Responsibilities

• Lead the College’s schools engagement programme and wider community outreach, building strong relationships with schools, community partners and key stakeholders.
• Own and deliver business and stakeholder events, ensuring activity is well planned, professionally delivered and aligned to the College’s strategic priorities.
• Manage key cross-college events, including open events, Graduation, Student Awards, Staff Awards and Apprenticeship Awards, with support from the Events Coordinator.
• Line manage and coach colleagues within the schools and community engagement function, supporting them to deliver high-quality work.
• Act as a business partner for specified departments, understanding their priorities and translating them into clear marketing activity.
• Deputise for the Head of Marketing when required, representing the team in meetings and supporting day-to-day decisions.
• Contribute to post-event evaluation, including customer experience, conversion activity and feedback to inform future planning.

Requirements

• Have experience of schools liaison, community engagement or stakeholder event delivery, ideally within a busy organisation or education setting.
• Be confident building relationships with a wide range of internal and external stakeholders.
• Have experience of managing, coaching or supporting colleagues to deliver effective work.
• Be organised, calm under pressure and able to manage competing deadlines while maintaining strong attention to detail.
• Be a clear and confident communicator, able to represent a team’s priorities in meetings and discussions.
• Be able to translate departmental needs into practical marketing activity that supports wider goals.

Preferred

• Have experience of business partnering, CRM systems, digital or social media activity, or education sector marketing would be an advantage.

Benefits

• 27 days annual leave (pro-rata of fractional) including the option to purchase additional holiday days;
• Christmas Closure of up to 2 weeks in addition to annual leave entitlement;
• Access to a wealth of training, apprenticeships and funded higher education opportunities as well as dedicated training days;
• Local Government Pension Scheme Employer pension contributions of 18% OR Teacher’s Pension Scheme Employer contributions of 23.68%;
• Hybrid and flexible working patterns: (further details below)
• Subsidised fitness suite facility, onsite hair and beauty salon, access to a wide range of catering facilities, outdoor gym and free eyesight tests;
• Major supermarket and high street employee discount schemes;
• Life Assurance (if member of pension scheme);
• On Site Nursery (Mama Bears);
• Employee Assistance Programmes;