Salary: £42,508 (full-time equivalent)

Location: Hybrid working with minimum 1 day per week in the London office. 

Contract: 3 days a week (21 hours per week), with flexible working options. 12 months fixed term contract  

Report to: Head of Communications

Closing date: 12 PM Tuesday 24 February 2026

We may close this vacancy early if we receive a high number of applications.

About Ashden 

Ashden’s mission is to showcase outstanding climate solutions, and to accelerate systemic change that unleashes their transformative potential.  

We boost innovative enterprises and organisations in the UK and Global South. Our support brings clean energy to villages and refugee camps, and fixes up cold and draughty homes. We make schools more sustainable, and help communities protect and restore the nature around them.   

We do this by shining a spotlight on innovators, and connecting them with new partners. And we work with funders and policymakers to influence, inspire and raise ambition. Ashden supports good green jobs, better health and fairer societies. 

About the role  

This role will help us deliver the communications elements of our international programmes. These programmes support Global South enterprises and organisations to scale up their work delivering access to clean, affordable energy, and protection for tropical forests.  

The role-holder will develop compelling material that showcases the impact of our local programme partners, and of the programmes themselves, to target audiences – particularly funders and investors. This will involve combining data and human stories in well-evidenced, impact-focused storytelling. 

The role-holder's focus will be on written content such as webpages, social media posts and reports, but the role-holder will also support the production of other kinds of content (e.g films, photography, events).  

As well as developing material for Ashden’s channels, the role-holder will also help Ashden give tailored communications support to many of our programme partners – building their communications capacity. To do this the role-holder will need to track and understand our partners’ needs, and work with Ashden colleague’s and external contractors to ensure support is delivered promptly and to an excellent standard

About you 

We are seeking applicants who can: 

• Create compelling written content, employing data and human stories, for professional audiences on a range of channels and platforms – using AI as necessary. This will involve interviewing partner organisations about their work and impact. 

• Use storytelling to deliver impact against specific organisational goals. 

• Think creatively about how different channels, platforms and approaches can best serve our international programmes.  

• Plan and co-ordinate communications support for a wide range of international organisations, understanding their context and communications needs.   

Language skills and experience in the development and climate sectors are all welcome – but not necessary. 

Benefits 

Here is a link to our benefits. 

Job Description 

A detailed job description can be found here.

How to apply  

Taking note: research shows that while men tend to apply for jobs when they meet around 60% of the criteria, women and marginalised people tend to only apply when they check every box. So, if you think you have what it takes, but don't necessarily meet every single point on the job description, please still apply.  

Throughout your application we want to hear from you, in your own voice, about your skills and experience, and how you share our values. Applications to Ashden are reviewed by members of our team, and the use of AI-generated content in recruitment can sometimes lack depth, authenticity, and creativity, and may result in applications not being progressed. Therefore, whilst AI may be a supplemental tool you choose to use to enhance your application (for example by researching or formatting your application) we encourage you to showcase your skills and experience in an authentic, honest, and personal way. 

We use Applied, a behavioural science-backed recruitment platform that reduces bias, improves quality of hire and increases diversity. To apply, you will log in to the platform and answer three questions which will be scored anonymously by the recruitment panel. Once all the applications are scored, we will look at the CVs of the top scoring candidates and make a shortlist for interview. We will hold one round of interviews in person at our office in Victoria, London during the week commencing 2 March 2026. We will reimburse candidates for their travel.  

If you have accessibility needs and would prefer to email us the responses to the questions, or if you have any questions about the role, please email people@sfct.org.uk  

We use this approach to make the opportunity as accessible as possible and ensure a diverse range of people are able to show us their potential. 

Questions 

Can people outside of the UK apply for this role? 

No. We are unable to apply for visas and can only accept applications from candidates who have the right to live and work in the UK. 

Is there an office space? 

Yes, we have an office at The Peak, 5 Wilton Road, London, SW1V 1AP 

Can I ask for feedback on my application? 

Due to the volume of applications, we can only provide individual feedback to candidates who are invited to interview.

Guaranteed interview scheme for candidates with a disability

We are committed to creating an inclusive and supportive workplace. As part of the commitment, we offer a guaranteed interview for candidates with a disability who meet the minimum criteria for the role, as set out in the person specification. If you would like to apply under this scheme, please contact people@sfct.org.uk