Comms and Marketing Lead

What will you be doing?

We’re growing our volunteering team and looking to recruit 2 Communications and Marketing Lead Volunteers. We’re looking for people who have a passion for communications as well as leading a team of volunteers creating a communications plan ensuring our community is regularly updated.

Tasks may include:

• Lead a team of communications and marketing volunteers.
• Lead and co-ordinate internal projects, activities and campaigns that help build awareness of our organisation and its aims.
• Run the meetings for the Communications & Marketing Team on a monthly basis.
• Building, leading and inspiring the team, ensuring goals are agreed and communicated to support the achievement of our overall aims and projects.
• Regularly meet with the other lead volunteers for Content, Social Media and Email Marketing to co-ordinate and plan.
• Operate as the point of contact for the Communications & Marketing Team including the lead volunteers for Content, Social Media and Email Marketing.
• Where and if possible, to also be an active part of the Communications & Marketing Team either as a content writer, copy writer or another role.
• Identifying, initiating and leading on projects which align to the strategy and realise our goals.
• Collaborate with the team.
• To contribute to the Annual Report or other reporting document.
• Support the development and implementation of the Communications Strategy.
• Protecting our charity brand identity, ensuring it is delivered consistently, both internally and externally.
• Promote the charity across all our channels and forms of communication.
• Ensure effective, regular communication to both internal and external audiences.
• Review progress and effectiveness of the Communications Strategy on an annual basis.

What are we looking for?

To be successful in this role you will:

• Have a real enthusiasm for excellence, innovation, continuous improvement and change.
• Be a team leader who is positive, hands on and able to get the best out of a team.
• Have excellent interpersonal skills and adept at building relationships with different stakeholders.
• Have the ability to think strategically but also enjoy being at an operational level to support your team and key stakeholders.
• Have a high level of attention to detail.
• Have the ability to prioritise, plan and organise projects and to manage expectations.

Experience and Skills

• The ability to communicate (verbal and non-verbal) to a wide variety of audiences including the public, various forms of media and on an individual basis.
• Experience in building and leading a comms team.
• Previous experience of working for charities and/or volunteer organisations is desirable but not required.
• Creativity in regard to message management and medium.
• Good IT skills.
• Ability to motivate and enthuse others.
• To be a part of a team.
• Previous experience in marketing, communications, or related fields.
• Strong leadership skills with the ability to motivate and inspire volunteers.
• Experience of using Canva or similar design packages.
• A strong network of PR and media contacts would be highly advantageous.

What difference will you make?

You will join the charity during a critical period and your expert knowledge, skills and experience will be invaluable in helping us to achieve our aims. You will have a key role in ensuring we can maintain our support services and become a sustainable charity.

As part of our small, friendly, and forward-thinking charity team, you will join others who are focused on reaching people who may not have heard about the charity or about the condition. 

You will have a key role in supporting the development of a communications strategy as part of the 3-year charity strategy for a small charity; a fantastic opportunity for you to make a real difference to a rare condition. You will further develop your communication skills, gain marketing experience, and develop your communications and marketing skills.

You will also gain:

• Voluntary Experience: Gain practical real world experience working in social media management.
• Supportive Team: Collaborate with a passionate team working on projects.
• Personal Development: Develop your skills in social media marketing, content creation, and community engagement.
• Portfolio content for future job applications
• Opportunity to contribute to a meaningful cause

Before you apply

Interviews are arranged with a suitable date and time for you and us and will take place online on Zoom. You will be sent a link in advance of the interview.

Interviews take place with 2 members of our team usually with 2 of our volunteer coordinators.