Marketing Officer

Team Fostering; North Shields; Hybrid; GBP 26,000 - 34,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Monthly supervision

30 days annual leave plus 8 bank hols

Hybrid working

Flexible working arrangements

Flexi time

Staff loyalty bonus

Employee assistance programme

Cycle to work scheme

Life assurance cover

GP Helpline

Learning & development opportunities

Job summary

Team Fostering in the North East invites applications for a Marketing Officer to join our Marketing Team. The role blends home and office working, with minimum in-office presence and occasional weekend/evening commitments to meet business needs.

You will create engaging content, support social media and website activity, develop marketing materials, attend events and help deliver recruitment campaigns to raise awareness of fostering and attract prospective foster carers. DBS required.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in a marketing and communications role.
• Strong knowledge of social media marketing and digital communications.
• Experience using design software to create content.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Understanding of SEO and digital marketing principles.
• Ability to analyse campaign performance and improve results.
• Strong organisational and project management skills.
• Commitment to improving lives of children and young people.
• Willingness to travel with a driving licence.

Responsibilities

• Create engaging content across digital and traditional channels.
• Support social media and website activity.
• Develop marketing materials and attend events.
• Help deliver recruitment campaigns to raise awareness of fostering and attract prospective foster carers.
• Collaborate with colleagues across the agency.

Skills

Marketing experience

Social media marketing

Digital communications

Written & verbal communication

SEO & digital marketing

Campaign analytics

Audience engagement

Project management

Customer-focused

Safeguarding awareness

Driving licence & travel

Tools

Design software

Google Analytics

Video creation/editing

Job description

Hours: 37.5 hours per week covering Monday to Sunday.

We offer a blend of home and office-based working arrangements, to support a healthy work-life balance for all our staff. This will be a minimum of one day per week working based in our office in the North East. Flexible working arrangements will apply to this post, which will necessitate weekend, evening and home working as required by the business need.

Team Fostering is an ethical, not-for-profit fostering agency with a strong reputation for providing high-quality foster care for children and young people. We are looking for a creative, enthusiastic and motivated Marketing Officer to join our Marketing Team and help promote fostering, enhance our brand and support the recruitment of foster carers.

This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to the delivery of innovative marketing and communications activities across a range of digital and traditional channels. Working closely with colleagues across the agency, you will create engaging content, support social media and website activity, develop marketing materials, attend events and help deliver recruitment campaigns that increase awareness of fostering and attract prospective foster carers.

The successful applicant will have:

• Experience in a marketing and communications role.


• Knowledge of social media marketing and digital communications.


• Experience using design software to create engaging content.


• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.


• An understanding of SEO and digital marketing principles.


• Knowledge of marketing techniques and audience engagement.


• Strong organisational and project management skills.


• Excellent interpersonal and relationship-building skills.


• The ability to analyse campaign performance and identify opportunities for improvement.


• A proactive, creative and customer-focused approach.


• A commitment to improving the lives of children and young people.


• An understanding of safeguarding, confidentiality and professional boundaries.


• A current driving licence, access to a vehicle and the ability to travel as required.

Desirable criteria include experience of Google Analytics, PPC advertising, video creation/editing and knowledge of the not-for-profit sector.

In return we offer an exceptional range of employee benefits including:

• Monthly supervision


• 30 days annual leave plus 8 days bank holidays


• A blend of home and office working


• A wide range of flexible working arrangements to support a good work life balance


• Flexi time


• Staff loyalty bonus


• Employee assistance programme


• Cycle to work scheme


• Life assurance cover


• GP Helpline


• Learning & development opportunities to support your continuous professional development

Team Fostering is an equal opportunity and Disability Confident employer that is committed to equality, diversity, inclusion and belonging at work. As we continue to grow, we know that we must have the most talented employees with diverse backgrounds, cultures, perspectives, and experiences to support our children and young people. We encourage applications from people who identify as Black, Asian or from a Minority Ethnic background, who are underrepresented within the agency.

This post is subject to an Enhanced DBS Disclosure