Media & Communications Lead
| Posting date: | 22 January 2026 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £32,811 to £44,304 per year |
| Additional salary information: | Office at Home Allowance - £312 per annum |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 05 February 2026 |
| Location: | London, UK |
| Remote working: | Hybrid - work remotely up to 3 days per week |
| Company: | Barnardo's |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 22343 |
Summary
Are you a dedicated communications professional who is motivated, creative and results driven?
We have an exciting opportunity for a committed and passionate communicator to join our busy media and communications team to make sure the voices of our children, young people and families are heard. You will:
have great news sense and have a proven track record in developing compelling stories for hard-hitting newspaper articles and broadcast channels.
work collaboratively within Barnardo's media and communications team to promote our life-changing work across the UK, with particular focus on issues of health and social care.
be able to deliver high quality proactive and reactive communications to promote and protect the profile and reputation of Barnardo's.
have experience of working in a high profile, fast-paced press office or public relations function.
be required to handle sensitive, confidential issues and work out-of-hours on a duty rota.
Experience of working in healthcare communications will be beneficial to this role but is not essential.
The job is largely home based but the successful candidate will be expected to travel to London on a regular basis.
Please note due to the high volume of applications for some posts, this advert might close before the displayed closing date. We recommend that you apply for this role as soon as possible.
We have an exciting opportunity for a committed and passionate communicator to join our busy media and communications team to make sure the voices of our children, young people and families are heard. You will:
have great news sense and have a proven track record in developing compelling stories for hard-hitting newspaper articles and broadcast channels.
work collaboratively within Barnardo's media and communications team to promote our life-changing work across the UK, with particular focus on issues of health and social care.
be able to deliver high quality proactive and reactive communications to promote and protect the profile and reputation of Barnardo's.
have experience of working in a high profile, fast-paced press office or public relations function.
be required to handle sensitive, confidential issues and work out-of-hours on a duty rota.
Experience of working in healthcare communications will be beneficial to this role but is not essential.
The job is largely home based but the successful candidate will be expected to travel to London on a regular basis.
Please note due to the high volume of applications for some posts, this advert might close before the displayed closing date. We recommend that you apply for this role as soon as possible.
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