Content and Communications Manager

Immigration Law Practitioners' Association

About the Organisation

Immigration Law Practitioners’ Association (ILPA) is a professional association and registered charity, the majority of whose members are barristers, solicitors, advocates and IAA regulated advisers practising in all aspects of immigration, asylum and nationality law. ILPA currently has approximately 4500 individual member contacts.

Founded in 1984 by leading practitioners in the field, and 42 years on, stronger than ever, ILPA exists to promote and improve advice and representation in immigration, asylum and nationality law, through an extensive programme of training and disseminating information and by providing research and opinion that draw on the experiences of members.

Our vision is a fair and effective immigration system that respects human rights and the rule of law. We realise this by empowering members to provide the best possible advice and support for migrants and collaboratively working to improve law, policy and practice. ILPA is represented on numerous Government, official and non-Governmental advisory groups and regularly provides high-level evidence to Parliamentary and official enquiries.

ILPA is at the forefront of engagement with the Home Office, NGOs and other Government departments. To our members, ILPA is a community where they come to share knowledge, keep up to date with changes and receive high-quality training to enable them to practise effectively. Members also rely on ILPA to be their voice in seeking change for the better in immigration, asylum and nationality law and practice. This we do through the work of our expert legal team, engaging with policymakers and stakeholders, and drawing on the experiences and expertise of our members.

You will be leading a small, committed and expert team of 12 professionals in the legal, grant-funding, training, membership and communications spheres. You will report to the Chair of Trustees who leads a Committee of Trustees comprising 12 immigration and nationality lawyers and one accountant who are all dedicated to achieving ILPA’s vision.

About the role

We are looking for an experienced individual to join our small, friendly and dedicated team to lead ILPA’s content and communications work. The successful candidate will be working collaboratively across the organisation to deliver a high-quality service to our passionate and committed members, and producing and disseminating ILPA’s internal and external communications through all available channels.

This position would suit a self-motivated individual who is committed to our charitable objectives, and wants to help further them by developing and executing our content and communications strategy; managing and improving our website; editing our weekly update to members; maintaining our crucial online archive of updates, documents, and data; and developing and executing our media strategy. We are a small, committed and expert team of 12 professionals in the legal, grant-funding, training, membership and communications spheres.

Responsibilities

Content:

• Manage co-ordination and production of weekly ILPA Members’ update email
• Liaise with the Editorial Advisory Board and legal policy team to commission blogs and content
• Edit material in line with guidelines, arranging for peer reviews where necessary, ensuring that all material is accurate, appropriate, brand consistent and suitable for publication; uploading content to the ILPA website through the CMS  
• Manage production of the Annual Report  
• Liaise with Bloomsbury, ILPA’s publisher, to ensure that the ILPA journal content is disseminated as widely as possible  
• Track impact and success of content through relevant analytics to inform content strategy  
• Track and monitor publications aimed at immigration practitioners to inform content strategy  
• Work with colleagues and members to develop a content strategy that best supports members’ information needs 

Communications:

• Manage the ILPA website (including the members-only area), editing and uploading new information and resources, and maintaining the online archive
• Liaise with ILPA’s external website support team to ensure developments are undertaken efficiently 
• Manage ILPA’s social media channels (currently LinkedIn and BlueSky) 
• Respond to journalists’ enquiries, including arranging for media quotes and interviews, in collaboration with the Chief Executive and the Director of Policy and Advocacy
• Together with the Chief Executive and the Director of Policy and Advocacy, develop and implement ILPA’s external communications strategy
• Work with the Chief Executive to upgrade the ILPA website to improve user experience
• Support and assist with grant funding applications.

Skills, Competencies, Experience & Attributes

Essential Skills, Experience & Qualities:

• Experience of content commissioning and editorial management  
• Experience of developing content strategies, including producing content with a user-centric focus (i.e. experience producing user data, conducting user research and translating it into useful content) 
• Excellent digital publishing skills (including CMS management and UX design) 
• Excellent attention to detail, including proven copy-editing and proofreading skills, and ability to communicate complex legal and technical information orally and in writing 
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to work successfully in busy cross-functional teams and positively communicate with a wide range of people in a professional setting, including demonstrable ability to communicate effectively in challenging situations 
• Experience of working with journalists and the media
• Experience of managing professional social media accounts
• Excellent planning, coordination, organisational and time management skills, including the ability to take a proactive approach to independent working, managing workstreams effectively, and the confidence to take responsibility for tasks and decisions, while also being an excellent, collaborative team member 
• Commitment to the principles of a non-racist, non-sexist, just and equitable system of immigration, asylum and nationality law  
• Commitment to the principles of diversity, equity  and inclusion, and taking a proactive approach to espousing these principles 
• Commitment to be a champion of ILPA by positively encouraging and collaborating with your team, identifying and encouraging opportunities for growth and celebrating success 

Desirable Skills, Experience & Qualities:

• Experience of working with professional authors
• A digital publishing or copywriting qualification 
• Experience of using WordPress, Salesforce and Campaign Monitor
• Experience of running campaigns/devising communications strategies
• Experience of working in the immigration, asylum and nationality law sector in the UK 
• Experience of working within a charitable, membership or professional organisation 
• An interest in and/or understanding of the immigration, asylum and nationality law sector in the UK  
• Lived experience of the UK immigration system 
• Experience with preparing and submitting grant funding applications.

Conditions of employment

• Candidates must be eligible to work in the UK.

Working locations

• Hybrid model, working in the London office and remotely

How to apply

• Please submit a completed application form highlighting why you are applying for this position and how you meet the personal specification, providing examples where applicable. Please return this to [email protected] by 9:00 am, Monday 24th August 2026, along with a completed equalities monitoring form.
• Applications from individuals only-no agencies. Please do not use artificial intelligence in completing your application.

Interviews

• Week commencing 1st September 2026. Please notify us in your application if we need to make any reasonable adjustments to accommodate you at the interview.

Policies

ILPA is committed to promoting equality and diversity. To help us raise awareness and support a culture that is diverse and recognises and develops the potential of all, we need to appreciate the profile of candidates who apply for positions. We would therefore be most grateful if you would complete this equality monitoring survey and return it with your application. This information will be treated confidentially and anonymously. The information provided does not form part of the decision-making process and will not affect your application.

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