Communications and Engagement Officer (#iwill)

Hosted by Volunteering Matters, the Communications and engagement officer will support the #iWill Movement’s place-based social action efforts, focusing on Blackpool and working closely with #iWill local partner United Youth Alliance. This part-time, 12-month role will build relationships with young people and local partners, generate compelling stories, and support communications strategies that amplify youth social action in the region. This role works as part of the wider #iWill team from Volunteering Matters and UK Youth, and reports to the Head of Partnerships and Impact.

“UYA is dedicated to working with the #IWill movement to amplify the authentic voices of young people, champion social action, and facilitate  youth agency across the Fylde Coast. We believe that when young people are given the platform and support to lead change, they create meaningful impact in their communities. Through this commitment, we aim to foster a culture of youth-led action, ensuring their voices are heard, valued, and translated into real opportunities for influence and development. This role is central in helping UYA facilitate this.”

Deborah Terras, Director, United Youth Alliance

The role requires a hands-on communicator who is passionate about profiling young people’s voices and creating opportunities for collaboration. You’ll work with local partners, including the United Youth Alliance, to showcase the impact of youth social action, help generate support for the movement in Blackpool, and profile learning, impact and successes back into the wider #iWill Movement.  

For the role to be truly transformational the Communications and Engagement Officer will need to:

• Believe in the Power of Youth.
• Be a key advocate for the views and experiences of young people, using the role to work with and platform young people.
• Be a natural connector, building relationships and alliances within the local community.
• Always maintain total independence in the spirit of the movement, serving young people and their youth social action first, wherever that may be.
• Be willing to enable and platform young people to tell their own stories, even if abdicating personal power.
• Ensure that young people’s views, experiences, and work is communicated clearly to wider stakeholders to inform the evolution of #iwill.