Senior Communications Planning Manager

Sue Ryder; London; Hybrid; GBP 50,000; Full time

Job summary

Sue Ryder is seeking an Interim Senior Communications Planning Manager to guide internal marketing support and project management within their Marcomms team. The role involves ensuring effective communication across projects and delivering results on time and budget. With a focus on collaboration and stakeholder management, this position offers a chance to impact outreach during a critical period.

Benefits

Company pension scheme

27 days holiday, increasing to 33 with service

Enhanced maternity and paternity pay

Enhanced sick pay

Employee Networks for diverse groups

10% staff discount on online goods

Structured induction and development opportunities

Qualifications

• Experience in marketing and communications within complex organisations.
• Ability to manage B2C and B2B communication campaigns.
• Experience in stakeholder management and collaborative work.

Responsibilities

• Act as a contact point for internal clients for marketing support.
• Oversee project working groups and ensure timelines are met.
• Train Marcomms team on effective communication and project processes.

Skills

Collaboration

Project Management

Communication

Attention to Detail

Negotiation

Job description

Interim Senior Communications Planning Manager
London / Hybrid
£50,000 pro rata
30 hours per week (4 days)
12-month fixed term contract

There when it matters

We have an exciting opportunity within our Marcomms team as our interim Senior Communications Planning Manager.


About the role (for full Job Description, please see attachments):

• To act as an initial point of contact for internal clients ensure that all requests for marketing and communication project support aligns with organisational objectives and are briefed within required timescales.
• Set up and oversee project working groups ensuring the correct MarComms representatives are present the project timelines remain on track and internal stakeholders are appropriately managed.
• To deliver training to members of the Marcomms team in relation to managing effective working groups, communication plans, project plans, RASCIs and evaluations, in line with best practice examples.
• To create a prioritisation process which enables management of the team’s capacity and facilitates detailed and informed push back to the leadership team, when necessary.
• To ensure that projects are delivered on time, on budget and at pace.
• Oversee the provision of an integrated communications service that delivers consistent messaging across all projects, internal and external audiences and channels.

About you:

• An appreciation and understanding of all marketing and communications disciplines (marketing, brand, PR, digital, internal and corporate communications)
• Experience of working in a marketing and communications role in a large and complex organisation, ideally within the voluntary sector.
• Naturally collaborative and enjoys working across teams and bringing people together.
• Experience of planning and project managing B2C and B2B communication campaigns on time and within budget.
• Experience of translating marketing and communication briefs into tactical delivery plans by channel, audience and budget.
• Matrix management experience with demonstrable experience in senior stakeholder management.
• Keen attention to detail, a creative approach, good negotiation skills, high level of written and verbal communication skills and the ability to collaborate effectively with a range of stakeholders.
• Interest in/awareness of current affairs and how this can impact an organisation’s approach to campaigns and messaging.
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We reserve the right to close this advert prior to the closing date should we feel we have a sufficient number of suitable applications.

Benefits
• Company pension scheme
• 27 days holiday - rising to 33 with length of service plus bank holidays
• Enhanced maternity and paternity pay
• Enhanced sick pay
• Employee Networks - LGBTQ+, Ethnic Diversity and Equality, People with Disabilities, and Women and Non Binary Individuals
• Staff discount of 10% on new goods online at shop.sueryder.org
• Structured induction programme and learning and development opportunities.

For more of our employee benefits please visit our website.

https://www.sueryder.org/jobs/why-work-for-sue-ryder

We actively encourage applications from people from all backgrounds to help us to provide the best possible experience for the people who use our services and continue to make Sue Ryder a great place to work, and attract and recruit the best, most diverse workforce possible.
We are particularly interested in increasing applications from the global majority, LGBTQIA+ and people with disabilities as they are currently underrepresented in our organisation.

Please let us know if you have any feedback to make our recruitment processes more accessible and inclusive or if you require any adjustments made to your application or interview process by emailing [e-mail]

https://www.sueryder.org/jobs/equity-diversity-inclusion

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