Job Description

Salary

27,000 - 29,000

Contractual hours

37.5

Basis

Full Time

Job category/type

Charities

Date posted

03/10/2025

Job reference

REQ003657

Job title and organisation:

Marketing and Events Co-ordinator - Lighthouse Futures Trust

Salary:

27,000 - 29,000

Hours:

37.5

Contract:

Permanent

Location:

Headingley

Closing Date and Time:

Friday 17 October 2025

We are looking for a dynamic and creative Marketing and Events Co-ordinator

to lead and develop marketing and communications activities within Lighthouse Futures Trust, as well as managing the internal and external events programme

Lighthouse Futures Trust is an SPI (Specialist Post-16 Institution) and a registered charity that was established in 2018. Our focus is on supporting young adults, aged 16- 25, to gain the social and employability skills they need to find and sustain paid employment.

Our

principle

programmes are:

Pre-internship: this lasts for 1 to 2 years and is primarily based on our college site but includes regular trips and business visits.

Supported internship: this lasts for 10 months and includes 3 to 4 days a week on site with a major local employer

Branching Out: this is a practical programme that lasts for 10 months which focuses on gardening/landscaping and other hands on roles.

Working for Lighthouse Futures Trust is often fast paced but is always incredibly rewarding, helping create a positive future for young adults.

Principal Responsibilities:

Regular updating of the website using WordPress, including refreshing content, updating news and events pages and maximising SEO.

Design, delivery and content creation for college social media including Facebook, Bluesky, YouTube and Instagram accounts.

Develop use of LinkedIn.

Support staff to use social media to promote the college and its activities.

Design and implement ongoing promotional campaign to recruit students to all programmes.

Prepare and distribute regular external newsletter(s).

Design and manage key events to promote the College including on-site Open Days, arranging and attending various school and city-wide careers fairs across the city and other promotional activities. Further develop relationships with feeder provisions.

Co-ordinate engagement activity (including taster days) with potential feeder schools, colleges, third sector organisations and other providers, to help create pathways to college, as part of the student recruitment campaign.

Co-ordinate design and delivery of Student Induction week, including promotion of all extra-curricular activities (through Freshers Fair).

Co-ordinate graduation ceremonies and other events to celebrate success throughout the year. Co-ordination and attendance at supported internship reverse job fairs.

Please see job description for full detail

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The above post is not a Leeds City Council vacancy and has been advertised on behalf of the relevant organisation. To apply please follow their application instructions.

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