Communications Manager (National)

Who we are
Safe Families and Home for Good is a Christian, community-based charity that seeks to see children and families thrive. Safe Families empowers local volunteers, predominately from the church, to engage with those most at need. We exist to create relationship and connection, offering support, hope and belonging to improve the lives of those in our communities, because everyone deserves to belong. Working hand-in-hand with Children’s Services and local authorities, we link children, young people and families with local volunteers who can offer help and support. Working with a large volunteer base Safe Families assists families in crisis by offering remote support, respite care to children and befriending to struggling parents and carers.

Role Overview
We are looking for a Communications Manager to join our talented and passionate team at Safe Families and Home for Good as we seek to expand, improve and strengthen our communications activity across a variety of channels, media and purposes – all with the aim of increasing our reach and impact across the UK for children and families.

By collaborating with the Head of Communications, another Communications Manager, and a team of skilled Communications Leads, you will take responsibility for leading the operational delivery of communications activity. This includes, but is not limited to, coordinating the delivery of our regularly scheduled activity, managing the development and delivery of targeted and effective campaigns in collaboration with a variety of teams and stakeholders, overseeing our festivals and events schedule, and monitoring and improving our core audience engagement journeys.

We seek a tenacious, highly organised and detailed individual who will be able to manage the consistent delivery of a complex schedule of communications activity, coordinate collaborative input across a variety of teams and individuals, and drive continuous improvements to our impact and efficiency through the analysis and reviewing of our channels and activity.

As a vital member of the National Team, which includes Fundraising, Advocacy, People & Culture, Finance, Systems and Training and Resources, you will thrive in a hybrid role (60% office / 40% home) based in any of our regional offices. Flexibility for wider travel is essential to fulfil the demands of this dynamic position.

This role is flexible but based at one of our regional offices: (Birmingham, Darlington, Dudley, Edinburgh, Leicester, Lincoln, London, Newcastle, Nottingham, Bootle, Southampton)

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