Communication Manager

The Cedar Foundation is seeking to recruit the following position:

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Job Role Communication Manager
Salary £39,367 per annum
Hours 37 Hrs per Week
Monday to Wednesday working pattern
The successful candidate will also benefit from flexitime.
Location Balmoral, 1 Upper Lisburn Road, Belfast BT10 0GW
Agile Working Option available
(This role will require occasional travel throughout Northern Ireland)

The Role
The post holder will provide creative, strategic and operational oversight of communications, who will lead the development and delivery of impactful internal and external communications across digital and traditional channels, and brand management. This includes leading the development and implementation of the Communications Strategy and Action Plan, ensuring communications activity effectively supports organisational priorities, user engagement, and co-production.

The role will also provide strategic direction for communication campaigns, awareness initiatives, and key organisational events, ensuring strong alignment with organisational values and the integration of lived experience. The Communications Manager will play a key role in responding to media enquiries, aligning messaging with fundraising activity and ensuring the organisation's impact is effectively communicated to stakeholders, partners, and the wider community.

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced communications professional to influence organisational culture, strengthen brand identity, and make a meaningful impact through effective storytelling and engagement.

The Communications Manager will lead and manage the Communications function, within Cedar, ensuring our messaging is clear, consistent, engaging and aligned with our strategic priorities.

Benefits

• 23 days annual leave and 12 statutory days pro rata. Annual leave entitlement increases to 28 days (pro rata) after 5 years' service, and 30 days (pro rata) after 10 years' service.
• Agile working and working from home options that promote well-being and work-life balance.
• Flexi-time policy.
• Enhanced auto-enrolment pension scheme consisting of 5% employee contribution and 4% employer contribution.
• Life Assurance cover
• Occupational Sick Pay Scheme.
• Healthcare cashback scheme.
• Investor in People Platinum accredited organisation with commitment to development of the staff team through training and learning opportunities.

Please note - At present The Cedar Foundation does not offer sponsorship

Essential Criteria

1. RQF level 6 (e.g. Bachelor's Degree) or equivalent level professional qualification AND Minimum of 3 years' paid experience in a communications / marketing role

OR
QCF Level 5 Diploma in a relevant professional qualification AND minimum of 5 years' paid experience in the management and delivery of a communications role.
2. Minimum of 3 years' experience contributing to an organisation's communications strategy, including development of strategic communications
3. Minimum of 1 years' experience of digital communications to include website management and social media channels
4. Minimum of 1 years' supervisory / line management experience.

Desirable Criteria
1. Experience of communications in a Community and Voluntary sector or Health and Social care organisation
2. An understanding of accessibility requirements for communications and marketing content across digital and printed channels
3. Qualification in Communications, Public Relations, Marketing or other relevant discipline

Closing Date: 5th June 2026 at 10am

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