Head of Strategic Communications and Campaigns

Head of Strategic Communications and Campaigns
Fixed Term Contract (18 months)
Full time (34.5 hours)
Hybrid
Salary: £70,000 - £78,000

Role Purpose:
Join Macmillan Cancer Support as our Head of Strategic Communications and Campaigns, where you will lead integrated campaigns and corporate communications to ensure our external narrative is compelling and aligns with our strategic aims. You will collaborate with senior leaders, develop stakeholder relationships, and enhance our reputation while driving advocacy and engagement.

About the role:

Key responsibilities include…

• Develop and deliver a strategic communications agenda that resonates with our stakeholders.
• Lead integrated campaigning across paid, owned, and earned channels to achieve real impact.
• Manage crisis communications and provide expert counsel to senior stakeholders.
• Oversee corporate narrative development and enhance Macmillan’s credibility and visibility.
• Foster a high-performing, inclusive team culture while driving innovation and creativity.

About you:

The successful candidate in this role will have…

• Proven experience in delivering effective communications strategies and managing teams.
• Track record in developing and leading multi-channel campaigns.  
• Strong understanding and application of crisis management and stakeholder engagement.
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills.
• Commitment to promoting inclusion and diversity within teams.

Recruitment Process

Application deadline: Sun 19th Jan 2024

Interviews: End of Jan/early Feb (TBC)

To ensure fairness and consistency to select the best candidate for this role, all our applications are anonymised up until an interview has been confirmed.

So we can support you to be your best during the application or interview process, please contact Macmillan TA Team TATeam@macmillan.org.uk for advice and reasonable adjustments. 

Please submit your application as soon as possible as we reserve the right to change the closing date of our vacancies. 

We welcome applications from everyone who meet the criteria and strongly encourage individuals to apply who have a disability, impairment or health condition or individuals who identify as Black, Asian or from another minority ethnic background, as these groups are currently under-represented at Macmillan. Our Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Strategy here along with our internal employee representation body, ‘Our Voice’ and 8 Employee Network groups help us promote fairness and belonging, becoming an engaged and inclusive organisation for all our people.