Marketing and Communications Manager
Employer: Tact Fostering
Location: Homebased anywhere in UK with travel to West Midlands for meetings approximately once a month
Temporary: 12 month FTC
Working hours: 35 hours per week (with flexible working opps)
Salary: £44,636 per annum + £750 per annum homeworking allowance
Closing date: 31/07/2026
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Why Join TACT?
Top 5 UK Charity to Work For (2024)
97% proud to work at TACT | 92% love working here
Not-for-profit – every surplus reinvested into children, carers & staff
Children’s voices shape every decision, system, and improvement we make at TACT.
Flexible homeworking from day one
Trauma-informed, values-led organisation
Benefits
31 days annual leave + 8 bank holidays
45p per mile business mileage
Stakeholder Pension (salary sacrifice)
Family-friendly & flexible working policies
Paid Volunteering days
Wellbeing & Non-Salary Benefits
Homeworking IT bundle + home office loan
Help@Hand EAP (24/7 GP, CBT, physio, mental health support)
Over 35 hours a year of access to on line wellbeing events and team wellbeing days
Menopause Policy + free clinician appointments
Regular team wellbeing & connection events
Training & Career Development
Excellent learning & development programme
Opportunity to grow therapeutic & trauma-informed practice
Supportive leadership and clear career progression pathways
Involvement in innovative projects (e.g. TACT Connect, Health, Education)
The Role
You’ll work closely with foster carers and social work colleagues to deliver high-quality, trauma-informed support and improve outcomes for children and young people.
Key Responsibilities:
Managing a multidisciplinary team alongside the Head of Marketing & Communication.
Having operational oversight of all internal and corporate communications.
Implementing change with the aim of developing TACT’s ability to connect our cause with internal stakeholders and audiences.
Working collaboratively across the organisation to embed and develop TACT’s brand.
Improving employee and carer satisfaction and retention and contributing to TACT being the agency of choice for prospective carers and employees.
What You’ll Need
Relevant Marketing or Communications qualification to degree level or qualified by experience
Experience of managing a marketing team
Experience of leading the implementation of Marketing and Communications strategies.
Experience in internal and external communications and delivery of marketing campaigns to further the organisation’s reach and support engagement.Strong understanding of digital communications concepts and best practice.
Knowledge and understanding of foster care and the role that TACT plays.
Ability to think strategically and commercially.
A Standard DBS (processed by TACT)
Travel
Homebased role
Monthly face-to-face meetings in the West Midlands area is essential
Additional travel for training, team and carer events
Key Dates
Closing Date: Friday 31st July 2026 (midnight)
Interviews: Thursday 13th August 2026 (Microsoft Teams)
Safeguarding Commitment
Safeguarding is everyone’s business, and TACT believes that only the people with the right skills and values should work in social work. As part of TACT’s commitment to safeguarding, we properly examine the skills, experience, qualifications, and values of potential staff in relation to our work with vulnerable young children. We use rigorous and consistent recruitment approaches to help safeguard TACT’s young people. All our staff are expected to work in line with TACT’s safeguarding policies.
Apply early – we may close the role if we receive a high volume of applications.
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