Job Description

As part of our Communications Department, the Strategic Communications Manager supports the implementation and optimisation of our communications campaigns in line with our organisational strategy. This is a unique opportunity to shape this new role as you develop and deliver communications plans, helping us refine our corporate story with engaging messages that are consistently integrated, aligned, audience led and prioritised to achieve our objectives.


In this newly created role, you'll develop and deliver communications plans that bring together key organisational priorities, ensuring Marie Curie's external communications are coordinated, compelling, and impactful. You'll help shape the charity's story, refine its messaging, and ensure that communications are aligned, consistent, and tailored to the needs of our audiences.

You will be responsible for:

Supporting the Senior Strategic Communications Manager and department Heads to ensure team, channel, campaign and product strategies are aligned and support the dept, directorate and organisational strategy. Developing and delivering strategic communications plans including the production of key messages, Q&As and stakeholder maps. Coordinating prioritisation and planning of strategy delivery, monitoring of actions/interventions, with the Senior Planner. Evaluating communications activity and using those insights to adapt and shape impactful campaigns. Monitor performance against strategy, KPIs, and objectives, providing insights and recommendations. Support risk and issue communications in collaboration with PR and senior colleagues. Evaluate and report on communications activity to inform continuous improvement.

Key Criteria:

Solid experience in an external communications role with a track record of developing and implementing communication plans from start to finish. Experience prioritising campaigns, projects and products based on organisational objectives and make recommendations to senior managers. Strong ability to build and maintain effective relationships across all levels of an organisation, with the confidence to influence and drive change. Skilled in translating research and insights into clear, compelling, and audience-specific messaging. Highly organised with strong project management capabilities, adept at working collaboratively across cross-functional teams and with external partners. Experience working in a charity, not-for-profit, or health-related organisation (desirable).

Additional Information

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Application & Interview Process

As part of your online application, you will be asked for a CV and supplementary details. Please review both the advert and job description and outline your most relevant skills, experience and knowledge for the role. Close date for applications:

9 January 2026

. The interviews are planned to commence later in January.

Salary:

36,900 - 41,000 per annum (plus London Weighting Allowance if applicable)

Contract:

Permanent, full-time

Based:

Fully remote (work from home) or hybrid working(Embassy Gardens office in London).

Benefits you'll LOVE:

Flexible working. We're happy to discuss flexible working at the interview stage. 25 days annual leave (exclusive of Bank Holidays) Marie Curie Group Personal Pension Scheme (we will match your contribution up to 7.5%) Loan schemes for bikes; computers and season tickets Continuous professional development opportunities. Industry-leading training programmes Wellbeing and Employee Assistance Programmes Enhanced bereavement, family friendly and sickness benefits Access to Blue Light Card membership Subsidised Eye Care

Marie Curie is committed to its values, which underpin our work. We take stringent steps to ensure that the people who join our organisation through employment or volunteering, are suitable for their roles and are committed to safeguarding all our people from harm. This includes our staff, volunteers and all those who use or come into contact with our services. We are dedicated to creating not just a safe place to work but also a supportive and rewarding one.





We are committed to a world where everyone can thrive and fulfil their potential. We are devoted to the social justice imperatives and organisational benefits of full diversity, inclusion and equity in the workplace, and are a Stonewall champion. We actively encourage and welcome applications from candidates of diverse cultures, perspectives and lived experiences.





We're happy to accommodate any requests for reasonable adjustments. Please email any requests to recruitment@mariecurie.org.uk