New Local currently has the following job vacancies:
CHIEF EXECUTIVE
Location: Flexible within the UK
Salary: c.£110,000
Closing date: 9 a.m. Monday 26th January
New Local is seeking a Chief Executive to lead the organisation through the next stage of its journey to transform place-based public services and unlock community power. For more information and to apply, click here.
COMMUNICATIONS AND MARKETING MANAGER
DETAILS
Contract: Full-time, permanent
Salary: £40,000-£45,000
Location: New Local operates a ‘work anywhere’ policy but will provide office workspace in London for those who require it. Applicants must have the right to work in the UK and be resident in the UK.
Deadline: 9am, 2 February 2026
THE ROLE
New Local is seeking a Communications and Marketing Manager to shape how our work is seen, understood and engaged with across local government and public policy. Reporting to the Director of Partnerships and Engagement, this role will lead the day-to-day delivery of our communications and marketing activity at a moment of growing influence and impact for the organisation.
Working horizontally across New Local’s practice, membership, policy and events work, the postholder will help ensure our ideas, relationships and activity are brought together coherently and effectively for our audiences. You will play a central role in developing compelling stories from our research, practice and partnerships, including the work of member councils. To do this, an interest in and understanding of the changing relationship between citizens and the state at a local level will be an important asset.
This is a hands-on role for an experienced communications professional who combines strong editorial and digital skills with a willingness to think strategically, sound judgement and creativity. Success will be measured not just by the quality of individual outputs, but by the extent to which New Local’s communications feel joined-up, collaborative and mutually reinforcing across teams, extending the reach, influence and impact of our work.
Your job will include:
- Leading and delivering New Local’s communications and marketing activity, aligning content, channels and campaigns with organisational priorities and positioning.
- Planning and coordinating communications for key publications, events, campaigns and moments, managing an editorial calendar that brings together policy, practice, membership and external opportunities.
- Overseeing New Local’s digital presence, including the website, newsletters and social media, ensuring content is timely, engaging and high quality.
- Working horizontally across teams to align messaging and identify shared stories, shaping joined-up communications that support membership growth, events, partnerships and policy influence.
- Creating and commissioning high-quality content and assets, including written content, design and digital materials, drawing out strong stories from members and partners.
- Using media, insight and data to extend reach and impact, supporting press engagement, monitoring performance and continuously improving communications activity.
And more… As part of a small, friendly organisation you’ll have the opportunity to participate in other activities and support the wider development and delivery of New Local’s vision and strategy.
Read the full job description and person specification here.
HOW TO APPLY
Please email to hr@newlocal.org.uk your:
- Cover letter (demonstrating, with examples, how you meet the criteria in the job description and where you heard about this role)
- CV
- Completed Equal Opportunities Monitoring Form (if you wish) N.B. all equal opportunities forms will be separated from the application.
If you require any help applying for this role or taking part in the recruitment process, then do not hesitate to contact hr@newlocal.org.uk.
The deadline for applications is Monday 2 February 2026 at 9am.
- Candidates will be contacted for interview by Monday 9 February 2026
- 1st round interviews will include a task and will take place online on Monday 16/Tuesday 17 February 2026
- 2nd round interviews will take place on Thursday 26 February and Monday 2 March 2026
- Start date to be agreed, at earliest convenience
If you are unable to attend interview(s) on this / these date(s), please let us know when you apply.
To find out more about our current team, go here.
Working with us
New Local currently has a team of 15 staff. New Local operates a ‘work anywhere’ policy but provides office space in London for those who require it.
We make every effort to live up to our four core values of being purposeful (i.e. focused on community power), adventurous, supportive towards colleagues and partners, and delivering excellence.
We offer a variety of benefits listed in the job description and a minimum of 27 days’ holiday a year and ten days holiday over Christmas/New Year.
Wellbeing: New Local is committed to staff wellbeing. Working long and late hours is actively discouraged and all staff at New Local are committed to creating a pleasant, friendly and supportive environment in which to work.
Diversity: New Local is committed to being an equal opportunities employer. We don’t just ‘value diversity’, we think it is central to what makes for a high impact, successful organisation. We positively encourage everyone to apply. In order to monitor equal opportunities, we ask that the Equal Opportunities Monitoring Form below is completed (this is entirely at the applicant’s discretion). The collecting of this data is part of our diversity strategy, to understand how we can improve equal opportunities for external applicants to New Local. All information gathered will be anonymised and then destroyed after 6 months, after which only aggregate data will be held. Information collected for monitoring purposes will be treated as confidential and will not be used for any other purpose.
Our organisation and purpose
New Local is a think tank and network working to transform public services and unlock community power.
We publish research, lead peer learning within our network of 50-plus local authorities, influence government and work directly with public sector organisations. We support local practice and make connections with national policy, catalysing innovation and new ways of working in the context of rising demand, constrained funding and declining trust.
At the heart of our work is ‘community power’ – the principle that communities themselves have strong insights into their own circumstances and should be able to participate in shaping the places they live in and the services they use. We believe that active, empowered communities should be at the heart of a wider shift towards place-based public services and a system focused on prevention, which can lead to better outcomes and a more sustainable system for all.