Communications & Marketing Director (Volunteer)

About Youth4Youth Youth4Youth is a non-profit organisation that provides peer-to-peer mentoring services for young people across the UK.

Youth4Youth

Youth4Youth connects young people through peer led mentoring, supporting them with a variety of topics

Young PeopleMentoringNonprofitCharityPeer-to-peerChildrenYoung AdultsMental Healthand Support

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y4y.org.uk

51-200 employees

Individual and Family Services

London

2014

Nonprofit

• Strategic Brand Leadership: Develop and execute an integrated comms strategy promoting Y4Y’s digital mentoring, commercial ventures (Y4Y UniHub, Everyone Feels), and the Changemaker Programme.
• Campaign & Content Management: Drive high-converting digital marketing campaigns across web, social, and email channels to reach both young people in need and key corporate/funder audiences.
• PR & Media Engagement: Collaborate with our Board Trustee (PR/Crisis Lead) to secure national and local media coverage, positioning Y4Y as a thought leader in early-intervention mental health.
• Data-Driven Insights: Monitor engagement analytics across digital touchpoints to optimise messaging, grow our subscriber base, and support fundraising efforts.

• Proven track record in marketing strategy, digital communications, or PR (agency or in-house).
• Strong understanding of digital tools, social platforms, and brand storytelling.
• Ability to craft persuasive, impact-driven messaging that avoids "begging bowl" tone.
• Our mission is to continue to grow towards becoming one of the best charities in the UK. Our aim is to do this by building a diverse team, rich with different backgrounds and perspectives. Therefore, even if you feel you are only a 75% match, we would still love to hear from you. Skills can be learned, but diversity cannot.

• We recognise that you will be joining us and giving your time as an 'in-kind' donation, but there must be benefits for you too. When joining our team, you will be open to the following benefits
• Professional and personal development opportunities in a variety of skill areas through volunteering in real roles. This may be general development or tailored to your specific needs or ambitions
• Becoming a member of a strong network of like-minded individuals, spread across the UK, with whom you can connect and collaborate both within and outside of the Charity
• Access to bespoke discounts, specifically designed for non-profit workers and Youth4Youth volunteers
• Opportunities to truly shape the future of the Charity, having a direct influence over the impact that Youth4Youth has on its direct beneficiaries
• Interview with the Volunteering Coordinator or CEO.
• Some roles may have extra stages, but we’ll let you know as early as possible if so.
• Please let us know if you require any accommodations for the interview process, and we’ll do our best to assist.