Location: Hybrid with London base location
Salary: £59,136 to £69,572 per annum
Hours: 36 hours per week
Contract Type: Permanent
This is a great opportunity to join our team, Employer of the Year Housing Heroes awards 2025 and Winner 2026 Inspiring Places to Work™ UK & Ireland
Are you an experienced communications professional with a talent for managing high-profile media relations and delivering impactful corporate communications?
We’re looking for a Communications Manager to play a pivotal role in shaping and protecting our reputation, leading our press office function and delivering key corporate communications projects across the organisation.
In this varied and highly visible role, you’ll be the first point of contact for media enquiries, managing relationships with journalists and responding to issues at pace. You’ll oversee the production of major corporate reports, including annual reporting, financial updates and significant organisational announcements, working closely with senior stakeholders across the business.
The successful candidate will bring substantial experience in corporate communications or public relations, ideally within the housing, charitable or wider public-facing sectors. You’ll have a strong understanding of the media landscape, excellent writing and stakeholder management skills, and the confidence to advise and influence senior leaders. Experience managing complex projects, handling sensitive communications and developing compelling corporate narratives will be key to success.
This is an exciting opportunity to join a purpose-driven organisation where your work will have a direct impact on reputation, engagement and organisational success.
If you thrive in a fast-paced environment, enjoy building strong media relationships and have a passion for strategic communications, then we want to hear from you now!
Please review the full role profile Communications Manager and Behaviours & Mandatory Accountabilities OD level 4 before applying.
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Closing Date: Thursday 29th October 2026 at midnight.
This is a hybrid role with a base location at our offices in Camden, London. Candidates will be expected to work from the office at least 3 days per week.
Applicants must be able to travel nationally as required.
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You must be eligible to work in the UK to apply for this vacancy; Clarion are not able to offer visa sponsorship. You are required to reside in England or Wales for the duration of your employment.
This vacancy may close without notice.
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Skills Required
- Substantial experience in corporate communications or public relations
- Strong understanding of the media landscape
- Excellent writing skills
- Stakeholder management experience
- Confidence advising and influencing senior leaders
- Experience managing complex communications projects
- Experience handling sensitive communications
- Experience developing compelling corporate narratives
- Eligibility to work in the UK
- Residence in England or Wales for the duration of employment
What We Do
We are Clarion - the country’s largest housing association, We provide a home to 350,000 people nationwide. We build more than 2,000 new homes a year and through Clarion Futures (our charitable foundation) we provide opportunities for our residents to thrive – supporting people into work, improving neighbourhoods and focusing on sustainability. We exist because there is a housing crisis in our country. There simply aren’t enough affordable and suitable places for people to live. You might have experienced this yourself, or have friends and family who have. We believe having a home to call your own is fundamental to being able to access the right opportunities in life. That is why our mission is to provide homes for those who need them most, We’re all driven by this shared purpose at Clarion. We want to ensure that everyone has the opportunity to build a better future and we’re relentless in pursuing it
