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Policy and Communications Coordinator

Recruiter
CHM
Location
London
Salary
£31,000 per year
Contract
Permanent
Work pattern
Part Time
Working arrangement
Hybrid working
First listed by Ontap
19 August 2026
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Job description

For over 60 years this children's charity has been building a better childhood for all.

The organisation is currently recruiting a Policy and Communications Coordinator to join their Policy and Communications team on a two-year fixed-term contract.

Policy and Communications Coordinator Contract: 2-year fixed term Work Pattern: 35 hours per week. (1 FTE). The employer is open to flexible hours and working patterns, including accommodating part-time and compressed hours where possible. Salary: £31,000 per annum Location: London Fields, London E8. The employer promotes a hybrid, flexible way of working with 1 day working in the office if based in London

About the Role

The Policy and Communications Coordinator plays a key role in helping the charity drive positive change for children and young people across the UK, by supporting the delivery key elements of policy, public affairs, and communications work. This role supports the development and delivery of high-quality and impactful policy outputs, communications and campaigns, to enhance visibility and impact, bringing lived and learned experiences to the heart of the organisation's influencing work.

Supporting cross-charity coordination by working across teams and Specialist Membership Groups, the Coordinator will grow and maintain vibrant, diverse and engaged memberships, and help ensure that the organisation's voice is clear, timely, and influential across the policy arena and public conversation.

The employer is particularly interested to hear from candidates with an interest in wellbeing, belonging and anti-bullying, as these will be key areas that the post-holder will focus on. The Policy and Communications team also works across a range of other issues such as SEND, health, social care, poverty and justice.

What you'll be doing:

Communications and digital engagement:

Support the delivery of integrated communications and campaigns that amplify the voices of children, young people and families.
Draft, design, and schedule engaging, accessible content across a range of digital channels, including social media, website, sector-facing briefings, newsletters and e-marketing content.
Monitor news coverage, maintain a media contact database, and draft media statements and press releases to secure national and regional coverage.
Work closely with the networks and advisory groups to ethically gather, produce, and share powerful case studies and testimonials that highlight lived experiences of our areas of work.
Maintain digital assets, ensuring all case studies and images are ethically sourced with informed consent and stored securely.
Monitor, analyse and report on monthly digital analytics to optimise website traffic, social media performance and sector newsletter open rates.
Develop and maintain membership processes for external networks and groups.
Coordinate logistics for cross-sector membership groups, campaign launches, sector webinars, and network-wide stakeholder events.

Policy and public affairs:

Monitor UK policy and parliamentary activity, announcements and sector trends to flag advocacy opportunities or policy risks for our networks.
Summarise complex policy documents, legislation, and research reports into clear and concise briefings for internal teams, sector partners and member, and to support engagement of lived experience groups.
Contribute to the development of high-quality consultation responses, position statements, and briefings for civil servants, MPs, and other stakeholders.
Coordinate policy activities across projects and networks, including work involving members, children and young people.
Support the organisation of parliamentary events, roundtables and stakeholder meetings.
Support the development of positive relationships including Parliamentarians, politicians and officials in central and local government, and other key stakeholders.
Support secretariat work and parliamentary engagement for All-Party Parliamentary Groups.
Maintain up-to-date records of key stakeholders including policymakers, parliamentarians, officials, and sector contacts.

The employer is looking for someone who brings:

A genuine interest in policy, public affairs and communications.
An understanding of issues affecting children and young people in the UK.
Knowledge of UK government, policymaking and parliamentary structures and processes.
A personal commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion and anti-discriminatory practice, particularly in anti-racism and anti-ableism.
Excellent interpersonal and verbal communication skills, with the ability to engage effectively with people from a range of backgrounds and build collaborative working relationships.
Strong organisational, administrative and project coordination skills, with the ability to manage competing priorities and meet deadlines.
Excellent written communication skills, with experience of producing high-quality content for different audiences and purposes, including briefings, reports, digital content or stakeholder communications.
Experience of creating content for digital channels, including websites, newsletters and social media in a professional context.
Strong research and analytical skills, with the ability to identify, interpret and synthesise information from a range of sources accurately and clearly.
Commitment to involving children, young people and adults with lived experience, in effective, ethical and evidence-based ways.
Excellent IT skills, including Microsoft Office applications and experience using databases, websites and digital systems.

About the employer

For more than 60 years, the charity has championed the rights and amplified the voice of children and young people in the UK. They interrogate policy and uncover evidence, blending in lived and learnt experience to shape future legislation and develop more effective ways of supporting children and families.

Bringing people and organisations together is fundamental to how they improve the systems that babies, children, young people and their families rely on to thrive. They push boundaries, even looking beyond childhood itself to consider transitions into adulthood and the impact of childhood issues on an entire lifespan. They are united for better childhoods and brighter futures.

The Benefits

30 Days Annual Leave
Generous Pension Scheme
Cycle to work scheme
Flexible Working
Winter Holiday Closure & Break
Employee Assistance Programme

Applications close at 08:00am on Tuesday 1st September 2026. Assessments and interviews to be conducted during the week commencing 7th September 2026. Please note that the employer reserves the right to close this vacancy early should they receive a high volume of applications. They encourage interested candidates to submit their applications as soon as possible.

Interested?

To apply, please click the apply button. You will be taken to a simple CHM Recruit form where you can find out more information and complete your application by following the instructions.

This employer is actively seeking to broaden the diversity of their staff group and warmly welcome applications from candidates underrepresented in the charity sector, including those from Black and Global Majority communities, disabled people, LGBTQ+ individuals, and people with lived experience of the issues the charity works on.

No agencies please.

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