Communications Manager

Communications Manager

We are looking for an experienced Communications Manager to work for an important international charity.

Position: Communications Manager

Location: Remote

Contract: Initial fixed term of 12 months, with the potential to extend

Hours: Full-time (part-time or job-share arrangement considered)

Salary: £40,000 - £45,000 per annum, depending on experience

Closing Date: 13th October 2024

Please note that candidates for this role must have the right to work in the UK, and will be asked to provide evidence of this, we are unable to sponsor people who do not currently have the right to work in the UK.

About the Role

The Communications Manager role requires exceptional communications leadership that marries 1) charitable work in fascinating but complex places, 2) commercial marketing and PR, 3) internal communications that have the power to bring our disparate and culturally diverse teams together and 4) empowerment for artisan voices.

All of this with an exceptional eye for aesthetics. We work to protect and promote creativity, and the artisans we work with create beautiful pieces of work. For any communications output, there can be no compromise on creativity or aesthetic. Creativity and beauty are what we foster on the ground, and this should shine through in any aspect of our communications and work.

Key responsibilities include:

• Contribute to advocacy for the global communications strategy with TM leaders and teams across our regions, ensuring it is implemented consistently.
• Engage and rally communications colleagues working in our regional teams to support the implementation of our global communications strategy wherever we work.
• Assess where capacity globally is lacking and help to build capacity where it is needed to realise the organisation’s global communications strategy, through training, mentorship and other forms of support.
• Participate in annual strategy review, with a view to optimising alignment with key brand objectives.
• Take ownership of international media enquiries and act as an advisor to the senior team and regional comms departments, in relation to press interest or opportunities.
• Foster appropriate media and press relationships and partnerships to promote the work of the organisation Mountain around the world.
• Using the global communications strategy, lead review and update of our key global digital communications channels and platforms, including the website, social media and newsletters.
• Review communications procedures and brand guidelines across the countries the organisation is active in, and work with in-country communications teams and management to update or create new procedures and guidelines in line with TM’s global strategy.

About You

We are looking for a Communications Manager with natural leadership qualities and an ability to build teams, whether directly under their management or within the wider organisation. You must have the ability, experience and judgement to work autonomously where required.

Key skills required for this role:

• Experience in a generalist communications role within a complex multi-national organisation.
• Experience in leading the implementation of a communications strategy.
• Demonstrable experience of high-quality copywriting in an organisation with complex messaging, and multiple diverse audiences.
• Experience writing, producing and managing social media strategies. Organic and paid.
• Experience in building press relationships and the ability to advise the senior team on how to manage press interest.
• Experience in developing stakeholder relationships both internally and externally.
• Experience in managing events and or tradeshows.
• Attested leadership in communications.

About the Organisation

The employer is a British charity that was founded in 2006. We believe artisanal heritage matters and has the power to transform lives. We support artisans to thrive and to revitalise traditions in regions of the world where artisanal heritage is endangered, and to connect people through heritage.

The employer is a fast-growing organisation with offices in Afghanistan, Myanmar, Saudi Arabia, and the Levant, and with over 400 international and local staff members worldwide. We combine a cultural heritage focus with a wide scope of activities; we support artisans to help revitalize their traditions by any means necessary, and to connect people across the world through heritage. The places where we work are complex and sometimes affected by conflict. They can generate significant media and public attention but also remain poorly understood.

You may have experience in areas such as: Marketing, Marketing and Communications, Communications, Digital Communications, Email, Marketing Manager, Marketing and Communications Manager, Communications Manager, Digital Communications Manager, Campaigns, Campaigning, Media, External Affairs

PLEASE NOTE: This role is being advertised by NFP People on behalf of the organisation.