Ufi Digital Communications Associate

We’re looking for someone who brings confidence, judgement and curiosity to their work, and who is comfortable taking responsibility in a small team.

This role will suit someone who sees digital communications as a tool for clarity, impact and reputation – not just content production – and who enjoys being involved across the full communications process.

You’ll bring experience of managing and creating digital content, including social media, and be keen to build a broad digital communications skillset, rather than focusing on a single channel. The role will suit you if you:

• Enjoy shaping ideas as well as delivering them
• Are comfortable working across a mix of content, channels and priorities
• Like understanding what’s happening across an organisation and turning that into clear communications
• Are comfortable spotting opportunities and making practical, informed recommendations
• Like working in a small, collaborative team where roles are broad and hands‑on
• Want to deepen your experience across digital communications

• Experience managing digital communications or social media channels in a professional context
• Strategic use of digital comms to support wider goals, for example:
• Growing or engaging an audience
• Developing and running campaigns
• Using content to support organisational or project goals
• Writing clear, engaging short‑form content for different audiences and purposes
• Supporting website or blog content, including editing or updating pages
• Using insight or performance data to understand what’s working and improve future activity
• Working in a small, hands‑on team environment

• A good understanding of digital communications, including how different channels play different roles
• Practical experience of social media, especially LinkedIn
• Ability to create high-quality, engaging digital content, including written copy and simple visual or video assets
• Understanding of visual storytelling and how content performs across platforms
• Sound judgement about tone, audience and reputational risk, knowing when to seek input or sign-off
• Confidence using digital tools to plan, create and publish content (e.g. Canva, Adobe Creative Suite, CapCut, Social Sprout or similar)
• Strong organisational and time‑management skills, with the ability to balance planned and reactive work
• Skilled at building and maintaining relationships in a virtual world

• Collaborative and a team player – sharing information proactively and fostering positive relationships with colleagues and networks
• Resourceful in spotting opportunities and dealing with obstacles in a practical way
• Able to take a clear, structured approach to planning and organising work, making effective use of time and resources
• Comfortable working independently while knowing when to seek input or support
• At ease with remote working and being part of a virtual team

This is a responsible, fast-paced role. We are looking for someone who thrives on variety and can become a reliable, trusted member of the Communications team.

What matters most is understanding digital communications as a tool for impact and being able to show you can use content thoughtfully and effectively. Creativity, curiosity and practical delivery all matter in equal measure.

This is a broad digital communications role, combining content creation, planning and collaboration across Ufi. Social media is a defined part of the role, but it sits alongside wider digital communications work. In a typical week, you’ll:

• Engage with colleagues across Ufi to understand what’s happening across our workstreams
• Identify clear, timely and relevant stories, and shape them into effective digital communications
• Manage our social media activity as part of an integrated approach to comms
• Contribute ideas, insight and practical delivery to campaigns, announcements and longer‑term communications activity
• Take part in team discussion and decision‑making, helping prioritise what matters most and how we talk about it

You’ll be responsible for the day‑to‑day management of Ufi’s social media channels (predominantly on LinkedIn), focused on reaching sector, policy and stakeholder audiences. This includes:

• Planning and scheduling content that supports Ufi’s priorities and reputation
• Writing clear, engaging copy and creating simple visual or video assets where appropriate
• Responding to relevant activity in the sector
• Monitoring performance and engagement, and using insight to refine what we do

You’ll be trusted to run activity within clear guardrails (brand guidelines and tone of voice), with collaboration and sign‑off where appropriate – particularly for sensitive or high-profile content.

Alongside social media, you’ll help create and improve digital communications content including:

• Short videos and visual content
• Partner or learner stories
• Practical explainers and summaries
• Simple infographics or visual assets

We value content that is clear, timely and effective, with space to experiment, learn and refine approaches over time.

This role is about being involved throughout the communications process, not just the delivery of content. As such, you’ll also support the delivery of our wider communications work, including:

• Actively contributing to comms planning and delivery across grants, investments, partnerships, major programmes and our annual Week of VocTech
• Supporting the creation, editing, and publishing of website content, ensuring accuracy and consistency
• Providing support at external events, including sector conferences, exhibitions and networking events
• Supporting the wider Ufi team with other tasks as needed, in line with the scope and level of the role

Some UK travel is required, including for our annual showcase event in March (Ufi VocTech Showcase) and to support specific workstreams and the organisations we work with. You will also need to attend our multi-day in-person meetings (usually at least quarterly) which help us stay connected as a team.

This role balances trust and responsibility with collaboration and support. You’ll be expected to:

• Propose ideas and approaches
• Draft and develop content independently within agreed priorities
• Exercise sound judgement about tone, audience and risk

Decisions about messaging and publication are made collaboratively within the communications team, particularly where content is sensitive or high‑profile. As you build familiarity with Ufi’s work and audiences, you’ll have increasing autonomy to run activity and shape content.

You’ll work closely with the communications team and with colleagues across Ufi. You’ll attend internal meetings – including grant, project and ventures meetings – to understand activity and help turn it into compelling content. Being able to translate complex activity into clear communications is key.

As your experience grows, you’ll also take part in conversations with partners, grant holders and venture portfolio companies, always as part of a supported and collaborative team approach.

We are a small, multi-disciplinary charity with a mission built around our belief in the potential of technology to unlock skills for work. We believe in supporting practical solutions to clearly identified skills challenges or problems, where there are solid benefits for learners and employers.

Our work culture is open and collaborative. We embrace innovation and see the value in a seed of an idea. We actively encourage the thoughtful use of digital tools, including AI, to support better communications, smarter workflows and innovation.

Ufi does not have an office, so our team works remotely, dispersed across the UK. This means you will need to have access to a place to work from, either your home or another suitable location. We make remote working successful through regular and clear communication, personal ownership of our work, and a professional, supportive work culture.

At Ufi VocTech Trust we value diversity and we’re committed to creating an inclusive culture, with flexible working practices where everyone is able to be themselves and to reach their full potential.

We encourage applications from anyone with suitable skills and believe that a diverse workforce will help us to achieve our mission sooner. If you are thinking of applying and require any adjustments to the recruitment process, at either application or interview, please get in touch.

We recognise that great candidates may not meet every requirement listed. If you are excited by this role and know you could bring some key strengths, we encourage you to apply.

Ufi VocTech Trust is committed to being an inclusive employer. This means we believe that everyone in society is entitled to a fair deal. We therefore monitor all job applications to see how effective our policies are and make changes if required.

Please help us by completing the monitoring form which will become available after you submit your application. The information requested is confidential and anonymous and will be used purely for monitoring purposes. It will not be used as part of the selection or recruitment procedure.

When people thrive in work, everybody benefits, so at Ufi we champion the power of technology to improve skills for work and deliver better outcomes for all. Our vision is a future where technology transforms how we learn and drives systemic change, supporting people, business and the UK economy to thrive.

We deliver on our mission by providing grant funding, direct investment, partnership and advocacy for the development and adoption of vocational technology across all parts of the UK skills system. To date we have provided over £38m in grant funding and direct investment to more than 250 organisations across the UK.

We have a particular role in unlocking potential in the communities, sectors, skill levels and places currently underserved by mainstream provision, helping ensure everyone is included and no one is left behind.

• Find out more about Ufi
• Explore our Strategy: 2025 – 2030
• Watch some of the sessions from the Week of VocTech 2026
• Browse the VocTech Directory of everything we have funded
• Follow us on LinkedIn, Bluesky and Threads