Senior Communications Manager, Safe Childhoods Initiative

Safe Childhoods is an international initiative dedicated to mobilising more—and more effective—philanthropic funding to prevent and respond to childhood sexual violence. We work with leading philanthropists, foundations and partners around the world to raise awareness, connect donors with trusted experts and organisations, and unlock larger, longer-term and more strategic investments. Our mission is to transform how philanthropy addresses childhood sexual violence, making prevention and effective responses a global priority.

Safe Childhoods is hosted by Purposeful Ventures, a UK charity that partners with social entrepreneurs and philanthropists to build and grow organisations that improve the lives of children and young people. Purposeful Ventures is committed to creating a fairer society in which every young person can thrive. The Senior Communications Manager, will be employed by Purposeful Ventures.

The Senior Communications Manager is an exciting new role that will play a central part in developing Safe Childhoods’ communications and strengthening its external profile. Working closely with the Executive Director and wider team, you will help ensure that Safe Childhoods communicates clearly, consistently and credibly with funders, partners and the wider philanthropic and civil society community.

You will help develop and implement Safe Childhoods’ communications strategy, producing high-quality content across publications, newsletters, the website, social media, event materials and donor-facing communications. You will support the Executive Director and senior colleagues with presentations, talking points and written materials, while helping to establish a consistent voice and visual identity across our communications.

We are looking for an excellent writer and editor with strong judgement, creativity and attention to detail. You will be able to translate complex and sensitive issues into clear, compelling and carefully considered communications for philanthropic audiences. You will be highly organised, comfortable managing multiple priorities and capable of delivering high-quality work independently, while knowing when to seek input and guidance.

This is an opportunity to take significant ownership of communications within an ambitious, growing international initiative. You will work closely with colleagues across donor engagement, field-facing work and operations, helping to develop the content, materials and communications approaches that strengthen Safe Childhoods’ reach, credibility and impact.

Please download the full job description on the Purposeful Ventures website.

Job Description

Purpose

To support the development and delivery of Safe Childhoods’ communications, ensuring that the initiative communicates clearly, consistently and credibly with funders, partners and the wider philanthropic and civil society community. The Senior Communications Manager will take responsibility for producing high-quality communications and maintaining a consistent organisational voice, with particular attention to accuracy, sensitivity and sound judgement.

Responsibilities and duties

Communications strategy and content

• Contribute to the development and implementation of Safe Childhoods’ communications strategy, ensuring activities support organisational priorities and reach key audiences.

• Manage the production of key communications materials, including publications, newsletters, website content, social media, event materials and donor-facing communications.

• Translate complex and sensitive issues into clear, engaging and accessible content for philanthropic and partner audiences.

• Identify opportunities to strengthen the quality, consistency and reach of Safe Childhoods’ communications.

Executive and senior communications support

• Work closely with the Executive Director and senior colleagues to develop presentations, talking points, speeches and other written materials.

• Provide high-quality writing, editing and proofreading support, adapting content to different audiences and purposes.

• Support the preparation of donor briefings, external correspondence and other materials as required.

Voice, identity and quality

• Maintain a consistent organisational voice, tone and visual identity across communications outputs.

• Exercise sound judgement on safeguarding, reputational considerations and power dynamics when developing and reviewing communications.

• Ensure that all external materials are accurate, accessible and produced to a high standard, with appropriate review and approval processes followed.

• Develop and maintain practical communications processes, templates and resources to support consistency and efficiency across the team.

Events and external profile

• Coordinate communications for webinars, convenings and other events, working closely with colleagues and external suppliers.

• Develop event-related content, including invitations, programmes, speaker briefings, presentations and follow-up communications.

• Support appropriate media engagement and other public-facing activities, balancing opportunities to strengthen Safe Childhoods’ profile with the need for discretion.

• Provide communications and practical event support alongside the events agency and operations team as required.

The job description is subject to change and the postholder may be required to undertake tasks not specifically referred to above. Such duties, however, will fall within the scope of the job description.

Who we are looking for

Essential

Key requirements

• Passionate about creating a fairer society where all young people thrive.

• Demonstrable track record of taking ownership of responsibilities and delivering on commitments.

• Excellent writing and editing skills, with the ability to produce clear, nuanced material for different audiences.

• Able to produce simple, high-quality visual materials independently using tools such as Canva, while knowing when to bring in specialist design support.

• Strong strategic judgement and the ability to communicate appropriately about complex and sensitive issues.

• Thoughtful, calm and attentive to safeguarding, reputation and power dynamics across various communications channels.

• Comfortable working in a small team, managing multiple deadlines and producing high-quality work autonomously.

• Right to work in the UK.

Knowledge

• Strong working knowledge of strategic communications, audience-focused messaging and multi-channel content development.

• Understanding of the reputational, safeguarding and ethical considerations involved in communicating about sensitive issues.

Experience

• Demonstrable experience of developing and delivering communications strategies and high-quality external communications.

• Demonstrable experience of writing and editing complex material for senior, external or philanthropic audiences.

• Experience of producing communications across a mix of channels such as publications, newsletters, websites, social media, presentations and events.

Skills and competencies

• Effective, engaging and nuanced communicator, written and verbal, with the ability to structure and articulate complex information for internal and external audiences.

• Excellent organisational and time management skills, with the ability to prioritise and deliver multiple pieces of work to deadline.

• Ability to be pragmatic and agile, using good judgement to identify the most effective actions.

• Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to work collaboratively with senior colleagues, partners and external suppliers.

• Ability to maintain confidentiality and exercise discretion

Desirable

• Experience in a foundation, charity, international development, advocacy or field-building context.

• Experience supporting events, media or other public-facing communications.

• Advanced design skills or experience working with professional design tools.