Interim Communications Manager

James Stevens Associates; Hertford; On-site; GBP 46,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

James Stevens Associates are recruiting an interim Communications Manager for a non-profit housing-focused organisation in Hertfordshire. The role involves leading a small team and owning communications, with roughly half the work aimed at residents and the rest at internal and external audiences.

You will manage print, digital, email and social content and support leadership with clear, well-constructed messaging.

Qualifications

• Experience in communications, ideally in housing, local government, NHS, charity or regulated environments.
• Strong writing and content creation skills across print, email, web and social.
• Ability to advise colleagues and see work through independently.

Responsibilities

• Deliver the customer magazine with an external designer.
• Support annual rent-increase communications with clear messaging.
• Create content across print, email, web and social channels.
• Advise colleagues and provide practical recommendations.

Skills

Strong writing

Microsoft Office

Content creation

Digital communications

Tools

Canva

Photoshop

CMS

Job description

Interim Communications Manager | Non For Profit

Location: Hertfordshire

Salary: £250 - £300 a day (inside of IR35 via Umbrella Company)

Working arrangement: Three office days per week, with flexibility to consider two for the right person.

Target start: w/c 16 November 2026

Initial assignment: three months

We need someone available within the next 1-2 weeks.

James Stevens Associates are delighted to be working with a Social Housing organisation to find an experienced Communications Manager who enjoys getting stuck into the work and taking ownership.

You’ll join a small team during permanent recruitment, bringing the judgement and practical skills to keep communications moving.

Around half your work will be resident-facing, with the rest spanning internal and external communications. Priorities include:

• Delivering the customer magazine, working with an external designer


• Supporting annual rent-increase communications with care and clarity


• Creating content across print, email, web and social


• Advising colleagues and making confident recommendations

Housing experience would be useful, but we'd also welcome people from local government, the NHS, Charity or another regulated environments. Commercial experience is welcome too if you’re comfortable delivering with limited resources.

Strong writing, Microsoft Office, design tools such as Canva or Photoshop, and website CMS experience are important. You’ll need to be comfortable making decisions and seeing work through independently.

If you enjoy the variety of a broad communications role and want to make a useful contribution quickly, I’d love to hear from you.