Communications Manager, National Lottery Community Fund

Closing date:1 November
37 hours per week

Location:

England. London.
National: £35,382 – £38,000, London: £38,627 – £42,000

We’re looking for a skilled communications professional who is passionate about strengthening communities and improving people’s lives. You’ll lead high-profile communications campaigns, work closely with government and senior stakeholders, and showcase how our funding is helping people and places thrive.

We’re recruiting for a Communications Manager (FTC ending in March 2028) in England to play a pivotal role in helping The National Lottery Community Fund to strengthen society as we deliver on our strategy, It Starts With Community.

You’ll play a key role in delivering high-profile communications campaigns that support the distribution of hundreds of millions of pounds of Dormant Assets funding (money from long-forgotten bank accounts) to communities across England. Working closely with government, senior stakeholders and colleagues across the Fund, you’ll help build awareness, inspire participation and demonstrate the impact of this investment.

The job will focus on two multi-million-pound funding programmes:

The Community Wealth Fund – a long-term investment programme that gives local communities the power to improve where they live.
The Youth Enrichment Fund – investment that helps disadvantaged young people access opportunities in the arts, culture, sports, and wider youth services, aimed at improving wellbeing and employability.
In this role, you’ll work closely with government and colleagues across the Fund to deliver integrated, multi-channel communications activities that effectively promote these programmes and showcase their impact on the communities we serve. Your work will help shape public understanding of the schemes, inspire communities to engage with them, and build trust with key stakeholders.

Develop deep insight into these programmes, to enable you to implement effective communications plans for them while supporting Strategic Communications Leads to build and manage matrix teams.
Design, develop, and deliver messaging, narrative and content, as well as social and brand assets, working closely with colleagues in the wider team to deliver effective and impactful communications activities.
Build positive relationships with government comms and policy counterparts as well as with teammates and colleagues across the Fund to make programme communications relevant and resonate internally and within Government departments (specifically DCMS and MHCLG) and, most importantly, the communities we serve.
Work closely with colleagues in the media team to deliver integrated activities, monitoring media and advising on opportunities and risks. Ensure rapid response to emerging issues with processes and protocol on lines to take and spokespeople.
We are looking for a calm and organised strategic communicator and storyteller able to swiftly build relationships and adapt. You’ll be experienced in developing integrated campaigns and working across teams to deliver high-impact communications. The role will involve some travel from time to time.

Date: 16-17 November
Format:
Online

Location:

England.
We have a hybrid approach to working. Work pattern and location to be agreed with the successful candidate. The role can be based at any of our England offices:
Birmingham, Exeter, Leeds, London, Manchester and Newcastle.

To ask any questions, please email: recruit

• Demonstrable experience in a communications role within a complex organisational environment
• Track record in planning and delivering integrated communications campaigns, with experience managing…