Location: Edinburgh – Hybrid WorkingSalary: £37,945 - £40,896 per annum (dependant on experience)Full time (37.5 Hours p/w) – Per.....
Location: Edinburgh – Hybrid Working
Salary: £37,945 - £40,896 per annum (dependant on experience)
Full time (37.5 Hours p/w) – Permanent
If you are looking for a rewarding career and to work within an epic team that will help you grow and thrive, then you have come to the right place. Working with Penumbra, you can start your day knowing what you do really does make a difference!
Penumbra Mental Health is one of Scotland’s leading mental health charities, providing innovative services and support to improve the lives of people experiencing mental health challenges. Our work is grounded in a rights-based approach, empowering individuals on their recovery journey. As we continue to grow and increase our impact, we are seeking an experienced and passionate Communications Manager to lead our communications efforts, enhance our visibility, and ensure our message reaches the individuals and communities that need us most.
The Communications Manager will be responsible for developing and delivering a comprehensive communications strategy that promotes Penumbra’s services, raises awareness of mental health issues, and supports our advocacy and fundraising goals. You will manage both internal communications and external engagement, ensuring a unified and compelling voice across all platforms and with key stakeholders. Working closely with the Senior Management Group you will lead on media relations, digital content, campaign management, and brand stewardship, while overseeing a small team of communications colleagues.
As a mental health charity, we really value the wellbeing of our staff. That’s why we want you to know that you’ll be joining a friendly team, who will give you a supportive environment to help you thrive in your role, including all the training you need to feel confident and equipped.
We can offer you a tonne of employee benefits, and we can promise you’ll be inspired by some pretty amazing humans every single day. We will support you on your own career path; developing new skills, accessing formal and informal learning experiences and providing opportunities to put your continual progress into practice.
For more information, including full job description and application/interview guidance, please download our recruitment pack.
We cannot consider CV’s – all applications should go through the application process on our website. Only applications completed through our website will be considered. If you are unable to complete an online application, please contact us at recruitment@penumbra.org.uk and we can arrange for a paper copy to be sent out to you.
Please note that unfortunately we cannot offer visa sponsorship. We can only accept applications from applicants who currently have the legal right to work in the UK, or applicants who have already have an application in progress to obtain the legal right to work in the UK.
Updates and responses to applications will come from our recruitment system. These emails may go into your spam inbox so please check frequently for any updates on your application. To avoid this happening please add “Penumbra Careers” – recruitment@penumbra.org.uk to your contact list. You can also check the status of your application by logging into the careers portal. If you have not had any update on your application, please contact us at recruitment@penumbra.org.uk.
Penumbra is committed to supporting candidates with disabilities, neurodiverse candidates, and candidates with mental health conditions throughout the recruitment process. We will make any reasonable adjustments required to ensure a fair and inclusive process for all. If you think you require reasonable adjustments, please don’t hesitate to contact us at recruitment@penumbra.org.uk.