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The National Society for Education (NSE) is both an NCI and a Royal-charter charity. It's aims are to support Church schools and the wider education sector by developing leaders, shaping policy and growing faith.
The 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.
We are a dynamic team, working remotely from our homes around the country. We gather regularly online, and also have in-person team days through the year.
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
The Church of England’s vocation is and always has been to proclaim the good news of Jesus Christ afresh in each generation to the people of England.



About the role
We're looking for an ambitious marketer who's ready to take the next step in their career and help recruit and inspire supporters across a diverse portfolio of fundraising products and events.
As Senior Marketing Officer, you'll work closely with the Senior Marketing Manager to plan and deliver campaigns across our Third-Party Events and relationship fundraising portfolio. You'll be responsible for the delivery and reporting of marketing activity, managing the day-to-day execution of campaigns to recruit participants for iconic events such as the London Marathon, Great North Run and other challenge events, alongside our In Memory and DIY fundraising products.
Working collaboratively with colleagues across marketing, product teams and agency partners, you'll help deliver engaging multi-channel campaigns that drive registrations, participation and income. You'll also support the marketing of our owned flagship events and other fundraising opportunities as needed, contributing to the growth of the wider fundraising portfolio.
This is a fantastic opportunity for someone who combines creativity with a data-driven approach and is keen to develop their skills in campaign delivery, digital acquisition and performance marketing. If you're passionate about creating impactful campaigns that inspire supporters and help raise vital funds, we'd love to hear from you.
About you
You're a proactive and organised marketer with experience delivering successful multi-channel campaigns and a passion for understanding what motivates people to take action.
You'll have experience using digital channels such as paid social, search, email and organic social media to acquire and engage audiences, alongside an understanding of campaign planning, performance monitoring and optimisation. Comfortable working with data and insight, you're always looking for opportunities to test, learn and improve results.
You'll be a confident communicator with strong teamwork skills, able to build effective relationships and work collaboratively with colleagues and stakeholders to deliver successful campaigns. Creative and solutions-focused, you'll enjoy generating fresh content ideas and finding new ways to engage supporters.
You'll be comfortable creating and capturing content, whether that's filming video for paid social content or working with photographers at supporter events when needed.
Most importantly, you're motivated by the opportunity to inspire supporters to take part in fundraising experiences that make a real difference to people affected by breast cancer.
Job description and benefits
The job description and our attractive benefits are available for you to download.
Primary location of role and hybrid working
This role is primarily based in our Cardiff/Glasgow/London/Sheffield office. Our hybrid working model allows you to work up to 3 days per week at home.
The salary range is:
£34,000 to £36,500 per annum if Cardiff/Glasgow or Sheffield based
£36,500 to £39,500 per annum if London based
When applying
We hope you choose to apply for this role. To support your application, you’ll be asked to submit your anonymised CV and a supporting statement. Please refer to the essential criteria on the person specification and clearly provide as much information as you can with examples, to demonstrate how and where you meet the criteria. If you’ve any immediate questions please contact the Breast Cancer Now recruitment team
Our commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion
We’re committed to promoting equity, valuing diversity and creating an inclusive environment – for everyone who works for us, works with us, supports us and who
we support.
We reserve the right to close this advert early. Therefore, to avoid disappointment please submit your application as soon as possible, if you’re interested in this opportunity.
Closing date 31 August 2026 11:59 pm
Interview date First interview – week commencing 7 September 2026
Second interview – week commencing 14 September 2026
Are you a bold and courageous marketing leader passionate about using your strategic talents to help ensure everyone can know Jesus through the Bible?
Wycliffe Bible Translators exists so everyone can know Jesus through the Bible, yet one in five people worldwide still cannot access Scripture in a language they understand. We are accelerating rapidly, with active donors up 24% and new donors up 63% on last year. This enables us to support more Bible translators, transforming local communities. To expand this impact, we have set an ambitious goal to grow our donor base from 6,000 to 27,000 by 2032.We are making bold, long-term investments in top-of-funnel marketing today to make fundraising easier tomorrow.
In this new Director of Marketing role, you will lead us to invest significant resources with courage and conviction – spending money on top-of-funnel marketing today to make fundraising easier tomorrow. You will bring a campaign mindset, emotional excellence, and exquisite storytelling to move audiences to act. You will help us connect with new audiences in a deeply personal way to drive growth. If you want to deploy your skills to help say ‘Yes!’ to supporting more translators, we would love to hear from you.
- Salary: £70,000-75,000 + benefits
- Location: Home based or the option of a desk at our office in Oxford
- Terms of appointment: Full-time (37.5 hours per week). Permanent
- Closing date: Friday 21 August at 9am
- Interview date: Interviews will be held in Birmingham on Wednesday 2 September
Key responsibilities:
- Accelerate donor acquisition to grow our donor base from 6,000 to 27,000 people by 2032, with a focus on regular giving
- Make Wycliffe an easier charity to support by making our cause visible, emotive and trusted in the spaces where our audiences are
- Bring a campaign mindset to Wycliffe, marrying deep audience insights with emotional excellence and exquisite storytelling to deliver disciplined, high-impact messaging at scale
- Lead and empower a talented team and collaborate closely with colleagues to deliver high performance
Benefits include:
- 33 days’ annual leave, including bank holidays
- Up to 5 days’ extra leave to serve on the Board of an external organisation
- Competitive contributory pension scheme
- Employer pension contributions up to 7.5%
- Fully employer-funded life assurance
- 24/7 employee assistance programme for emotional and practical support
- Family-friendly employer
- Monthly in-person team days in Oxfordshire or the Chilterns (expenses covered)
- Hot-desking facility at Oxford office
- Fully paid-for professional development opportunities.
It is an occupational requirement of this role that you have a clear, personal commitment to the beliefs set out in our Statement of Faith and Doctrinal Position Statement.
To apply, visit our careers site and complete the short online application, attaching your CV and a covering letter (no more than two pages) summarising why you’re applying, how you meet the person specification, and telling us about your personal Christian journey and church involvement.
A world where everyone can know Jesus through the Bible