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Marketing Communications Manager

Remote
£33,533.60 - £41,917 FTE (depending on experience)
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Marketing Communications Manager

Location: Homebased
Department: Fundraising, Marketing & Communication
Salary: £33,533.60 - £41,917 FTE (depending on experience)
Hours: 25 to 37.5 hours per week
Job Type: Part time
Contract Type: Temporary

If you are an experienced Marketing Communications professional, looking to utilise your skills within the charity sector, this could be the role for you.

Canine Partners' mission is to change the lives of disabled people using expertly trained dogs to improve physical, emotional, and social wellbeing.

To help us create amazing partnerships, we need amazing people. Canine Partners has an exciting opportunity for a talented Marketing Communications Manager to join our dedicated Marketing Communications team for a temporary fixed term period of 12 months (maternity cover - ideally starting in June/early July).

This is an incredible role at a prominent assistance dog charity where your role will be a part of our essential work that transforms lives every day.

What you will do:

To increase the charity's reach and awareness, you will lead a high performing communications team in the delivery of impactful marketing, communications and PR.

Crafting compelling stories and showcasing the life-changing work the charity does, you will be the central point of contact for all marketing and communications needs, ensuring consistent and effective communication to amplify the charity's impact. You will manage all the communications channels; oversee brand assets, external relations, PR, website, social media, email and creative libraries. Combining strategic vision with proactive tactical team support, you will be responsible for strategic project management and the delivery of engaging communications projects.

It is an exciting time to join us, as the charity marks its 35th anniversary this year and we will be doing lots to celebrate! Including embarking on ambitious projects such as our brand review, website rebuild, major appeals and campaign projects and of course our 35th anniversary communications.

What we're looking for:

  • Team leadership or individual line management experience.
  • Strong project management skills, experienced in managing multiple campaigns and prioritising workload for self and others.
  • Experience of strategic marketing and communications delivery.
  • Experience overseeing brand assets and communication channels (website, social media, PR)
  • Strong relationship building and collaboration skills.
  • Proven experience in multi-channel campaign planning and execution (social media, web, direct marketing, PR)
  • Expertise in media relations and brand awareness.
  • Exceptional creative writing and content creation skills.
  • Understanding of GDPR and compliance protocols.

Most importantly, you will be passionate about the transformative impact that our assistance dogs provide to our beneficiaries.

We can offer you:

  • 33 days annual leave allowance (inclusive of bank holidays)
  • Salary exchange pension scheme (matched up to 5%)
  • Charity (occupational) sick pay
  • Life assurance
  • Wellbeing portal
  • Employee assistance programme
  • Free on-site parking (for site based/visiting staff)
  • Dog friendly offices (for site based/visiting staff)
  • Flexible working hours
  • Mileage expenses (45p per mile)

This role can be delivered remotely from home. Occasional travel may be required for attendance at events and content creation support; travel is assessed and distributed amongst the team in relation to location and capacity (claimable expenses for business travel as required). We will provide a high spec laptop, additional screen and iPhone for use in the role.

If this sounds like the perfect role for you, we would be delighted to hear from you. Please apply online with a comprehensive CV and supporting statement explaining how you believe you match the requirements of the role.

First interviews are scheduled to take place online (via MS teams) in the week commencing 5th May 2025.
Second interviews are scheduled to take place in person (location to be confirmed), in the week commencing 12th May 2025.

*subject to changes

We recognise the benefit of diverse experience and welcome and encourage applications from all sections of the community. We are a disability confident committed employer.

Please note we may choose to close this advertisement early should we find a suitable candidate or if we receive a high volume of applications. Please be assured that we contact all candidates about the outcome of their application, this may take longer if we receive high volumes of applications.

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Canine Partners View profile Organisation type Registered Charity Company size 51 - 100

We will change the lives of disabled people using expertly trained dogs to improve physical, emotional and social wellbeing.

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Posted on: 31 March 2025
Closing date: 25 April 2025 at 23:59
Job ref: 220617
Tags: Marketing