Head of Marketing and Communications (Media, Comms, PR) BLUH33710
- Recruiter
- Blue Octopus
- Location
- Solihull, West Midlands
- Salary
- £55-65k
- Posted
- 09 Feb 2016
- Closes
- 08 Mar 2016
- Ref
- BLUH33710
- Sectors
- Marketing, PR & Advertising, Public Sector
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
Head of Marketing and Communications (Media, Comms, PR) BLUH33710
Solihull, West Midlands
£55-65k
Our client, part of a Group of Companies is a leading public service provider, supporting thousands of people across the UK to get back into work, whose mission is to improve people’s lives. They work in partnership with governments, public sector organisations, private sector companies, voluntary and community groups to deliver a range of front line public services, including employment and welfare, training, education and money and legal advice.
They now have an exciting opportunity for a Head of Marketing and Communications based in their Solihull office, with weekly travel to London to support your team.
What will you be doing:
- Work in partnership with the Senior Management Team to strategically position the planning and development of all company marketing strategies
- Lead the marketing and communications team to support all aspects of marketing and communications throughout the business including our brand development, digital offering, stakeholder communications, internal communications, external and media relations
- Position the company as a brand with a reputation for delivery in the sector at a local, regional and national level supporting business development and market opportunities.
- Leading the company’s crisis and issues management capability, functional and peer teams as necessary, you will liaise and develop professional networks as required with all media, MPs, commissioners, statutory 3rd sector and commercial partners in order to build the company’s reputation
- Maintain budgetary reporting and accountability, ensuring focused and effective resource deployment that generates hi-value business contribution
- Provide proactive leadership insights shaping the employment, skills, health and justice industries and marketing, communications, stakeholder and digital practices.
- Provide marketing support to the wider Group
What you will need:
- Qualified to degree level or equivalent (or with significant experience working at a strategic level), and with a recognised professional PR, Marketing, Media or Communications qualification, the successful candidate will have strong networking skills and experience and the ability to build strong internal and external networks.
- A strong team player who empowers others and leads by example, you will have a proven track record of planning and delivering Marketing, PR and Communications strategies and high profile campaigns, embedding a new brand, and delivering results within a commercial organisation.
- A proven track record of planning and delivering high profile campaigns embedding a new brand
- Experience of developing internal communication channels to support staff engagement
- Experience of challenge and innovation, questioning the status quo and changing processes and mindset.
- Knowledge and experience of working within the welfare to work sector would be advantageous.
Articulate and persuasive with excellent negotiating and influencing skills, you will be a real enthusiast with a genuine passion for the Marketing and Communications agenda and be motivated by results and achievements.
This is a Blue Octopus Recruitment Ltd vacancy who are operating as an employment agency. Once you have clicked to apply for this vacancy, we will then send you more information on the role including a copy of the application form via email.