Marketing and Fundraising Officer

Part-time Marketing and Fundraising Officer (0.6 FTE)

21 hours per week, term time only contract (41 weeks per academic year)

Salary: Grade 5 £10,695 (point 22) to £12,113 (point 26) per annum – actual salary to reflect term-time and part-time working

Manchester Health Academy opened in September 2009 and is sponsored by Central Manchester NHS Foundation Trust with Manchester City Council and as a co-sponsor. In September 2010 the Academy moved into a £20 million state-of-the-art building and is now amongst the most popular schools in the city, showing significant academic improvement a rapidly expanding student population and growing sixth form provision.

Our vision is to combine education and health in transforming the futures of our young people. Under the direction of a new principal, a number of strategies have been introduced to secure improvement in teaching and achievement as we continue our journey to becoming the secondary provider of choice and the hub of our local community.  We will achieve this ambition.  Does this excite you? Do you want to be part of our transformation into something exceptional?

To help us in our journey we are currently seeking to recruit an experienced Marketing Officer to join our collaborative team of professional support staff.  Under the direction of the Business and Marketing Manager the post holder will be responsible for the operational development and delivery of the Academy’s marketing communication strategies, including social media, and for ensuring all additional funding opportunities are actively pursued and completed. 

This is an exciting opportunity for proactive and self-motivated marketing professional, who is highly organised, a creative thinker, and who is able to deliver.  In return we will promise you a stimulating, supportive and rewarding working environment, where all staff are valued and encouraged to participate in the development of the Academy vision and strategy.  You will also have the opportunity to access a range of excellent professional development opportunities to support your progression.

The role will be subject to completion of a successful 6 month probationary period.

An application form, job description and person specification are available for download from our website (www.manchesterhealthacademy.org.uk)

Completed application forms are to be emailed by the closing date/time to: - recruitment@manchesterhealthacademy.org.uk.  In the interests of economy, only short listed candidates will be notified.

Closing date:        Monday 6 October – 9 am

Interview date:      Thursday, 16 October 2014

The Academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children.  We therefore follow safer recruitment procedures and successful candidates are required to undertake an Enhanced Disclosure via the Disclosure and Barring Service, along with other pre-employment checks.