Regional Communications Manager ; Scotland

Regional Communications Manager P/T (Scotland) Salary : £35,853 - £42,181 pro rata (dependent on experience) Vehicle : A vehicle will be made available to carry out your duties Contract type :
Permanent Hours :
Part-Time Additional information : 22.5 hours per week on a job share basis, working either Monday-Wednesday or Wednesday-Friday Location description :
Home-based in central or northern Scotland, with regular travel across the region Interview date : 12 - 14 August Closing Date : 02-08-2026 Reference : 21735

About us Our purpose is simple: to save lives  hours a day, every day, RNLI lifesavers are ready to launch to the rescue. The RNLIs Communications team plays a key role in helping to prevent drowning, managing the RNLIs reputation and building support for our charitys cause. We work closely with volunteers, staff and partners in water safety, fundraising, and operations to amplify advice, build strong constructive relationships and ensure the RNLI can continue to save lives well into the future.

Some of the benefits
- Salary of £35,853 - £42,181 per annum pro rata (dependent on experience) - Flexible working - 26 days annual leave plus Bank Holidays
- Competitive pension scheme
- Life assurance
- Health cashplan option

Your role In this job share role, you'll be supporting and developing a network of communications volunteers across 2025 RNLI lifeboat stations in Scotland. As Regional Communications Manager, youll work with our Regional Communications Lead and Media Trainers to recruit and support our volunteer Lifeboat Press Officers and Social Media Officers, ensuring they have the skills and resources needed to deliver local news stories, video and engaging social media content for their lifeboat station.

You'll also help plan and support our fundraising and water safety PR campaigns, while maximising the impact of our lifesaving stories and protecting the charitys reputation. Being home-based within central or northern Scotland, you can also work from lifeboat stations or lifeguard support centres as necessary and available. You will be expected to travel throughout the Scottish region and so the ability to work independently and prioritise your work is essential.

The RNLI is a 24/7 search and rescue organisation, and you should be ready to work outside normal office hours. You will also be part of an out-of-hours duty press officer rota, which will require scheduled weekend and evening work. About you To be our Regional Communications Manager, youll need to be able to understand the needs of our volunteers and be flexible around their needs where appropriate and generate interest in our charity by telling powerful stories across traditional, digital and social media.

To be successful in your application, you will need:

- Experience of supporting volunteers, or a demonstrable understanding of what that requires.

- The ability to conduct challenging conversations with confidence.

- A professional qualification or equivalent experience in a media or corporate communications environment.

- Substantial experience of a busy media environment and current communications best practice media relations, press release writing, social media, basic video production as well as creative flair.

- Substantial experience of finding and pitching stories that include key organisational messages.

- An understanding of how to include, and increase access for, people from a broad range of backgrounds and life experiences.

- Youll be able to evidence a strong news sense and have a good understanding of the regional and national news agenda. Your reward will be seeing the RNLIs reputation go from strength to strength as you help save lives, raise awareness of our lifesaving work and inspire people to support us. Safeguarding The RNLI is committed to safeguarding; protecting a persons health, wellbeing, and human rights, enabling them to live free from harm, abuse, and neglect.

We expect all employees and volunteers to share this commitment and have a zero-tolerance approach. The suitability of all prospective employees and volunteers will be assessed during the recruitment process in line with this…