SERICC vacancies

 

Communication & PR Officer

SERICC is recruiting a Communications & PR Officer to join our team at an important stage of development. This is a newly created role, focused on strengthening how we communicate about our work, raise awareness of our specialist services, and engage safely and effectively with the public, partners and media.

 

About the role

Working closely with colleagues across the charity, you will lead on SERICC’s communications and marketing activity, helping to ensure our public-facing content is clear, accessible, trauma-informed and aligned with our values.

 

A key priority for this role will be supporting the promotion of SERICC’s specialist services for children and young people and their families, ensuring messaging is sensitive, inclusive and safeguarding-aware.

 

This role focuses on communications, awareness and public engagement and does not hold responsibility for fundraising delivery or income generation.

You do not need to have worked in the VAWG sector previously to apply. We welcome applicants with strong communications experience from other sectors who are committed to learning and working in a trauma-informed way. By trauma-informed, we mean communicating with care, sensitivity and respect, particularly when working with complex or emotive topics.

 

What you’ll be doing

You will:

• Plan and deliver communications activity aligned with SERICC’s vision and priorities
• Manage and update SERICC’s website and social media channels
• Develop digital content, e-newsletters and stakeholder communications
• Support media and PR activity, including writing press releases and handling enquiries
• Apply SERICC’s brand and tone of voice consistently across materials
• Support internal communications so staff and volunteers are informed and engaged
• Design or coordinate the production of digital and print materials using Canva or similar programmes

 

About you

You will have:

• Experience delivering communications or marketing activity across digital and traditional channels
• Strong written communication skills, with the ability to write sensitively about complex issues
• Experience managing websites and social media platforms
• Confidence supporting media activity and public-facing communications

This role is managed by a member of the senior management team and is funded for one year as part of SERICC’s Damara Project.

 

SERICC is open to receiving applications from suitably qualified self-employed women; contractual arrangements will be discussed at interview.

 

 

Salary: £19,948

 

Hours: 22.5 hours per week (Fixed-term 12month contract)

 

Holiday: 18 days per year

 

Start date: March 2026

 

Place of work: Hybrid working - a combination of home working and attendance at SERICC offices and partner locations as required.

 

You can download the job description and application pack here.

 

Please send your completed application to recruitment@sericc.org.uk. Will will review applications on a rolling basis but with a final closing date of Monday 16th February 2026 at 12 noon. Interviews will be held in person the week commencing Monday 9th March 2026. We reserve the right to appoint before the closing date, so early applications are encouraged.

 

SERICC values diversity, promotes equality and challenges discrimination. We encourage and welcome applications from women of all backgrounds. This post is restricted to women under Schedule 9, Part 1 of the Equality Act 2010, as it involves working within women-only services and contributing to a safe and trusted environment for survivors. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and is subject to an enhanced DBS check.