Marketing Executive

Warning: This vacancy expired on 15th Sep 2008.

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Job Description

• Develop and nurture relationships with key stakeholder groups including: careers advisers, heads of departments and key stakeholders in target schools/universities, ensuring prominence on campus.
• Organise and attend events on campus careers fairs, networking and presentation sessions, skills sessions and business games, etc.
• Work cross department and with regions and district societies to run key activities in target schools/universities.
• To ensure the company is represented at national events that target appropriate markets, efficiently and effectively.
• To produce appropriate and relevant copy for websites, promotional literature, fliers, advertising and monthly comms emails to relevant audiences to support activity.
• Continuously research the university and student market to report on key trends, analysing the effects or impact this has on marketing activities and communications.
• Work with recruiters/authorised training organisations to assist them with their recruitment marketing, ensuring activities meet their requirements and channel high calibre students to apply for training contracts.
• Establishes effective relationships with external and internal clients and gains their trust and respect.
• Demonstrate an understanding of clients needs and priorities.
• Responds to and follows up on routine or standard requests from clients/stakeholders accurately and promptly.
• Take ownership to ensure the needs of clients and internal stakeholders are met, involving others as appropriate.
• Proactively seek member and internal client feedback, utilising this to improve services.
• Understand the environment in which clients and stakeholders operate and adapt approach accordingly.
• Understand the quality standards that apply to their work.
• Focuses on delivering on time and within budget.
• Take responsibility for own work, ensuring accuracy and error free first time.
• Makes suggestions on how quality or ways of working could be improved.
• Makes use of other ways of working to improve quality and/or productivity does not need to reinvent the wheel.
• Comfortably work on complex projects and/or on multiple projects without sacrificing quality of own work.
• React to change with flexibility and agility.
• Openly shares knowledge, information and skills within the team.
• Understands how own activities impact on other people.
• Build relationships through effective face-to-face communication (not reliant on email).
• Act in the wider interests of the company sees the bigger picture beyond own team.
• Recognise where information or knowledge may be useful for other teams and shares it appropriately.
• Understands the role of influencing in getting things done through others without formal authority.
• Anticipates and prepares for other reactions when planning communications.
• Listens carefully, asks questions, checks for understanding and seeks to understand the underlying message.
• Gathers appropriate information to support views and arguments.
• Tailors information to suit the needs of their audience.
• Creates and maintains informal networks with key contacts within and outside of own area.
• Demonstrates confidence and prepared to say if they dont have the answer and then finds it out.
• Builds trust by keeping their word, commitment and confidences.
• Uphold standards consistently during both good times and bad.
• Leaves a professional image of the company in all external dealings.
• Inspires confidence through consistent, honest and open behaviour.
• Understand what the Institute is trying to achieve and the contribution they and their team can make.
• Plans and prioritises own work effectively.
• Gets results without compromising quality, integrity or the team.
• Is prepared to put in extra effort to get the job done on time.
• Shows a sense of energy, urgency and determination.
• Reacts quickly and flexibly to changing circumstances.
• Provides the necessary support and resources for the team to deliver results.
• Demonstrates mastery of skills and knowledge required.
• Takes action to develop own skills and knowledge and keep up to date.
• Is aware of developments and trends within own area of expertise.
• Recognises limits of own skills or knowledge and when to consult others.
• Shows a desire to learn about other areas of the company.
• Finds out what is happening in the market place and how this could be applied in practice.
• Participates actively in professional networks

• Educated to degree level

• Ideally experience in marketing or event management preferably within the recruitment or education sector.
• Well organised, efficient, confident and a team player.
• A high standard of written English and the ability to write creatively is essential.
• The ability to present to large groups of people, clearly and concisely is prerequisite.

• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Proactive self starter
• High levels of energy and enthusiasm
• Excellent presentation skills (essential) ability to present to groups of 50+
• Good IT skills including Word and PowerPoint
• Ability to meet deadlines, work under pressure and manage a variety of different projects simultaneously
• There will be a requirement to travel within the UK (with overnight stays away), so need to be flexible to meet the level of event activity required in this role. Predominant travel to the SOUTH EAST region with a client base of approximately 10 -15.
  

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