Job Description

MCS Group is currently working exclusively with Now Group to recruit a Marketing & Communications Manager for their Belfast based HQ, with occasional travel to other sites across NI and ROI.

NOW Group are an award-winning social enterprise who deliver services across the island of Ireland supporting people with learning difficulties, disabilities and autism into jobs with a future. They are passionate about changing lives and their priority is on outcomes and impact for individuals, their families and the communities who are the most disadvantaged. they operate a range of social enterprise businesses that generate income and impact to support their Mission.

As part of the Senior Management Team, the Marketing & Communications Manager will develop, execute and manage the marketing, communications, and events activities across the organisation.

You will be creative and innovative, with a \'can do\' attitude and ability to work to deadlines in a fast-paced environment and. You will possess excellent communications skills and will work on a broad range of projects. You will be flexible and adaptable in approach and duties.

Core Responsibilities:

• Support and develop the Marketing and Communications strategy across the organisation.
• Implement a communications and marketing plan in collaboration with the Executive Team and CEO.
• Be the lead point of contact for the Marketing & Communications Sub Group board meetings.
• Manage and oversee an allocated budget to deliver the comms, marketing/events plan - including items such as paid online advertising, media purchasing, and event delivery.
• Maintain multi-level marketing and communications platforms, both to B2B and B2C.
• Manage relationships with external partners such as appointed PR agency, suppliers, public sector bodies to promote events and the work across all its various objectives.
• Develop, plan, implement and measure the success of the organisation\'s calendar of events.
• Manage the organisation\'s website and all social media platforms to monitor performance and produce action plans based on the results.
• Oversee social media accounts creating dynamic and consistent content that increases audience interaction as well as driving traffic to the company website.
• Gather information and generate/update content across the organisation\'s website including blogs, events, offers and business directory pages.
• Work with preferred suppliers to ensure timely and impactful design and print management.
• Manage collaborative communications with project partners.
• Inform local stakeholders about upcoming events and activities.
• Maintain the organisations brand and ensure all internal and external communications and materials are on brand and of a high standard.
• Line management of Digital Marketing Executive.
• Ensure there is a diversity, equity and inclusion lens across everything they do and that their participants are top of mind at all times.

Essential Criteria:

• Marketing degree or other relevant third level qualification.
• At least 3 years\' experience in a senior marketing/ event management role with a proven track record of success in achieving objectives and articulating ROI.
• Demonstrable experience managing a budget to deliver agreed outcomes.
• Demonstrable experience working with a wider team of PR professionals, event organisers and advertising agency staff to deliver successful campaigns/events.
• Demonstrable experience in developing marketing campaigns from concept to execution to measurement.
• Demonstrable experience of managing social media platform marketing campaigns.
• Demonstrable experience of working with a wide range of partner organisations and stakeholders to deliver business plan objectives.
• The ability to use a wide range of IT packages - including Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Outlook etc.

Skills:

• Excellent communication skills, specifically written English.
• A high level of accuracy and attention to detail, proof reading and collating complex information into reports.
• Excellent IT skills with specific experience of working with databases, MS office applications, Google Analytics, and all social media (including Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, LinkedIn).
• Highly organised with excellent time and project management skills, and with the ability to prioritise a wide range of competing demands.
• Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines.
• Ability to engage and build relationships with a wide range of stakeholders.
• Ability to give presentations to a diverse range of audiences.

Benefits:

• 25 days annual leave plus 12 statutory days
• Health Cash Plan (on successful completion of probationary period)
• Access to confidential Staff Counseling & Financial Advisory Services
• Stakeholder Pension Scheme (5% employer contribution)
• Bike to Work Scheme
• Holiday purchase scheme
• Flexible working initiatives - Hybrid working model
• Wellbeing initiatives

To speak in absolute confidence about this opportunity please send an up-to-date CV via the link provided or contact Ryan McMahon, Specialist Consultant on 02896 935 528.

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