Interim Communications Manager

Founders Pledge are looking for an Interim Communications Manager to join their team as fixed-term maternity cover.

Overview:

• Full-time position: 12-15 month contract (maternity cover)
• Language: English
• Location: Remote in Germany, France or the UK
• Salary: up to £44,000 per year
• Applications closing: until filled

Job Description

We’re looking for a Communications Manager to join our small team of three as a fixed-term maternity cover.

Reporting into our Director of Strategic Communications, this role is instrumental in continuing our existing member and impact communications work, as well as supporting on strategic and public-facing communications projects in 2025.

Your work will position Founders Pledge effectively with our target audiences, and ultimately move more funds to the highest-impact opportunities worldwide.

Responsibilities

As a Communications Manager at Founders Pledge, you will be responsible for the following:

• Working with the Communications team as well as other teams to craft an annual external comms strategy in line with wider business goals, including KPIs & relevant OKRs
• Mapping the strategy and activities onto a roadmap; keeping the roadmap up-to-date, reporting progress and results to the Comms team and the wider organization
• Applying Communications and Marketing best practices to plan & deliver cross-channel, audience-first campaigns, as well as writing content to achieve desired outcomes
• Leading the creation of communications and marketing assets such as written content, product marketing, and sales enablement collateral (sometimes leading in-house or contracted designers to ensure desired outcome)
• Project managing cross-functional communications campaigns, including sharing comprehensive plans & rationale, messaging drafts, and outcomes with key stakeholders
• Writing and editing content for a range of channels, including opinion pieces, blogs, press releases and corporate communications
• Supporting the Director of Strategic Communications with proactive and reactive public relations (including copywriting, desk research and media management & monitoring)
• Acting as a brand guardian, with an excellent understanding of our verbal and visual identities.

Role Requirements

You will have 3-5 years of communications/marketing/media/PR experience, and are now looking to have an impact in a small organisation with global reach. An excellent understanding of a variety of communications and marketing sub-disciplines is a plus, as well as practical public relations experience or experience with the UK media.

We’re also looking for someone with/who is:

• Practical know-how and track record of turning strategy into execution plans.
• Experience working cross-functionally, leading projects and multiple stakeholders to deliver communication goals.
• A great writer – you understand the basic best practices and are able to adapt to Founders Pledge’s house style and customise your writing for the right audiences.
• Good interpersonal and influencing skills, and the drive to share your knowledge  to improve our organisation’s external comms.
• A team player, adaptable and quick-thinking

Nice-to-have/might be helpful in the role:

• Experience in a non-profit organisation or with impact communication for a profit-making company
• Experience creating messaging from technical or academic content to lay audiences in a clear and compelling way without losing the accuracy of original content

How to apply?

To apply for this role, please fill in the application form.