Senior Marketing Manager

Royal College Of Physicians & Surgeons Of Glasgow; Glasgow; On-site; GBP 46,000; Full time

Job summary

A prestigious medical institution in Glasgow seeks a Senior Marketing Manager to oversee strategic marketing initiatives. You will lead a creative team, coordinate marketing communications, and manage production of high-quality materials. Ideal candidates should have a degree in marketing, at least three years of marketing management experience, and proven skills in delivering successful campaigns across multiple platforms. This position offers benefits such as 40 days’ holiday and a pension scheme.

Benefits

40 days' holiday

Contributory pension scheme

Enhanced sick pay

Health and Wellbeing Benefit

Cycle to Work Scheme

Qualifications

• Minimum three years of experience in a marketing management role.
• Proven track record in delivering marketing campaigns.
• Experience in print, email, and digital communications.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement strategic marketing plans.
• Lead a creative team of six to execute marketing communications.
• Manage the production of high-quality marketing materials.

Skills

Communication and editorial skills

Project management

Interpersonal skills

Microsoft Office 365

Education

Degree-level education in marketing or related subject

Tools

DotDigital

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Job description

Senior Marketing Manager- Maternity Cover 35 hours per week (1 FTE)

Salary grade 6B: £45,578 per annum

Since being granted our Royal Charter in 1599, the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow has been improving health and healthcare for people around the world.

Today, we are a professional membership body providing education, assessment and development to more than 15,000 Fellows and Members at all stages of their careers. We are a UK organisation with a global membership.

Our estate in the heart of Glasgow city centre includes modern conferencing and events facilities, a rich and extensive heritage collection with museum status, a library and our multi-award winning events offering, 1599 at the Royal College.

Our purpose is built around delivering:

• Excellent education and outstanding member experience
• New standards through assessment and gold standard qualifications
• Transformative impact on the health and wellbeing of the wider world

Our vision:

To build an influential global community that enables our Members to develop the skills, knowledge and influence to improve healthcare standards worldwide.

Our mission:

We want to enable our Members to achieve their full potential as healthcare professionals and give them an influential voice in the world.

Our values:

The College is not a building or a tradition, but a global community. In all that we do, we’re committed to putting our people first: Fellows and Members, those undertaking our education and assessment, colleagues and partners. For us, how we work is as important as what we do, and we aim to live by our values. They embody the essence of the College motto, conjurat amice, meaning ‘together in friendship’. It’s an approach that is as relevant today as it was 425 years ago.

• Community Working together to support one another to succeed; listening to and engaging with partners and people, locally, nationally and globally, to achieve our core purpose.
• Integrity Valuing and learning from our heritage and commitment to excellence; never compromising on our core purpose, our standards and the quality of delivery.
• Innovation Proactively challenging current thinking with a forward‑looking agile approach that meets the changing needs of our members and all those who interact with us.
• Inspiration Leading by example through open dialogue, teamwork and engagement to maximise our potential and affect change.
• Inclusivity Demonstrating care, kindness, civility, generosity and mutual respect through the way we welcome, work and interact with people.

The Role

The Senior Marketing Manager will play a key role in the development, implementation and execution of strategic marketing plans for the College. They will oversee and coordinate marketing communications across all aspects of local, national and international College business in order to raise the profile of the College, to attract interest in the College’s core services, and to meet overall strategic objectives.

The Senior Marketing Manager leads the College marketing and creative team (of six) and ensures they have an excellent understanding, insight and knowledge of the career journey and profile of our target audiences nationally and internationally. Based on these insights, they will devise and implement marketing campaigns across multiple online and offline communications channels to promote and attract interest in the key products, services and activities offered by the College.

Reporting to the Director of Communications and Marketing, the job holder will manage the creative development, production and coordination of high‑quality marketing and promotional materials that will inform and facilitate engagement with the College.

The job holder will act as deputy to the Director of Communications and Marketing as required.

About you

The post holder will require the following:

• A degree‑level education (or comparable experience) in marketing or a related subject
• A minimum of three years of professional experience in a marketing management role with line management responsibilities
• Proven track record in delivering marketing campaigns across multiple platforms
• Excellent communication and editorial skills, with strong writing and proofreading skills
• Planning and project management skills; able to prioritise and manage multiple projects ensuring deadlines are met
• Editorial, design and print management experience
• Demonstrable experience of print, email and digital communications
• Excellent interpersonal and influencing skills
• Highly competent in the use of Microsoft Office 365 apps such as Outlook, Teams, Word, Excel and Forms
• Desirable: Experience of working in a membership or academic environment
• Desirable: Membership of a professional body
• Desirable: Experience of using software such as DotDigital and Monday

Benefits include:

• 40 days' holiday
• Pension Scheme – The College offers a contributory pension scheme with employee contributions ranging from 6% to 10%, based on the employee’s chosen contribution level
• Enhanced Sick Pay, Maternity, Paternity and Adoption pay
• Health and Wellbeing Benefit
• Cycle to Work Scheme

Successful candidates will have the requisite ability and experience to meet the specific requirements of the post. If you believe you have the skills to be part of our team then apply by submitting your CV, with a cover letter and Equal Opportunities Monitoring form (available from our website).

Please note that the College is unable to provide visa sponsorship. Therefore, candidates must already have the right to work in the UK.

Closing Date: Wednesday 11 February 2026 at 10am

Interviews are anticipated to be held on the 18 and 19 February 2026.

The Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow is a Scottish Charity, SC000847, regulated by the Scottish Charity Regulator (OSCR).