Marketing Officer

The National Society for Education (NSE) leads the Church of England's national work in education in partnership with 41 Diocesan Boards of Education and approximately 4,700 Church of England schools. We also support the national education work of the Church in Wales, which includes around 150 schools. Our presence extends to work with community schools and academy trusts, as well as higher and further education through numerous chaplaincies, providing spiritual support and guidance to children and young people, and to adults.
As Marketing Officer, you will join the Business Development, Marketing and Communications Manager and Communications Coordinator to form a small yet dynamic and effective marketing team. Together you will support the marketing activities for the National Society for Education and the sub teams within it. These include the Professional Learning Group, Growing Faith, Partnerships & Engagement, Education Policy and SIAMS teams.

• Assist in maintaining the social media content calendar and creating and scheduling approved content across the NSE channels.
• Provide support in identifying key audience groups and tailor content to ensure relevance and engagement.
• Support the preparation of monthly marketing reports with social media analytics so we can monitor engagement and performance of campaigns.
• Support in market research activities to inform future marketing activities.
• Keep up to date with current market trends relating to the education sector.
• Provide support to the Communications Coordinator in updating and adding content to the NSE website.
• Occasionally use templates to design assets for external marketing activities.
• Occasionally provide marketing support and training to team members and partners.
• Occasionally attend in-person events to gather marketing material and schedule live socials.
• Occasionally support at film- and photo-shoots to create content that promotes our work.

The main duties and responsibilities of your role are outlined in the above job description. This list is not exhaustive and is intended to reflect your main tasks and areas of work. Changes may occur over time, and you will be expected to agree any reasonable changes to your job description that are commensurate with your banding and in line with the general nature of your post. You will be consulted about any changes to your job description before these are implemented.

This is a fixed-term contract until 31st August 2027.

The Church of England is for everyone, and we want to reflect the diversity of the community the Church serves across the whole country. Therefore, while of course we welcome all applications from interested and suitably experienced people, we would particularly welcome applicants from UK Minoritised Ethnicities (UKME)/Global Majority Heritage (GMH) and other under-represented groups.

Essential
Knowledge/Experience
* Experience in an administrative role
* Basic understanding of social media platforms and how they are used for marketing

Skills/Aptitudes
* Ability to work as part of a team
* Competency with Microsoft Office, including Excel, Word, and PowerPoint
* High-level attention to detail
* Proactive and able to work under own initiative
* Proven ability to prioritise conflicting demands and keep to deadlines
* Strong verbal and written communication skills
* Creative thinking
* Comfortable with working remotely

Desirable
Knowledge/Experience
* Previous experience in a marketing role
* Previous experience updating website content on Squarespace

Skills/Aptitudes
* Competency with social media scheduling tools
* Competency with design tools, such as Canva
* Photography and video editing
* Enthusiasm for digital marketing and content creation

Education
* Bachelor's degree in marketing, business or related field