Marketing manager

About the comms team

We’re a highly motivated team and pride ourselves on excellent cross-team working, creative thinking and strong strategic understanding. Local Trust is a fast-paced organisation which embraces new ideas, so every team member needs to be adaptable and efficient. Suggestions for improvements are encouraged and welcomed – we love to sharpen our practice!

Our priorities now focus on communicating the legacy and success of our work, we’re working closely with colleagues in the policy, research and delivery teams to drive change. Together, we’re delivering communications to support Big Local areas and to capture learning from the programme, to secure its reputation for excellence.

About the role

The post-holder will develop, manage and evaluate the delivery of Local Trust’s strategic and day-to-day communications across our key digital channels, including the Local Trust website, email and social media. They will support and oversee the final phase of story gathering from across the Big Local programme; the delivery of our reports, publications and digital content; the marketing and promotion of legacy projects including the new Learning from Big Local (LfBL) website and the migration of content from the Local Trust website. The post-holder is responsible for the quality control of all external outputs and enforcer of the Local Trust style-guide.

How to apply

To apply, you should submit:

• An up-to-date CV which shows your full career history. We recommend that this is no longer than two pages.
• A supporting statement, with your name at the top of each page, explaining why you are interested in this role, and how you fulfil the person specification. Each section of the person spec should be addressed under clear headings. We recommend that this is no longer than two pages.

Please note that applications can only be considered if both a CV and supporting statement is submitted. Please send your application by email to recruitment@localtrust.org.uk

The deadline for applications is midnight on Sunday 09 March 2025 and suitable candidates will be invited for an interview on Tuesday 18 March 2025. 

Due to the number of applications received, we are only able to offer feedback to applicants who attend interview stage.

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