For over 400 years, the Henry Smith Foundation has worked to tackle poverty and address systemic inequality. Its 2025–2030 strategy, Elevate Your Impact, focuses on supporting people through life’s toughest transitions — helping families give children the best start in life, supporting young people to build independence, and enabling safer futures for those rebuilding after abuse, displacement or prison.

We’re looking for a creative and organised communications professional to help deliver high-quality content across the Foundation’s digital channels. You’ll play a key role in shaping and publishing engaging stories that bring the organisation’s work to life, from website content and social media to email campaigns, case studies and press materials.

Working closely with colleagues across the organisation, you’ll help manage the communications calendar, contribute to social media strategy, and ensure all content is timely, accessible and aligned with the Foundation’s tone of voice and values. You’ll also support regular website updates, manage digital assets, and use analytics to track performance and inform continuous improvement.

Is this role for you?

This is a great opportunity for someone who enjoys turning insight into impact, collaborating with a wide range of stakeholders, and using data to strengthen communications that support meaningful, long‑term social change. You may have developed your experience at a non‑profit, commercial, or agency environment, and are looking for a hands‑on role, where you can tell powerful stories through your creative writing skills.

• Salary £35,000
• King’s Cross, London, 2 days in the office (Tues and Weds), 3 days WFH.
• Full time hours, (35 hours), permanent role.
• Flexible core hours between 10am-4pm
• A snapshot of their benefits: Enhanced pension contribution, generous annual leave (including Christmas closure and wellbeing days) and medical support.

Apply today to find out more about this fantastic role.

• Firm closing date: 9am Monday 19th January.
• Interviews: w/c 2nd February

As leading charity recruitment specialists and a certified B Corp™, Harris Hill is committed to high and ever‑improving standards of equitable and inclusive recruitment. We actively welcome applications from all sections of the community regardless of age, disability, gender, race, religion, sexuality and other protected characteristics.

Our approach to candidates using AI in applications

We recognise that technology, including AI tools, can be helpful when preparing job applications, and we welcome the use of tools that support you in presenting your experience clearly. However, it’s important that your application genuinely reflects your own skills, experience, and voice. We therefore recommend reviewing any AI‑generated content carefully to ensure accuracy and authenticity.

If you are invited to interview, we’ll want to hear directly from you about your skills and experiences. Any significant differences between your application and how you present yourself in person may negatively impact your application.

Requesting reasonable adjustments

We are committed to creating an inclusive recruitment process. If you require any reasonable adjustments to support you during the application or interview stages, please let us know. You can share your needs at any point in the process. Adjustments can be tailored to suit both physical and mental health needs. Our team will work with you to ensure you have what you need to perform at your best.