Marketing & Communications Officer

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Marketing & Communications Officer, Rochester

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18.04.2025

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02.06.2025

Job Description:

Are you a dynamic and versatile marketing professional looking to make a real difference? Join our forward-thinking team at Leigh Academies Trust and play a pivotal role in shaping our public image and communication strategy!

We are seeking a proactive and adaptable Marketing & Communication Officer to join our collaborative team. This is a fantastic opportunity to contribute to a wide range of marketing, communications, and web initiatives, directly impacting the reputation and engagement of the Trust and its academies. You will be at the forefront of digital trends, including AI implementation, and will have ample opportunities for professional development and learning.

Role Highlights:

• Varied and Impactful Work: Contribute to diverse marketing, communications, and web projects, directly impacting the Trust and its academies.
• Creative and Technical Blend: Utilise your creative and technical skills in content creation, media production, web management, and digital marketing.
• Innovation and Growth: Be part of a team embracing digital trends, including AI, with continuous learning opportunities.
• Strategic Impact: Shape the Trust's public image and communication strategy, ensuring consistent and effective messaging.
• Making a Difference: Directly contribute to the success of the Trust and its academies, supporting student education and development.

We can offer you:

• An extremely supportive, friendly team and work environment
• Commitment to job-specific training
• Commitment to personal professional development
• The opportunity to be part of Leigh Academies Trust, benefiting from shared resources and support and being part of an innovative governance structure

The working basis of this role is 37 hours per week (5 days per week, hours to be discussed). This role offers a salary of £31,194.

Being part of Leigh Academies Trust

As of 1st September 2024, our Trust comprises 33 geographically organised academies (17 secondaries, 14 primaries and 2 special) educating more than 24,000 students and employing 4,000 talented staff. Currently, 16 of our academies are considered to be “Outstanding” which is 53% of those which have been inspected whilst part of the Trust. The Trust is establishing three ‘clusters’ of academies: LAT Central; LAT West; LAT North. In addition, the Trust is responsible for one of the region’s biggest initial teaching training organisations, a large teaching school hub and is an accredited apprenticeship provider. Our future plans are found in our Vision 2030 document available on our website.

As part of Leigh Academies Trust, you will have ample opportunity to collaborate with your peers both within the academy and across the whole Trust. This is an important part of our vision as we know through experience that we perform better when we work together. You are supported to undertake regular self-development to continue your professional development and hopefully progress further within the organisation.

Our commitment to safeguarding: Leigh Academies Trust and all of our academies are committed to ensuring the highest levels of safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our pupils, and we expect all our staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We adopt a fair, robust and consistent recruitment process across all academies and business units which is inline with Keeping Children Safe in Education guidance. This includes online checks for shortlisted candidates - you can read more about this in our Recruitment Guidance. All offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced DBS check, references, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check.

Our commitment to equality and diversity: As a Trust, we are passionate about diversity and recognise that as individuals, we all bring something unique to the role regardless of any protected characteristics which is why we treat all of our people equally, without compromise. We are committed to providing equality and fairness throughout our recruitment and employment practices and not discriminating on any grounds.

Based on the quality and quantity of applications received, Leigh Academies Trust reserves the right to close this vacancy sooner than the specified closing date. Applicants will be notified of this where possible. Therefore, early applications are encouraged.