Director of Communications (Volunteer role)

Your Pride In London

Year after year, London's Pride celebrations bring people together in amazing ways. The connections and community we build lay the groundwork for a brighter, more inclusive future. Now's your opportunity to play a meaningful part of Pride in London.

Pride in London is embracing a renewed sense of purpose that resonates with everyone. We stand as a beacon to highlight ongoing challenges within the LGBTQ+ community, even amidst progress. Our roots intertwine the protest origins of Pride with the spirit of celebration. Our guiding values – Visibility, Unity, and Equality – drive every step we take.

Our incredible team is a blend of passionate staff and volunteers who champion diversity, inclusivity, and understanding. We hail from diverse walks of life, forming a vibrant community of change-makers. Our ultimate goal? To amplify awareness of LGBTQ+ matters and advocate for the rights that ensure equal lives for all.

With a diverse and dedicated year-round team of around 150 volunteers, we orchestrate Pride in London, the incredible event that unites us all. Your unique voice can contribute to the symphony!

Pride in London stands committed to truly representing every facet of our community. We celebrate equality, diversity, and inclusion. Our focus is on enriching the diversity of our volunteers, ensuring that Black, Asian, Minority Ethnic, Disabled, Trans, and all communities are vividly reflected within our teams.

We invite you to join us and become part of Pride in London's journey.

Role Overview:

The Director of Communications role is pivotal, skillfully transmitting our message across diverse media channels, encompassing press releases, digital campaigns, print materials, social media, audio, and video. This role ensures the genuine representation of every facet of the LGBTQ+ community's voice, amplifying it effectively. Our mission revolves around leveraging our platform to drive substantial change.

As Director, you will actively shape and deliver our strategic communications plan while providing hands-on leadership to guide and nurture a dedicated volunteer team.

Key Responsibilities:

1. Develop comprehensive strategic communications plans focused on long-term goals, maintaining editorial control over content accuracy, tone, and consistency.
2. Lead crisis communication strategies, preparing statements and briefings for media and stakeholders.
3. Proactively manage media relations to enhance our reputation and boost visibility locally, nationally, and internationally.
4. Serve as spokesperson, engaging with journalists on high-profile and sensitive matters.
5. Monitor and analyse media coverage to inform strategic decision-making.
6. Direct Public Affairs, Social Media, and Web Development teams to ensure aligned communication strategy.
7. Collaborate across internal teams to maintain consistent messaging.
8. Drive creative and innovative communication initiatives to engage diverse audiences.
9. Foster relationships with key stakeholders, partners, and influencers.

What You'll Bring:

1. Strategic communications leadership experience or readiness to step up.
2. Strong crisis management skills with ability to draft and present statements under pressure.
3. Proven media relations experience, particularly with high-profile engagements.
4. Keen eye for detail and ability to communicate in an engaging, trusted way.
5. Strong analytical skills for monitoring and interpreting media coverage.
6. Demonstrated team leadership and collaboration abilities.
7. In-depth understanding of LGBTQ+ issues, diversity and inclusion.
8. Professional approach to handling complex situations with tact.

Role Detail:

This is a volunteer, Board of Director role.

What you'll get from Pride In London:

1. Be Yourself, No Masks!
2. Friendly Induction, Year-round Training.
3. Lead on Board Level.
4. New Professional Experience.
5. Expand Network.
6. Connect with Volunteers.
7. Commitment to celebrating diversity and promoting inclusivity.

Diversity & Inclusion

Our volunteer team is more than amazing – they inspire great ideas, generate needed sponsorship, drive forward our operational plans and help make Pride in London a fantastic place to volunteer.

We endeavour to attract and recruit a diverse mix of volunteers who are representative of the diversity in our LGBTQ+ communities which gives us a great opportunity to have access to a broad range of ideas and allows us to deliver an inclusive event that you expect from Pride in London.