Director of Campaigns and Communications

Company Description

ShareAction is an independent charity and an expert on responsible investment. We work to build a world where the financial system serves our planet and its people. We set ambitious standards for how financial institutions, through their investment decisions, can protect our planet and its people and campaign for this approach to become the norm. We convene shareholders to collectively push companies to tackle climate crisis, protect nature, improve workers’ rights and shape healthier societies. In the UK and EU, we advocate for financial regulation that has society’s best interests at its core.

Position

As Director of Campaigns and Communications you will lead ShareAction’s integrated campaigning, community organising and communications function to deliver high-profile, high-impact programmes that shift corporate behaviour, investor practice and public narratives. You will design and oversee multi-year, multi-tactic campaigns that are tightly linked to our strategic objectives, ensuring each campaign is grounded in robust evidence and a clear theory of change. You will set and own the communications strategy of the organisation — media, digital, brand and thought leadership — so that our messages amplify campaigns and shape public and investor debate.

Your teams will lead civil-society engagement and coalition-building, activating partners and communities to generate public pressure and broaden our influence. Externally you will represent ShareAction at the highest level: negotiating with corporate targets and investors, speaking to media and stakeholders, and representing the organisation in a range of settings. You will work closely with your teams, the COO and the Fundraising team to translate programme ambitions into fundable propositions and secure the resources needed to deliver them.

On a week-to-week basis you’ll run creative and strategic planning and campaign design sessions; review evidence and impact metrics; brief and mobilise our Heads of campaigns; sign-off campaign plans and publication launches; and convene external partners and funders. You will also provide visible, inclusive leadership across the directorate — fostering creativity, collaboration and agility, modelling ShareAction’s values, and championing equity, diversity, and wellbeing in people management.

As a member of the Leadership Team you will help ensure strategic coherence across the organisation, driving learning and innovation so that ShareAction’s campaigns and communication deliver measurable change for people and planet.

Requirements

What you’ll bring to the team

We want to hear from you if you have experience leading high-impact campaigns, advocacy and/or communications programmes, and if you want to use public pressure, storytelling and strategic influence to hold powerful financial and corporate institutions to account. This role will suit someone who has a strong track record of delivering change through investor or corporate engagement, and who is confident negotiating at the highest levels to secure meaningful outcomes for people and planet.

You’ll bring exceptional communication skills — across media, digital channels and narrative development — and you’ll know how to turn complex issues into compelling messages that shift behaviour and shape public debate. You will enjoy working collaboratively across teams, building strong relationships, and bringing together partners, funders, communities and colleagues to achieve shared goals. Your leadership style will be inclusive, values-driven and people-centred, with experience managing and motivating diverse, multidisciplinary teams to perform at their best.

We think this role would suit someone who loves designing ambitious campaign strategies, fostering creativity in others, and guiding teams through complexity. You’ll thrive when connecting evidence, narrative and organising into coherent programmes, and you’ll be committed to learning, wellbeing and embedding equity, diversity and inclusion in everything you do.

While we hope you’ll bring most of the experience listed, we know great candidates come from a range of backgrounds. Many skills are transferable, and we’re keen to hear from people who can offer fresh perspectives or innovative approaches to achieving impact.

ShareAction operates a hybrid working policy. The leadership team regularly collaborates in person. Given the senior external engagement required, you should be able to attend London-based meetings or office days several days each week.

What we will do for you

We are a fast-paced organisation that has grown substantially over the past few years. We recognise that our people work hard to advocate for responsible investment and drive meaningful engagement with those who have the power to create a brighter future. Every day they bring their expertise, passion and persistence to build a world where the financial system serves our people and planet. We want to ensure we provide the right environment for our colleagues to thrive and we are committed to improving our employee offer where possible.

Currently we are pleased to offer:

• Commitment to flexible working; over 60% of our employees have some sort of flexible working arrangement in place
• Hybrid working; we are committed to supporting our staff to work in a way that suits their lifestyle and meets the requirements of their role
• Internal promotion and development opportunities; we offer a range of ways to improve your skills and focus on what you love, including promotion, secondment, or sideways development opportunities. For some levels of roles, we also offer direct progression.
• Opportunity to help make a difference;we tackle some of the world’s biggest social and environmental challenges. We offer opportunities for you to develop your skills and experience in a friendly, flexible and supportive working environment.
• Unionised work environment; our staff have the opportunity to join the union, and are supported by our recognised union, Unite. We regularly consult and negotiate with our employees on workplace matters ranging from working conditions to pay.
• Regular in-person meetings; including all-staff away days, retreats and directorate strategy days to create connected teams.
• 8% non-contributory pension; invested with NEST and their green funds.
• Healthcareplan; with Bupa
• Employee assistance programme;advice and support, lifestyle discounts and short-term counselling
• Death in Servicecover of 3x salary
• 25 days’ annual leave(increasing with length of service)plus office closure at the end of the year; ensuring everyone gets time to switch off together.
• Enhanced family leave pay; up to 18 weeks’ paid at 90% for either parent.
• Enhanced sick pay; starting at 5 weeks’ full pay from day 1.
• Season ticket loanandcycle to work scheme.

Benefits

Additional compensation

Other information

Contract type: Permanent

Who it reports to: Chief Executive Officer

Salary: £85,000 + 8% pension contribution

Deadline for applications: Monday 12th January 2026 at 9:00 a.m.

Interview dates: 1st interviews 19th and 20th January, in person for 1 hour; with further rounds in the following days/weeks

ShareAction values and respects all differences in people (seen and unseen) and welcomes applications from all backgrounds, communities and industries. We are committed to having a team that is made up of diverse skills, experiences and abilities and we are working hard to provide an environment where all can bring their authentic selves to work. We know that some people won’t apply for a role unless they meet all the requirements listed in the job description. If this is the case for you, but you think you would excel in this role, we want to hear from you!

Our hiring process is anonymised, we won’t ask for a cover letter and we don’t look at CVs until the interview stage. We do this so that we reduce the opportunity for unconscious biases to affect our decision making and so we prioritise skills and expertise over how well you can write a CV.

We also actively encourage incoming staff to consider flexible working arrangements; recognising that a better work-life balance can improve employee motivation, performance and reduce stress. Please talk to us at the interview about the flexibility you need. We can’t promise to give you exactly what you want, but we do promise not to judge you for asking.

While we embrace hybrid working at ShareAction, we also think there is a lot of value in spending time together in person. We run all-staff away days, a yearly retreat and more regular team and directorate meet-ups so that we can develop our ideas and plans together. As part of the induction process, we’ll invite you to our office in Aldgate so you can meet and get to know your line manager, team and others from across the organisation.

To be considered for this post you must be legally eligible to work in the UK, unfortunately we are unable to provide visa sponsorship.

Please be aware that when shortlisting we are keen to get a sense of your unique voice and individual experience, especially if you are using generative AI tools as part of your drafting process.