Marketing And Communications Executive

Reports to: Brand and Content Manager
Start Date: ASAP
Location: Home based with regular working days in London
Salary: GBP25k - GBP30k depending on experience and qualifications (% employer pension contribution)
Working Arrangements: Full time
About Now Teach
Our long-term vision is a world where children benefit because talented people, who have already had successful careers, become teachers, and bring their skills and experiences to the schools that need them most. We support Now Teachers, training providers, schools, and the wider education system to realise the full potential of career-changers in education.
We are looking for driven and committed people to help us meet new goals, increase our Now Teacher Network, and create impact in schools.
Working at Now Teach
We are a small, collaborative, and supportive team of 25 people. We are non-hierarchical, with great line-manager relationships and people of all levels getting stuck in. We set clear expectations and celebrate the successes of teams and individuals. Our team are proud to work at Now Teach, find Now Teach considerate of their wellbeing and would actively recommend us as an employer.
Our culture is central to us encouraging and supporting people into teaching. Without our positive, honest, and flexible approach, we would not be able to adapt to meet the needs of Now Teachers. We have been named as one of Escape the City's Top 100 Employers 3-years running and have been recognised at the Working Dads Employer Awards and as a Working Mums' Top Employer. We have won awards for our Culture, Flexible Working, Excellence in Public Service and Marketing. You are joining a quality team!
Role overview
This role is a key part of a small and high-performing team responsible for attracting recruits, raising the profile of Now Teach and supporting the delivery of engaging internal communications to our network of Now Teachers. We work together to deliver inspiring marketing campaigns, create impactful content, and develop our website that is visited by over 120,00 people each year.
It is ideal for someone looking for a role that provides exposure to, and development in, different areas of marketing, communications, and content and wants to make a real impact in a small team. This role needs someone who can:
Problem solves and can work on their own initiative to agreed objectives. Deal with multiple priorities and situations as they arise, with an ability to work autonomously and to a deadline. Be professional, personable, and mature in attitude, with the ability to work positively with people at all levels., Changing career to teaching is a big commitment, so we play an important part in giving people the inspiration, insight, and information they need to make this significant, and sometimes scary, step and thrive once they are in the classroom.
Role Description
Contribute to, follow, and maintain an annual content plan to engage our applicants and network members with support from Brand and Content Manager. Work alongside Now Teach colleagues to help them deliver their communications outputs, advising and informing them on how to use templates and brand guidelines. Maintain and develop related website and intranet pages. Deliver our social media plan to increase engagement and followers. Contribute your ideas to shape creation of newsletters, publications, marketing collateral and other outputs for a range of key stakeholders., for example members, the internal team, funders, and partners. Take responsibility for promoting our information events to meet sign-up and attendance targets. Work with colleagues to shape and deliver our Internal Comms plans. Research topics and conduct interviews to write blog articles and create other content Make sure content is informed by audience insight, working with colleagues to find out what topics resonate for our Network Build relationships with Now Teach's career-changers and the team that supports them, enabling you to understand the experience of career-changers, identify exceptional stories and find the person to tell them Monitor content to see how audiences respond, and refine and innovate to improve engagement Work with freelancers to deliver projects, including copywriting, photos, design, and film Identify and test good practice to make our communications effective and industry-leading Manage stock of promotional merchandise. Sourcing and purchasing branded merchandise and other Marketing and related purchases. Support Now Teach's other goals through input on internal, Network stakeholder and fundraiser communications. Person Specification
The ideal candidate will:
Want to work for an organisation with social purpose and be committed to ensuring that children's futures are not determined by their backgrounds Work to our organisational values of Commitment, Adaptability, Honesty, and Responsibility Have high-standards and a commitment to quality. Have good written and verbal communication and editing skills. Have a good understanding of marketing techniques, including websites as well as digital and social media, and able to explain them to non-specialists Be able to plan their work and have excellent attention to detail. Have the resourcefulness to make recommendations, start projects, problem solve and see them through to completion with the support of the team Able to set own goals and manage workload in a flexible environment, adapting and operating well with ambiguity Good IT Skills (including Microsoft Office). Knowledge of CRM or EMS systems, but training will be given. Committed to continuous improvement in building a diverse, effective organisation that is truly representative of the communities we serve.
Working arrangements
Full time role, flexible working patterns possible. Now Teach are supported to work flexibly at co-working spaces or at home as needed with regular working days in London.
Application Process
To apply, please complete our online application form where you will be asked to upload a Cover Letter (no more than 1 side of A4) and CV (no more than 2 sides of A4)
Your Cover Letter should include why you are attracted to the role, why you are motivated to work at Now Teach and what you can bring to the team.
Applications will close on 23rd January 2024. However, applications will be assessed on a rolling basis, so early applications are strongly encouraged.
If you have any difficulty with accessing the application form, need any additional support or require reasonable adjustments to the application process, please email Maria via
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
Now Teach strives to be a workplace that is diverse, equitable and inclusive where we can ALL be ourselves. We encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, ethnicities, ages, gender identities, stages of life and those with hidden or visible disabilities.
We are committed to providing reasonable adjustments throughout our recruitment process and we'll endeavor to be as accommodating as possible. If you would like to discuss specific requirements, please contact or call on and ask to speak to the Ops Team.
All applicants must have an existing Right to Work in the UK.
Safe Recruitment Procedure
Now Teach are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. To meet this responsibility, we follow a rigorous selection process, and all successful candidates will be subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check.
Reference checking
References from the previous and current employer will be taken up for shortlisted candidates, and where necessary employers may be contacted to gather further information.
Probation
All new staff will be subject to a probation period of 3 months (which may, in certain circumstances, be extended). The probation period is a trial period, to enable the assessment of an employee's suitability for the job for which they have been employed.