Responsibilities

• Lead and support the team
• Lead the integration of the marketing and business development teams into a cohesive unit with shared goals, processes, and culture.
• Create a team culture where people feel safe to contribute
• Create an environment where different working and thinking styles are genuinely valued, and where every team member understands how their contribution connects to the bigger picture.
• Set clear expectations, support development, and manage performance fairly and thoughtfully
• Handle team challenges calmly and constructively
• Marketing & Brand
• Drive a brand awareness strategy that builds credibility and long-term trust, prioritising reputation over short-term conversion metrics.
• Provide strategic campaign management and oversee the team’s development and execution of marketing campaigns, content, and communications that reflect our mission and values.
• Champion the voice and visibility of our network partners through our marketing channels, ensuring they are represented authentically and with pride.

Requirements

• Demonstrable experience working in both marketing and business development roles, enough to hold credibility with both teams and make informed decisions across both disciplines.
• Experience of managing and developing teams, particularly in environments that require nuanced, people-centred leadership.
• Experience leading or merging teams through change, with a track record of building cohesion from different starting points.
• Confidence operating in a brand-led, trust-focused environment rather than a high-pressure sales environment.
• Experience working with or within government or public sector contexts, or with organisations that serve government as a key client.

Preferred

• Familiarity with network or partner-based delivery models, understanding the commercial and relational dynamics of supporting smaller businesses.
• Experience developing marketing support programmes or capacity-building resources for external organisations or partners.
• An understanding of procurement and relationship cycles in public sector or regulated environments.

Benefits

• Bereavement leave
• Casual dress
• Company pension
• Cycle to work scheme
• Free parking
• Health & wellbeing programme
• On-site parking
• Paid volunteer time
• Sabbatical
• Sick pay