Communications Officer, Campaigns

Alzheimer's Research UK; Cambridge; Hybrid; GBP 35,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work arrangement

Office presence 2 days per week

Job summary

Alzheimer's Research UK is seeking a Campaigns Communications Officer to join our Communications Department in Cambridge. The role focuses on delivering communications for major campaigns, developing engaging content, and coordinating activity across channels to support research and fundraising priorities.

You will work with colleagues across Communications, Brand, and Fundraising and Marketing to ensure messaging is accurate, audience-focused and aligned with organisational priorities.

Qualifications

• Experience in communications, campaigns, marketing or a related role.
• Experience producing content across multiple channels.
• Strong writing, editing and proofreading skills.
• Experience supporting campaigns, projects or communications initiatives from planning through to delivery.
• Ability to translate complex information into clear, engaging and audience‑focused communications.
• Experience working collaboratively with a range of stakeholders to deliver shared objectives.
• Understanding of communications planning, evaluation and performance measurement.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong organisational skills and the ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines.
• Ability to develop clear, compelling and audience‑appropriate content.
• Strong stakeholder management and relationship‑building skills.
• Good judgement and attention to detail.
• Collaborative, proactive and solutions‑focused approach.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Commitment to continuous improvement and learning.

Responsibilities

• Delivery & Production: Support the development and delivery of communications activity for major organisational campaigns and strategic projects, such as Brain Health, the Dementia Attitudes Monitor and other priority initiatives.
• Delivery & Production: Draft and edit content across multiple channels, including campaign materials, briefings, newsletters, website content, presentations and stakeholder communications.
• Delivery & Production: Assist in the development of communications plans and campaign assets that support organisational priorities and audience engagement objectives.
• Delivery & Production: Produce clear, accurate and engaging content that reflects ARUK’s organisational narrative and key messages.
• Research & Information Support: Gather and synthesise information from colleagues, partners and subject-matter experts to ensure communications are accurate, evidence-based and audience appropriate.
• Research & Information Support: Monitor external developments, public attitudes and sector trends to identify opportunities to strengthen campaign and communications activity.
• Research & Information Support: Support the development of messaging, Q&As and supporting materials for our communications projects and campaigns.
• Research & Information Support: Build knowledge of dementia research, the wider health and science media environment, and relevant sector developments to support accurate and impactful communications activity.
• Research & Information Support: Work collaboratively with colleagues across Communications, Corporate Partnerships, Brand, Strategic Marketing, and Fundraising and Marketing to support integrated communications activity.
• Research & Information Support: Build strong relationships with internal stakeholders to understand communications needs and ensure messaging is aligned across teams.
• Research & Information Support: Support cross-functional planning for major organisational moments and campaigns.
• Administration, Planning & Coordination: Coordinate communications activity for strategic projects and campaigns, helping manage timelines, track progress and ensure delivery against agreed plans.
• Administration, Planning & Coordination: Maintain campaign documentation, communications materials and project assets so they are well-organised and accessible.
• Administration, Planning & Coordination: Contribute to editorial calendars, campaign planning processes and shared communications workflows.
• Administration, Planning & Coordination: Support evaluation activity by gathering insights, tracking outputs and contributing to project reporting, reviews and recommendations for future communications activity.
• Quality, Accuracy & Compliance: Ensure all communications outputs are accurate, accessible and aligned with ARUK’s brand, editorial and communications standards.
• Quality, Accuracy & Compliance: Apply sound judgement when handling sensitive topics and elevate issues appropriately.
• Quality, Accuracy & Compliance: Support continuous improvement by sharing insights, identifying opportunities and contributing to the development of communications best practice.

Skills

Communications experience

Content writing

Editing and proofreading

Campaigns experience

Stakeholder management

Organisational skills

Teamwork

Job description

Location Great Abington, Cambridge CB21 6AD (Agile; approximately 2 days a week from our office)

Published

Published 10 days ago

Closing

Closing in 3 days

This is a Permanent , , Full Time vacancy.

The Vacancy

The Communications Department inspires, informs and engages the public by showcasing Alzheimer's Research UK’s mission, impact and scientific progress across all channels. We lead the charity’s media and strategic communications activity, ensuring clear, accurate and compelling storytelling that supports research, fundraising and organisational priorities.

The Campaigns Communications Officer plays an important role in delivering communications activity that supports ARUK’s strategic priorities, major campaigns and organisational narrative. The postholder develops engaging content, coordinates communications activity across channels and supports high-profile projects that enhance ARUK’s reputation and influence. Through clear, audience-focused communications, the role helps ensure that complex issues, research developments and organisational priorities are communicated consistently and effectively.

