Interim Head of Communications and Marketing, THE TALENT SET
Posted 4 days ago by Guardian Jobs
£69,000 Per year
Fixed-Term
Hybrid
London, England, United Kingdom
Summary: The role of Interim Head of Communications and Marketing involves leading the communications and marketing functions for a health membership body on a 12-month fixed-term contract. The position requires strategic oversight, stakeholder engagement, and the ability to manage reputational risks while promoting the organization's values. The ideal candidate will have relevant experience in corporate communications and a strong understanding of audience insights. This role offers a hybrid working arrangement based in London, starting mid-October.
Key Responsibilities:
- Leading the operations and management of the organization's communications and marketing functions.
- Ensuring marketing and communications are based on audience insight and evaluated against key metrics.
- Leading the planning and delivery of proactive and responsive marketing and communications across all channels – earned, owned, and paid.
- Identifying and managing reputational risks, advising on and enacting mitigation strategies.
- Being a proactive and collaborative member of the directorate, embodying the organization's values and leading by example.
- Supporting commercial development and opportunities for promotion, including competitor analysis and assessments of best practices.
- Providing strategic messaging for communications and campaigns.
Key Skills:
- Experience in a health membership or similar environment.
- Excellent experience of stakeholder engagement (internal and external).
- Strong writing skills.
- Experience in managing corporate communications, including media relations.
- Overseeing digital communications, including website content, email marketing, and social media strategy.
- Using analytics to drive engagement.
Salary (Rate): £69,000 yearly
City: London
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: hybrid
IR35 Status: fixed-term
Seniority Level: Mid-Level
Industry: Other
We are currently working with a reputable health membership body helping them recruit for an Interim Head of Communications and Marketing. This is a 12-month fixed term contract starting mid-October time. Please get in touch if this sounds interesting.
Some of the key responsibilities include:
- Leading the operations and management helping develop the organisations communications and marketing functions
- Ensuring marketing and communications is based on audience insight and evaluated against key metrics
- Lead the planning and delivery of proactive and responsive marketing and communications across all channels – earned, owned and paid
- Identify and manage reputational risks, advising on and enacting mitigation strategies
- Be a proactive and collaborative member of the directorate, embodying the organisations values and leading by example
- Support on commercial development and opportunities for promotion, including contribution to competitor analysis, assessments of best practice, and future opportunities
- Provide strategic messaging for comms and campaigns leading from the front.
The ideal candidate will have experience in the following areas:
- Worked with a health membership or similar environment
- Excellent experience of stakeholder engagement (internal and external)
- Strong writing skills
- Experience in managing corporate communications, including media relations, overseeing digital communications, including website content, email marketing, social media strategy and use of analytics to drive engagement.
This is a 12 month fixed term contract paying up to £69,000 with a hybrid working policy in London (40% over the month)
We are committed to diverse and inclusive recruitment practises that ensure equal opportunity for everyone, regardless of race, sexual orientation, mental or physical disability, age or gender. We encourage applications from all backgrounds and will happily make reasonable adjustments to always ensure a fair process.