Social Media Officer
Social Media Officer
Communications | Manchester
Hours: Full time (part time or job share considered), Permanent
SCP 7 to 17 (£26,403 to £31,022 FTE, 2025/26 NJC rates), depending on skills and experience
Based: Manchester, with regular travel to community events across the North of England and the Midlands (including Leeds, Liverpool, Wakefield and Coventry) BHA is a leading health and social care charity that works to challenge health inequalities and support individuals, families & communities to improve their health & well-being. We offer a range of unique services delivered at local, regional, and national level in the areas of health promotion, community health education and engaging and involving communities in health and social care decision making. The Social Media Officer role is responsible for bringing BHA’s work to life across our social media channels. You will plan, create and post engaging content, manage our online community, and get out to events across the region to capture stories and content on the ground, working to a content plan and key messaging agreed with the Senior Management Team and Campaigns Lead. The successful applicant should bring a creative, organised and enthusiastic approach to social media content creation, confidence using Canva or similar design tools, and a comfortable, sensitive manner when engaging with people at community events. The post holder will have the following essential criteria: experience creating content for social media (personal, voluntary or professional); experience using Canva or a similar design tool; excellent written English with the ability to adapt tone and style across platforms; comfortable engaging informally with people at community events; and good organisational skills to work independently to an agreed content plan.
Benefits of working with BHA:
- 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays pro rata
- Birthday leave
- Employee Assistant programme (includes income protection)
- Enhanced maternity and paternity pay
- Cycle to work scheme
- Enhanced occupational sick pay
- Flexible working
If you would like to discuss this role, please contact Aydin Djemal, CEO at
aydin@thebha.org.uk to arrange an informal telephone discussion. You can apply by completing the Application Form on our website
https://thebha.org.uk/work-for-us-2/and sending it to recruitment@thebha.org.uk. Your application MUST DETAIL how you meet the points asked for in the person specification.
CVs will not be accepted, and applicants must be eligible to work in the U.K. Interviews will be held on the week commencing 7 September 2026
Due to the nature of this post, a Disclosure & Barring Service search will be conducted on the successful applicant.
Reasonable adjustment: We are committed to creating an inclusive workplace that values equality, diversity, and inclusion. We welcome applications that represent the rich diversity of the communities we serve. As a disability confident employer, we actively seek to remove any barriers. Therefore, if you have a disability and have any particular requirements to enable you to participate in the application process, please email recruitment@thebha.org.uk