Job Description

Marketing Officer

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

Campus: Salisbury, Wiltshire with travel to all campuses

Salary: \xc2\xa325,623 per annum (Professional Services Grade 6) **Pay award pending**

About the role

Due to internal progression, we have an exciting opportunity to join our Marketing and Communications team. We are a small team with big ambitions and are looking for someone to join the team to help us drive our recruitment objectives. We have a wide range of target audiences to engage, therefore no two days are the same.

Using creativity, communication and organisational skills, you will develop strong relationships internally with key members of staff and our local schools too.

• Planning and coordinating a schedule of internal and external events e.g. open days, school liaison events, award ceremonies
• Maintaining a central database of contacts with schools, building strong working relationships and ensuring they are aware of the Business Development offer alongside the whole College offer
• Working with the Digital Marketing Officer to ensure the website is up to date, relevant and effectively communicates our offer and key messages
• Working with the Marketing Content Editor to collate and write case studies to illustrate student successes and the benefits of studying at the college
• Creating and uploading content to our social media platforms, working with the team to ensure all output is aligned and on brand

About you

The ideal candidate will:

• Have generalist marketing skills ideally including writing, social media content creation and event management. Experience of videography would be advantageous but is not essential.
• Be a customer focused team player with strong communication skills and the ability to engage stakeholders at all levels. You will be adaptable and flexible and be able to effectively react to changing priorities.
• The role will involve regular travel around Wiltshire so it is essential that any applicants must hold a full driving licence and have access to their own vehicle.

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: 08/10/23

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: TBC

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