Senior PR & Brand Partnerships Manager | Barts Charity in City of London

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Senior PR & Brand Partnerships Manager Barts Charity

Shape the stories and partnerships that raise Barts Charity’s profile and help make better healthcare possible across East London.

• Location: Hybrid/London EC1A 9BU (Tuesdays & Wednesdays in office)

Help Barts Charity tell its next chapter. As Senior PR & Brand Partnerships Manager, you’ll lead strategic communications planning, proactive PR and media relations, raising our profile and strengthening our reputation as a healthcare funder. With our 2027–2032 strategy approaching launch, you’ll shape a clear external narrative that connects our priorities, funding impact and partnerships.

Working closely with our CEO, senior leaders and colleagues across the Charity, you’ll uncover compelling stories, secure high-quality coverage and develop communications-led collaborations that extend our reach.

This is an outward-facing role for a proactive communications professional who combines strategic thinking with hands‑on delivery and wants to help improve healthcare for people across East London.

Who we are

Barts Charity is East London’s oldest healthcare charity and the dedicated charity for Barts Health NHS Trust. We support St Bartholomew’s, Whipps Cross, Newham, The Royal London and Mile End hospitals, alongside medical research at Queen Mary University of London (Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry) and City, St George’s.

Together with our partners and supporters, we invest in inspiring people and projects that have the greatest impact on the health and lives of local people. In a community as diverse as East London, the difference we make has the potential to touch lives around the world. Our work is guided by four values: One team, Ambitious, Open and Accountable.

About the role

Reporting to the Head of Marketing & Communications, you’ll lead strategic and corporate communications planning, proactive PR and media relations. You’ll work closely with the CEO and senior management team to communicate our priorities clearly, showcase the impact of our funding and protect our reputation.

Central to your role will be planning communications for the launch and ongoing delivery of our 2027–2032 strategy, bringing together announcements, campaigns, impact stories and partner activity into a coherent external narrative.

Your priorities will include:

• Developing an integrated communications plan and editorial calendar, aligning audiences, messages, milestones and measures of success across organisational, funding and fundraising priorities.
• Building relationships with local, healthcare and national media, proactively pitching compelling stories, managing reactive enquiries and preparing senior spokespeople, while advising on reputation and crisis communications.
• Working with Funding & Impact colleagues to build a pipeline of accessible, accurate stories about research and healthcare projects, and providing editorial input into flagship impact publications.
• Leading the PR and brand‑communications aspects of selected partnerships, developing communications‑led collaborations and maximising publicity opportunities with businesses, sports clubs, celebrities and high‑profile supporters.
• Bringing colleagues and partner communications teams together around shared priorities, providing editorial guidance and occasional hands‑on content support, and managing communications budgets, approvals and evaluation.

You’ll collaborate closely with communications teams at Barts Health NHS Trust, Queen Mary University of London and other partners, including West Ham United Women’s team, to identify joint stories and profile‑raising opportunities.

Fundraising colleagues will retain ownership of supporter relationships, stewardship, fundraising income and event delivery; Funding & Impact will retain ownership and delivery of the Impact Report. You’ll also provide editorial guidance to the Senior Content Officer, without formal line management responsibility.

Who we are looking for

You’ll be an experienced, proactive communications professional with a strong track record in strategic communications planning, corporate communications and PR.

You’ll bring an established network of journalist contacts and evidence of securing high‑quality print, online and broadcast coverage across relevant local, regional, national or specialist outlets.

As a confident writer and relationship‑builder, you’ll know how to turn complex healthcare and research topics into compelling stories, advise senior leaders and exercise sound judgement on sensitive or reputational issues.

Experience developing brand partnerships and delivering joint communications with external organisations is essential, alongside strong planning, budget management and evaluation skills.

You’ll combine strategic thinking with a hands‑on, solutions‑focused approach, building trust across teams and turning opportunities into action.

Charity or fundraising sector knowledge, or experience in healthcare, research or another complex stakeholder environment, is desirable, but a degree is not essential.

You’ll be willing to attend relevant events and travel to partner organisations and be motivated by the opportunity to help improve healthcare across East London.

Working at Barts Charity

Join a supportive team committed to professional development, employee well‑being and an inclusive working culture.

The benefits include 30 days’ annual leave plus bank holidays and a 10% employer pension contribution, alongside an Employee Assistance Programme, mental health support, regular training and individual development.

Private healthcare insurance and an interest‑free season ticket loan are subject to eligibility following probation.

New starters are assigned a buddy, and social events take place within office hours.

If you would like to know more about this role please contact Laura Iliff

We understand that candidates may have different access needs and are committed to providing an inclusive and accessible recruitment process. We are a Disability Confident employer and welcome applications from disabled candidates.

We can offer the following support:

• Assistance dogs are welcome in our office.
• Hearing loop equipment can be provided where required.
• Recruitment materials can be provided in alternative formats where reasonably required.
• We will consider reasonable adjustments to the interview and selection process on an individual basis.
• We support flexible working, with Tuesdays and Wednesdays currently designated as our office anchor days. The location and working arrangements for each role are set out in the relevant candidate pack.
• We will discuss other access requirements or reasonable adjustments with candidates individually and explore appropriate arrangements wherever reasonably possible.

Applicants with disabilities are welcome to contact Peridot in confidence at any stage of the recruitment process to discuss any reasonable adjustments or support that may be required to ensure fair and equal participation.

As a Disability Confident employer, disabled applicants who meet the minimum essential criteria will normally be offered an interview, in line with our Inclusive Recruitment approach.

Barts Charity welcomes applications from people of all backgrounds and is committed to an inclusive culture. As a Disability Confident Committed employer, it will offer an interview to a fair and proportionate number of disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the job.

Recruitment selection processes are based on evidence of competence stated in the person specification and in relation to our values.

Using AI in your application: Barts Charity welcomes the use of AI tools to help you prepare your application, but all information must accurately reflect your own skills and experience. If invited to interview, you should be prepared to discuss the examples and experience included in your application.

Timetable

Closing date: 9 a.m. Monday 7th December 2026
First stage interviews: Monday 14th and Tuesday 15th December 2026
Second stage interviews: Friday 18th December 2026

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