Senior Communications Manager

Visa sponsorship: Not available. You must have the right to work in the UK

Background checks: Due to the nature of the work we do with global governments and partners, all employees are required to pass BPSS verification.

Overview

Apolitical is looking for a versatile Senior Communications Manager to join our fast-paced team. This is an exciting opportunity for a senior person to shape our comms processes and best practice as our communications function continues to mature.  

Exceptional writing is core to this role. The ideal candidate will have strong experience in copywriting and editing, strategic communication, and project management, and the ability to juggle multiple priorities. You will manage communication campaigns, content creation, and social media. Comms products will support our existing learning programmes, sales and business development to drive revenue, as well as research and insights initiatives. You’ll need to be flexible, resourceful and comfortable with ambiguity and change. 

The team

You’ll be joining Apolitical's communications team, reporting to the Director of Communications (focussed on brand, messaging, and content creation). You’ll work alongside our Senior Policy and Insights Manager (focussed on thought leadership and qualitative and quantitative insights and research). We draw on our trusted suppliers for graphic design, video production and public relations support as required. 

Core tasks

Content creation & writing (primary focus)

• Craft messaging, reports (short form and long-form), pitch decks and proposals, newsletters, opinion pieces, media pitches, talking points, and video scripts

• Able to write in different voices and different styles for different channels

• Create marketing collateral to help deliver our large-scale learning programmes

• Act as a prudent and experienced editor to ensure high-quality output

• Be able to tell a consistent and compelling story

Plan, design, and execute agile communication campaigns

• Contribute to business development and sales through strategic content and promotional activities

• Promote key company milestones, announcements, events and conferences

• Ringlead across internal teams and stakeholders to ensure timely and effective delivery

• Promote Apolitical’s Thought Leadership & Insights function

• Design and deliver initiatives to enhance visibility and reputation

• Conduct horizon scanning to identify opportunities for visibility

Social media & digital content management

• Own and manage social media strategy, focusing on LinkedIn and Instagram growth and engagement.

• Collaborate with teams across the business to design strategic content for social media

• Perform basic video editing, and manage YouTube and Instagram video content.

Graphic design & visual content management

• Collaborate with the graphic design and video suppliers to manage projects from conception to delivery.

• Produce design briefs, provide feedback, and iterate on design products.

Knowledge management & systems implementation

• Develop and implement systems for knowledge management and communications.

• Empower the broader team to utilise communication products effectively.

Requirements

• Exceptional writing and editing skills.

• Resourceful with excellent project and stakeholder management abilities

• Strong strategic thinking

• Experience in a fast-paced B2B environment

Don’t meet every single requirement? Studies have shown that women and people of colour are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single qualification. Apolitical is dedicated to building a diverse and inclusive workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyways. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.

Application Process

• Culture interview [45m on Google Meet]. We ask you questions on fundamentally essential skills and behaviours for working at Apolitical. This call is about finding candidates who will add to our culture. It’s an opportunity to get to know you and for you to get to know us as an organisation, so we make time at the end for you to ask us questions about how we work.

• Work sample [async]. We use work samples to see how you approach problems and give you a sense of the type of work you would be doing in the role. We use them because they’re reliable in assessing and predicting performance in a role. Our work samples are designed to take less than 2 hours to complete.

• Team interview [45m on Google Meet]. We ask you questions on fundamentally essential skills and behaviours for the role. It’s an opportunity to meet some of the people you might end up working with, so we make time at the end for you to ask us questions about the team and role.

• Senior management interview [45m on Google Meet]. You'll be working closely with our CEO, our CPO and our external partners. Much as in the team interview, this interview considers the skills and behaviours expected of a manager at this role level.