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Reference: 98301

Date Added: 9 January 2026
Closing Date: 22 January 2026

Job Title: Campaigns and Communications Officer

Working For: Association of Liberal Democrat Councillors - ALDC

Location: Manchester

Salary: The post is paid at Local Government scales Scale 5 –Scale SO1. Currently that is £28,598 to £36,363. Appointment will be the lower end of the scale

Length of Contract: Permanent

Job Details

ALDC is a membership organisation that provides advice, resources and training for Liberal Democrats councillors and campaigners.

This is an exciting opportunity to work with the leading organisation for campaigners and councillors within the Liberal Democrats. We are a membership organisation with over 4500 active members, and our ambition is for there to be more Liberal Democrat councillors in every part of Great Britain, in every set of elections.

We are based in Ancoats in central Manchester. The ALDC team consists of nine staff members based in Manchester with hybrid working, and five Development Officers based around Britain. We run a successful internship programme and are supported in our work by over 150 volunteers.

We are looking for someone with a background in graphic design and/or campaigns and communications. We want someone who can produce high quality, effective comms to our members and produce templates for them to use. Experience in local government is desirable alongside the ability to develop political campaigns and give political advice. A familiarity with online email systems and websites would also be useful.

Closing Date: 22 January 2026

Interview/Start Dates

Applications close at 9am on the closing date.

Applicants shortlisted for interview must be able to attend an interview on Teams on Wednesday 28 January 2026 – Interviews will not be conducted on any other days.

Application Details

For more information, please contact Abi Bell, Head of Member Services on abi.bell@aldc.org or call 0161 302 7532.

More details on the role and how to apply can be found in the application pack available at https://www.aldc.org/about/our-jobs-work-experience-opps/ 

Website: http://aldc.org

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