Senior Communications Manager
Salary £ 48750
London
Vacancy listed 15/01/2026
Application deadline 02/02/2026
Details
About Women in Prison
 
Women in Prison is a national, women-led, feminist organisation.  We deliver front line support to women harmed by the criminal justice system, through our work in prisons, in the community and ‘through the prison gate’ as they resettle back into their communities. We also campaign for systems change that addresses the root causes of offending, reduces the harmful impact of prison, and creates workable, community-based alternatives to imprisonment.  

Terms & Conditions:

Start date: TBC
Salary: £48,750 per annum (inclusive of £3,990 South East weighting)
Location: Hybrid: need to be available to work from London Office and occasional national travel
Working hours: Full time: 35 hours per week
Contract: Permanent

Job Purpose:  

This role will lead and coordinate Women in Prisons’ external communications, platforming the voice of women with lived experience of the criminal justice system to raise the organisation’s public profile and awareness of the criminalisation of women.

Key Responsibility Areas 
  1. Lead and develop comprehensive communications strategies to raise WIP’s profile for influencing, fundraising and impact and that align with our vision and mission. 
  2. Build public engagement and awareness, leading on campaign development and delivery 
  3. Oversee the production of Women in Prison’s publications. 
  4. Platform the voice of women with lived experience of the criminal justice system in all external communications. 
  5. Manage WIP’s Spokesperson network 
  6. Develop, build and contribute to high quality and authentic partnerships and relationships with stakeholders including journalists. 
  7. To be a member of the extended leadership of Women in Prison, modelling feminist leadership, anti-oppression and empowering, values-led, collective leadership for the organisation.  
 
For the full list of responsibilities, please download the recruitment pack.

To Apply:
 
Applications close:  2nd February 2026 at 9am
Interviews:  TBC 
To apply: Submit a CV and cover letter

If you require reasonable adjustments to support you during the application process, please contact the HR team on hr@wipuk.org.

We are happy to invest in developing the right person, so you are welcome to apply even if your professional experience does not fully meet the job description or person specification.
 
We particularly encourage applications from Black, Asian and minoritised women, and women who have personal experience of the criminal justice system. 
 
In line with legal requirements and the nature of our work, this role:
  • Is restricted to women only as a genuine occupational requirement
  • Requires the right to work in the UK
  • Is subject to a Basic DBS check

Benefits

Annual leave: 30 days plus statutory bank holidays (if full time). All WIP staff also receive an additional 3 days leave between Christmas and New Year.

Pension scheme: WIP provides an auto enrolment pension scheme with 5% contributions from the employer and 3% from the employee.

Clinical supervision: Working with WIP can be enormously rewarding but also challenging at times. So we provide clinical supervision through a Harley Street practice, to encourage reflective practice and support the wellbeing of our team.

Employee Assistance Programme: Confidential access to a range of support and information on a 24/7 basis. Including legal advice, emotional support, practical advice and signposting.

Cycle to Work Scheme: Eligible employees can save money and spread the cost of a new bike and accessories.

Notes

Please submit a CV and cover letter. Applications missing documents will not be considered.

Attached documents
Title File
Recruitment Pack Recruitment_Pack_-_Senior_Communications_Manager.pdf
Equalities Monitoring Form Equalities_Monitoring_Form.docx
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