Like many benevolent fund charities, Foothold has a small staff team, but our impact is mighty!

We’re looking for someone who enjoys variety and takes pride in their work to join our flexible, remotely-based team as our new Communications Officer.

Hearing the challenges that the individuals we support are facing keeps us focused. As Communications Officer, you’ll play a key role in communicating the support our charity offers the engineering community, while also engaging our supporters by bringing our community’s stories to life.

We’re redefining relationships with long-standing communications partners, building new relationships, and building our presence across new platforms and communities.

As Communications Officer, you’ll be pivotal in making sure our voice is heard through regular communications, and delivering our impact report and annual report.

We find creative ways of working as a team and look to showcase the individual talents and personalities that people bring to their role. At Foothold, you’ll have the opportunity to showcase and develop your skills across digital design, video and copy.

We encourage our team to be all-rounders, and you’ll be working closely and collaboratively with our Communications and Digital Events Officer, Digital Marketing Officer and fundraising colleagues to produce regular, engaging content.

This is a great opportunity to join a small, talented, and committed team as we test the best ways of engaging different parts of the engineering community, and how that engagement may evolve over time. You’ll help us evolve our communications and PR output, and in turn we’ll provide you with the support and autonomy to grow your skills.

We’re confident that you’ll enjoy working alongside the wider team and look forward to hearing from you.

Organisational benefits

• 32 days per annum annual leave plus Bank Holidays (plus office closure between Christmas and New Year)
• Flexible working arrangements
• Organisational commitment to training and development.
• SIPP pension with up to 9% employer contribution (subject to individual contribution)
• Life insurance and access to Smart Health services (AIG)
• Cycle to Work and Tech Scheme, childcare vouchers
• Associate membership of the IET for one year paid for by Foothold, and access to Foothold services

How to apply

Please submit your CV and a supporting statement of no more than two pages explaining your interest in this post and how you meet the points in the person specification to [email protected]. Please include your completed equal opportunities monitoring form.

If you have any further questions about the role please contact our Head of Business and Volunteering Beverley Archer.

Informal Conversations: these can be arranged with the Jonny Rudge, Head of Fundraising and Communications, between the 3^rd and 5^th of June 2025

Closing date: applications should be submitted by 4pm on Friday 6^th June 2025

Interviews will be held on Monday 16th June 2025 on Teams.