Senior Direct Marketing Executive (Retention)

The National Deaf Children's Society is the leading charity dedicated to creating a world without barriers for deaf children and young people. Senior Direct Marketing Executive (Retention) London GBP33,145-GBP39,110 per annum 35 Hours per week 12 month contract (Maternity cover) Do you want to play a pivotal role in raising the funds we need to provide our life-changing services for deaf children and their families? In 2017/18 the National Deaf Children's Society aims to raise GBP24.5 million to fund our range of services and campaigning work. Around 90% of this will be generated through the activities of the Supporter Marketing team. We have ambitious plans to continue the growth that has seen us double fundraising income since 2005, allowing us to extend the reach of our services for deaf children and young people. The Senior Direct Marketing Executive (Retention) is a key role in delivering these plans. You will manage appeal, upgrade and newsletter campaigns for our 160,000 National Deaf Children's Society and Deaf Child Worldwide regular supporters and 35,000 cash and raffle donors. You will work principally with direct mail and telephone fundraising, though you will also use email and other online media to supplement this work. You will be responsible for delivering campaigns from concept through to delivery, applying learning points from analysis and insights generated in the team and from the results of previous campaign testing. You will also play an important role in our continual improvement of our welcome process and supporter journey. You will be an experienced direct marketer with a record of achieving income targets and managing a number of significant campaigns simultaneously. You will be well-organised, enthusiastic, and an effective communicator who is able to get the most out of relationships with internal stakeholders like our brand and data teams, as well as external partners such as agencies and freelancers. You will be able to get up to speed quickly, and be comfortable managing campaigns without detailed supervision This post is a 12-month maternity cover position. For an application pack please visit out website. Please note that you will need Adobe Reader 7 or above to complete the application form. This can be downloaded for free if you do not already have it. If you are using an Apple Mac please open and complete the application form using Adobe Acrobat Reader and not the Apple Mac Preview Option. The closing date for applications is 9am on Monday 26 March 2018 We expect interviews to be held in London on Wednesday 4 April 2018 If a disability or long term condition makes it difficult for you to complete our application form, please contact us to discuss alternative formats. We strive to provide an accessible recruitment process. If you require reasonable adjustments to submit your application please contact us. If you need adjustments for your interview please tell us in the equal opportunities section of the application form. We will contact you if you are short listed. Additional information about the support we can offer is on our jobs page. The National Deaf Children's Society is committed to safeguarding the welfare of children and expects staff and volunteers to share that commitment. We are also committed to promoting work-life balance amongst its staff.