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Communications and Marketing Manager

Are you ready to lead bold, creative marketing communications that truly make an impact?

Income Generation and Marketing Department
Closing Date: 7 December 2025
Interviews:  First stage will be on 15 and 16 December 2025 (Teams). Second stage will be on 30 December 2025 and 2 January 2026.
Location: Hybrid working with multi-site working across both Selly Park and Erdington hospice sites
Hours:  37.5 hours per week
Salary:  Corporate Band E – £34,728 to £40,591 per annum
DBS Requirement:  Basic check

 

 

 

We’re looking for a Communications and Marketing Manager to drive innovative campaigns and champion the vital role of hospice care in our communities. In this role, you’ll craft powerful narratives, build relationships across diverse channels, and deliver inspirational communications which raise our profile across the West Midlands.

At Birmingham Hospice, we’re united by a powerful mission:
To ensure everyone in our community can access the care of their choice at the end of life.

We’re a values driven charity where people come first, whether it’s our patients, supporters, or colleagues. The hospice also has exciting growth plans, so now is the perfect time to join us and help shape the future of our communications and marketing in a role that blends purpose with professional development.

About the role

Working alongside the Head of Communications and Marketing, you’ll develop and deliver internal, external and digital marketing strategies which raises our profile across the West Midlands and beyond.

You will also provide communications and marketing support for corporate fundraising, retail operations and new commercial ventures which generate income and increases awareness of the hospice.

This is an exciting opportunity to join an evolving Communications and Marketing Team as we reach new audiences and grow our communication and income generation activities.

What you’ll bring

You’ll have proven experience developing and delivering impactful communications strategies.

  • You’ll be comfortable handling media enquiries, with the ability to position Birmingham Hospice as a trusted and leading voice in hospice care.
  • You’ll bring team management experience, exceptional organisational skills, and an enthusiastic, can-do approach to challenges, combined with first-class written and verbal communication skills and an eye for detail.

What we offer

  • Join a supportive, creative and collaborative team where your ideas are valued.
  • A varied and interesting role spanning corporate, clinical, retail and fundraising communications.
  • Autonomy to try new things and bring innovation to your work.
  • Work that makes a genuine difference to people living with terminal illness and their families.
  • Professional development opportunities.
  • Generous annual leave, wellbeing programmes and access to employee benefit platforms such as Stream and Reward Gateway.

For further information or an informal chat, please email Head of Communications and Marketing, Louise Allen, at louise.allen@birminghamhospice.org.uk.

To learn more about the role, please read the job description.

 

 

 

“It’s fantastic working with such a lovely, creative and supportive team!"

Matthew joined the Marketing Team in 2024 and has learned so much during such a short time.

“Whether it’s filming a video for one of our charity shops or designing adverts for a new event, everything I do expands my own experiences while helping our vital charity. Knowing that what I do helps such an important cause inspires me to get involved with even more, and I’m constantly growing in knowledge and confidence.

“It’s fantastic working with such a lovely, creative and supportive team! They’re always on hand to advise and encourage, and have real passion and expertise in what they do.”

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

The hospice is committed to developing a dynamic and diverse team, representative of the communities it serves. We ask you, therefore, to complete the Equal Opportunities monitoring form to help us in this aim.

We value each person as an individual – whether they are colleagues, patients, family members, carers or supporters, every person matters. We embrace diversity of culture, background and environment knowing it enriches our workplace and our relationships with our local communities. We are committed to building a culture of inclusion and belonging. We would love to hear from you, about what makes you uniquely you and how this opportunity will support you to succeed.

Our Values

Our values are at the heart of everything we do as we continue in our mission to enable more people from all communities to access the care of their choice at the end of life.

Kindness
Togetherness
Positivity
Openness
Respect
Innovation