Head of Brand and Marketing (Maternity Cover)

Location: Hybrid working - Part London office-based and part home working. The post holder will work a minimum of one day a week in the office. Salary: £52,425 per annum Hours: 35 hours per week Closing date: midday Friday 19 September 2025 Interview date: To be confirmed  This is a fixed-term maternity cover for approximately 12 months.  Who we are looking for We are looking for a Head of Brand and Marketing to join our ambitious and growing type 1 diabetes charity, Breakthrough T1D, as part of the national marketing, content and digital team. You will create and implement marketing and communications campaigns to raise our profile, build supporters and boost donations. You will help us transform the charity to help us reach more people with T1D through the delivery of our brand and new organisational strategy.   An experienced marketing professional, you may have worked for charities before in similar roles. You will be driven by insight and able to use a wide range of communications channels to reach your audiences. You will be ever-curious, always seeking to improve your skills and adopt new approaches.  Experience required You’ll have previous experience of: Developing and delivering brand campaigns and measuring outcomes via benchmarking research  Planning, producing and evaluating integrated marketing and communications campaigns to support fundraising activity Applying audience segmentation insight to all activity Be our brand champion ensuring we successfully engage our core audiences Leading the production of supporter-facing materials including an impact report  Managing creative and digital agencies  Find out more For further information please view the full job description here.To arrange an informal and confidential chat about the role please contact Melanie Pelletier at mpelletier@breakthrought1d.org.uk  About Breakthrough T1D Breakthrough T1D is the world’s leading charitable research funder into type 1 diabetes, improving lives until we find the cure. We are dedicated to our 400,000 strong type 1 community in the UK and work closely with our international affiliates across the world, including the US, Canada and Australia. You will find a vibrant atmosphere and spirited team at Breakthrough T1D, always striving to make a difference to people living with type 1.  Employee benefits As an employer we offer: Hybrid working arrangements Flexible working and will consider compressed hours Generous annual leave entitlement – 25 days per year plus bank holidays for full-time staff with leave increasing after three and five years’ service Health cash plan that allows you to claim for some treatments such as dental, optical and physiotherapy treatment Season ticket and cycle loan Pension scheme Family-friendly policies – maternity, paternity, adoption and shared parental leave at enhanced rates Personalised training to suit your career aspirations and professional development Breakthrough T1D is an equal opportunity employer, we welcome applications from all individuals regardless of race, gender, disability, religious belief, sexual orientation or age.  Apply now To apply for the role of the Head of Brand and Marketing (Maternity Cover) please complete the form and include your CV and your cover letter. At Breakthrough T1D we do understand that AI (Artificial Intelligence platforms like ChatGPT) can be a useful tool for candidates to assist in applying for our roles. We ask that applicants do ensure their authentic voice is present, and we look forward to seeing examples of your specific experience.