Marketing & Communications Manager

We are looking for a Marketing and Communications Manager to help amplify our message: that barriers to cycling and active travel for Disabled people must be removed to counter the effects of the current Health and Climate emergencies. We need your help to attract new partnerships and funding so we can continue to work towards mobility justice for Disabled people.

This role is new within Wheels for Wellbeing. As the organization’s influence expands and we implement our recent strategic vision, our Board, our Director and the rest of the Senior Management team require the support of an experienced Marketing and Communications professional.

Wheels For Wellbeing Is a Disability And Cycling Organisation Led By Disabled People. Formed From The Belief That Cycling Is Transformational For Health, Transport And Social Inclusion, Wheels For Wellbeing Champions Mobility Justice And Mobility Equity. Established Eighteen Years Ago, The Charity Seeks To Radically Change The World Of Active Travel By Removing Barriers To Cycling For Disabled People. Following a Recent Strategic Review Of Our Operations, a Three-pillar Approach Is Being Adopted By The Charity

Wheels for Life: Continue to operate and promote inclusive cycling hubs at three venues in South London; develop an inclusive cycle hire service and signpost enquiries to recommended partners across London/the UK.

Wheels for Change: Campaigns & policy influencing work to bring about mobility justice for Disabled people, with a particular focus on active travel (walking/wheeling and cycling). Being a thought-leader in this field.

Wheels for Learning: Establishing a UK-wide Training and Consultancy service to speed up the spread of our expert knowledge and to support our financial sustainability strategy. This will also provide volunteering and paid work opportunities for growing numbers of Disabled cyclists.

We are seeking an experienced and dynamic marketing and communications professional to build a marcom strategy, engage our target audience and build on our reputation as the go-to organisation for inclusive cycling and to support our fundraising and income generating strategy. There is scope for creative thinking; from how we engage with users of our services to build advocacy, how we link mobility justice to the climate emergency and how we share our stories of success to increase our reach and impact.

Responsible to: Director/CEO

Line management responsibilities: N/A

Hours: 20 to 25 hrs per week (flexible)

Duration: Two Years Fixed term (with ambition to make permanent)

Salary: £33,000 – £38,000 (pro-rata) depending on experience

Place of work: Home based + occasional visits to the office/our sessions or Office based