Head of Marketing and Communications

EMPOWER YOUTH ZONES LTD

34,159 - 37,342 per year

HideOut Youth Zone (Gorton) and Salford Youth Zone (Pendleton)

Full-time

26th October 2025

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About the role:

The Head of Marketing and Communications is the senior communicator who will leads the strategic marketing, communications and operational delivery for Empower Youth Zones. As the custodian of the Charities brand and reputation you will leverage all methods and channels to ensure our reach, reputation and impact are delivered to and positively influence the behaviours of the intended stakeholders. As a creative professional you will develop marketing plans, allocate resources, and set short-term and long-term goals for the team and organisation that align to the organisational strategic goals and within in, the fundraising strategy.

Out target audiences include:

Young people and their families- including both existing and potential members of the youth zones.
Our existing donor community.
Prospective supporters including high net worth individuals, corporates, charitable trusts and foundations and the local community who may wish to support our youth zones.
Delivery partners (existing and prospective) across Greater Manchester and beyond.
Our staff and volunteers.
The wider community.

About Empower:

Empower Youth Zones is the charity that oversees the creation, management and sustainability of Youth Zones in Manchester and Salford. These include HideOut Youth Zone located in Gorton (East Manchester) which opened in 2020, and Salford Youth Zone located in Pendleton, which opened to young people in June 2025. HideOut and Salford Youth Zone provide children and young people aged 8-19 and up to 25 for those with additional needs with somewhere safe to go, something positive to do and someone trusted to talk to.

Youth Zones are purpose-built spaces fizzing with energy and crammed with incredible facilities. They are staffed by skilled and dedicated Youth Workers who truly believe in young people – helping them see what they could achieve, and giving them the skills, confidence and ambition to go for it. This is life-changing support that helps tens of thousands of young people from a diverse range of backgrounds to thrive.

HideOut and Salford Youth Zone are part of a national and growing network of Onside Youth Zones. There are currently 15 active Onside Youth Zones across the UK with 20 due to be open by 2025.

How to apply:

Please save the application as YOUR FULL NAME and submit your completed application by email, to recruitment@empoweryouthzones.org

Please include in the subject title the job title of the post you have applied for and your full name.

We review applications on a rolling basis and reserve the right to close the role at any time.

Salary: £34,159 – £37,342

Hours: 40 hours per week (including some evenings and weekends)

Location: HideOut Youth Zone (Gorton) and Salford Youth Zone (Pendleton)

Closing Date: 26/10/2025

Job Type: Full time

HideOut Youth Zone:

1 Queens Avenue,

Manchester,

M12 5PX

Salford Youth Zone:

51 Belvedere Rd,

Salford,

M6 5EJ

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