Communications Manager

Role Overview
The Talent Set are delighted to partner with BookTrust on a fantastic Communications Manager role. This is an opportunity to shape clear, accessible communications that support children and families, influence decision-makers and raise awareness of a leading UK reading charity’s impact across communities.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and deliver communications plans aligned with organisational priorities and audience needs.
• Translate complex information into clear, engaging and actionable messages.
• Create and oversee content across digital, media, publications, briefings, events and stakeholder channels.
• Advise senior stakeholders on communications opportunities, risks and recommendations.
• Build effective relationships with partners across education, health, children’s services and community settings.
• Use audience insight, feedback and evaluation to improve communications activity.
• Coordinate priorities, timelines and approvals while maintaining accuracy, accessibility and quality.

Person Specification

• Experience delivering external communications in complex or high-profile environments.
• A track record of supporting campaigns that influence behaviour, policy or engagement.
• Experience communicating with national and regional audiences across education, health or children’s services.
• Excellent writing, editing and storytelling skills across online and offline channels.
• Sound judgement, with the confidence to provide clear advice to senior stakeholders.
• Ability to manage competing priorities and adapt plans in response to changing needs.
• Experience using evaluation, insight and feedback to measure and improve effectiveness.
• Helpful experience includes media relations, public affairs, stakeholder engagement, internal communications or agency management.
• A collaborative, solutions-focused and audience-centred approach.

What’s on Offer
Salary: £45,000
Permanent, full-time contract with hybrid working and a minimum of eight office days per month in either London or Leeds.

How to Apply
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Commitment to Diversity
The Talent Set are committed to diverse and inclusive recruitment practices, ensuring equal opportunities for all applicants regardless of race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, disability, or age. We actively encourage applications from a wide range of backgrounds and are always happy to make reasonable adjustments to ensure a fair recruitment process.