Interim Marketing Strategy Lead - Higher Education

Michael Page; England; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 79,000; Full time

Job summary

Michael Page seeks an Interim Associate Director of Marketing for a not-for-profit higher education institution in the UK. The role leads marketing, recruitment, admissions and events, guiding a large team through a period of organisational change to support growth and strategic transformation.

The position focuses on delivering strategic priorities, stakeholder-aligned campaigns, and programme delivery while driving performance and continuous improvement across functions.

Qualifications

• Significant experience in a senior marketing leadership role.
• Experience leading large, multidisciplinary teams through change and transformation.
• Experience overseeing marketing, recruitment, admissions, or communications in a complex organisation.
• Excellent people leadership with ability to engage and develop teams.
• Strong stakeholder management and influencing at senior organisational level.
• Ability to balance strategic thinking with hands-on leadership and delivery.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic and operational leadership across marketing, student recruitment, admissions and events functions.
• Lead, coach and develop a large team of managers and specialists.
• Provide visible leadership during organisational change to create clarity and stability.
• Support development of marketing, recruitment and admissions strategies aligned to objectives.
• Build relationships with senior stakeholders and advise on priorities.
• Oversee delivery of major institutional events and engagement activities.
• Drive continuous improvement across processes, performance and service delivery.

Skills

Senior leadership

People management

Strategic planning

Stakeholder management

Job description

Michael Page seeks an Interim Associate Director of Marketing for a not-for-profit higher education institution in the UK. The role leads marketing, recruitment, admissions and events, guiding a large team through a period of organisational change to support growth and strategic transformation.

The position focuses on delivering strategic priorities, stakeholder-aligned campaigns, and programme delivery while driving performance and continuous improvement across functions.