Job Description

Director of Sales and Marketing

College location: East Surrey College and John Ruskin College (Selsdon)

Salary: £66,264 (subject to qualifications, skills, and experience)

Hours: 6 Months FTC, Full time: 37 hours - 08:45-17:00 Monday – Friday

This exciting post provides the opportunity to work with the Directorate to lead the College’s marketing strategy and planning, driving forward Orbital South Colleges’ brand presence within the region and ensuring that activity, style and presentation match the college’s overall vision, mission and strategic aims.

We are looking for you to provide a dynamic, responsive and innovative leadership of Marketing activity within the college, in accordance with the College’s priorities and values and to be responsible for its effectiveness and cost.

The successful candidate must have:

* Excellent interpersonal, oral and written communication skills and the ability to relate effectively with students, staff, and stakeholders

* Proven ability to lead and advise on all marketing strategies

* Building and maintaining strong relationships with local employers and business

* Experience of working within a supervisory position in a similar Marketing environment

* Maths & English GCSE / Level 2 equivalent

Please note that this role is a 6 months Fixed-term Contract.

If this sounds like you and you will enjoy working in a forward thinking, friendly, fast paced, changing environment with state of the art facilities, we would love to hear from you. In return, we offer a competitive salary, as well as staff benefits such a choice of two excellent pension schemes, a brilliant holiday package, free onsite parking and access to our fully equipped gym along with discounted in house Spa and Salon treatments.

Orbital South Colleges Group are committed to Equal Opportunities, encouraging applications from all sectors of the community to reflect our diverse student population. We are also committed to PREVENT and Safeguarding the welfare of children and vulnerable adultsand expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Both College Campus’ are smoke-free zones.

As part of our pre-employment checks, successful candidates will be required to complete an enhanced DBS, references will be taken and evidence of all qualifications and awards will also be required before commencement of employment. Failure to do so may lead to offers being withdrawn.

Applicants must be eligible to work in the UK as we do not sponsor work permits, and work permits from other organisations are unacceptable as proof of right to work in the UK