Head of Marketing & Communications

Are you a Marketing and Communications specialist looking to take that next step into a leadership role within a passionate, values led organisation?

Head of Marketing & Communications
Location: Hybrid working between home and office in Tisbury (1-2 visits per month)
Permanent, Full-Time 35 hours position but please talk to us about flexible working requests
Salary: c £45,000 per annum dependent on experience
Excellent benefits: 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays, rising to 28 days after 2 years, 30 days after 5 years. Enhanced maternity and paternity leave, employee assistance programme. New joiners are also given access to personalised coaching through More Happi to support your transition into your new role.

International Cat Care has been challenging cruelty, ignorance and misunderstanding around cats since 1958. They have since become a leading cat welfare charity which believes that we have a shared responsibility to protect cats from physical and mental suffering. They fund research, provide information for cat owners, advocate for better understanding of cats, and consult on legislation regarding animal welfare with a specific focus on cats. They advise some of the UK s biggest animal charities, providing expert guidance to make sure they are delivering the best possible care.

About the role:

The Head of Marketing and Communications will focus on developing and implementing the marketing and communications strategy. You ll lead a small team and be involved in the creation and implementation of a comprehensive communications strategy which aims to increase iCatCare s brand visibility, and support income generation. This is a great time to be joining this small but mighty team. As well as being the expert on all things Marketing & Communications, you ll also sit on the Senior Leadership Team having the opportunity to help shape the future of this impactful and ambitious organisation.

The Head of Marketing and Communications will also:

• Develop and deliver social media strategy and content for iCatCare channels.
• Ensure that all marketing assets are on brand and in-line with the organisation s overall marketing objectives, strategic plan and messaging.
• Build and deliver iCatCare s communications calendar, driving reach and depth to support the charity s objectives.
• Collaborate with colleagues across the organisation on content & ideas to promote the various programmes we run.
• Line Manage the Social Media Officer and Digital Marketing Officer, offering support and guidance as necessary, and ensuring their Learning and Development needs are met.

About You:

We re looking for a skilled marketing and communications professional who has experience in a role within PR, marketing, communications or another similar area. You ll be a strategic thinker, who can develop and execute plans with measurable outcomes. You ll also be an expert communicator, editor and proofreader who is also a strong relationship-builder. iCatCare operates across numerous stakeholders internally, externally including their membership so you ll be adept at stakeholder management within a collaborative and non-hierarchical organisation.

We are looking for a talented storyteller who can support growth strategy around the charitable side of iCatCare, so while it isn t essential, some experience of working within the sector would be useful.

If you re creative, proactive and solutions-focused and are looking to use your marketing and communication skills to positively impact the welfare of cats around the world, we would love to hear from you.

For more information about this role please send your CV in the first instance to Ellen Drummond at Charity People.

Closing Date: Wednesday 16th October
First Stage Interviews: Tuesday 22nd October (online)
Second Stage Interviews: Friday 1st November (in person)

Charity People actively promotes equality, diversity and inclusion. We match charity needs with skills and experience of candidates, irrespective of age, disability (including hidden disabilities), gender, gender identity or gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, or sexual orientation. We do this because we know greater diversity will lead to even greater results for the charities with which we work.