Senior Communications Manager, Safe Childhoods Initiative

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United Kingdom.

📋 Description

• Develop and execute Safe Childhoods’ communication strategy.

• Oversee publications, newsletters, website content, social media, event materials, and communications for donors.

• Simplify complex and sensitive topics into clear, engaging, and accessible content.

• Identify opportunities to enhance the quality, consistency, and reach of communications.

• Create presentations, talking points, speeches, and written materials for the Executive Director and senior team members.

• Offer writing, editing, and proofreading assistance tailored for various audiences and purposes.

• Prepare briefings for donors and manage external correspondence.

• Ensure a consistent organizational voice, tone, and visual identity.

• Utilize sound judgment regarding safeguarding, reputational concerns, and power dynamics.

• Guarantee that external materials are accurate, accessible, and of high quality.

• Develop communication processes, templates, and resources.

• Coordinate communications for webinars, gatherings, and other events.

• Create invitations, programs, speaker briefings, presentations, and follow-up communications.

• Assist with media engagement and public-facing initiatives.

• Provide communications and practical event support in collaboration with the events agency and operations team.

⛳️ Requirements

• Committed to fostering a more equitable society where all young people can succeed.

• Proven history of taking ownership of tasks and fulfilling commitments.

• Exceptional writing and editing abilities, producing clear and nuanced content for diverse audiences.

• Capability to independently create simple, high-quality visual materials using tools like Canva.

• Strong strategic judgment in addressing complex and sensitive topics.

• Vigilant regarding safeguarding, reputation, and power dynamics across communication channels.

• Comfortable working within a small team, managing multiple deadlines, and delivering high-quality work independently.

• Eligibility to work in the UK.

• Proficient knowledge of strategic communications, audience-focused messaging, and multi-channel content development.

• Awareness of reputational, safeguarding, and ethical issues when discussing sensitive topics.

• Proven experience in developing and implementing communications strategies and producing high-quality external communications.

• Demonstrated experience in writing and editing complex materials for senior, external, or philanthropic audiences.

• Experience in producing communications across publications, newsletters, websites, social media, presentations, and events.

• Effective written and verbal communication skills.

• Strong organizational and time management abilities.

• Ability to prioritize and deliver multiple projects within deadlines.

• Capacity to be pragmatic and agile, exercising good judgment.

• Excellent interpersonal and collaborative skills.

• Ability to maintain confidentiality and exercise discretion.

• Desirable: experience in a foundation, charity, international development, advocacy, or field-building context.

• Desirable: experience in supporting events, media, or other public-facing communications.

• Desirable: advanced design skills or experience with professional design tools.

🏝️ Benefits

• Fully remote work opportunity.

• Full-time schedule of 37.5 hours per week.

• Fixed-term contract lasting until December 2029.