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Communications Officer

SOUTHAMPTON CITY MISSION (CIO)
28,000 per year
Southampton City Mission
Full-time
1st April 2026
Listed 2 days ago
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(CIO) Registered Charity 1162099

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Communications Officer
28 hrs per week
£28,000
Permanent

Are you ready to take on a key development role in a charity that is making a real
difference? Southampton City Mission (SCM) is offering an exciting opportunity for a
knowledgeable and proactive Communications Officer. Working alongside our senior staff
team to deliver a dynamic external communications strategy, this is a new role with the
opportunity to shape how the charity relates to partners, supporters and the general public
across the city.

You will be responsible for delivering an effective communications plan that increases
awareness and engages key audiences in the city, to strongly support SCM’s current
projects. Developing compelling story telling pieces and creating content for our website
and social media to showcase the organisation’s impact; we are looking for an individual
who will drive forward change and quickly engage with key stakeholders and churches.
Working alongside the CEO, Head of Operations and Project Managers, and playing a
pivotal role in helping to equip churches to support and love those in need across our city,
we are offering the opportunity for flexible, hybrid working for this role.

If you are a natural, experienced communicator and passionate about working for a faith-
based charity that is growing and evolving, this is the perfect role for you. Your input will
help drive change in both the charity and the city we serve.

If you’d like an informal chat or to arrange a visit to find out more, please contact the SCM
office on 023 8055 0435 or e-mail hello@southamptoncitymission.co.uk

Apply now. An application pack, including full job description and person specification, can
be downloaded from our website.

The closing date for applications is 01 April 2026

SCM is committed to keeping children and adults at risk safe and to equal opportunities.

A DBS check will be required for this role and applicants must be able to demonstrate that
they have the right to work in the UK.

For further information regarding the work of SCM, please refer to our website
www.southamptoncitymission.co.uk

Southampton City Mission (CIO), Unit 5, Second Avenue Business Park, Millbrook, Southampton,
SO15 0LP  Tel: 023 8055 0435  adminteam@southamptoncitymission.co.uk