Communications Coordination Manager

Job Introduction

Our Lives, Our Choices, Our Voices is a 5-year programme supporting children and young people to live better with type 1 diabetes, and to change the shape of diabetes care for others like them.

In this role you will coordinate across our regional, national, and UK programme teams to oversee strategic communications plans. You will support children and young people to craft and deliver impactful messaging that engages and supports others like them, and that informs and influences improvements in care and treatment of type 1 diabetes. You will ensure that messaging and resources reflect the power of their lived experiences and the uniqueness of young people’s voices, and have a lasting legacy far beyond the programme’s lifetime.

This is a fantastic opportunity to get involved at the beginning of an ambitious and exciting initiative that will see us reaching and supporting more children and young people living with type 1 diabetes than ever before.

We have a friendly and inclusive working environment here at Diabetes UK and are proud of our hybrid approach which allows great flexibility in the way that we work. This means that you can balance your working time between home and the office, subject to the needs of your role.  

Interview Date: 20 March 2023 (via MS Teams)

Please note that all job offers are subject to you providing acceptable evidence of your eligibility to work in the UK.  You might find the following resources useful: 

• To view a full list of accepted documents and the checks employers are required to make click here 

• To view guidance on proving your right to work to an employer click here 

 If you have any questions, please contact HRAdvice@diabetes.org.uk 

Role Responsibility

As Communications Coordination Manager you will:

• Oversee a programme-wide communications plan, reflecting work in regions and nations, that maximises our engagement and impact across the UK.
• Oversee a programme-wide communications plan, reflecting work in regions and nations, that maximises our engagement and impact across the UK.
• Build capability of children and young people to create compelling communications that will engage, support and persuade others.
• Support and advise the programme team on best practice in involvement and co-production for communications activity.
• Curate a suite of resources for young people, by young people, that will support them to not feel alone and to live better with type 1 diabetes

The Ideal Candidate

This role calls for someone with a strong track record of working in partnership with children and young people, to produce communications messaging and resources that are meaningful to them, and that reflect their unique voices. You will be a natural collaborator, a confident facilitator, and a tireless champion for meaningful involvement of children and young people across the programme. You will need to be a highly competent project manager, working on your own initiative as well as in partnership to achieve objectives – and you will be able to act in an advisory capacity to colleagues, giving the benefit of your expertise without overstepping or taking over.

This role will require occasional travel around the UK – you must be able to work evenings and weekends, with some overnight stays.

Package Description

What we can offer you: 

• Generous annual leave starting at 25 days plus bank holidays (pro-rata for part-time)
• A Cash Healthcare Plan (giving you up to £1,600 towards a range of out of pocket health expenses like new glasses, dentist, chiropractor or osteopath appointments) 
• Early finish Friday and flexible working as part of our approach to activity based working (not applicable to roles with fixed shift patterns)
• 2 Days TOIL in recognition of fixed shift patterns (pro-rata for part-time)
• Discounts on gym membership
• Employee assistance programme to give you support on any issues that come up in life  
• Annual season ticket loan* (on completion of your probation period and if contract is permanent or longer than 12 months)
• Very active social scene including sport teams, gardening and other activities 
• Generous pension provision, life assurance and income protection insurance
• Cycle to work scheme* (eligible for scheme if contract is permanent or longer than 12 months)

*Some benefits aren't available until you've passed your probation period and are dependent on the length of contract.

About the Company

For nearly 5 million people with diabetes in the UK, there’s no day off. At Diabetes UK, we fight day in, day out for better care, treatment and support. We won’t stop until diabetes can do no harm.

With more people than ever living with diabetes and millions more at risk of developing type 2, our work has never been more needed. We make sure they get the care and support needed to live well with diabetes and avoid devastating complications.

We fund critical research, which has led to life-changing discoveries – like the first insulin pen and programmes to put type 2 diabetes into remission. Now, we want to do this for everyone and find a cure.

We can’t do any of this without you. Our staff are passionate and determined about helping everyone affected by diabetes. For over 85 years, they’ve been behind vital policy changes, as well as new treatments and technologies to make living with diabetes easier every day.

But there’s more to do. And you can be part of it.

We’re a really diverse bunch and we recognise and respect your value as an individual. As well as helping people with diabetes, you’ll be part of one of the top 30 Best UK Charities to Work For, and one of the top 75 Best Large Companies in London.

We’re committed to protecting and promoting the welfare of children and adults at risk, and we need our staff and volunteers to support this.

Our vision is a world where diabetes can do no harm. Join us today, and together, we can make that a reality.

To find out more about what we do, check out our website.

Diabetes UK