Skip to main content
A stock image of a group of people high-fiving each other

Job vacancy: Communications Manager

Vacancy

Job vacancy: Communications Manager

Salary:

£24,418.80 per annum (£40,698 FTE)

Hours: Part time 0.6 FTE
Contract Type: Fixed-term until 31st March 2026

Department:

Whole School SEND - Project Management Team

Reports to: Head of Programmes with a dotted line to Head of Sales and Marketing
Location: Hybrid working arrangement, home working & Tamworth or London Office (2 days per week, pro-rata for part-time)
Closing Date:

14th September 2025.

We will be reviewing applications as they come in. We reserve the right to close recruitment earlier than this date if we receive sufficient quality applicants.     

About us

nasen is the National Association for Special Educational Needs – a charitable organisation that exists to support and champion those working with, and for, children and young people with SEND and learning differences. We seek to ensure that all education practitioners across early years, schools, post-16 and wider settings are equipped to understand, identify and support those with SEND and learning differences, and provide Continuing Professional Development (CPD), resources, advice, information and much more to enable all staff to meet the needs of all their learners.  
 
nasen brings organisations together, whether locally or nationally, to share practice, shape solutions. Our priorities are those that matter to the education and SEND sector, drawing on our direct engagement with practitioners, school leaders, SENCOs, local authorities and hearing from the lived experience of children and young people.

Whole School SEND (WSS) is part of a growing community committed to improving provision and outcomes for children and young people with SEND. The work of Whole School SEND is based on the principle that the knowledge and expertise needed to develop the workforce already exists in the system and that knowledge exchange can occur through effective collaboration.

About the role

nasen is looking to recruit an individual experienced in Marketing and Communications to support raising the profile of The Universal SEND Services Programme and the work it does across the education sector through effective and measurable communications activity and ensure the copy on the website that hosts all training and resources is engaging and meets the needs of its users.

Please refer to the attached job description for the full details of this role.

*Please note that applicants must have the legal right to work in the UK*

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

We aim to be an inclusive employer – let us know if you have any access requirements for the recruitment process. We are happy to offer interviews online or in person. The interview process will include a conversation with prepared questions. 

Enquires

If you would like a conversation about the role advertised, please email Harriet harrieth@nasen.org.uk .

Application process and interview timetable

To apply for the role, please send your CV along with a short statement to say how you meet the requirements in the job description provided in no more than 1500 words. Click this link to apply here: https://worknesthr.livevacancies.co.uk/#/job/details/242 

Applications are open until 14th September. We will be reviewing applications as they come in. We reserve the right to close recruitment earlier than this date if we receive sufficient quality applicants. 

Employee Benefits

  • 30 days annual leave per year  
  • Christmas Closure - additional to annual leave allowance
  • Hybrid working (Policy available on request) 
  • 8% employer contribution pension. 
  • Flexible start and finish time, Friday early closure 
  • Employee Assistance Scheme  
  • Life Insurance Policy x3 of your salary
  • Cycle to Work Scheme available