Lead strategic communications planning and delivery across paid, owned and earned channels. Shape messages, brief agencies, manage stakeholders, run campaigns, and embed evaluation frameworks to measure impact for brand and international projects focused on improving animal welfare.
Are you a strategic communications professional who is looking for an exciting new role to build brand awareness with a local and international impact?
We’re looking for a dog-loving Strategic Communications Manager, with expert working knowledge of communications strategy, planning, delivery and evaluation, to be responsible for a number of campaigns across brand and our international work.
We’re looking for a dog-loving Strategic Communications Manager, with expert working knowledge of communications strategy, planning, delivery and evaluation, to be responsible for a number of campaigns across brand and our international work.
What does this role do?
As Strategic Communications Manager, you’ll:
- build strategic plans for key projects, scoping, and planning for communications across the marketing mix (paid, owned, and earned channels), as we strive to improve animal welfare in the UK and worldwide,
- shape key messages for campaigns, often distilling complex information into clear narratives, using evidence-based messaging frameworks,
- brief external agencies and content delivery teams and channel leads on activity, closely monitoring to ensure assets and output are on time and to spec,
- deliver campaigns across owned, earned and paid channels
- embed evaluation frameworks from the very beginning of every campaign, ensuring success can be measured effectively.
First stage interviews for this role are provisionally scheduled for weeks commencing 17th August and 24th August 2026, and will take place on Teams.
Could this be you?
To be successful in this role, you’ll have experience of leading strategic marketing and communications projects, utilising excellent project management and communication skills to deliver and shape compelling stories and campaigns. This role will work on some of our brand and international projects, so we’re particularly interested in hearing from candidates who have experience working in these areas. You’ll have excellent stakeholder management experience, as well as strong evaluation skills, with experience of using clear evaluation methodologies. A commitment to Dogs Trust and the work we do is essential.
About
We love dogs. That’s why we do whatever we can to make sure every four-legged friend gets the love they deserve. We’ll never put a healthy dog down, so our work is focused on helping dogs in need, supporting owners every step of the walk, and creating a better world for dogs in the future. It’s what we’ve been doing since 1891 and how we’ve grown to become the UK’s leading dog charity, helping 12,000 loyal friends find their forever homes every year.
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