Responsibilities

• Deliver integrated marketing and communications campaigns aligned to UPP's strategic priorities.
• Create engaging content across digital, social media, website, leadership and stakeholder channels.
• Support bids, tenders and business development activity through high-quality communications and marketing materials.
• Lead the production of key corporate publications, reports and thought leadership content.
• Develop internal communications, colleague engagement campaigns and leadership communications.
• Support media relations, sector engagement and stakeholder events.
• Manage external agencies and suppliers, ensuring high-quality delivery and value for money.
• Use data and insights to measure effectiveness and continually improve communications activity.

Requirements

• Experience in a communications and marketing related role.
• Strong copywriting, editing and storytelling skills, with an eye for the detail.
• Excellent stakeholder engagement skills, with confidence working alongside senior leaders.
• Strong project management and organisational skills with experience delivering integrated marketing and communications campaigns simultaneously.
• Experience of B2B marketing strategies and proven experience of in-house content creation, managing multiple communication channels and content streams.
• Experience managing proactive and reactive media relations activity, alongside supporting high-profile bids and business development activities.
• A data-driven approach, using insight and analytics to inform decisions and measure impact.
• Experience using marketing and analytics tools including CRM and marketing automation platforms (HubSpot or similar), Google Analytics, LinkedIn Analytics, and Adobe Creative Suite.

Preferred

• Experience within higher education, infrastructure, property or similarly complex organisations would be advantageous.

Benefits

• salary of c.£65k with a great benefits package which includes a discretionary performance bonus, 29 days holiday plus bank holidays, private healthcare, pension, enhanced family leave policy, life assurance, training, two paid volunteering or personal development days and a cycle-to-work scheme.