Marketing and Communications Manager

Issue Date: 16 August 2024
Closing Date: 2 September 2024
Position Ref: NB1282
Location: Blended or fully office based (from our office in London).
Hours: Full-time (see ‘Flexible working’)
Salary: £42,000-£45,000 (depending on experience)

Who we are

Energy Saving Trust is a leading and trusted organisation, dedicated to promoting energy
efficiency, low carbon transport and sustainable energy use. We aim to address the climate
emergency and deliver the wider benefits of clean energy as we transition to net zero.

At Energy Saving Trust we don’t just offer jobs – we offer careers. For our people, being part
of the effort to address the climate emergency makes working for us truly meaningful and
rewarding.

Here are some of the benefits we offer:

• We offer an outstanding pension scheme including employer contributions of up to 9%, 11% or
  13% (age-linked).
• Enhanced parental leave.
• Private BUPA insurance.
• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays, with service-linked increases as well as three
  goodwill days over the Christmas period.
• Staff wellbeing allowance of up to £25 per month / £300 per year.

Please see our careers page
for the full list of benefits we have to offer and why Energy Saving Trust is a great place to
work.

The team

• The marketing and communications team is based across our three offices in Edinburgh,
  Cardiff and London. We are a large team of around 50 staff, many of whom work in specialist
  areas such as content or digital marketing. The team offers a warm and supportive environment
  for colleagues, both in person in the office and online via our Teams channel. 
• We are collaborative – we work very closely with colleagues in different Energy Saving
  Trust departments, suppliers, agencies and funders.
• We are expert – we’re responsible for advising colleagues on our specialist area.
• We are supportive – we work closely as a team, helping make sure we achieve the best we can
  together.

The role 

• We are looking for a capable and committed marketing and communications manager to help us
  launch and deliver an exciting new retrofit and net zero programme across London.
• Your role will be central to the success of the programme and will make a key contribution
  to achievement of our organisational objectives.
• Your role will form part of the programme management and you’ll work closely with internal
  and external stakeholders to succeed.

What you’ll do 

• In this role, you will develop a marketing and communications strategy and help mobilise a
  new programme aimed at B2B audiences in London, particularly public sector-facing (eg local
  authorities, social housing and health providers).
• Following the programme launch, you will deliver strategic marketing activities to help
  achieve the KPIs, regularly reporting on performance and evaluating results throughout. This is
  a hands-on role working across all levels.
• You’ll work across various elements of the marketing and communications mix to achieve
  success, including digital, social media, PR and direct email. You’ll also develop branded
  materials and resources to promote the programme.  

What you’ll bring 

• Experience of marketing and communications management, with proven success in strategic
  campaign development and implementation, particularly in a B2B or public sector context.
• Experience of working in a fast-paced environment with ability to prioritise activity.
• Negotiation and facilitation skills and flexibility of approach.
• Written and verbal communication skills, including editing and proof-reading.
• Self-motivated, strong leadership skills, team-oriented, and goal-oriented.

For more information, please see job description: Job
description – Marketing and communications manager – NB 1282

Applications close at 9am on Monday 2 September. Interviews are intended to be
held on Thursday 12 and Tuesday 17 September.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient
applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as
early as possible.

Please click ‘apply online’ via our recruitment portal. We will ask for your personal details,
work history and a supporting statement. Applications submitted without a supporting statement
will not be considered.

In your supporting statement please explain how you meet the essential areas in the job
description. Applications submitted via email or without a supporting statement will not be
considered.

Reasonable adjustments: We are a Disability Confident Committed
employer. We want to ensure that our recruitment process is inclusive of and accessible
for, everyone.

If you think you may need additional support or reasonable adjustments made to any part of the
recruitment process, please get in touch with [email protected] or call reception on
+44 (0)20 7222 0101. We will do our very best to support you. 

Flexible working: We offer a range of flexible working arrangements, including
working from home, compressed or part-time hours, job shares and other arrangements. There is
no need to justify your preferred working pattern and we encourage our people to work in
whichever way helps them to perform at their best.

We will be happy to discuss this and our blended working model at the interview stage with you.

Please note, that we are unable to provide visa sponsorship for this post. To apply for this
post, you must be able to demonstrate your eligibility to work in the UK.

Diversity and inclusion

Energy Saving Trust is committed to creating a diverse, inclusive and equitable workplace where
everyone can be themselves, with support to be their best.

We strongly encourage applicants from a wide range of backgrounds and with different identities
and experiences to apply for roles with Energy Saving Trust.

We are a Disability Confident Committed employer and we ringfence a minimum number of interview
slots for candidates who apply via the Disability Confident scheme and meet the minimum
criteria for a role. Find out
more here.

You can find out more about
our commitment to diversity and inclusion here.