HOW TO APPLY

Further details on the full role are attached below. When you are ready to apply, submit an online application form via this page.
If you would like to have an informal conversation about the role before applying, or require any accessibility support to apply, our friendly recruitment team is ready and waiting to help. Call them on 0118 3540345 or drop an email to recruitment@guidedogs.org.uk.
As part of your application ensure you provide evidence and examples of how your skills & experience meet the criteria as set out in the attached job description. You will also be asked to complete a few job-specific questions as part of this application process, so please be prepared to write your answers to these questions.
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Join Guide Dogs as a Communications Specialist and help people with sight loss live the life they choose. In this dynamic role, you’ll lead the development and delivery of integrated communications across central, regional, and local platforms—bringing the Guide Dogs brand to life and driving national and regional awareness.
You’ll be at the heart of storytelling, media relations, and brand activation, engaging audiences from service users and volunteers to staff and supporters. From sourcing compelling case studies to managing creative agencies and acting as a spokesperson, you’ll shape how Guide Dogs is seen and heard across the South West Region.
This role also involves advising and training staff and volunteers, managing volunteer media champions, and ensuring all communications, online and offline, reflect the charity’s mission and regional context. You’ll be part of an out-of-hours duty rota, ready to respond in times of crisis and protect the organisation’s reputation.
If you’re passionate about impactful communication and want to make a real difference, we’d love to hear from you.
No two people with sight loss are the same, and none of our people are either. So, we are proud to offer a range of person-centred benefits that can support each member of staff in ways that really mean something to them – and show them how much they mean to us. We offer a flexible benefits package, discounts and cashback scheme, a generous holiday allowance and matched contributory pension scheme to care for our people.
We value in-person collaboration with our teams and those we support, so the ability to travel to our sites is needed for this role. We support hybrid working arrangements, so you have flexibility to work in a way that’s best for you.
This roles nominated office will be our Bristol site, working closely with the Communications team. You’ll be working 35 hours per week, worked 9am to 5pm, Monday to Friday.