Trust Marketing Manager

About the role

St Francis of Assisi Catholic Academy Trust

Trust Marketing Manager

H9 28 - 31 (Fringe) – 32.5 hours p.w. ((£37,938 - £40,476 + £706 Fringe FTE) (£28,209 - £30,062 pro –rata))

Term Time only plus 3 weeks * (*plus occasional days/hours deadline dependant)

Start Date: Spring Term 2025

Applicants are advised to read the Notes to Applicants and Guidance Note on References before completing the Application Form. This is not a post for which it has been determined that priority will be given to Catholic applicants. There is no requirement for an applicant/ the postholder to be Catholic or for a priest’s reference to be provided in relation to this role.

The St Francis of Assisi Catholic Academy Trust is highly successful eight strong Trust of Catholic schools in the Lea Valley Deanery. A ninth school will join us in April 2025.

We are now entering our fourth year as a multi academy trust and are now creating the new role of Marketing Manager to the Trust to lead on our external and internal brand and communications as we continue to grow together.

We are looking for an outstanding individual to work with the CEO and CFO of the Trust as part of a professional team to develop and deliver the Trust’s communication and marketing strategy. The postholder will also work closely with Headteachers across the Trust and be part of our central Trust team which is currently based at St Mary's Catholic School, Bishop's Stortford.

This is a unique opportunity for the right individual to start in a brand new role and make it their own.

The postholder will be responsible for ensuring adherence to brand guidelines, key messages and the Trust’s Communication, Marketing and PR (CMPR) processes and principles and implementing the Trust’s CMPR strategies. They will also be an effective communicator, able to “team teach” others and provide CMPR support for the wider staff in the Trust and academy schools in the Trust (Academies).

The role will include:

- Ensuring the Trust's public information and image is up to date and reflective of our Catholic values and ethos.

- Creating promotional materials (including liaising with film production/publishers/printers etc.).

- Develop and implement marketing strategies to enhance the Trust profile, including building and maintain relationships with internal and external organisations, agents, and media outlets.

- Manage and/or establish Trust social media channels and support website development, and promotion of the Trust through social media.

- Liaison with Trust school's (Academies) to ensure consistent brand image.

- Acting as a central point of contact for Trust communications (central Trust and Academy).

- Maintenance & updating of the Trust website (including liaising with website engineers).

The successful applicant must have an excellent work ethic, superb organisational skills and be able to work unsupervised to tight deadlines.

The postholder will be able to demonstrate:

- Considerable successful experience in a marketing or communications position with demonstrable expertise in delivering marketing and communications activities, either in-house, or at an agency.

- Up to date knowledge of the marketing mix, including demonstrable experience of delivering branding, marketing, collateral and digital marketing communications projects.

- Proven ability in using web analytics tools and how to use this data to improve communications.

- Excellent written and oral communication skills, highly proficient in spoken and written English with evidence of conveying messages clearly, concisely and accurately.

- The ideal candidate will have experience of working in Marketing/Communications/PR within a school or similar educational environment, however this is not essential.

We welcome applications from those of the Catholic faith, all faiths and no faith, and who are supportive of our Christian values and ethos.

Applicants are advised to read the Notes to Applicants and Guidance Note on References before completing the Application Form. This is not a post for which it has been determined that priority will be given to Catholic applicants. There is no requirement for an applicant/ the postholder to be Catholic or for a priest’s reference to be provided in relation to this role.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. A DBS disclosure is required for all successful applicants. The St Francis Trust is committed to the equality of opportunity for all applicants, and we reserve the right to interview on a rolling basis, therefore an early application is advisable.

Apply in writing using the forms available on our website https://www.stfrancistrust.net/ Support Staff Application Form, Consent to Obtain References Form, Rehabilitation of Offenders Form & Recruitment Monitoring Form. Applicants are reminded that they should read the Notes to Applicants before completing an application.

Please note only applications on CES forms will be accepted. Please contact Andrew Celano, CEO a.celano@stfrancistrust.net to submit an application or for more information.

Interviews: We are committed to the equality of opportunity for all applicants, and we reserve the right to interview on a rolling basis, and close the application deadline early, therefore an early application is advisable.