Head of Communications and Campaigns
UK London Commutable with hybrid flexible working
The Organisation
We are the Marine Conservation Society, a UK charity fighting for a cleaner, better-protected, healthier ocean: one we can all enjoy. Right now, our ocean is at a tipping point. We're polluting our waters and destroying precious habitats. We're harming the species that live there. This is reducing the ocean's ability to help fight the climate crisis. While a third of UK seas are protected on paper, less than 1% are well managed. We are determined to change this. Using people-powered action and with science on our side, we defend habitats and species, working with communities, businesses and governments to encourage ocean-based climate action solutions across the UK.
We are now looking for a Head of Communications and Campaigns to join our team on a full-time, permanent basis.
The Benefits
- Salary of £40,500 to £45,500 per annum + London Weighting
- Annual leave starting at 25 days per year, plus Bank Holidays and increasing with service (we also close between Christmas and New Year as extra time off)
- 6% employer contributions to our stakeholder pension scheme
- Sick pay at full-pay for 8 weeks, then 8 weeks at half-pay (after probation ends)
- Great work life balance through flexible and in many cases, remote working
- Support for your health and wellbeing with a programme of activities plus an employee assistance programme for you and the people who live with you
- A paid day for you to volunteer to support another charity of your choice
- Cycle-to-work scheme to help you buy a bike
This is an unmissable opportunity for a talented and creative communications and campaigns professional with a dynamic leadership style to join our impactful organisation. You'll have the chance to drive awareness and action, spreading the word of our incredible achievements, such as keeping beaches clean with the 80% drop in plastic bags found on UK beaches, preventing water pollution and fighting for the future of our ocean. What's more, you'll collaborate with a community of 16,595 dedicated volunteers and play a vital role in sharing inspiring stories through our monthly "positive ocean news" newsletter!
The Role
As our Head of Communications and Campaigns, you will inspire action by creating and delivering effective marketing and fundraising communications and campaigns. Leading our Communications and Campaigns team, you will develop sector-leading marketing campaigns that enhance our brand and raise mission awareness. You'll support your team, and manage their recruitment, development, budgets, and contract procurement. You will create a communications strategy for maximum impact, sharing audience insights, and planning key communications across various channels. Your strategy will boost engagement, improve our profile, and strengthen brand loyalty, solidifying our status as the leading ocean charity. Additionally, you will develop impactful marketing campaigns to drive behaviour and policy changes. Your aim will be to engage and inspire our audience to help meet our conservation goals through innovative, insightful and passionate public-facing campaigns.
About You
To be considered as our Head of Communications and Campaigns, you will need:
- Experience delivering creative communications activities across multiple channels
- Experience leading campaign actions for a range of audiences
- Experience leading communications teams
- Experience in PR and media management
- Experience working across digital media
- Experience managing budgets
- Project management experience
Please note, this role will involve occasional travel to external meetings and events in the UK. The closing date for this role is the 18th August 2024.
Other organisations may call this role Communications Manager, Campaigns Manager, Marketing Manager, Charity Marketing Manager, Marcomms Manager, or Senior Communications Manager.
Webrecruit and the Marine Conservation Society are equal opportunities employers, value diversity and are strongly committed to providing equal employment opportunities for all employees and all applicants for employment. Equal opportunities are the only acceptable way to conduct business and we believe that the more inclusive our environments are, the better our work will be.
So, if you're ready to lead a revolution for our oceans as our Head of Communications and Campaigns, please apply via the button shown.
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