What skills and experience we're looking for Pontefract Academies Trust are seeking to appoint an exceptional individual to j.....
What skills and experience we're looking for
Pontefract Academies Trust are seeking to appoint an exceptional individual to join our central team in the role of Communications and Marketing Manager. Reporting to the Director of People & Culture, the successful candidate will be a strategic-thinking, hands on individual, whose talents sit in communications and marketing.
This role represents an exciting opportunity to be part of something special, developing and supporting our multi academy trust and playing a significant role in delivering our stakeholder engagement strategy, brand management, internal and digital engagement, internal communications, media relations and external communications.
Applicants must demonstrate excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to communicate clearly and proactively with a diverse group of stakeholders, and in partnership with external agencies. You will be responsible for a wide variety of tasks including the design and production of marketing materials, writing copy for print and digital channels, helping to grow our social media channels, updating our websites, supporting events and helping us to deliver key campaigns and initiatives.
We are looking for someone with experience of working on effective, creative and inspiring on and offline marketing campaigns, from brief to execution and evaluation. Applicants must demonstrate excellent interpersonal skills, strong initiative and the ability to communicate clearly with a diverse client group.
What the school offers its staff
Our people are at the heart of our success. We have developed a strong culture of collaboration and best practice, with professional development and career planning at its centre. We invest in our staff with support, coaching, mentoring, and a wide range of top-quality training programmes delivered at every level. In addition to the opportunities for career development and progression, we also offer a strong and supportive benefits package which includes:
• Excellent pension schemes with generous employer contributions.
• A Comprehensive Wellbeing Programme with 24/7 access including physiotherapy, virtual GP appointments, fitness advice and counselling.
• Generous annual leave entitlements increasing over time.
• Supportive family friendly policies with a focus on employee work/life balance.
• Cycle to work schemes.
• Affiliated discounts at 100s of retailers.
Plus, many more!
Commitment to safeguarding
We are an equal opportunities employer, welcoming applications from everyone. Pontefract Academies Trust is wholly committed to ensuring children and young people are fully supported and safe. We are dedicated to safeguarding all children and young people whilst promoting their welfare. Any offer of employment will be subject to receipt of a satisfactory DBS Enhanced Disclosure and pre-employment checks. Shortlisted applicants will also be asked to provide a self-declaration form.