Senior Social Media Manager - fixed term contract

Coventry, UK (Hybrid)

£48K/yr – £50K/yrSenior LevelContract

Posted 3 hrs ago

Job Summary

Own and drive the social media strategy and lead the Social Media team to deliver campaigns that achieve engagement and measurable outcomes, advising directors and stakeholders and using analytics to guide decisions.

  • Own and evolve social media strategy and governance
  • Lead and develop the Social Media team and cross-functional collaboration
  • Drive performance through reporting, analytics and stakeholder insight

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Lead the development, implementation and continuous improvement of our social media strategy
  • Oversee the management of AHDB's social media channels, ensuring activity supports organisational objectives and sector priorities
  • Act as our lead expert on social media, providing strategic advice to directors, senior managers and stakeholders
  • Lead, manage and develop members of the Social Media team, setting priorities and supporting professional development
  • Deliver impactful social media campaigns and projects that drive engagement and measurable outcomes
  • Develop reporting frameworks and use audience insight and performance analytics to inform decision making
  • Build and maintain strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders, supporting reputation and engagement objectives
  • Lead the social media response to emerging issues, misinformation and periods of heightened public interest

Requirements

  • Significant practical experience in a senior social media or digital communications role
  • Experience developing, implementing and evaluating social media strategies
  • Proven experience leading and developing high-performing teams
  • Strong knowledge of social media channels, tactics, trends and best practice
  • Experience advising and influencing senior stakeholders, directors and leadership teams
  • Strong communication, relationship-building and stakeholder management skills
  • Experience using social media analytics, KPIs and performance reporting to drive continuous improvement
  • Excellent organisational skills and the ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines effectively

Benefits

  • 35 hours per week, Monday-Friday
  • 33 days of annual leave plus one privilege day (inclusive of bank holidays)
  • Life assurance cover (4x salary)
  • A market-leading defined contribution pension scheme with Legal & General
  • Enhanced pay of 20 weeks for maternity, adoption and shared parental leave, subject to length of service
  • A paid day each year to volunteer and make a difference in your community
  • Comprehensive Employee Assistance Programme
  • Excellent training and development opportunities and an agreed development plan
  • Recognition awards throughout the year
  • Reward Gateway membership - this gives you a huge number of online discounts and savings
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The Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) is a statutory levy board, funded by farmers, growers and others in the supply chain to help the industry succeed in a rapidly changing world. We want to create a world-class food and farming industry, inspired by and competing with the best.Our purpose is to make our agriculture and horticulture industries more competitive and sustainable through factual, evidence-based advice, information and activity:• We manage extensive research and development programmes which are delivering scientifically robust and commercially useful outcomes for our levy payers• We undertake efficient farm-level knowledge transfer programmes based on evidence, both from third-party science and our own R&D, aimed at improving efficiency, productivity and sustainability • We provide unbiased, high-quality market information that helps business decision making and improves supply chain transparency • We carry out export market development work and also domestic marketing activity to inspire and inform consumers in order to assist the economic viability of sectors which require this • We raise awareness of food and where it comes from among school children and we help ensure the agriculture and horticulture industries are able to develop and attract workers with the skills they need• We also ensure that proper account is taken of Government priorities for agriculture and the agri-food industry, where appropriate.

Founded in 2008
Coventry, England, GBR
558 employees (64 in marketing)
91% recommend to a friend
100% CEO approval

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£48K/yr – £50K/yr

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