Marketing Executive - Adoption@Heart

Grade 6

Pay point 17 – 22 £33,945 to £38,223

1 x 37 hours

Exciting Opportunity for Passionate Marketing Executives!

Adoption@Heart is a Regional Adoption Agency working on behalf of Wolverhampton, Walsall and Dudley Councils and Sandwell Children’s Trust. We are currently recruiting to a Marketing Executive.

Are you are a creative and dynamic marketing professional looking to make a difference? We have a fantastic opportunity for a Marketing Executive to join our dedicated team at the Adoption@Heart Regional Adoption Agency!

Why Join Us?

Impactful Work: Help transform lives by promoting adoption and creating loving families.

Innovation: Be part of a forward-thinking team, implementing cutting-edge marketing strategies.

Supportive Environment: Work in a collaborative atmosphere where your ideas are valued and nurtured.

Professional Growth: Develop your skills and advance your career in a fulfilling and supportive environment. Meaningful Connections: Build relationships with adoptive families, birth parents, and community stakeholders.

Responsibilities:

Develop and implement innovative marketing campaigns to raise awareness about adoption opportunities.

Utilise digital platforms and social media to engage with diverse audiences and encourage adoption enquiries.

Collaborate with the team to organise events, workshops and community outreach programs.

Analyse marketing data and metrics to optimise strategies and enhance the agency's outreach efforts.

If you are enthusiastic, creative, and committed to making a real difference, we invite you to apply and join us in our mission to create forever families. Together, let's build a brighter future for children in need of loving homes. Apply now and be a part of something extraordinary!

You should have:

• Skills and experience to lead on marketing and communication and have trained in a marketing or communications environment.
• Have drive and determination to achieve targets.
• Well-developed presentation and influencing skills.
• Experience of devising, implementing and evaluating marketing campaigns.
• Experience of delivering events and providing excellent customer service
• Experience of developing creative content presentations and specialist material
• A passion for building and maintaining strong working relationships with our partners in the Black Country and beyond, to achieve timely and best possible permanency outcomes for children in need of adoptive families.

For further information on this post please contact:

Jayne Young, Business Support Manager

jayne.young@adoptionatheart.org.uk

Interview date: 07.12.23

Our working arrangements

All council roles are allocated to either a fixed, field or flexible work style. Some roles are agile which enables and empowers employees to maximise their performance and productivity, whilst maintaining a healthy work life balance. Roles with a fixed workstyle work in a fixed permanent council location. Roles with a field workstyle are usually allocated where employees are required to be out working in the community with a minimum requirement for ‘touch down’ space at any council location. Roles with a flexible workstyle have a flexible base location to meet the needs of the business and employees can work from a mixture of home or any council office, partner/client, or external location, as required to meet service requirements.

Please refer to the Job Description for further information on the workstyle assigned to the role you are applying for.

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Diversity

We are committed to building a workforce that is reflective of the diverse community we serve. We want to attract the best applications from people of all backgrounds and underrepresented groups because we strongly believe in adding value through diversity, inclusion, and equality. Our employees enable us to deliver services that are accessible, inclusive, and reflective of Wolverhampton residents.
Our status as a Disability Confident Employer showcases our commitment to people with disabilities or health conditions, advocating for their opportunities and potential. We've received the Stonewall Silver Award, emphasising our dedication to the LGBT+ community by nurturing an inspiring, inclusive, and equal workplace. As of March 2023, the RACE Code Quality Mark signifies our active engagement with racial equality. These recognitions validate our continuous efforts towards fostering an inclusive work environment that respects and values our diverse employees.

As part of our commitment as a Disability Confident employer, a Gold Award Armed Forces employer and our commitment to supporting care leavers - we offer a guaranteed interview as long as your application meets the essential criteria for the post. 

We encourage, inspire and value an inclusive culture here at the council where employees can flourish, thrive and be themselves. We have four staff equality forums for employees to join. These help to ensure our employees have a voice, they feel empowered to speak up and where everyone is treated with respect - Learn more about the staff equality forums here

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