Job Description
UnLtd is the leading provider of support to social entrepreneurs in and around the UK; finding, funding and providing tailored support to enterprising people with solutions that change our society for the better. Founded on the belief that social entrepreneurs could make a much bigger contribution to our economy and society given the right help, UnLtd was one of the first organisations to back individuals with their own ideas to create social good.
The organisation’s vision is a future where changemakers are transforming our world for good. To enable this, UnLtd is committed to developing an eco-system of support to make it easier for those who need help to find it.
UnLtd values diversity and is committed to inclusion and understanding intersectionality. These are principles guiding how the organisation builds its teams, supports leaders, empowers social entrepreneurs and creates a culture that’s the right fit for every person.
Charity People is delighted to be partnering with the organisation to recruit for an exceptional Communications Manager to join their team.
Contract: Permanent – Full Time
Salary: (£38,440 to £40,463 per annum) + London weighting of £3,367 per annum if applicable
Location: London office, or remote working
Closing date for applications: Sunday 28th December
Core responsibilities within the position will include:
- Produce high quality communications, marketing, and digital content that fulfils the organisation’s purpose, and is driven by the needs of their audiences
- Use AI tools intelligently and ethically to streamline processes and enhance content creation, while maintaining human oversight to safeguard tone, accuracy, and integrity.
- Work with the Communications Officer to execute the social media strategy and manage day-to-day online communication
- Oversee the regular updating of blog content and the execution of the organisation’s e-newsletter, ensuring accuracy
- Keep UnLtd’s suite of branded templates up to date so that visually consistent, high quality assets are readily available.
- Collaborate with external suppliers to produce high quality design, photography, and videography
- Act as a champion for the organisation’s tone of voice and brand guardian, ensuring partners and colleagues have the right assets and guidance to communicate our work effectively.
- Build and maintain strong relationships with key journalists across sector press and wider media/new media and monitor relevant media coverage and sector developments
- Oversee press office activities, including writing press releases, drafting quotes/statements, pitching stories, and responding to journalist requests – ensuring accuracy and integrity, with the Communications Officer supporting delivery.
- Work confidently with a diverse range of social entrepreneurs to craft compelling stories and case studies that illustrate their journeys, challenges, and transformative impact.
We would love to see applications from candidates with the following skills and experience:
- Proven experience in a broad communications role, delivering across multiple channels and audiences.
- Exceptional writing skills, able to craft engaging content that brings to life the stories and impact of social entrepreneurs while reinforcing UnLtd’s position as a sector leader.
- Ability to produce copy that drives results across digital platforms, social media, and traditional media.
- Strong journalistic skills, a sharp news sense, and experience building and maintaining relationships with journalists.
- Confidence in sharing stories from diverse social entrepreneurs to influence and inspire different audiences.
- Strategic and creative thinker with a commitment to hands-on delivery.
- Ability to contribute to the design of communications materials and provide constructive feedback to colleagues and suppliers.
- Resourceful and open to experimenting with new media formats, tools and technologies – including the ethical and intelligent use of AI to enhance efficiency and creativity while maintaining human oversight.
If you’re interested in hearing more about this opportunity, please send your CV to Alice at Charity People in the first instance. Alice can be reached at alice@charitypeople.co.uk.
Charity People is a forward thinking, inclusive organisation that actively and deliberately promotes equity, diversity and inclusion. We know organisations thrive when inclusion is at the forefront. We evidence our commitment by matching charity needs with the skills and experience of candidates irrespective of background e.g. age, disability (including hidden disabilities), gender, gender identity or gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, or sexual orientation. We do this because we believe that greater diversity leads to greater results for the charities we work with.