Marketing & Comms Manager
Do you want to help us unlock potential with young people and their communities?
Do you love a challenge?
We have an exciting opportunity for a motivated and inspiring Marketing & Comms Manager, who will work within our Marketing and Fundraising team.
About the job
Location: Hybrid (Remote/Office): This role offers remote work with a requirement to attend the office at least one day per week. Additionally, occasional travel to youth centers and other delivery locations will be required based on operational needs.
Employment Type: 12 months Fixed-Term Contract with potential to extend to become permanent
Hours: 0.61 FTE (22.5 hours per week) . Flexible working applies to this role. Occasional evenings and weekends may be required
Salary: £35, 412 fte
Deadline for application: 10/08/2026
Interview Date: 17/08/2026
SPACE is an ambitious and innovative charity, driven by our values and seeking to support even more young people by developing current and new services. Our employees strive to achieve the best they can and must be committed to seeing the best in others. We value everyone's contribution and create safe spaces for exploration and growth.
Do you want to help us unlock potential with young people and their communities? Do you love a challenge?
What is the role
This role comes as we prepare to celebrate ten years as a charity in 2027.
The successful candidate will be responsible for developing and delivering marketing and communications strategies across the organisation with the goals of:
● Increasing brand awareness among young people and potential and existing donors/supporters
● Celebrating contribution and potential of young people whilst communicating the challenges they face
● Increasing income from community support, individual donations, corporate partnerships, trusts and foundations and public bodies, working closely with the Fundraising team
● Ensuring consistency and regularity of communications with and for external audiences
● Identifying and implementing internal communications best practises
● Retaining and engaging more young people with our in-person and digital services (during period of national review of Social Media for under 16s)
About You:
Evidence of leading campaigns achieving measurable engagement, brand, service-use or income-related outcomes.
Charity, youth, education or public-sector experience
Experience of working to deadlines, planning workload and coordinating others, as required, to ensure they are met
Experience communicating effectively with a diverse range of audiences and tailoring approach to ensure relevance and drive engagement
A fast learner who can quickly grasp new concepts, take the initiative on new projects, and remain open about areas for growth.
Strong stakeholder engagement, relationship management and presentation skills.
Experience in using marketing and design software to a professional level. Such software may include the Canva, Adobe CC suite of apps, META, social media scheduling and analytics software, email marketing software such as Mailchimp, digital advertising platforms such as Facebook Ads and Google Ads, and SEO software such as SEMrush
Experience of managing communication channels ensuring regular, consistent of messaging and adherence to brand
Experience of holding significant responsibility (including budgets) and managing workload to ensure challenging projects are delivered on time.
Ability to travel between work locations, subject to reasonable adjustments.
Space is an inclusive and learning organisation. Our employees should strive to achieve the best they can and must be committed to seeing the best in others
As part of our ambitions to improve equality and diversity, we would particularly welcome applications for this role from those who identify under any of the protected characteristics under the Equality Act 2010, which include race, age, disability, gender, religion or belief, and sexual orientation.
What We Offer
Annual leave: 6 weeks for the first 5 years then increased to 7 weeks (pro-rata’d for part-time roles)
Additional 3 Statutory days given between Christmas and new year plus bank holidays
Pension contributions starting at 6% rising to 8% in the third year
Employee assistance programme 24/7
Casual dress code
Social occasions
Continuous Professional Development: Formal and informal training opportunities
Enhanced sick pay
Chromebook and work mobile
Value-driven culture
Level 3 Youth Work training Programme (for Apprenticeships)
Join Us at Space Youth Services video
How to Apply
Please read the job description and apply by completing our application form, describing your passion for this role even if you don’t feel you meet every point in the description.
If you’d like an informal discussion about the role, please contact Sally Clements on 01392 662112 or for more information please visit www.spaceyouthservices.org.
To apply for this post please download and complete the attached application form and return this either via email as an MS Word document to recruitment@spacepsm.org or posting to DYS Space Ltd, 100 Club, Wear Barton Road, Exeter, Devon EX2 7EH
Deadline for applications is 10th August 2026. The Interview will be held at The 100 Club, Exeter on 17th August 2026.
Safeguarding Statement and Pre-Employment Checks
At SPACE, we work with young people and are fully committed to ensuring their safeguarding and welfare is a priority at all times. As part of our Safeguarding Policy and Procedures, all of our employees, contractors and volunteers will be expected to comply. Upon a conditional offer of appointment being made, all employees will also be required to satisfy our pre-employment screening process which will include:
An identity check (photo ID)
Receipt of satisfactory references cover for 3 years to current
Documentary evidence of right to work in the UK
A satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)