Communications Officer

Location: Cambridge
Hours: Ideally full time (37.5hrs/week) or 4 days (30 hrs/week). Occasional weekend/evening work is required.
Closing date: Monday 12 January, 2026

Camcycle is a bold and influential cycle advocacy charity. We campaign for more cycling so that everyone who lives and works in Cambridgeshire can enjoy a better future. This role is an exciting opportunity to promote and advocate for the benefits of more cycling. We’re looking for a passionate and persuasive storyteller, skilled at making the complex accessible and communicating with a range of audiences across different media channels.

Our Communications Officer is responsible for delivering clear, compelling and consistent print, digital and in-person communications to support Camcycle’s campaign work and engage with our varied audiences. They will help to secure and grow our charity’s position as a knowledgeable, trusted voice on local transport, as well as amplifying the voices of local cyclists and potential cyclists across the region.

Building on Camcycle’s 30 years of campaigning expertise and community engagement, the role holder will help to build our archive of local transport knowledge and best practice, collating resources that empower community activists to successfully achieve better walking, cycling and public spaces in their neighbourhoods. They will provide an essential link between grassroots groups and transport decision-makers, helping local people make their voices heard in public meetings and consultations. They will also ensure that cycling policies and infrastructure respond to the existing needs of Cambridgeshire’s communities while being ready for a growing region and a more sustainable, equitable future.

Responsibilities include:

• Planning and executing compelling communications campaigns that inspire others and enable them to take action.
• Building and maintaining relationships with stakeholders including media outlets, creative agencies and suppliers, officers, councillors, community groups and Camcycle members.
• Leading on the redevelopment of the Camcycle website and production of online content including managing our social media channels.
• Developing Camcycle’s profile through media interviews, columns and statements, and working with the team to produce our quarterly magazine.
• Managing weekly email updates to Camcycle members and providing support for member recruitment, fundraising and occasional events.

Your skills and experience:

You will have several years’ experience in marketing or communications in a professional and/or voluntary capacity and an excellent understanding of what motivates people to take action.

With excellent written and spoken communication skills, you will be able to craft compelling copy for a range of audiences and summarise complex subject matter into accessible content which drives supporter engagement and response. Whatever your existing level of experience around sustainable transport advocacy, you’ll be keen to learn and grow in your role as a confident spokesperson for the needs and benefits of cycling.

You’ll have experience using design software such as Adobe Suite or Canva to produce content for print and digital materials, and be bursting with creative ideas about how Camcycle could grow its audience on our social media channels. You’ll be confident speaking in public meetings and on the radio or TV, as well as interviewing local cyclists about their experiences and pitching ideas for organisational improvements and strategies to the staff team and board of trustees.

Find out more:

Visit our website to download a job pack with full details of the role and responsibilities, and more about working for Camcycle.

Interviews will begin w/c Monday 26 January.