Are you a creative marketer who loves turning great ideas into action?
If you enjoy creating engaging content, growing audiences and seeing your work translate into bookings, participation and real impact, we’d love to hear from you. As Marketing and Communications Coordinator at SPACE Hertfordshire, you’ll help more neurodivergent children, young people and families discover the support they need.
About SPACE
We are a Hertfordshire-based charity committed to empowering and supporting neurodivergent children, young people, and their families through a range of specialist programmes and services.
About the role
We’re looking for a creative, organised and proactive Marketing and Communications Coordinator to help more families, professionals, volunteers and supporters discover, engage with and champion the work of SPACE Hertfordshire.
Working closely with the Senior Manager – Marketing & Engagement, you’ll plan and deliver marketing campaigns and content across our services, activities and fundraising. Using social media, email marketing, website content, digital design and compelling communications, you’ll help ensure the right people hear about the right opportunities at the right time.
Whether it’s filling a workshop, growing Lending SPACE membership, promoting children’s activities, raising awareness of our Alternative Provision and paid services, or supporting a fundraising campaign, you’ll play a key role in helping SPACE reach and support more families across Hertfordshire.
No two days are the same at SPACE. We’re looking for someone who enjoys variety, is happy to roll up their sleeves and wants to use their marketing skills to make a genuine difference to families across Hertfordshire.
⏳Hours: 15 hours per week
📍 Location: Hybrid, with home working, regular attendance at our Hertfordshire base and occasional travel across Hertfordshire. Please note that our Hertfordshire base is expected to relocate within the county during the coming year.
💰 Salary: £28,000 FTE (15 hours per week, £11,200 actual salary)
📅 Closing date: Sunday 16th August 2026 (however we may close this earlier)
Key Responsibilities
- Plan and deliver marketing campaigns that increase awareness, engagement and participation across all of SPACE’s services, including family support, workshops, children’s activities, Lending SPACE, Alternative Provision, paid services and fundraising.
- Lead on SPACE’s social media presence, planning, creating and scheduling engaging content that grows our audiences, promotes our services and strengthens engagement with families, professionals, volunteers and supporters.
- Create high-quality marketing content across digital and print, including copy, graphics, photography and video for social media, email marketing, the website and promotional materials.
- Manage and develop SPACE’s digital communications, including the website and email newsletters, ensuring content is accurate, engaging and up to date.
- Attend occasional services, events and activities to capture photographs, videos, testimonials and impact stories that showcase the difference SPACE makes.
- Monitor marketing performance and identify opportunities to improve awareness, engagement, bookings and participation.
- Work collaboratively across the charity, particularly with the Community Fundraising & Partnerships Manager to maintain a consistent brand and maximise engagement across all areas of SPACE.
About you:
You’ll have:
- Experience in a marketing or communications role.
- Excellent written communication skills.
- Confidence using Canva and managing social media platforms.
- Strong organisational skills and attention to detail.
- Strong IT skills and confidence in learning new software packages and digital tools.
- The ability to manage multiple priorities and work independently.
- A collaborative approach and enthusiasm for working as part of a small team.
- A flexible approach to working hours when necessary (some evening and weekend working is likely to be required)
- Full UK driving licence and access to your own vehicle.
Desirable:
- Experience using Mailchimp and WordPress (or similar).
- Photography and/or basic video editing skills.
- Experience in the charity, education or public sector.
- An understanding of SEND or a willingness to learn.
Inclusive recruitment at SPACE:
We welcome applicants from all backgrounds, including those with lived experience of neurodiversity. Our recruitment process is designed to be inclusive, with reasonable adjustments available at every stage.
Safeguarding:
SPACE is committed to safeguarding vulnerable children and young people. All appointments are subject to receipt of a satisfactory Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service Disclosure and completion of the Right to Work process.
How to apply
You can download an application form below. If you require the job description or application form in an alternative format, please let us know. Adjustments to the application process can also be arranged upon request.
Please complete the application form and send it, together with a copy of your CV, to admin@spaceherts.org.uk before the deadline.
If you have any questions please email admin@spaceherts.org.uk.
We look forward to hearing from you.