Community and Communications Associate in London

Ashoka\’s vision is of an Everyone a Changemaker society, where every person — and young people in particular — have the confidence, ability, and support to be changemakers for the good of all. In a world defined by rapid change, interconnectedness and uncertainty, and where our social problems are deep and urgent, changemaking must become the new literacy. Such a shift is significant and will require a movement that fundamentally re-examines how young people grow up and learn — in and out of school — and how we see and support them today as change agents. It will require more than any specific curriculum or skill set, but rather a new mindset and new priorities.

This London-based role sits at the intersection of youth empowerment, community building, and strategic communications. You will help nurture a vibrant Generation Changemaker network—young people leading change across the UK and Europe—while also supporting Ashoka UK & Ireland\’s broader communications strategy to strengthen visibility, storytelling, and engagement across our ecosystem.

This role is a 1-year fixed term contract, with the possibility of extension.

Closing date: Please submit your application before
January 2nd, 2026.
Interviews will commence the week of January 12th, with an ideal start date is
February 2nd, 2026.
What You\’ll Do:

• Youth Years / Generation Changemaker (70%)
• Nurturing and Building Relationships in the Youth Ecosystem
• Build and sustain authentic relationships with young changemakers, social innovators, educators, youth-led organisations, and ecosystem partners aligned with Ashoka\’s mission
• Act as a key connector within the Generation Changemaker network—creating opportunities for collaboration, peer learning, and mutual support
• Understand and respond to the evolving needs, motivations, and journeys of young changemakers to shape meaningful opportunities for engagement
• Represent Ashoka UK & Europe at youth gatherings, events, and partnerships to amplify the Generation Changemaker movement
• Partnership Development and Support
• Support the Youth Years team in identifying, establishing, and maintaining partnerships that enhance impact and visibility for young changemakers
• Work alongside Fellows, educators, and ecosystem partners to co-design initiatives that create long-term change in education and youth systems
• Track partnership activity and report progress to ensure alignment with shared goals and impact outcomes
• Stay informed on sector trends (education, youth leadership, social innovation) to identify new partnership opportunities
• Opportunity Identification for Young Changemakers
• Conduct research and mapping to identify opportunities, awards, and platforms that can accelerate young changemakers\’ impact
• Identify barriers and co-create solutions to enable young people to take leadership roles in shaping society
• Support delivery of flagship initiatives such as innovation challenges, accelerators, and storytelling projects.
• Community Engagement and Communications
• Co-create and implement an engagement strategy to build visibility, connection, and belonging within the Generation Changemaker network
• Develop engaging content (social media, newsletters, blogs, video scripts) that amplifies youth voices and celebrates changemaking stories
• Support the design and delivery of events and campaigns that connect young changemakers with Ashoka Fellows, educators, and partners
• Gather insights and feedback to continuously improve how we communicate and engage with our youth community
• Ashoka UK & Ireland Communications (30%)
• Ashoka UK & Ireland Communications and Marketing (20%)
• Develop and implement Ashoka UK & Ireland\’s communications and marketing strategy to strengthen visibility, brand positioning, and stakeholder engagement
• Produce high-quality content for social media, newsletters, and web platforms that communicates Ashoka\’s impact and community stories
• Lead the coordination, design, and publication of Ashoka\’s Annual Report
• Monitor and evaluate communication KPIs to inform strategic decisions
• Contribute to global and pan-European communication initiatives to ensure alignment of messaging and visual identity
• Support the UKI team in refining key narratives, visual assets, and messaging for events, new Fellow launches, and ecosystem storytelling
• First Book 2025/26 Showcase Challenge Communications (10%)
• Lead the communications strategy and delivery for the First Book 2025/26 Showcase Challenge
• Work closely with the partnership team to ensure clear alignment in storytelling and messaging
• Build and execute a communications plan that reaches key audiences, drives engagement, and achieves showcase KPIs
• Support the knowledge manager in framing sessions, crafting the core Challenge question, and distilling insights into compelling messaging
• Develop digital content (website copy, announcement materials, newsletters, and social media assets) to promote participation and share impact stories

What You Bring:

• You are passionate about youth empowerment, social innovation, and systems change
• You have strong communication skills and enjoy crafting inspiring, human-centred stories
• You\’re highly organised and able to balance multiple projects and timelines
• You thrive in a fast-paced, collaborative environment where creativity and initiative are valued
• An eye for design and a curiosity for digital engagement and storytelling trends
• You\’re motivated by Ashoka\’s mission to create a world where Everyone is a Changemaker
• As this is not a visa-bearing role, successful candidates must have the right to work in the UK

Core Criteria

• Entrepreneurial Quality: Compelled to take creative initiative and ownership (e.g. founding an organization or company, starting a movement, or re-shaping the work of an existing organization). Demonstrates relentless and realistic how-to-thinking and passion for seeing their ideas come to life.
• Understanding and Belief in the Everyone a Changemaker: Understands and believes the Everyone a Changemaker vision at a gut level. To be able to innately \’get\’ this, candidates should have a broad and inquisitive intellectual and a thinking pattern that connects the dots between historical trends and current social context.
• Emotional and Social Intelligence: Ability to work efficiently and respectfully in teams, putting organizational/team goal first (personal glory second).
• Ethical Fiber: Exceptionally strong ethical behavior. Is self-reflective and has strong empathy skills. Trustworthy.
• Self-Definition: The person expects that changing the world in big ways and on a continental scale is what he/she will do in life

About Ashoka:
Ashoka is the world\’s largest community of leading social entrepreneurs, having pioneered the field of social entrepreneurship over 40 years ago. We support a robust network of more than 4,000 Ashoka Fellows in 90 countries who have successfully implemented systems-changing solutions to human and environmental problems globally. By learning from and collaborating with our Fellows and other social entrepreneurs, Ashoka identifies patterns and key levers to help society gain a new framework for living in the world as a changemaker.

Our current work is centered around the \”Everyone a Changemaker\” (EACH) movement, which stems from our belief that everyone has the potential and responsibility to make positive change in an ever-changing world. We continue to grow a global movement of social entrepreneurship, recognizing that the rate of change is accelerating and our problems are growing faster than our solutions.