Job Description

Marketing and Communications Manager

Permanent, Full Time 37 hours per week, 52 weeks per year

Salary: \xc2\xa338,552 per annum, Professional Services Pay Grade 14 **Pay award pending**

Campus: Trowbridge, Wiltshire with travel to all sites

We have an exciting opportunity for a Marketing and Communications Manager to join us at Wiltshire College and University Centre. In this role you will inspire and manage our marketing and communications team to deliver effective campaigns across all marketing mediums in order to achieve our student recruitment targets and to develop and enhance the reputation of the college.

This is a brilliant opportunity to lead a multi-channel marketing team and to experience and influence all aspects of the marketing mix.

About the role

The main focus of the position will be to develop and execute the college\xe2\x80\x99s marketing strategy.

Other aspects of the role will include \xe2\x80\x93

• Maintaining and developing our brand.
• Utilising digital marketing to engage target demographics.
• Analysing and reporting on key data sets to communicate marketing impact to internal and external stakeholders.
• Promoting the college through planning, organising and running events.
• Line managing the marketing team including setting targets and monitoring and managing performance.
• Providing leadership and direction to ensure the marketing function achieves all targets and goals.

About you

To apply for this role, you will have experience from within a similar position and knowledge of, and skills in, a variety of marketing techniques including digital, copywriting, PR and website management.

You will have demonstrable experience of running successful marketing campaigns across a variety of media and be skilled in analysing and interpreting their results. You will be a proven people manager with knowledge of managing budgets.

You will also be ambitious, highly motivated and driven to achieve your goals with a positive, proactive mindset that inspires your team and peers alike. Previous experience from within further education would be advantageous but is not essential.

About Us

Wiltshire College & University Centre plays a vital role in Wiltshire\xe2\x80\x99s economy, inspiring people to develop the skills they need to achieve. Our four campuses are learning hubs in their communities, and we aspire to be an outstanding, financially robust and commercially agile provider, achieving our clear social mission on behalf of leaners and employers across Wiltshire and beyond. Our turnover is around \xc2\xa338 million per annum, we employ some 650 staff, and support around 11,500 students.

Our benefits include a competitive salary and 30 days\' annual leave for Professional Services Staff, 37 days\' annual leave for Academic Staff and 35 days\' annual leave for management staff (plus bank holidays and additional closure days over the Christmas period). You will also be automatically enrolled into either the Teachers\' Pension Scheme or Local Government Pension Scheme, have access to our employee assistance programme (EAP) and enjoy other benefits such as discounts with a wide variety of retailers and free car parking onsite.

Closing date: 13/09/2023

Please note that vacancies may close early if sufficient applications have been received; therefore, we would encourage you to submit your application as soon as possible.

Interview date: 19/09/2023

Information

Wiltshire College & University Centre is committed to Safeguarding. We recruit in line with the Safer Recruitment Guidance set out by the Department for Education in \xe2\x80\x98Keeping Children Safe in Education\xe2\x80\x99. This includes carrying out an enhanced DBS check (which the College will pay for), including an enhanced children\xe2\x80\x99s barred list check and other employment checks, which include a search of the online presence of shortlisted candidates.

At Wiltshire College & University Centre we value diversity, and we recognise that people with different backgrounds bring different perspectives, ideas, knowledge, and culture, and that this difference brings great strength. We are committed to the protection of young people and vulnerable adults and to safeguarding and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

We are proudly accredited to the Disability Confident Employer award, part of this means a commitment to interview all disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for a job vacancy and consider them on their abilities.

Please contact us with any queries.

Wiltshire College