Communications and Marketing Lead - Southend-on-Sea, United Kingdom - Early Years Alliance

Early Years Alliance

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Southend-on-Sea, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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About The Role

We are looking for a
Communications and Marketing Lead for
A Better Start Southend (ABSS) and you might be just the person we need

Are you ready for your next challenge? Can you work in a busy environment, whilst supporting a range of diverse services and projects in a Programme committed to bringing about real and lasting change for babies, children, families and their communities in Southend on Sea?

This is a key role working across a range of communications and marketing disciplines to deliver on the A Better Start Southend communications and marketing priorities.

If you are interested in this exciting opportunity to contribute to a major initiative that will transform the lives of our local children over the next two years, then please apply.

This role will have a hybrid working arrangement of 2 days in the office and 3 days working from home. This arrangement will be agreed with your line manager once established into the role._

About us:

In 2014, the Early Years Alliance, in partnership with Southend City Council, was awarded £40m by the National Lottery Community Fund to innovate and develop interventions to improve the life chances of over 13,000 babies and young children across Southend on Sea over a 10-year period.

The Early Years Alliance is the largest early years membership organisation and voluntary sector provider of quality affordable childcare and education in England.

An educational charity, the Alliance represents the interests of over 14,000 member childcare settings who deliver care and learning to over 800,000 families every year.

Benefits:

Regular access to internal and external learning and development opportunities
26 days annual leave plus 8 bank holidays, pro rata for part time employees
Additional annual leave for long service
Additional leave day for your birthday
Enhanced sickness pay
Employer and employee contribution pension scheme
Vitality membership access to our wellness and fitness app including lots of great health benefits, rewards, telephone and face to face counselling
Team Recognition Scheme, recognising outstanding work across the Charity
Savings of up to 25% on 02 Refresh Airtime Plan for new phones or tablets on 0
Recruitment Referral Payment Scheme an introduction payment of up to £300

Main duties:

Lead on the development and implementation of the Communications and Marketing business plan, including identification of opportunities to market and promote ABSS.
Develop promotional materials and schedules (print and online) to promote ABSS and its delivery projects to ensure reach to local families and parents and participation in services delivered.
Be the ABSS lead for ABSS branding, advising strategic and delivery partners and colleagues of the branding specification.
Develop good working relationships and liaise with the communications and media teams of the A Better Start strategic partners, to ensure sharing of common messages that are of a high quality and reflect the vision and outcomes of ABSS.
Manage relationships with local, national and specialist press to secure media coverage of ABSS wherever possible.
Managing spend and resources, and our small but perfectly formed Communications and Marketing Team

Essential criteria:

Experience of developing communications and marketing plans to deliver specific goals.
Experience of forward planning and making effective operational decisions.
Experience of effective management of staff, setting targets, performance management including conduct and capability issues.
Experience of working in a marketing environment.
Experience of website content management.

Fixed Term: 2 years

Hours per week:37.5 per week (part time working considered)**
Weeks per year:52**
Interview date:Week
commencing 23rd January 2023**- About The Service

The Alliance is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people.

It is a requirement of all staff that they share this commitment and follow the prescribed policy and procedures to continuously promote a culture of safeguarding across the whole organisation.

The charity is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and equal opportunities in employment.