Job Description

Are you a visionary and creative Marketing and Communications leader, used to navigating complex organisations and communicating with multiple audiences and stakeholders?
Then, this could be your next big adventure.
Seashell has a simple mission; to help children and young adults with the most complex needs, and their families, live their best lives. As the new Head of Marketing and Communications, you'll have an extraordinary opportunity to help bring this mission to life, by raising awareness, engagement, and support for the charity.
Salary: 57-64k, open to appointment across the band dependent on experience
Contract: Permanent, either full time or reduced hours considered (e.g. 4 days)
Location: Hybrid, between Cheadle Hulme base and home
Benefits: 25 days holiday (+bank), 4% employer pension,
Culture: Genuinely flexible, life and family-friendly culture, employee assistance programme, onsite gym and yoga classes
About the charity
From its world-class campus, Seashell aims to provide exceptional education and care for children and young adults with the most complex and profound needs, driven by an amazing workforce.
Seashell is midway through the largest fundraising appeal in its 200-year history, and the largest by any similar charity in the UK. It will see the campus become a national centre of excellence for the education and residential care of children and young adults with the most complex needs. Their brand-new state of the art school building is now open, and a college capital development on the way in 2026.
About the role
This senior role offers the chance to make real and significant impact, working alongside an empowering Director who believes in enabling you to succeed.
You'll oversee brand, digital presence, content strategy, and public relations, leading a talented team to create impactful campaigns with values at their core.
Strengthening relationships with key audiences (families, donors, advocates, media, local and national government and policymakers) is a critical part of the marcomms mission.
Your responsibilities will be varied and guaranteed to keep you entertained:

• Develop and implement an integrated marketing and communications strategy.
• Enhance brand identity, visibility and the charity's profile.
• Support growth of the fundraising supporter base.
• Manage multi-channel campaigns that deliver results.
• Leverage data to drive engagement.
• Oversee internal communications and staff engagement activity.

About you
You're a compassionate and inspiring leader, with a proven track-record in marketing and communications, preferably in the nonprofit sector.
You lead with values and create a positive culture of accountability, where people feel safe to try new things, are encouraged to play to their strengths and empowered to find their flow.
You're comfortable with ambition and stretch, confident meeting targets, but most importantly, able to demonstrate clear outcomes and impact.
To apply, you'll need to demonstrate a good spread of skills and experience across the marcomms mix and leadership of a multi-skilled team. We're looking for tangible evidence of working across complex organisations (with multiple stakeholders and audiences).
This is a genuinely unique opportunity to join one of the most exciting and ambitious charity teams outside London. The potential is huge - in terms of both your impact as a marketeer and professional development.
If your next adventure is calling, please get in touch with a copy of your profile or CV to Amelia Lee at Charity People.
Deadline: 9am on Thursday 6th March
Interview dates will be confirmed soon
Charity People actively promotes equality, diversity and inclusion. We match charity needs with the skills and experience of candidates, irrespective of age, disability (including hidden disabilities), gender, gender identity or gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, or sexual orientation. We do this because we know greater diversity will lead to even greater results for the charities we work with.

Skills Required