Strategic Marketing and Community Development Manager

Join us on our journey to empower over a million people to change their behaviours and thrive! At Thrive Tribe we deliver award-winning healthy lifestyle and wellbeing programmes that make people happier and healthier! It’s a super exciting time to join us as we begin to deliver our Stop Smoking Service across the City of London and Hackney (Smokefree City and Hackney), and we’re looking for a Community Engagement Lead to join the team!

Our programmes are designed to support individuals to improve their health behaviours and make sustainable changes to their lifestyle. Residents across the City of London and Hackney will be able to benefit from a variety of our established stop smoking pathways, including our online offering (Gloji Smokefree) as well as face‑to‑face support.

Like all roles at Thrive Tribe, you can expect your time at work to be fun, varied and challenging. We don’t like to stick to a firm JD as we know from experience that things change throughout the lifetime of a role and it gives our people the chance to play to their strengths.

A typical day might include:

• Marketing and Communications
  • Lead the development and delivery of strategic marketing plans to increase awareness and uptake of stop smoking services across City and Hackney.
  • Manage multi‑channel communications, including social media, digital marketing, print materials, events, and stakeholder communications activities.
  • Oversee the creation of culturally appropriate and accessible health promotion materials aligned with public health objectives.
  • Support the promotion and reputation of Gloji Smokefree services across Hackney and the City of London.
  • Manage marketing budgets, external suppliers, and campaign timelines effectively to ensure value for money and successful delivery.
  • Work in partnership with Thrive Tribe’s centralised Marketing Team to build local marketing and communications plans and develop promotional campaigns and resources.
  • Stay informed on emerging public health trends, smoking cessation research, and marketing best practices to drive innovation within the service.
  • Ensure all communications and engagement activities comply with GDPR, safeguarding, equality, diversity and inclusion standards.
  • Ensuring due consideration is given to Information Governance and Clinical Governance legislation, requirements and guidance.
• Outreach, Community Development and Engagement
  • Representing Gloji at smoking cessation related internal and external meetings.
  • Build and maintain strong partnerships with local authorities, NHS services, community organisations, GP practices, pharmacies, and voluntary sector partners.
  • Lead community outreach initiatives, workshops, and engagement events to strengthen local relationships and increase service visibility.
  • Develop targeted campaigns to engage diverse communities, priority populations, and underserved groups in smoking cessation support.
  • Provide leadership, guidance, and support to engagement staff, ambassadors, or volunteers involved in outreach and campaign delivery.
  • Work collaboratively with operational teams to align engagement activity with service delivery goals and national tobacco control priorities.
  • Use data, insights, and service performance metrics to evaluate engagement effectiveness and inform future engagement strategies.
  • Prepare reports, presentations, and updates for senior leadership, commissioners, and stakeholders on engagement outcomes and impact.
  • Work with colleagues across all of our Thrive Tribe services to contribute to new projects and service developments.
  • Help maintain the ethos of Thrive Tribe by driving our organisational culture forward across our services and using every opportunity to embed our values.

About you…

• Strategic marketing and campaign delivery experience
• Knowledge of public health or behaviour change campaigns
• Strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills
• Experience with digital marketing and data analysis
• Understanding of diverse communities and health inequalities

Be the change

You like helping people. You’ll be working with those who need help the most, empowering them to make positive changes to thrive.

Be effective

You’re patient and can adapt under pressure. Always happy to make time for other people and have a great attitude. You are an exceptional communicator and keen networker with experience of building lasting relationships.

Be happy

You recognise the power of a smile. You value a fun, supportive workplace and want to come to work raring to go.

Be successful

You are motivated and driven. Happy working solo or as part of a team, you love generating ideas and implementing health improvement campaigns. You will be given opportunities to contribute and develop your career.

Be big‑hearted

You want to make a difference. Working with a like‑minded team of optimistic people, you want to engage in meaningful work and change lives.

To work with us in this role you will need to have some knowledge and/or experience in networking, partnership management and co‑production, as well as an understanding of health inequalities and approaches on how to engage those experiencing them into health promotion services – bonus points if you have experience in leading a project or team! However, we hire based on attitude over traditional skills and experience so if you feel you are right for the job please submit an application.

Perks…

• Regular team events and activities, including ThriveFest and our annual Challenge Weekend (for those who want to put their fitness to the test!)
• Flexible working – we’re serious about life/work balance
• Tailored health and wellbeing support such as access to life coaching
• Rewards portal offering discounts on shops, restaurants, and days out
• Enhanced parental leave
• 23 days holiday, increasing every year up to a maximum of 29 days (plus Bank Holidays!)
• A day on us to live by our values!

Contract: Full Time (37.5 hours). This role is initially offered as a 10‑month fixed‑term contract. There may be an opportunity to extend the contract beyond this period, subject to service requirements, funding availability and organisational approval.

Salary: Starting at £32,000

Location: This role is based across the City of London and Hackney, and is a hybrid role (remote and Face to Face). Please note, the successful applicant will be required to have the right to work in the UK.

We believe that every person has the right to thrive at work, which is why we are committed to equal employment opportunity and will not discriminate. Should you require any specific accommodations in the recruitment process please let us know in your application.