Would you like to be part of something big? To take an organisation with more than 80 years of history and help shape it for the future? To show how powerful communications can drive an ambitious five‑year strategy?
And above all, to make a real and lasting difference by tackling exclusion and breaking down barriers so people with a learning disability can live life to the full? If so, this might be the role for you.
Mencap is looking for an exceptional Director of Communications and Brand, a strategic, creative, and values‑driven leader ready to take our communications to the next level.
This role is a full time (37.5 hours per week), permanent role. We’re offering flexibility as to where this role is based.
In this pivotal role, you’ll:
* Lead Mencap’s organisation‑wide communications vision, shaping a bold, influential, and consistent voice.
* Position Mencap as the leading organisation championing people with a learning disability.
* Drive high‑impact campaigns that influence public attitudes and policy change.
* Lead teams responsible for media relations, digital channels, social media, brand identity, and strategic communications.
* Champion innovation, accessibility, inclusion, and data‑driven decision‑making across all communications work.
* Strengthen Mencap’s reputation, increase visibility, and amplify the voices of people with a learning disability.
This is a role where your leadership will directly shape how the world sees and understands people with a learning disability.
What You Will Bring
We’re looking for someone who:
* Has deep experience leading communications and brand functions at a senior level.
* Can confidently drive digital innovation and integrated campaigns.
* Understands reputational risk and how to navigate it.
* Knows how to inspire, develop, and empower teams.
* Lives and breathes inclusion, accessibility, and co‑production.
* Understands the learning disability landscape and the wider UK charity sector.
* Uses audience insight and data to make smart, strategic decisions.
Above all, you’ll be a fresh thinker, someone who relishes a challenge, never settles for ‘meh’ and sees communications as a powerful tool for social change.
If this sounds like you, we’d love to hear from you.
Be part of something extraordinary, shape the next chapter of Mencap’s story and help change the future for people with a learning disability. Apply now, applications close on 28th February, with interviews to be held shortly afterward.
Salary £83,204 per annum plus excellent benefits
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