Communications Manager

Are you a skilled communicator with experience of PR, brand and communications? Come and join us and help us to increase our brand awareness, maximise income and influence key targets to end UK poverty.

 About the role

We’re looking for an experienced Communications Manager to help drive our position as an influential, informed and powerful voice for change. You will be joining at an exciting time, when we are looking to launch our new organisational strategy alongside our updated charity brand.

You will work closely with the Director of Policy & Campaigns to develop and implement a cross-organisational communications strategy to maximise our reach and brand awareness, maximise income and influence key targets. You will join a high performing Policy and Campaigns team and will line manage our Campaigns Officer. You will be expected to work closely with staff across the organisation, including the team, supporters and communities we serve, co-ordinating and delivering effective organisation wide communications.  An interest in enabling our clients to participate in our communications is essential.

About Z2K

Z2K’s vision is that everyone lives a life free from poverty. We are here to end poverty for the more than 1 in 5 people in the UK who experience it. To secure adequate incomes and freedom from high costs, we provide frontline advice and representation and campaign for change. We work alongside experts by experience in everything we do.

About you

We are looking for an experienced communications all-rounder with a track record of implementing communications strategies which deliver real impact. You’ll be an effective project manager, able to work collaboratively with staff across the organisation to drive impact. You will be confident in working with a variety of stakeholders, including journalists, influencers and people with lived experience. You will be proactive, able to maintain and build relationships, develop effective cross-channel communications, and manage a varied workload. In turn we are committed to supporting all our staff to develop their skills and experiences to make a significant difference to the lives of people on low incomes.