FE Marketing Manager

University Centre Somerset College Group; Bridgwater; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading educational institution in Bridgwater is seeking a Marketing Manager to drive their marketing strategy for Further Education across multiple colleges. The role involves managing promotional activities, increasing brand awareness, and leading student recruitment efforts. The ideal candidate will have strong experience in marketing management, exceptional leadership skills, and the ability to foster relationships with stakeholders. Willingness to travel and flexibility for events outside office hours is essential.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in a similar marketing management role.
• Strong skills in motivating and inspiring a team.
• Ability to manage multiple projects effectively.

Responsibilities

• Manage marketing strategy and plans for Further Education.
• Develop and implement the operational plan to increase applications.
• Lead and deliver internal and external marketing events.

Skills

Experience in marketing

Team leadership

Relationship building

Creative problem-solving

Ability to work on initiatives

Job description

Overview

We have an exciting opportunity for a dedicated, creative Marketing Manager to join our high performing Marketing Team. The postholder will manage the marketing strategy, plans and programmes for Further Education (FE) for our four colleges by directing the marketing, promotion, communication and student recruitment strategies.

Working with the Group Director of Marketing & Student Recruitment, the FE Marketing Manager will help to develop the FE Marketing Strategy and implement and deliver the operational plan, aiming to increase the brand awareness of UCS College Group and increase the number of FE applications and enrolments.

You will have experience of working at a similar level and demonstrable skills in motivating and inspiring a team, with a clear focus to produce high quality and creative work that achieves ambitious growth targets. You must be able to work on your own initiative and manage a multi-task workload of projects. You will also need to have strong skills in building effective relationships with a range of stakeholders across our colleges.

You will need to be willing and able to travel, and have the flexibility to lead the marketing team to deliver internal and external events both inside and outside of office hours.

To view the full details of this role please download the Job Specification (pdf) document under 'Attachments'.