Sarah Oughton is Communications Manager at JST, where she leads on all communications channels, strategy and brand management. She led JST’s 2026 rebrand to the Just Society Trust, marking the organisation’s 30th anniversary and its evolution to a broader global mission.
Sarah has more than 20 years’ experience in external communications, working on international humanitarian issues, climate, human rights, social justice and health. Her communications work spans emergency response in complex and conflict-affected contexts, to managing a citizen journalism programme across Africa, Asia and Latin America, supporting local voices to report on health issues affecting their own communities.
A common thread runs through all of Sarah’s roles: storytelling. She believes that sharing stories — whether from Fellows, communities, or the organisations she’s worked with — is one of the most powerful ways to connect people and influence change.
