Communications & Marketing Manager
Working Location : Home based with travel as per role requirements
Salary: £35,394, increasing to £36,456 from 1st October 2024
Working Hours: 37.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday
Discipline: Marketing & Communication
Job type: Permanent
Expiry date: 20 Sep 2024 23:59
Our client is looking for an External Communications and Marketing Manager to join their friendly and welcoming team.
They are one of the largest charities in England and Wales supporting learning disabled adults to live their life their way. They’re passionate about what they do and use their unique understanding of the challenges facing the people they support to amplify their voices to bring about positive change. Our client was founded more than 60 years ago by a group of pioneering families who wanted a better life for their learning disabled children. They have a clear vision, are ambitious, and fully committed to positive change for those they support and the social care sector. They’ve embarked on a journey of transformation that will ensure they can meet changing needs and extend their reach and impact.
What will you be doing?
Working in the Brand, Comms & Marketing team, the External Communications and Marketing Manager drives the achievement of the external promotion strategy. The role is responsible for developing and promoting brand awareness across all channels, including recruitment campaigns, fundraising, paid digital social, PR and media activities, and events, playing a key role in achieving their external promotion strategy.
The role provides an opportunity to develop strong relationships with media contacts, influencing at a national and regional level by being the primary point of contact for all media and press enquiries to support campaigns. You will be involved in sourcing content that celebrates the amazing work of the organisation, ensuring all materials are compliant and accessible to the target audiences. You will also be involved in researching demographic trends, impact assessments, and producing analytical information on external marketing performance.
If you have the ability to identify the news angle in any story, provide strategic advice to senior stakeholders on key reputational and media issues, and influence campaigns, we would like to hear from you!
What’s in it for you?
There are a range of benefits and career development opportunities. They’ll give you a comprehensive induction, full training, and lots of support along the way.
With Investors in People and Skills for Care accreditation, they are committed to investing in you to ensure you have the specialist skills and expertise needed to support people to live the best life possible. As a ‘Gold’ standard Investors in People accredited employer, they are committed to supporting colleague wellbeing as a priority.
They offer:
- All employees get access to the Telus Health – the world’s biggest 24/7 colleague counselling and support service. It is completely free for all colleagues to use in complete confidence, whenever and however they want to access it.
- Access to a range of discounts on your favourite brands through Telus Health.
- Wagestream - allows colleagues to flexibly access their pay throughout the month and utilise a range of financial support, through its dedicated app.
- Access to wellbeing services including health checks, Digital GP, and mental health support via Aviva Digicare + Workplace.
- Access to award-winning training and development – Our client is one of only four charities to have achieved the Skills for Care ‘Centre of Excellence’ provider status.
- 33 days holidays (including 8 bank holidays).
- A contributory pension scheme & life assurance.
- Discounted mobile phone contracts with Vodaphone.
- Long service awards - Our client offers a monetary award after 10 years of service.
- Free DBS check.
Find your place with them and change lives.
STRICTLY NO AGENCIES PLEASE.
They reserve the right to close this vacancy early should they receive sufficient applications.
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