Communications Manager - London, United Kingdom - The Scouts Association

The Scouts Association

Verified Company

London, United Kingdom

1 week ago

Posted by:

Tom O´Connor

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Description

We have an exciting opportunity for a
Communications Manager to join our amazing team. This role is based in
Gilwell Park with
hybrid working.

Contract Type:
Full time (35 hours per week)

Term:
Fixed term until July 2024

Salary:
£36,712 per annum, Band F, Level 3 (inclusive of Outer London Weighting)

We're Scouts and everyone's welcome here - all genders, races and backgrounds.

Right across the UK, we help over 400,000 young people aged 4-25 gain skills for life and find their place in the world.

We help them speak up, play their part and shine bright.

The Communications Manager role:

As a
Communications Manager,you will be part of some milestone communications moments for Scouts, as the plans from our Skills for Life strategy start to become a reality.

You'll be able to have real empathy with what it feels like to be a volunteer and how we can manage the sharing of communications in a simple and easy to understand way.

Key responsibilities as our Communications Manager:

Lead and deliver communications strategies informed by change management methodologies for large areas of Scouts work as part of integrated campaigns, supporting the Skills for Life strategy
Analyse and evaluate content performance and audience feedback to improve how Scouts serves our audiences through digital channels by understanding their priorities, the channels they prefer and the specific needs of different Scouting roles
Create clear, easytounderstand content that reflects the Scout brand and values, working with creative content producers to ensure objectives align and deadlines are met
Drive collaboration across directorates and with senior stakeholders, to develop integrated communications plans and audience engagement strategies that put audience needs first, and support our ability to listen and responds
Create effective briefings from senior stakeholders for internal audiences: draft content, manage approvals, schedule webinar briefings, invite relevant audience segments and respond to Q&As
Structure and deliver consultations across the Scouts working with project or programme leads

What we are looking for in our Communications Manager:

Demonstrable experience devising, delivering and evaluating large communications campaigns, ideally in-house for a large organisation
Track record of advising and influencing senior colleagues and stakeholders on communications, and building strong longterm relationships with colleagues
Demonstrable experience of communicating complex or technical information in a clear, concise and relevant way to enable internal and external audiences to achieve their goals
Experience of managing personal data in a GDPRcompliant way within marketing or internal communication platforms e.g. Dotmailer
Experience in planning the roll out of sensitive communications and managing confidential information
Experience creating and hosting presentations for large audiences, inperson and online
Knowledge of third sector or membership organisations and the issues they may encounter when providing communications

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