Salary: £27,291 - £31,349 per annum, pro rata
Contract type: Permanent
Working pattern: Part-time, 22.5 hours per week
Closing date: 17:00pm, 14 June 2026
Interview date: 13:00pm, 23 June 2026
How to apply: For job descriptions and to apply, please go to www.sussexcommunity.org.uk/work-with-us
Completed application forms should be sent to HR via email to hr@sussexcommunity.org.uk.
Who to contact if you have a query: Amber Upton, amber@sussexcommunity.org.uk
We’re seeking an experienced Communications Officer to:
- Maintain our brand and identity across all our services and projects,
- Be the brand ambassador internally alongside other project Communications officers, holding oversight and updating the SCDA website,
- Manage the corporate brands and their application,
- Oversee internal standardisation,
- Collate and distribute engaging and informative internal comms to employees, volunteers, Board and Patrons
- Build and maximise the impacts of SCDA external and digital communications and raise our profile through a range of communication channels, whilst ensuring clear and engaging content and consistency of messaging which promotes SCDA service delivery, values, impacts and stories, including the printed annual report
- Deal with the media
- Act as SCDA’s Data Protection Officer, and have oversight of information requests
You will be responsible for content creation and ensuring SCDA web content is up to date; managing the corporate brand and ensuring correct usage through internal standardisation and processes, promoting our external promotion and profile. Working with others, you will support shared understanding of delivery to SCDA Vision and values through the collation and distribution of internal and external communications which use a range of appropriate media channels and platforms.
We’re looking for people to join our team who have the qualities and skills we feel would most benefit our clients & communities; professionalism, empathy, kindness and understanding. In return, we understand people want to work in a supportive environment with friendly colleagues. We offer a flexible, hybrid approach to delivery wherever possible, annual leave of 25 days per year pro rata plus bank holidays and sick pay from the start (increasing with service), additional sick pay for planned operations and recovery, a pension scheme, bereavement leave, and managers who are available to you… plus a day off for your birthday!
Please visit our website www.sussexcommunity.org.uk/work-with-us for the full job description, person specification and our application form.
You may think that you’re not a 100% match to what we’re looking for, but we recognise that some skills and experience may be transferable rather than an exact match. If you’re unsure about whether to apply, please do contact the HR team on hr@sussexcommunity.org.uk and we would be happy to arrange an informal discussion with the recruiting manager.
