Communications Manager

Job Title: Communications Manager Reporting to: Executive Director, working closely with the Peer Engagement Manager and Operations Manager.

The Worker Support Centre (WSC) is a Scottish charity working in partnership with migrant workers at risk of exploitation across Scotland to secure their rights, challenge labour exploitation, build collective power, and drive lasting law and policy change. We are an evidence‑led, worker‑driven organisation with strong governance and a growing track record of policy impact. We’re building a movement of people who welcome all workers, working towards a world where we are all safe, valued and respected at work – no matter our job or nationality.

WSC operates a worker‑driven structure that places migrant workers at the centre of our governance and decision‑making. We deliver casework alongside worker‑led organising and policy advocacy. We support migrant workers in seasonal agriculture and social care to meet basic needs and to understand and exercise their rights, including through our Worker Power programme, which builds solidarity between workers and within communities.

The Communications Manager is an exciting new role responsible for developing and delivering high‑quality, strategic communications that raises awareness of WSC’s mission, strengthens its reputation, and engages key audiences including workers, supporters, funders, partners, staff, and the wider public.

Significantly, the role will be responsible for helping WSC build a movement supporting people working on tied and temporary visas in Scotland, influencing change and achieving fair work for all through strategic, values‑focused and worker‑led public communications. The role balances strategic planning with hands‑on delivery, ensuring consistent, compelling, and inclusive storytelling across all channels.

We seek to deliver goal‑oriented storytelling focused on changing behaviour and policy towards a Scotland that welcomes every worker and we want to find someone with the knowledge, experience and expertise to lead this exciting work.

• Develop and implement an integrated communications strategy aligned with the charity’s mission, values, and organisational goals.
• Amplify people who have migrated to Scotland’s voices in public narratives and as part of a broader movement for change.
• Develop progressive, values‑led storytelling on people living in Scotland on tied and temporary visas, specifically in seasonal agriculture and social care.
• Help build a committed movement to exert pressure on policy makers and employers to ensure equal treatment for people who have migrated to Scotland.
• Develop streams of work specifically targeting Scottish Government pledges on areas including fair work, human trafficking, migrant integration, housing and poverty.
• Translate complex or sensitive issues into clear, accessible, and engaging content. Plan and deliver communications activity that supports fundraising, advocacy, service delivery, and organisational growth.

• Create high‑quality content across digital, print, and offline channels (website, social media, email, reports, campaigns, newsletter, marketing materials)
• Ensure brand consistency, tone of voice, and messaging across all communications in line with WSC’s strategic communications toolkit
• Manage and maintain WSC’s website and digital platforms

• Build and maintain relationships with journalists, media outlets, and sector partners.
• Identify and secure media opportunities to raise WSC’s profile and grow the movement of individuals and organisations that stand in solidarity with all workers.
• Draft press releases, briefings, statements, and reactive lines as required.

• Work in partnership with WSC colleagues and ensure all communication is aligned with organisational priorities.
• Co‑produce communications outputs with workers by prioritising their voices, interests and concerns, resulting in high‑quality content.

• Work collaboratively with policy, operational colleagues and senior…