This full-time role has a starting salary of £35,730 per annum based on a 36 hour working week.
Active Surrey is looking for an ambitious, driven and inspiring Marketing & Communications Lead to join our fantastic Active Surrey team. This role is open to hybrid working and as a team we split our time between working from home and collaborating together in the office two days per week.
This is a fixed term contract until 31st March 2027 with likely extension beyond this date.
Rewards and Benefits
- 26 days' holiday (prorated for part time staff), rising to 28 days after 2 years' service and 30 days after 5 years' service
- Option to buy up to 10 days of additional annual leave
- An extensive Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) to support health and wellbeing
- Up to 5 days of carer's leave per year
- Paternity, adoption and dependants leave
- A generous local government salary related pension
- Lifestyle discounts including gym, travel, shopping and many more
- 2 paid volunteering days plus 1 team volunteering day per year
- Learning and development hub where you can access a wealth of resources
- Friendly, passionate and supportive teammates, all of whom will make you feel right at home and welcome from day one
About the Team
We are Active Surrey. We are one of 43 national Active Partnerships, who are funded by Sport England, to tackle inactivity which is driven by inequalities. We believe in the power of physical activity and the benefits it can offer: a mood booster, a confidence lifter, a social enhancer and a life extender.
Less than half Surrey's kids are doing enough physical activity every week, which falls to only 4 out of 10 children amongst lower-income families. In addition, 3 out of 10 Surrey adults aren't doing enough, rising to over 4 out of 10 amongst those earning less.
About the Role
As Marketing and Communications Lead, you will lead our Marketing and Communications Team, creating and implementing compelling content strategies and plans, to directly help tackle inactivity and inequality in Surrey.
Reporting into the Head of Strategy & Innovation, you will have line manager responsibility for the Marketing & Design Officer and be part of the Marketing, Insight and Support Team. You will work very closely with the rest of the Active Surrey organisation, and with local and national partners including Sport England, Surrey County Council and the wider Active Partnerships network.
This is a really varied role where no two days are the same. As our Lead you will be involved in:
- Developing a monthly marketing plan one day, writing a press release and speaking to the BBC the next and shooting and posting content the following day
- Creating and executing compelling and inspiring communication strategies and plans, to support the Active Surrey Vision, Strategy and Business Plan
- Managing and developing the Active Surrey Marketing & Design Officer
- Overseeing and delivering, in accordance with deadlines, a range of Marketing & Communication content including: Social media channels, PR, Events, CRM, Website admin and development, brochures & guides
You will craft high quality copy for use across all communication channels, ensuring application and consistency of marketing guidelines and process across all marketing and communication touchpoints. You will also measuring the effectiveness of the communications strategy and plans, including monthly monitoring and reporting.
You'll love this job if:
- You're passionate about making a difference, you're ambitious, dynamic, a change-agent, someone who thrives in a fast paced environment, using insight to drive real change
- You're curious, and like to ask why and how! You're brave and creative, a pro-active and inspiring self-starter, eager to learn, adept at bringing in new ideas and trying different things
- You're collaborative and inviting, a team player who enjoys mentoring, managing, developing talent & teams
- You're inspiring, you believe in the power of sport and physical activity to transform lives, and your drive and positivity brings people with you
Shortlisting Criteria
To be considered for shortlisting for this position, your CV and personal statement will clearly evidence the following:
- Marketing experience including social media and website content creation and execution
- A love of insight and data, and its power to drive attitudes and behaviours
- Excellent communication, copywriting, influencing and people skills - with strong attention to detail
- Experience of managing multiple and conflicting projects from start to finish, hitting deadlines at each and every turn
- Experience and enthusiasm for managing a team and developing people
- Passion and ambition to make a positive difference
We are open to the background and experience that the right candidate can bring.
Contact Us
Please contact us for any questions relating to the role. This could be to discuss flexible working requests, transferable skills or any barriers to employment. For an informal discussion please contact Mark Hamilton by telephone on
The job advert closes at 23:59 on 3rd November 2024 with interviews planned for weeks commencing 4th November and 11th November 2024.
Our Commitment
Surrey County Council is proud to be a Disability Confident Employer. A guaranteed interview will be offered to all disabled applicants where:
- The candidate has evidenced the minimum criteria for the role through their application
- The candidate has chosen to share that they have a disability on the application form
Our application form and onboarding process will provide an opportunity to request any reasonable adjustments for the interview and/or the role.
We want to be an inclusive and diverse employer reflecting the community we serve and particularly welcome applications from all underrepresented groups.