Working closely with colleagues across Communications, Brand, and Fundraising and Marketing, this role helps deliver integrated communications activities that align with our campaign positioning and messaging.

MAIN DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:

Delivery & Production

• Support the development and delivery of communications activity for major organisational campaigns and strategic projects, such as Brain Health, the Dementia Attitudes Monitor and other priority initiatives.
• Draft and edit content across multiple channels, including campaign materials, briefings, newsletters, website content, presentations and stakeholder communications.
• Assist in the development of communications plans and campaign assets that support organisational priorities and audience engagement objectives.
• Produce clear, accurate and engaging content that reflects ARUK’s organisational narrative and key messages.

Research & Information Support

• Gather and synthesise information from colleagues, partners and subject-matter experts to ensure communications are accurate, evidence-based and audience appropriate.
• Monitor external developments, public attitudes and sector trends to identify opportunities to strengthen campaign and communications activity.
• Support the development of messaging, Q&As and supporting materials for our communications projects and campaigns.
• Build knowledge of dementia research, the wider health and science media environment, and relevant sector developments to support accurate and impactful communications activity.
• Work collaboratively with colleagues across Communications, Corporate Partnerships, Brand, Strategic Marketing, and Fundraising and Marketing to support integrated communications activity.
• Build strong relationships with internal stakeholders to understand communications needs and ensure messaging is aligned across teams.
• Support cross-functional planning for major organisational moments and campaigns.

Administration, Planning & Coordination

• Coordinate communications activity for strategic projects and campaigns, helping manage timelines, track progress and ensure delivery against agreed plans.
• Maintain campaign documentation, communications materials and project assets so they are well-organised and accessible.
• Contribute to editorial calendars, campaign planning processes and shared communications workflows.
• Support evaluation activity by gathering insights, tracking outputs and contributing to project reporting, reviews and recommendations for future communications activity.

Quality, Accuracy & Compliance

• Ensure all communications outputs are accurate, accessible and aligned with ARUK’s brand, editorial and communications standards.
• Apply sound judgement when handling sensitive topics and elevate issues appropriately.
• Support continuous improvement by sharing insights, identifying opportunities and contributing to the development of communications best practice.

WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR:

• Experience in communications, campaigns, marketing, corporate communications or a related role.
• Experience producing content and communications materials across multiple channels.
• Strong writing, editing and proofreading skills.
• Experience supporting campaigns, projects or communications initiatives from planning through to delivery.
• Ability to translate complex information into clear, engaging and audience‑focused communications.
• Experience working collaboratively with a range of stakeholders to deliver shared objectives.
• Understanding of communications planning, evaluation and performance measurement.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong organisational skills and the ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines.
• Ability to develop clear, compelling and audience‑appropriate content.
• Strong stakeholder management and relationship‑building skills.
• Ability to interpret information and communicate it clearly and accurately.Good judgement and attention to detail.
• Collaborative, proactive and solutions‑focused approach.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Commitment to continuous improvement and learning.

The closing date for applications is the 13th September 2026, with interviews being arranged once shortlisting has been completed.

The Charity

Alzheimer's Research UK is the UK's leading dementia research charity. Our mission is to accelerate progress towards a cure. Today 1 in 2 people will be impacted by dementia, either through caring for a loved one, developing it themselves or tragically both. But there is hope.

There has never been a more important and exciting time in dementia research. With promising new drugs in clinical trials that slow the progression of the diseases that cause it, and revolutionary new ways to diagnose them on the horizon, we are now at a tipping point. Working with the smartest minds globally and across the UK, with industry and academia, Alzheimer's Research UK is uniquely placed to invest in the very best research identifying barriers to a cure and knocking them down so that there are more and better treatments for everyone with dementia. For the first time in history, we can see a future where people with dementia can get a swift and accurate diagnosis, and effective treatments that could slow or even stop their disease. We stand for everyone affected by dementia. We stand for a cure.

We value diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive culture where everyone can be themselves and reach their full potential. We actively encourage applications from people of all backgrounds and cultures, in particular those from ethnic minority backgrounds who are currently under-represented. Any offer of employment is however subject to you having the right to work in the UK.

It is important to offer a range of benefits which are designed to meet both the organisational and individual needs, are market competitive and designed to attract and retain employees.

For more details on working for Alzheimer's Research UK click here.

Alzheimer's Research UK is a registered charity, numbers 1077089 and SC042474.
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