Head of Communications (Maternity cover)

Head of Communications (Maternity cover)

Role: Interim Head of Communications
Location: Hybrid – 2/3 days a week in London
Contract: Maternity cover, fixed term – starting end of May beginning June
Sector: Charity / Non–profit

Salary: 62,000 – 69,000

Role Overview: This is a wide–ranging role that covers both delivery and strategic direction. You will:

• Lead and develop a multidisciplinary communications team (currently five staff plus freelancers and agencies)
• Shape and deliver a refreshed communications strategy, aligned with a new organisational mission, vision and values
• Oversee all communications channels – website, social media, digital, printed and visual content, press, events and internal comms
• Manage a significant rebrand in partnership with a major funder, ensuring alignment with broader transformation goals
• Act as a communications advisor to leadership, trustees, and partners, ensuring messaging is impactful, inclusive, and consistent
• Develop key messages, brand language and tone of voice, and oversee internal comms that help embed change across the organisation
• Manage the communications budget and supplier relationships, and track performance across channels

What They're Looking For: This role needs someone with both strategic depth and operational agility. You'll be:

• An experienced communications leader with a track record in delivering comms strategies and navigating change
• Confident managing people, budgets, agencies, and complex projects with multiple moving parts
• Skilled in leading rebrands and messaging work in complex environments
• A clear, concise communicator who can simplify complexity across formats and audiences
• Comfortable influencing and building relationships at all levels, internally and externally
• A proactive and collaborative leader who can inspire a team and bring energy to day–to–day delivery

Desirable:

• Experience in the voluntary or public sector, particularly with charities supporting vulnerable people
• Experience working in a research and policy environment