Communications & PR Officer (Maternity cover)

Communications & PR Officer (Maternity cover)

Location

This role will be home-based with occasional travel to our head office in Ashford, Kent.

Role description

The Communications & PR Officer (Maternity cover) role is offered on a 12-month fixed term basis, ideally commencing during December 2026.

We are looking for someone who can turn insight and personal experience into compelling stories, clear messages and powerful campaigns that inspire action.

Working closely with our Head of Communications and a specialist public affairs agency, you will help bring the findings from our recent Glaucoma UK National Patient Voices Survey to life, secure media attention and make decision-makers listen. Central to this will be finding and sensitively supporting people who are willing to share their experiences, cultivating trusted relationships and helping them tell their stories confidently across print, digital and broadcast media.

Alongside this landmark work, you will create engaging content across our magazine, website, email and social media channels, identify opportunities for national coverage and help strengthen and protect Glaucoma UK’s voice and reputation.

How to apply & closing date

If you would like to apply for the post, please email your CV and a covering letter explaining how you meet the person specification, to r.kew@glaucoma.uk by 11.00pm on Sunday 11 October 2026. Please note that only applications including a covering letter, which clearly details how you meet the requirements of the person specification, will be considered.

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