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Job Vacancy: Senior Communications Officer

*Closing date extended to 1 March

The Bild Group is hiring a part-time Senior Communications Officer to join our small, vibrant communications team.

As Senior Communications Officer, you will be at the forefront of delivering our comprehensive communications strategy. You will effectively communicate the charities’ mission, values and activities, and engage with a wide range of stakeholders. From press releases to policy briefings to social media management, you will make a significant contribution to realising the charities’ communications goals.

In this role, you’ll take charge of creating compelling content and ensuring consistency across all channels. Your creative ideas and strategic thinking will be instrumental in driving brand awareness and engagement.

Working across the Bild Group, you will develop an understanding of and engage with a range of stakeholders across different sectors. The Bild Group is committed to improving support for people with learning disabilities, autistic people and people experiencing mental health difficulties, and you will be working alongside a passionate, friendly and dedicated team.

Read the full job description and person specification here.

Working at Bild

You’ll join a small, friendly and committed team who are passionate about human rights and building a more inclusive society. We offer a competitive employer pension scheme, generous annual leave allowance and flexible, hybrid working.

How to apply

For an informal conversation about the role, please contact Clare Stephen, Director of Communications, at [email protected]

To apply, please send a CV and cover letter outlining your relevant skills and experience alongside your interest in the role to [email protected] 

• Closing date extended to 5pm on Friday 1 March
• Interviews will be held w/c 11th March

*We are also open to conversations about working with a freelance professional. Please use the cover letter to outline your approach to working with clients, relevant experience and availability.

About Bild

Bild is a national charity that, for over 50 years, has protected and supported the rights of people with learning disabilities to build a more fair and equal society where everyone has the same opportunities.

We work with people with lived experience to support organisations and their staff to build a more inclusive society that empowers and enables people to thrive. We identify best practice and what works by working in partnership with people with learning disabilities, as well as drawing from research evidence.  Our training and qualifications are an important part of our work to improve practice and build a fairer, more inclusive society.

The Bild Group of charities includes Bild, the Restraint Reduction Network and Bild ACT, three separate charities with their own governance arrangements, who share a number of back-office functions including communications, admin, HR and IT.

Equal Opportunities

Bild strives to be an equal opportunities employer. In working towards this aim no employee, or job applicant will receive less favourable treatment on the grounds of their role, gender, age, disability, race, nationality, ethnic or national origin, colour, sexual orientation, domestic circumstances, social and employment status, gender reassignment, privately held political opinion, trade union membership, religious or similar philosophical belief, or disadvantaged by conditions or requirements which cannot be shown to be justifiable.   Bild is committed to ensuring all employees have fair and non-discriminatory systems for recruiting or accessing training to enhance the development or promotion of staff.