Communications and Engagement Officer
| Posting date: | 19 June 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £20,000 to £30,000 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £30,000 |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 17 July 2025 |
| Location: | CR0 2BX |
| Company: | United Response |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | UNIT193006 |
Summary
Job Title:Communications and Engagement Officer
Location: Remote
Contract: Permanent
Hours: 35
Salary: £30,000
We have an exciting opportunity for a Communications and Engagement Officer to play a crucial role in enhancing and promoting United Response through effective marketing and communication strategies.
The Officer will be responsible for developing and delivering advocacy campaigns and engagement activities, creating compelling content, managing social media channels, and amplifying United Response’s online presence and visibility.
The post holder must be prepared to work collaboratively in a relatively small team fostering relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
Passionate about accessibility you’ll use your marketing skills to co-produce campaigns and content with our lived experienced experts that help encourage people to join our services, work in our teams and advocate for the rights of the people we support.
Do you want to be part of a community with shared goals and values?
Do you want to contribute to United Responses mission and Vision?
Do you want know your work is making a difference to someone’s life? Then we want to hear from you.
Our central support teams at United Response make sure that everyone who works here has the systems and information they need to fulfil their role, and feel motivated and supported as they do it.
What skills you will bring:
- Excellent written communication skills and ability to copywrite creatively, sensitively and with attention to detail.
- Good understanding of marketing principles and ability to apply these in practice.
- High standard of verbal communication and ability to relate to people from different walks of life.
- Excellent team working skills.
- Experience of working to deadlines and prioritising demands on your attention.
- Degree standard or professional qualification in marketing or related field.
- Commitment to equal opportunities and diversity.
In return, we will help you build a rewarding career along with the following benefits;
- Enhanced company sick and maternity/paternity pay
- Access to Blue Light Discount Card and Costco membership*
- Access to free occupational health, physiotherapy, counselling, wellbeing and advice services
- Two wellbeing days per year
- Fully paid training and access to nationally recognised qualifications/apprenticeships
- Generous annual leave allowance, so you can balance your work and personal life.
- Our UR STARS recognition program rewards for individuals and teams who go above and beyond.
- Work place pension scheme
- Long service awards recognising loyalty to the people we support and the organisation
- Travel to work scheme (season ticket loan)
- Access to an online shopping platform with discounts from over 3,500 retailers
United Response is not just a social care provider, we're a well-respected charity dedicated to championing the rights of people with learning disabilities, autistic people and those with mental health needs. Our mission is to empower these individuals to live, work, and actively participate in their communities, free from discrimination and unnecessary obstacles. In everything we do, we strive to be Creative, Strong, Honest, Responsive, and United.
United Responses’ culture of inclusion, and our focus on health and wellbeing and working models helps ensure that everyone, regardless of background, feels included and can be the best they can be. We will treat everyone with dignity and respect and we want to recognise all parts of a person's identity. We believe we are made stronger by the unique capabilities and qualities that each person brings to our organisation and we invest in our employees to inspire confidence and help everyone realise their full potential.
United Response is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. We are committed to the Mindful Employer values and are a Disability Confident Leader, providing support to applicants with mental and or physical disabilities including guaranteeing an interview for disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria.
This role requires a DBS check, which will be funded by United Response. We may close this vacancy early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications, so we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.
Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme