As a Creative & Cultural Advocacy Manager, you will: Work closely with the Creative & Cultural Advocacy Leads and as part of the Solutions matrix team to contribute to the idea generation, design and planning of multi-disciplinary CCA projects and programmes, particularly those that build public support and emotionally connect decision-makers as part of our Mental Health programme. Lead and deliver creative advocacy programmes from concept to execution, ensuring alignment with Wellcome's strategic priorities, engagement objectives, and audience insights. Build and manage partnerships with internal teams, external agencies, cultural organisations, and stakeholders to deliver impactful, long-term initiatives that drive change. Develop evidence-based campaigns and communications, using audience insight, effective messaging, and a range of creative approaches to raise awareness, shift narratives, and maximise impact. Embed learning, evaluation, and inclusion by applying best-practice monitoring and evaluation, incorporating stakeholder feedback, and ensuring EDI and lived-experience perspectives are reflected in programmes. Oversee programme operations and governance, including budgeting, event delivery, reporting, compliance, administration, and contributing to a collaborative and inclusive organisational culture. Is this job for me? This job is for you if you enjoy leading creative, insight-driven programmes that deliver meaningful social impact. You thrive on building partnerships, bringing diverse stakeholders together, and turning strategic objectives into engaging campaigns and initiatives. You are motivated by using culture and creativity to shift public understanding, value evidence and learning, and are committed to inclusive ways of working that help drive lasting change. Minimum Criteria: Experience of working with partners/agencies within creative & cultural advocacy (eg campaigning, entertainment, culture) to deliver effective programmes that build public understanding, drive narrative shifts and/or build political will for action to achieve tangible social change. Ability to work to agreed briefs and work with senior managers to ensure delivery adheres to organisational priorities. Demonstrable understanding of how change happens politically and socially and experience of working on programmes that centre the voice of those most affected by the issue. Superb stakeholder management experience, able to build relationships with subject matter experts, policy and government relations specialists and lead the delivery of best practice creative & cultural advocacy programme plans in a multidisciplinary environment. Please click on the link to apply: Closing date for applications: 23.59 on 29th June 2026Job Summary
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