Senior Strategic Communications Manager
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Strategic Communications Manager at Marie Curie shaping external communications to resonate with audiences. Develop strategic messaging and oversee communication strategies to strengthen public image.
Responsibilities:
- Working closely with the Director and Head of Communications to develop, manage and optimise Marie Curie’s external communication strategy.
- Leading strategic communications planning, translating organisational goals into actionable, audience-led communications plans.
- Developing and overseeing key messaging frameworks and thematic narratives based on insight and research.
- Evaluate performance, generate insights, and ensure continuous improvement.
- Advising and working closely with senior management, internal communications, teams across our income and innovation directorate and external agencies.
- Ensuring team, channel, campaign and product strategies are aligned and support the departmental, directorate and organisational strategy.
- Line managing the Strategic Communications Manager and leading matrix teams on key projects.
Requirements:
- Extensive experience in a senior external communications role, with a strong track record of delivering integrated, high-impact strategic communication campaigns from start to finish.
- Experience translating organisational strategy into compelling structured key messages for our audiences.
- Experience advising and influencing leadership and stakeholders at all organisational levels.
- Proven track record of leading projects across teams and managing agency partnerships.
- Confident and persuasive communicator with excellent writing, planning, and leadership skills.
- Highly capable of prioritising tasks and managing multiple projects and campaigns to meet deadlines.
- Experience managing agencies and overseeing high-profile campaigns.
- Confident working in changing environments.
- Passion for purposeful communication that makes a measurable difference.
- Experience working in a charity, not-for-profit, or health-related organisation (desirable).
Benefits:
- Flexible working.
- 25 days annual leave (exclusive of Bank Holidays).
- Marie Curie Group Personal Pension Scheme (we will match your contribution up to 7.5%).
- Loan schemes for bikes; computers and season tickets.
- Continuous professional development opportunities.
- Industry-leading training programmes.
- Wellbeing and Employee Assistance Programmes.
- Enhanced bereavement, family friendly and sickness benefits.
- Access to Blue Light Card membership.
- Subsidised Eye Care.


















