Communications Manager  

Part political, part business and part charity - our client is a third sector membership organisation with a twist! Professionally run, but different – the exact-opposite of a corporate. Collaborating with over 550 amazing member students’ unions, we provide a huge range of services and support to them. With over 220 creative colleagues working together every day to support elected student leaders - as they make change in the world and improve the lives of students - our client helps make it happen! 

Position: Communications Manager 
Location: London / Macclesfield 
Job type: Full Time, Fixed Term 6-month contract 
Hours: 35 hours per week 
Salary: £34,949 (Plus £3,405 ILW) 
Benefits: In addition to pay they also offer a generous benefits package. 27 days holiday (plus you will get an extra day each year you stay, to a maximum of 30 days. They also get 4 days over the Christmas period as well as public holidays. Flexible working options; For parents and carers, they offer a childcare voucher scheme with a further childcare allowance to support parents; An individual health cash plan; Employee assistance scheme including a GP advice line, virtual doctor, counselling, medical information and legal advice; A generous pension scheme (employer matched up to a maximum of 6% of basic salary); Interest free season ticket loan, railcards and cycle to work scheme to help you get around! Everyday discounts for staff; Access to learning and development opportunities; A fantastic volunteering policy! 

Closing date: midnight on Monday 24th September 2018. 
Interview date on: Tuesday 2nd 2018. 

About the role: 

Innovate, engage and support – that’s what their members expect from them. They’ve come a long way and now they need you to help them engage membership and wider audiences in their work. Developing creative and effective communications plans, we’re looking for an experienced, enthusiastic and motivated individual to help ensure company priorities and messages are clearly communicated to a range of internal and external audiences. So, come and do something you love, somewhere a little bit different. 

About you: 

- You’ll be totally at home working leading a team, working collaboratively to develop and implement company communications plan to promote campaigns, products and services across a variety of key communications channels. 
- You’ll thrive on proactively maintaining a relationship with external and internal stakeholders including student unions, suppliers, campaign and content partners.
- You’ll proactively champion, promote and support the organisation both internally and externally. 
- Your personal values will mean you are passionate about developing your knowledge and skills with the wider People and Talent team especially around diversity, liberation and racial justice. 

They’re absolutely open to considering requests for job-share or part-time working. They’re committed to equality of opportunity for all. They welcome applications from individuals regardless of their race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, religion, age, gender, or disability. 

You can be yourself here whoever you are, be proud of the work you do and build a career in a place that knows different is good. 

Whoever you are, if you’re a communications professional looking for something a bit out of the ordinary, they’d love to hear from you. 

You may have experience of the following: Communication Manager, Charity, Senior Communications Manager, Charities, PR Relations, Marketing, Marketing Manager, Third Sector, Communications, Corporate Communications, Learning Disabilities, Not for Profit, NFP etc.