We're looking for a communications manager passionate about helping young people to engage in politics and get their voices heard.
The Communications and Digital Marketing manager will support us to raise the profile of a range of education programmes, activities and learning resources in the run up to the next UK general election, designing and implementing a communications strategy that will take us through the next General Election and beyond.
ABOUT THE POLITICS PROJECT
We support young people to use their voice by providing them with outstanding democratic education. We work with young people, teachers and politicians to help them to learn, teach and take part in politics. We are a non-partisan organisation working across the UK. We are experts in supporting young people and politicians to engage through political contact.
ABOUT DEMOCRACY CLASSROOM
Democracy Classroom is a partnership between over 100 civil society organisations that supports young people to engage in elections, coordinated by The Politics Project. The network is in an exciting period of growth as we prepare to support educators and youth practitioners to help young people engage in the next UK General Election.
Democracy Classroom's online hub collates the support available from over 80 non-partisan democratic education organisations. The website collates and offers teachers and youth organisations hundreds of resources, training opportunities and events. By bringing all this information together, we help teachers and practitioners support young people to understand and engage in elections.
ABOUT THE ROLE
We are looking for a fantastic communicator who can help us ensure teachers and youth practitioners are aware of, and can access, the support available for democratic education, encouraging as many young people as possible to engage in the election and democracy in the UK. The upcoming UK General Election offers The Politics Project an opportunity to maximise the visibility of its work, and the work of our partners across the Democracy Classroom network.
You will be responsible for supporting communications and marketing across the organisation, developing a communications strategy and supporting the team to create content for our digital and traditional communication channels that will celebrate the impact and difference of the work of The Politics Project and Democracy Classroom.
This is a fast-paced role in a small team and an ideal opportunity for an individual who is passionate about digital communications and marketing, working closely with partners across the youth, education and democracy spaces.
The post holder will:
- Ensure all communications of our work, including events, training opportunities and learning resources, are shared to a wide and diverse audience while fitting with our brand and values;
- Ensure The Politics Project and Democracy Classroom are being platformed and our work communicated on a range of social media platforms and, where appropriate, the press;
- Champion the work of The Politics Project and the Democracy Classroom network by seeking new ways to raise our profile with our key audiences - teachers, youth work practitioners and other organisations within the democracy sector;
- Support the wider team at The Politics Project to ensure comms runs through all our work and that all external communications adhere to The Politics Project and/or Democracy Classroom branding;
- Liaise with freelance graphic designers to create templates and content consistent with The Politics Project and Democracy Classroom branding;
- Carry out other duties as required by The Politics Project.
The job is based on a 9-month contract (including a 3-month probation period). The Politics Project is based in central London, with a mixture of in person and remote working. The hours of work are 15 to 22.5 hrs per week (exact hours are open to discussion), with an expectation of these hours increasing during busy election times.
Occasional travel to elsewhere in the UK and working unsocial hours in evenings and at weekends may be required.
Benefits:
- 25 days’ holiday plus Bank Holidays and three days of paid leave between Christmas and New Year, pro rata;
- Friendly and inclusive environment;
- Professional development opportunities, to upskill and train you;
- Auto-enrolment with a pension scheme;
- The opportunity to make a real difference to young people’s lives, helping them to develop the skills and knowledge they need to give them a voice in their society and shape their communities.
ABOUT YOU
You will have a passion for democratic engagement and will use that passion to support the delivery and growth of the work of The Politics Project.
You will have outstanding project management and administrative skills, with the ability to work under pressure and identify priorities. You will effectively deliver against set targets to agreed deadlines.
You are a self-starter, comfortable setting their own pace of work and managing their deadlines with only some supervision. You can form good relationships with a range of people from different backgrounds and perspectives.You are someone who can take feedback and will challenge our collective thinking when we need to do better. You have a high standard for yourself and others and will speak up if we are falling short.
Above all you will have an excellent understanding of how to adapt messaging, content and design for different audiences across digital and traditional communications channels. You are responsive, flexible and self-motivated in order to ensure everyone knows about our work in good time, as well as delivering reactive comms when needed.
In accordance with our Child Protection and Safeguarding procedures, this position requires an enhanced DBS check that we will provide.
Skills & Experience:
- Demonstrable communications experience with a proven track record of delivering results;
- Proven experience in social media management and development for effective communication and outreach;
- Proven experience developing and implementing communication strategies, excellent coordination and project management skills;
- Proven ability to deliver and report upon agreed targets within agreed deadlines;
- Excellent attention to detail, especially in your written communication;
- You have a drive to communicate our work and support our members and partners to get what they need, promote their successes and build relationships;
- You are comfortable with using a range of IT and digital technologies and are happy to learn new applications;
- Can work flexible hours when necessary and can work some evenings/weekends in the year, staying overnight if required;
- A passion for democratic engagement, education and politics;
- You have the legal right to work in the UK. We are currently unable to issue certificates of sponsorship.