Senior Marketing Executive - Planning (Maternity Cover)

Group Support Services; West Yorkshire; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading social enterprise in the UK seeks a Project Coordinator for maternity cover until January 2027. The role involves coordinating workflows, prioritizing tasks, and supporting resource planning to maintain deadlines. Candidates should possess strong problem-solving, planning, and communication skills while building customer-focused relationships. The position offers a competitive salary, excellent holiday package, and additional perks including training and discounts.

Benefits

Competitive salary with yearly review

Pension with matched contributions

Up to 35 days annual leave

Cashback plan for healthcare costs

Bonus scheme

Training and development

Discounts and offers from shops

Qualifications

• Experience in planning or marketing coordination roles.
• Ability to analyse data and problems to find effective solutions.
• Familiarity with marketing operations and tracking tools.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate internal workflows to meet quality standards.
• Prioritize and track resource allocations for requests.
• Support business partners in resource planning cycles.

Skills

Coordination skills

Problem-solving skills

Relationship building

Communication skills

Multitasking

Tools

Microsoft Office

Monday.com

Job description

Overview

At Places for People, we hire People, not numbers! So, if you like the sound of one of our jobs, please apply - you could be just who we're looking for! Of course, experience and track record are important, but we’re more interested in hiring someone that embodies our People Promises. That's someone that does the right thing, is enthusiastic and motivated to grow, believes in Community spirit, is respectful and enjoys their work. As the UK's leading Social Enterprise we’re dedicated to creating inclusive and thriving Communities for both our Customers and Employees.

So, what are you waiting for? Join a community that cares about you!

More about your role

You’ll help streamline internal workflows, ensuring all communications meet quality standards and projects are delivered on time and in line with brand expectations. You’ll work closely with the Planning Manager and Studio Traffic team to prioritise and track resources for every request. You’ll coordinate department planning activities, support business partners in resource planning cycles, and make prioritisation recommendations. Your role will also involve coordinating workflows to ensure tasks are assigned appropriately and keeping stakeholders informed of progress.

Please be advised this is a maternity cover FTC until 31st January 2027.

The Essential Criteria for this role

• Ability to coordinate tasks within projects and campaigns to ensure deadlines are met and everyone stays on schedule.


• Experience in planning or marketing coordination roles.


• Strong problem‑solving skills, able to analyse various data and issues and recommend effective solutions, while managing multiple initiatives simultaneously.


• Skilled at building and maintaining professional, customer‑focused relationships across the organisation and within your team.

More about you

You’ll coordinate projects and campaigns to keep everyone on track and ensure deadlines are met. With experience in planning or marketing coordination, you’re a strong problem solver who can handle diverse data and issues, offering effective solutions while managing multiple initiatives simultaneously. You’ll build and maintain professional, customer‑focused relationships across the organisation and your team. Strong planning, coordination, and communication skills are essential, along with the ability to multitask and prioritise. You should be familiar with marketing operations, tracking tools, and proficient in Microsoft Office and project management software like Monday.com.

The benefits

We are a large diverse and ambitious business, which will give you all the challenge you could wish for.

We know that there's always more we can do to make you smile, that's why we offer a comprehensive benefits package with each role, yours will include:

• Competitive salary, with a salary review yearly


• Pension with matched contributions up to 7%


• Excellent holiday package – up to 35 days annual leave (including bank holidays) with the option to buy or sell leave


• Cashback plan for healthcare costs – up to £500 saving per year


• A bonus scheme for all colleagues at 2%


• Training and development


• Extra perks including huge discounts and offers from shops, cinemas and much more