Communications Manager (Dormant Assets)

The National Lottery Community Fund

Hybrid

Expires: Expiring in less than 3 weeks

Full time

£35,382 - £42,000 per year

Job summary

We're looking for a skilled communications professional who is passionate about strengthening communities and improving people's lives. You'll lead high-profile communications campaigns, work closely with government and senior stakeholders, and showcase how our funding is helping people and places thrive.

We’re recruiting for a Communications Manager (FTC ending in March 2028) in England to play a pivotal role in helping The National Lottery Community Fund to strengthen society as we deliver on our strategy, It Starts With Community.

Job description

You'll play a key role in delivering high-profile communications campaigns that support the distribution of hundreds of millions of pounds of Dormant Assets funding (money from long-forgotten bank accounts) to communities across England. Working closely with government, senior stakeholders and colleagues across the Fund, you'll help build awareness, inspire participation and demonstrate the impact of this investment.

The job will focus on two multi-million-pound funding programmes:

The Community Wealth Fund – a long-term investment programme that gives local communities the power to improve where they live.
The Youth Enrichment Fund - investment that helps disadvantaged young people access opportunities in the arts, culture, sports, and wider youth services, aimed at improving wellbeing and employability.

In this role, you’ll work closely with government and colleagues across the Fund to deliver integrated, multi-channel communications activities that effectively promote these programmes and showcase their impact on the communities we serve. Your work will help shape public understanding of the schemes, inspire communities to engage with them, and build trust with key stakeholders.

Key responsibilities may include:

Develop deep insight into these programmes, to enable you to implement effective communications plans for them while supporting Strategic Communications Leads to build and manage matrix teams.
Design, develop, and deliver messaging, narrative and content, as well as social and brand assets, working closely with colleagues in the wider team to deliver effective and impactful communications activities.
Build positive relationships with government comms and policy counterparts as well as with teammates and colleagues across the Fund to make programme communications relevant and resonate internally and within Government departments (specifically DCMS and MHCLG) and, most importantly, the communities we serve.
Work closely with colleagues in the media team to deliver integrated activities, monitoring media and advising on opportunities and risks. Ensure rapid response to emerging issues with processes and protocol on lines to take and spokespeople.

We are looking for a calm and organised strategic communicator and storyteller able to swiftly build relationships and adapt. You’ll be experienced in developing integrated campaigns and working across teams to deliver high-impact communications. The role will involve some travel from time to time.

Interview details:

Date: 16-17 November
Format: Online
Location: England.

We have a hybrid approach to working. Work pattern and location to be agreed with the successful candidate. The role can be based at any of our England offices: Birmingham, Exeter, Leeds, London, Manchester and Newcastle.

To ask any questions, please email: recruitment@tnlcommunityfund.org.uk

Person specification

How to apply:

Upload your CV in word format and write a supporting statement (1000 words) with the above criteria, we will use this to score your application.

Essential

Demonstrable experience in a communications role within a complex organisational environment
Track record in planning and delivering integrated communications campaigns, with experience managing matrix teams
Excellent content and copywriting abilities, used to producing assets to tight deadlines. Able to adapt tone and style for different audiences and channels
Experience in complex institutions, involving colleagues and stakeholders up to leadership level
Project management abilities – confident working in a matrixed organisation with competing deadlines
Experience of strategic communications counsel and advising senior leaders and stakeholders, particularly in times of reputational risk and crisis management
Experience of working in high-pressure situations and an ability to adapt calmly to changing deadlines and requirements with short notice.

Desirable

Experience in government and / or the voluntary, community and social enterprise sector.

Equity, Diversity and Inclusion

Communities in the UK come in all shapes and sizes. National Lottery funding is for everyone – therefore, we are committed to equity, diversity and inclusion and we work hard to ensure our funding reaches where it is needed.

We also believe our people should represent the communities, organisations and individuals we work with. That’s why The National Lottery Community Fund is committed to being an inclusive employer and a great place to work. We recognise and celebrate the fact that our people come from diverse backgrounds. We positively welcome applications from people from ethnic minority backgrounds, people with disabilities or longstanding health conditions, people who are LGBTQ+, and people from different socio-economic and educational backgrounds, as well as people of all ages.

As a Disability Confident Employer, we take a proactive approach in making reasonable adjustments, if needed, throughout the recruitment process and during employment. (This can be related to a physical and mental health condition.)

Benefits

Alongside your salary of £35,382, The National Lottery Community Fund contributes £10,250 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides (opens in a new window).

A full list of our benefits can be found on our website using the link:

Generous Civil Service Pension scheme
Flexible working
Enhanced paid maternity/ paternity leave
Paid volunteering leave
Season ticket loan

Things you need to know

Artificial intelligence

Artificial intelligence can be a useful tool to support your application, however, all examples and statements provided must be truthful, factually accurate and taken directly from your own experience. Where plagiarism has been identified (presenting the ideas and experiences of others, or generated by artificial intelligence, as your own) applications may be withdrawn and internal candidates may be subject to disciplinary action. Please see our candidate guidance (opens in a new window) for more information on appropriate and inappropriate use.

Selection process details

Please click the link to apply and upload your supporting statement (1000-word) and CV when you are submitting your online application to us via our vacancies page. Any application sent to recruitment with your attached documents will not be considered.

Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.

Security

People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.

Nationality requirements

This job is broadly open to the following groups:

UK nationals
nationals of the Republic of Ireland
nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window)
nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020
Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service

Further information on nationality requirements (opens in a new window)

Working for the Civil Service

Please note this Post is NOT regulated by the Civil Service Commission.The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.

Diversity and Inclusion

The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found. To learn more please see theCivil Service People Plan (opens in a new window) and the Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy (opens in a new window).

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Salary range

£35,382 - £42,000 per year