The Role

Marketing & Communications Officer

Grade F SCP 17 to 23 (£28,770 to £32,076)

(Pay Award Pending Effective April 2024)

37 Hours Per Week

All Year Round

Permanent Contract

Required ASAP

Are you prepared to work collaboratively and openly for the benefit of young people?

Our family of schools, which currently consists of four secondary schools and two primary schools, work together to achieve our mission to provide ‘Life in all its fullness’ through the highest quality education, training and outcomes for all of our students enabling them to meet the challenges of the future.

This is an exciting opportunity for someone that thrives on using their creative marketing skills to promote and make a real difference to our Trust, schools, staff and pupils. This is a new position within the Trust team with real scope to bring fresh new ideas to our marketing and communications strategies across the schools and Trust. If this sounds like you we would love to hear from you!

Main Duties:

• To develop and actively support internal and external marketing and communication within the Trust and its Schools, and to raise The Bishop Fraser Trust profile with staff, pupils, other stakeholders and public audiences.
• To play an important role in building and sustaining a coherent identity for the Trust and its Schools, communicating our stories and successes to various audiences across a wide variety of media and social media platforms.
• To help achieve this you will manage relationships with key suppliers, including designers, printers and web developers, to ensure value for money and the highest of standards are met.

We are seeking an individual who:

•   Is a great team player, friendly and professional.
•  Enjoys working as part of a team and being able to communicate effectively with pupils, parents and staff.
•  Is confident in liaising with a variety of staff at all levels.
• Has excellent customer service skills.
•  Demonstrates personal resilience and role models those personal qualities we wish to instil in our young people.
•  Has the ability and willingness to work flexibly to meet the demands of the role.
•  Has excellent interpersonal and communication skills, able to form positive, professional and empathetic relationships with colleagues and students.

In return we can offer:

•  A supportive induction programme and have access to high quality CPD.
•  Consistent support from a dedicated CEO, Trustees, Central Trust Team and Head Teachers.
• A supportive and encouraging staff team.
•  A paid premium to a Healthcare Cash Plan to claim back contributions towards dental, optical and other medical costs.
• 24/7 access to an Employee Assistance Programme.
•  Fantastic facilities. 

For more information visit our website www.thebishopfrasertrust.co.uk or contact our Nicola McGonagle on 01204 201150 or by emailing NmcGonagle@thebishopfrasertrust.co.uk

The Bishop Fraser Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is subject to child protection screening including an enhanced disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service and also past employment checks. We are an equal opportunities employer. References will be sought prior to interview.