Head of Communications and Campaigns

Runnymede Trust; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

The Head of Communications and Campaigns at Runnymede Trust is a senior leadership role that shapes how the charity communicates its research, policy work and public interventions. Working with the CEO and leadership team, you will lead development and delivery of strategies that strengthen influence, profile, and impact across policy, media, civil society and general audiences in the UK.

This role also leads media relations, brand positioning, and stakeholder engagement to advance the

Qualifications

• Lead and deliver strategic communications activity to strengthen influence and profile.
• Collaborate with the CEO and senior leadership to develop communications strategies.
• Shape debate, influence decision-makers, and public narratives on race and racial justice in the UK.

Responsibilities

• Lead development and delivery of communications strategies that ensure Runnymedye’s research, policy work, and public interventions shape debate.
• Influence policy, media and general audiences across civil society in the UK.
• Drive strategic communications to shift public understanding and narratives on race and racial justice.

Job description

The Head of Communications and Campaigns is a key senior role at the Runnymede Trust, responsible for leading and delivering strategic communications activity that strengthens the organisation’s influence, profile, and impact across policy, media, civil society, and general audiences.

Working closely with the CEO and senior leadership team, the postholder will lead the development and delivery of communications strategies that ensure Runnymede’s research, policy work, and public interventions shape debate, influence decision-makers, and contribute to shifting public understanding and narratives on race and racial justice in the UK.