Do you believe powerful stories can inspire change? Are you creative, organised, and passionate about making a real difference? Autism Unlimited is looking for a Communications & Fundraising Officer to help amplify our voice, grow our impact, and support autistic children and young people to thrive. This role would be working four days per week on a 12 month fixed term contract.
This is an exciting opportunity to join a values-driven charity where your ideas, creativity, and initiative will directly support life-changing services.
A day in the life of a Communications & Fundraising Officer would include:
- Creating and distributing engaging internal and external communications
- Designing and delivering social media and online content, including short videos, posters, and graphics
- Drafting and uploading stories that promote our services, fundraising efforts, and organisational news
- Acting as the first point of contact for school and sixth form communications
- Managing the Autism Unlimited website ensuring content is fresh and up to date
- Supporting the Head of Marketing and Fundraising with projects, campaigns, and day-to-day tasks
Our ideal applicant will have:
- Degree level qualification in marketing - desirable
- 2+ years background within a marketing role
- Skills using various programmes including Office 365, Canva Premiere Pro, MailChimp, Adobe, Eventbrite and social media platforms
Closing Date: 22/01/2026
Interviews: Week commencing 26/01/2026
Start date: March 2026
Why join us?
See how we take care of our team- explore our great benefits online!
Why our people are proud to work for AU!
Apply now:
If this role sounds like the role for you, we’d love to hear from you. To apply it couldn’t be simpler - just ‘apply’ to complete the application process.
Charley would be happy to help on 01202 084834!
Our commitment
We welcome applications from everyone and value diversity in our workforce. We will ensure that all our recruitment and selection practices reflect this. Anyone with any form of disability will be provided with reasonable adjustments in order to participate in the job application or interview process. As part of our commitment to providing reasonable adjustments, please let us know if you require support to complete your application.
Autism unlimited is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to hiring a diverse workforce. Any vacancy we have will be filled based on qualifications and best fit without any reference to race, colour, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, marital status, veteran status, disability, age, religion or any other classification protected by law.
All successful candidates will be subject to disclosure and barring checks along with other relevant employment checks.