Strategic Communications Manager, Marie Curie

Rachel Miller; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 36,000 - 41,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading UK charity is seeking a Strategic Communications Manager to enhance its communications efforts. The role is crucial for developing impactful strategies that align with the organization’s goals. Applicants should have substantial experience in external communications and project management. This position offers competitive compensation of £36,900 – £41,000 with options for remote or hybrid work. Additional benefits include flexible working, professional development, and a robust pension scheme.

Benefits

Flexible working

25 days annual leave

Group Personal Pension Scheme

Loan schemes for bikes and computers

Continuous professional development opportunities

Wellbeing and Employee Assistance Programmes

Qualifications

• Solid experience in developing and implementing communication plans.
• Ability to influence and drive change within the organization.
• Experience working in a charity or health-related organization is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Support the Senior Strategic Communications Manager.
• Develop strategic communications plans that align with organizational goals.
• Evaluate and report on the effectiveness of communication campaigns.

Skills

External communications experience

Project management

Relationship building

Audience-specific messaging

Campaign prioritization

Education

Relevant higher education degree

Job description

Strategic Communications Manager, Marie Curie

Location: London. Employees can work remotely
Closing date: 9 January 2026
Compensation: £36,900 – £41,000
Full time

Marie Curie is the UK’s leading end of life charity.

We are the largest non-NHS provider of end of life care in the UK, the only provider across all 4 nations, delivering community nursing and hospice care across the country, while providing information and support on all aspects of dying, death, and bereavement.

Our leading research pushes the boundaries of what we know about good end of life, and our campaigns fight for a world where everyone gets to have the best possible quality of life while living with an illness, they’re likely to die from.

Job Description

As part of our Communications Department, the Strategic Communications Manager supports the implementation and optimisation of our communications campaigns in line with our organisational strategy. This is a unique opportunity to shape this new role as you develop and deliver communications plans, helping us refine our corporate story with engaging messages that are consistently integrated, aligned, audience led and prioritised to achieve our objectives.

In this newly created role, you’ll develop and deliver communications plans that bring together key organisational priorities, ensuring Marie Curie’s external communications are coordinated, compelling, and impactful. You’ll help shape the charity’s story, refine its messaging, and ensure that communications are aligned, consistent, and tailored to the needs of our audiences.

You will be responsible for:

• Supporting the Senior Strategic Communications Manager and department Heads to ensure team, channel, campaign and product strategies are aligned and support the dept, directorate and organisational strategy.
• Developing and delivering strategic communications plans including the production of key messages, Q&A and stakeholder maps.
• Coordinating prioritisation and planning of strategy delivery, monitoring of actions/interventions, with the Senior Planner.
• Evaluating communications activity and using those insights to adapt and shape impactful campaigns.
• Monitor performance against strategy, KPIs, and objectives, providing insights and recommendations.
• Support risk and issue communications in collaboration with PR and senior colleagues.
• Evaluate and report on communications activity to inform continuous improvement.

Key Criteria:

• Solid experience in an external communications role with a track record of developing and implementing communication plans from start to finish.
• Experience prioritising campaigns, projects and products based on organisational objectives and make recommendations to senior managers.
• Strong ability to build and maintain effective relationships across all levels of an organisation, with the confidence to influence and drive change.
• Skilled in translating research and insights into clear, compelling, and audience-specific messaging.
• Highly organised with strong project management capabilities, adept at working collaboratively across cross-functional teams and with external partners.
• Experience working in a charity, not-for-profit, or health-related organisation (desirable).

Please see the full job description.

Additional Information

Application & Interview Process

• As part of your online application, you will be asked for a CV and supplementary details. Please review both the advert and job description and outline your most relevant skills, experience and knowledge for the role.
• Close date for applications: 9 January 2026. The interviews are planned to commence later in January.

Salary:

£36,900 – 41,000 per annum (plus London Weighting Allowance if applicable)

Contract:

Permanent, full-time

Based:

Fully remote (work from home) or hybrid working (Embassy Gardens office in London).

Benefits you’ll LOVE:

• Flexible working. We’re happy to discuss flexible working at the interview stage.
• 25 days annual leave (exclusive of Bank Holidays)
• Marie Curie Group Personal Pension Scheme (we will match your contribution up to 7.5%)
• Loan schemes for bikes; computers and season tickets
• Continuous professional development opportunities.
• Industry-leading training programmes
• Wellbeing and Employee Assistance Programmes
• Enhanced bereavement, family friendly and sickness benefits
• Access to Blue Light Card membership
• Subsidised Eye Care

Marie Curie is committed to its values, which underpin our work. We take stringent steps to ensure that the people who join our organisation through employment or volunteering, are suitable for their roles and are committed to safeguarding all our people from harm. This includes our staff, volunteers and all those who use or come into contact with our services. We are dedicated to creating not just a safe place to work but also a supportive and rewarding one.

We are committed to a world where everyone can thrive and fulfil their potential. We are devoted to the social justice imperatives and organisational benefits of full diversity, inclusion and equity in the workplace, and are a Stonewall champion. We actively encourage and welcome applications from candidates of diverse cultures, perspectives and lived experiences.

We’re happy to accommodate any requests for reasonable adjustments. Please email any requests to [e-mail]