What are the responsibilities and job description for the Marketing and Communications Officer position at The Children's Trust?
An exciting opportunity
has arisen for a Marketing and Communications Officer to join the Marketing and Communications team.
Your role will be to will be to work collaboratively across the organisation, you will help deliver impactful, multi-channel campaigns that elevate our profile, attract new audiences, and support key goals in fundraising, recruitment, business development, and awareness.
For more information about the role please click on the job title.
This role is not open to sponsorship.
Role Requirements
- Develop and manage a social media content calendar for all channels, ensuring consistent, engaging, and on-brand messaging.
- Create a range of content, including photographic, animated, and short-form video materials, using tools like Canva or by briefing the in-house design team.
- Collaborate with teams across the organisation to represent all functions through strategic content.
- Work with teams to optimise social campaigns for events, appeals, and recruitment efforts.
- Work closely with colleagues from the fundraising directorate to help maximise the success of specific fundraising campaigns and messages via our social channels (including active participation in the planning process).
- Plan and execute paid social media campaigns to enhance reach and engagement for key initiatives.
- Write and publish blogs and articles that support broader marketing goals.
- Ensure all content adheres to consent, GDPR, and brand guidelines.
- Develop engaging content for social media platforms (Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, LinkedIn, X), including copywriting, graphic design, and video production.
- Offer guidance and training to The Children’s Trust School and other internal teams including fundraising and retail to support their social media activities.
- Partner with key departments to integrate social media into broader marketing and communications activities.
Interview Date : To be confirmed.
If you would like to discuss the role, please contact the Recruitment & Compliance Team, on 01737 365 880 or email :
Terms and Conditions
PLEASE NOTE : The Children's Trust Application Form MUST be completed and submitted, for your application to be considered. As part of the shortlisting process, gaps in employment will be examined and further explored during the interview process.
Strictly no agencies, please.
As we often receive high levels of applicants for our roles, we regret that we will only be able to contact those applicants who are shortlisted for interviews. Therefore, if you have not heard from us within 2 weeks of the closing date, please assume you have not been shortlisted for an interview on this occasion.
