Overview
Communications Manager – Coventry, West Midlands, United Kingdom
Share our mission. Inspire through stories. Communicate with purpose.
Bring our mission to life through communications that inform, connect and inspire. Langley is looking for a creative, skilled Communications Manager to share our Christian values and the impact of our work with staff, volunteers, partners and supporters. You’ll lead engaging internal and external communications, create compelling content and champion our brand. Based in Coventry, this is a permanent, part-time role working 20 hours per week, with a salary of £20,111 per annum.
REWARDS PACKAGE
- 30 days annual leave (pro rata’d due it being part time)
- Pension scheme with employer contributions matched up to 8%
- Life assurance up to 3 times your salary
- SmartHealth 24/7 online GP service
- 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme, including counselling and legal advice
- Funded Health Cash Plan
- Flexible benefits package, including Holiday Trading and Cycle Scheme
- Enhanced maternity pay and menopause support
- Paid DBS checks and renewals
- Access to Blue Light Card discounts and Long Service Awards
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
- Lead and deliver engaging internal and external communications, helping to share Langley Trust’s mission, values and impact with staff, volunteers, partners and supporters.
- Champion our Christian ethos and brand, ensuring all communications consistently reflect our vision, values and commitment to transforming lives.
- Create and coordinate high-quality communications campaigns and content, working across multiple projects to keep colleagues informed, connected and engaged.
- Build positive relationships with stakeholders, providing expert communications advice to leaders, supporting change initiatives and handling media and partner communications.
- Celebrate success and enhance organisational reputation, coordinating award submissions, promoting good practice and showcasing the achievements of staff, volunteers and services.
ABOUT YOU
- A skilled communications professional, with experience delivering engaging internal and external communications, building strong stakeholder relationships and managing multiple priorities with confidence and creativity.
- A practising Christian with a living faith, able to champion and communicate Langley Trust’s Christian mission, values and ethos through authentic, values-driven communications and engagement.
- Highly organised and detail-focused, with excellent written and verbal communication skills, a proactive approach, and the ability to work collaboratively while delivering high-quality results to tight deadlines.
The successful candidate will be a practicing Christian who will create an environment where people feel valued, empowered and equipped to do their best work. This person will play a full part to further the organisational aims and provide strong Christian leadership to allow Langley to be a leader within the different sectors in which it operates. The postholder will always uphold the Trust’s Christian ethos and Christ like culture and therefore there is an occupational requirement for the post holder to be a practicing and professing Christian under the Equality Act 2010.
Please note that the successful candidate will need to be happy to adapt to change and flexible in their duties. No one day will be the same so the ability to refocus frequently is important.
We reserve the right to close earlier if we receive sufficient applicants.
A satisfactory basic DBS with adult barred list check is required for this role and job offers will be subject to the Trust receiving satisfactory evidence of the successful applicant’s right to work in the UK.
This role is eligible for consideration under the Employee Referral Scheme. For further information around the referring principals and scope, please consult the Employee Referral Scheme Guide.
IMPORTANT: Before applying for this role, please make sure you have the right to work in the country where the role is based. Unless it clearly stipulates within in the job advert above that the hiring company is looking to or able to sponsor applicants it is deemed that the hiring employer will only consider applications from those able to comply with and work in the country where the role is based.
