Job Description

Marketing and Communications Manager

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£44,636 per annum + £750 per annum homeworking allowance

Homebased anywhere in UK with travel to West Midlands for meetings approximately once a month

£44,636 per annum + £750 per annum homeworking allowance

Fixed Term Contract for 12 months - 35 hours per week - flexible work pattern will be considered

Why Join TACT?

Top 5 UK Charity to Work For (2024)

97% proud to work at TACT | 92% love working here

Not-for-profit – every surplus reinvested into children, carers & staff

Children’s voices shape every decision, system, and improvement we make at TACT.

Flexible homeworking from day one

Trauma-informed, values-led organisation

Benefits

31 days annual leave + 8 bank holidays

45p per mile business mileage

Stakeholder Pension (salary sacrifice)

Family-friendly & flexible working policies

Volunteer days

Wellbeing & Non-Salary Benefits

Homeworking IT bundle + home office loan

HelpHand EAP (24/7 GP, CBT, physio, mental health support)

Over 35 hours a year of access to on line wellbeing events and team wellbeing days

Menopause Policy + free clinician appointments

Regular team wellbeing & connection events

Training & Career Development

Excellent learning & development programme

Opportunity to grow therapeutic & trauma-informed practice

Supportive leadership and clear career progression pathways

Involvement in innovative projects (e.g. TACT Connect, Health, Education)

The Role

You’ll work closely with foster carers and social work colleagues to deliver high-quality, trauma-informed support and improve outcomes for children and young people.

Key Responsibilities:

Managing a multidisciplinary team alongside the Head of Marketing & Communication.

Having operational oversight of all internal and corporate communications.

Implementing change with the aim of developing TACT's ability to connect our cause with internal stakeholders and audiences.

Working collaboratively across the organisation to embed and develop TACT's brand.

Improving employee and carer satisfaction and retention and contributing to TACT being the agency of choice for prospective carers and employees.

What You’ll Need

Relevant Marketing or Communications qualification to degree level or qualified by experience

Experience of managing a marketing team

Experience of leading the implementation of Marketing and Communications strategies.

Experience in internal and external communications and delivery of marketing campaigns to further the organisation’s reach and support engagement.

Strong understanding of digital communications concepts and best practice.

Knowledge and understanding of foster care and the role that TACT plays.

Ability to think strategically and commercially.

A Standard DBS (processed by TACT)

Travel

Homebased role

Monthly face-to-face meetings in the West Midlandsarea is essential

Additional travel for training, team and carer events

Key Dates

Closing Date: Friday 31st July 2026 (midnight)

Interviews: Tuesday 18th August 2026 (Microsoft Teams)

Safeguarding Commitment

Safeguarding is everyone’s business, and TACT believes that only the people with the right skills and values should work in social work. As part of TACT’s commitment to safeguarding, we properly examine the skills, experience, qualifications, and values of potential staff in relation to our work with vulnerable young children. We use rigorous and consistent recruitment approaches to help safeguard TACT’s young people. All our staff are expected to work in line with TACT’s safeguarding policies.

Apply early - we may close the role if we receive a high volume of applications