Senior Communications Manager, Safe Childhoods Initiative

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. Develop and implement Safe Childhoods’ communications strategy .

Posted 10/23/2026full-timeRemote • United KingdomSenior💰 £60,000 - £70,000 per yearWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in developing and implementing strategic communications, producing high-quality written and visual materials, and managing multi-channel content for diverse audiences. Exhibits strong judgement in safeguarding and ethical considerations while maintaining a consistent organizational voice.

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Strategic CommunicationsWriting And Editing SkillsAudience-Focused MessagingEvent CoordinationVisual Design Using Canva

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Hard Skills

Communications Strategy DevelopmentContent DevelopmentPublications ManagementSocial Media ManagementEditing And ProofreadingPresentation DevelopmentDonor CommunicationsMulti-Channel Content ProductionHigh-Quality External CommunicationsSafeguarding Considerations

Soft Skills

Excellent Interpersonal SkillsOrganizational SkillsTime ManagementJudgement And PragmatismCollaboration

Tools & Technologies

Canva

Industry Keywords

CharityInternational DevelopmentAdvocacyField-BuildingPublic-Facing Communications

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Develop and implement Safe Childhoods’ communications strategy
Manage publications, newsletters, website content, social media, event materials and donor-facing communications
Translate complex and sensitive issues into clear, engaging and accessible content
Identify opportunities to strengthen communications quality, consistency and reach
Develop presentations, talking points, speeches and written materials for the Executive Director and senior colleagues
Provide writing, editing and proofreading support for different audiences and purposes
Prepare donor briefings and external correspondence
Maintain a consistent organisational voice, tone and visual identity
Apply judgement regarding safeguarding, reputational considerations and power dynamics
Ensure external materials are accurate, accessible and high quality
Develop communications processes, templates and resources
Coordinate communications for webinars, convenings and other events
Create invitations, programmes, speaker briefings, presentations and follow-up communications
Support media engagement and public-facing activities
Provide communications and practical event support with the events agency and operations team

Requirements

What you’ll need

Passionate about creating a fairer society where all young people thrive
Demonstrable track record of taking ownership of responsibilities and delivering on commitments
Excellent writing and editing skills, producing clear, nuanced material for different audiences
Ability to produce simple, high-quality visual materials independently using tools such as Canva
Strong strategic judgement when communicating complex and sensitive issues
Attentive to safeguarding, reputation and power dynamics across communications channels
Comfortable working in a small team, managing multiple deadlines and producing high-quality work autonomously
Right to work in the UK
Strong working knowledge of strategic communications, audience-focused messaging and multi-channel content development
Understanding of reputational, safeguarding and ethical considerations when communicating about sensitive issues
Demonstrable experience developing and delivering communications strategies and high-quality external communications
Demonstrable experience writing and editing complex material for senior, external or philanthropic audiences
Experience producing communications across publications, newsletters, websites, social media, presentations and events
Effective written and verbal communication skills
Excellent organisational and time management skills
Ability to prioritise and deliver multiple pieces of work to deadline
Ability to be pragmatic and agile, using good judgement
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 supporting events, media or other public-facing communications
Desirable: advanced design skills or experience with professional design tools

Benefits

Comp & perks

Fully remote work
Full-time schedule of 37.5 hours per week
Fixed-term contract to December 2029