Responsibilities

• Management of key members of the marketing and partnership team.
• Work with the Head of Marketing and Partnership Services to develop key objectives for the marketing and partnership team that focus on the organisation’s ambition statement and income targets.
• Provide regular and timely reporting to the Head of Marketing and Partnership services and CEO as required.
• Work across the team to meet and exceed income targets.
• Work across the team to increase partner retention and generate new partner business.
• To deliver an integrated marketing strategy across the business to include traditional and digital media for both B2B and B2C audiences with monitoring and evaluation.
• Deliver effective marketing campaigns ensuring appropriate reporting available.
• Ensure that there is accurate management information available.
• To develop the organisations online platforms and e-commerce channels.
• Work with media to ensure high exposure for Oxfordshire in media and familiarisation visit and measure and monitor PR value.

Requirements

• Educated to at least degree level or relevant professional or management qualification. – Essential
• Related professional qualification/membership of professional body (commercial, sales, marketing, tourism, or business) or equivalent experience. – Desirable
• At least 5 years’ experience managing individuals/teams. – Essential
• Experience of providing multi-disciplinary team leadership and translating corporate direction and messages successfully to a diverse range of services. – Essential
• Experience of income generation across marketing and membership services. – Essential
• Experience in fundraising and successful grant applications. – Desirable
• Experience of stakeholder management and development including the tourism, hospitality, retail, and cultural sectors. – Essential
• Experience of delivery MICE and/or travel trade activity. – Desirable
• Strong knowledge of working in or with a DMO/LVEP with a business development or sales bias. – Essential
• Knowledge of working in the MICE sector. – Desirable

Preferred

• Desirable: Related professional qualification/membership of professional body (commercial, sales, marketing, tourism, or business) or equivalent experience.
• Desirable: Experience of fundraising and successful grant applications.
• Desirable: Experience in delivering MICE and/or travel trade activity.
• Desirable: Knowledge of working in the MICE sector.
• Desirable: Knowledge of Local Visitor Economy Partnerships and Destination Management Organisations and awareness of the key issues facing organisations in these sectors.
• Desirable: Experience of using AI tools to aid business improvement and efficiency.

Benefits

• Company Benefits: Generous holiday allowance of 25 days annual leave (inclusive of Christmas office closure) plus bank holidays, statutory employee pension scheme, access to company ‘Perks for Partners’ discounts across Oxfordshire providing significant savings, regular team social events, free parking on-site, funded eye examinations and VDU/Computer Glasses contribution.
• Office Hours : Monday – Thursday 8.30am – 5pm and Friday 8.30am – 3.30pm