Communication and Marketing Administrator

Job Title: Communications and Marketing Administrator

Salary: SCP 23 (£23,447) pro rata per annum

Responsible to: Strategic Communications Lead

Location: Working hours divided between BVSC Offices (Latham House, 33-34 Paradise Street, Birmingham B1 2AJ) and home address, as agreed by BVSC

Hours of work: 21 hours per week

Contract Duration: Permanent

Communications and Marketing Administrator

Are you passionate about creating engaging digital content that makes a real difference?

Do you have a flair for bringing communications to life across multiple platforms

Are you organised, creative, and driven to help an organisation amplify it s voice?

If you ve answered yes, we d love to hear from you!

Birmingham Voluntary Service Council (BVSC) is the city s leading infrastructure organisation for the Voluntary, Community, Faith and Social Enterprise (VCFSE) sector. We exist to strengthen and champion Birmingham s voluntary and community organisations, supporting them to grow, collaborate and increase their impact across the city. Our work spans a wide range of areas including health and social care, children and young people, community development, and multiple complex needs.

We are looking for a Communications and Marketing Administrator to join our dynamic team at BVSC. This is an exciting opportunity for someone who is creative, organised, and passionate about using communication to make a positive difference. You ll thrive in this role if you enjoy creating engaging content, supporting events, and working collaboratively to promote the values and impact of Birmingham s voluntary and community sector.

You will deliver high-quality communications and marketing support that helps raise BVSC s profile and strengthen engagement with our audiences. Working closely with the Strategic Communications Lead, you will help deliver our strategic communications plan by creating and sharing compelling content, managing digital channels, supporting events, and engaging with stakeholders. This is a fantastic opportunity for someone who enjoys variety, thrives in a creative environment, and wants to make a real difference within Birmingham s voluntary and community sector.

To succeed in this role, you ll need to be a confident communicator with a keen eye for detail and strong analytical skills. You ll have experience in communications and marketing, preferably in the non-profit sector. You ll have strong organisational skills and the ability to manage multiple projects and deadlines, while maintaining creativity and enthusiasm. A good understanding of digital marketing tools, social media platforms, and content creation and the ability to work collaboratively in a team environment.

Please see the job description for further details

Working for BVSC

BVSC is proud to provide a place to work in which staff feel valued and motivated. Our talented and committed staff team are provided with competitive terms and conditions, and a supportive, flexible, friendly working environment.

Our organisation s culture is underpinned by our 4 core values Commitment, Collaboration, Inclusion and Integrity. These values are demonstrated in the work of our staff team, who are integral to the achievement of our mission to support and advocate for a vibrant, resilient voluntary sector in Birmingham.

Terms and conditions

21 hour working week

29 days annual leave + bank holidays a year (Pro rata)

5% pension contribution

3.5 times salary Death in service benefit

BVSC is a Living Wage Employer

Work-life balance

Hybrid working, allowing staff to divide their working hours between our city centre office and their home

Flexible working arrangements available for staff

A flextime system is in place for staff

We offer up to 7 days paid leave per year for undertaking voluntary work or public duties

We provide generous maternity and paternity pay

Staff development

We support staff to undertake training and development, providing funding and time off for study

Values based approach

We take a values led approach to the full employee journey including values based interview, and values based supervision and appraisals

Wellbeing

We offer free access to a range of wellbeing platforms

BVSC offers all employees a suite of wellbeing support

We are looking for candidates that can demonstrate the following BVSC organisational values:

Commitment: Making a positive difference through passion, innovation and social action

Collaboration: Connecting people and organisations to work together to improve lives

Inclusion: Empowering and involving everyone in creating a fair and equitable Birmingham

Integrity: Building trust through delivering excellent outcomes

At BVSC, we are dedicated to promoting equality, diversity, and inclusion in all areas of our work. We actively strive to create an environment where all individuals - regardless of ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other aspect of their identity or lived experience - are welcomed, respected, and valued.

As part of our commitment to positive action, we take proactive steps, where needed, to address underrepresentation and create fair opportunities, particularly in recruitment. We aim to ensure that everyone has an equal chance to progress and succeed.

We stand in solidarity with all marginalised communities, ensuring that our policies, practices, and culture are inclusive, equitable, and empowering. We are dedicated to challenging discrimination and fostering a workplace where diversity is not only acknowledged but celebrated.

We strongly encourage suitably experienced applicants from a wide range of backgrounds to apply and join BVSC.

We encourage applicants to think creatively about how they can meet the requirements of the role and person specification if there are essential criteria you do not meet, so please describe this in your application. We are looking for talented individuals who align with our values and support our mission there are no barriers to how you demonstrate this. From application to interview, we place inclusion at the heart of all we do.

We are a Second Chance Charter employer, committed to ensuring that people with convictions can access employment. DBS checks, if applicable to the role, will be conducted once a job offer has been made and accepted.

Closing date for applications Thursday 6 November 2025 at 10 am

Interviews to take place Tuesday 18 November 2025, via Team Video.

Shortlisted applicants will be contacted by Monday 10 November 2025. If you have not been contacted by Monday 10 November 2025, you should assume you have not been shortlisted.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.

Secondments will be considered.