Working hours: 35 hours per week, Monday to Friday

Duration: 12 month fixed term contract 

Location: Gloucester 

Job Ref: 203907

About the role

Ecclesiastical Planning Services, who are proudly part of Benefact Group, are looking for a Marketing Specialist to join our Gloucester office.

 As Marketing Specialist you will focus on managing our corporate social media across LinkedIn and Facebook, while overseeing key communications, including trade newsletters, regulatory updates, trade press articles, and monthly press releases. You also support B2C marketing campaign activities, internal communications, research and broader marketing initiatives.

Joining our rapidly expanding and innovative Group presents a fantastic opportunity to develop your career and become an integral part of an inclusive, purpose-led organisation.

Key responsibilities

• Plan and coordinate production and delivery of B2B and B2C marketing communications across all media channels including newsletter production, social media content and localised, B2C campaigns on behalf of our partner firms. It also involves sharing updates regarding the Benefact Group’s charitable giving and campaign activity, as well as managing internal communications, working with the business to generate quality content.
• The role includes copy-writing/editing, managing communications through an ASA/FCA compliance approval process and some print management.
• General administrative duties such as managing the inbox to cover marketing administrator, data cleaning and proofreading/checking, etc.
• Liaison with printers, designer, marketing agencies, fulfilment houses and internal stakeholders where required to support marketing activity.
• Support with planning, scheduling and communications.
• Trouble-shoot logistical or quality issues to conclusion.
• Ensure outputs meet the brand guidelines, are technically correct and compliant with FCA, GDPR, ASA and other regulations, and follow compliance processes.

Knowledge, skills and experience

• Previous experience and proven track record in delivering marketing campaigns.
• Knowledge of FCA financial promotions rules.
• Experience of marketing projects and communications programmes in an FCA-regulated industry, including data/GDPR knowledge and print management.
• Excellent written communication skills including grammatical accuracy and ability to adapt written approach to the format, including copy-writing and editing skills.
• Proven planning and project management skills.
• Excellent stakeholder management and relationship building experience. Strong influencing skills.

What we offer

• A competitive salary - let's discuss it
• Group Personal Pension - up to 12% employer contribution
  
• Generous annual bonus scheme up to 24%
  
• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays, and a holiday buy and sell scheme
  
• A range of health and wellbeing benefits, including private healthcare, income protection and life assurance
  
• Up to £400 annual personal grant to a charity of your choice
  
• Encouraged to take at least one volunteering day per year
  
• Employee Assistance Programme
  
• Full study support to gain professional qualifications
• Access to virtual GP
• Enhanced maternity and paternity pay

About us

Ecclesiastical Planning Services (EPS) work with a UK-wide network of funeral directors to provide pre-paid funeral plans. Our business is based on trust, so we focus on personal service, offering guidance and support to funeral directors and families when they need it most.

Benefact Group is a unique international financial services Group made up of over 30 businesses. We are owned by a charity and have been the 3rd largest UK corporate donor over a decade*, having given away £250 million since 2014. We have ambitious plans to become the UK’s number one corporate donor, with strategic objectives in place to double the Group’s size.

We believe it’s essential to attract, empower, grow and reward talented people, offering fantastic opportunities for career and personal development. Our giving ethos, 135-year history and the diversity of what we do, has enabled us to build a culture of kindness, great ambition, and of passionate people driven to do better and be better.

At Benefact Group, we are committed to creating an inclusive culture and building an environment where each and every one of us feels valued and respected. We are a community made up of people with a range of different backgrounds, abilities, perspectives, beliefs and interests and we value the strength this brings to us as a Group. We welcome applications from everyone. 

If you need any additional support during the recruitment process, then please let us know.

*Directory of Social Change’s UK Guides to Company Giving 2017-26