Communications Officer (Maternity cover)

• Reports to: Senior Communications Manager
• Direct reports: None
• Location: Unit 7, Finsbury Business Centre, Clerkenwell, 40 Bowling Green Lane, London EC1R 0NE, hybrid.
• Status: Maternity cover, initially for 10 months
• Hours: Full-time
• Salary: D1L: £32,254 - £35,560 (depending on skills, knowledge and experience), plus benefits. Includes 11% London Weighting which is based on one day a week in the office.

Role Summary

Our Communications Officer plays a key role in our central Communications team, working collaboratively with colleagues to create impactful messages which are consistent, clear and well-framed. Through this work, you’ll support thousands of people across three key work programmes – Behaviour Change, Culture Shift and Information and Advice. You’ll have a particular focus on supporting people to share their experiences by working empathetically to gather and develop a diverse range of compelling personal stories on alcohol and alcohol harm, and working with colleagues to bring them to life across our channels. You’ll also play a key role in supporting the Senior Communications Manager with messaging across emails, our website and other digital channels. You will have responsibility for wider tasks across the team, including monitoring inboxes, creating reports and supporting colleagues flexibly, particularly during busier campaign periods.

Any questions?

If you have any questions about the role or would like an informal discussion about the role, you are welcome to email Julie Symes, Senior Communications Manager: [email protected].

Key Tasks and Responsibilities

• Read the candidate pack

How to apply

• Use our online form to apply via the link in the candidate pack.
• Upload your CV (max 3 pages, listing two referees) to the online form in MS Word, Google doc, or Adobe .pdf format (no image files please). 

Important notes

We monitor for use of AI in responses and will reject applications containing fully AI generated answers.

We encourage applications from people who meet most but not all of our essential criteria. And we encourage applications from people who have been disabled by society, are from minoritised groups, have personal experience of alcohol harm or have experienced any other forms of societal discrimination.

We only accept applications on our own application form and will not accept applications in any other way. For example, cover letters emailed to us will be discarded. If your access requirements mean that you are unable to use the online version of the application form, please contact us on [email protected] and we will supply the form in another format. 

Timeline

• Deadline for us to receive your application: Strictly 9am, Monday 22 September 2025. The online application form gives a date and time stamp to all applications.
• We will aim to get back to you by: 25 September 2025. All applicants will receive a response.
• Interviews: Monday 6 and Tuesday 7 October 2025 (please save the dates!)