We are recruiting an interim External Affairs manager on a fixed term contract running from 24 June 2024 to 31 December 2024. This is a diverse role and will include:

Communications and events

• Working with Head of External Affairs and Income (EA&I) to manage the External Affairs’ team’s day-to-day work, including supporting the team with social media, website and press relations

• Working with Head of EA&I to deliver communications strategy

• Overseeing and project managing the charity’s events programme

Leadership and management

• Leading External Affairs team catch ups and project planning 

• Line managing an External Affairs Officer and an Intern with a focus on professional development

• Providing sign-off on a number of areas, including those that carry some risk to the charity

• Working with the Head of EA&I to collect key management information to report on the impact and reach of external affairs activities to the CEO

• Assisting with the charity’s other activities as required.

Influencing and stakeholder management

• Working with the Head of EA&I to manage and deliver the influencing strategy, including helping to deliver campaigns.

• Supporting team with public affairs engagement

Skills and qualities

• A comms all-rounder who can help lead and manage our busy External Affairs team 

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to tell a clear story and to tailor content for different audiences.

• The ability to guide colleagues in producing a range of content for different platforms and audiences, including via social media, digital and press relations. 

• The capacity to juggle competing priorities, and to help guide others in doing so

• Strong project management, organisation and decision-making skills

• Experience of organising events (particularly online) and an understanding of different tactics to engage audiences

• A creative self-starter who can take the lead in identifying and acting upon opportunities to increase the impact of our communications activities

• Strong reputation management skills

• The ability to support and develop junior colleagues

• An interest and/or background in campaigning

• A commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion

• A passion for improving the lives of people with money and mental health problems.

Learn more in the applicant information pack here.