Communications and Marketing Manager

Job purpose and background

Are you passionate about communications and the environment? Are you looking for a role that uses your skills in strategic marketing and communications to make a difference? CDP is looking for a full-time, one-year fixed term Communications and Marketing Manager. This is a unique opportunity to make your mark in a dynamic business and city-facing organization.

The successful candidate will play a key role managing relationships within an important new project, establishing and working with a key external partner on joint communications and marketing plans. You will be part of our global communications team, which is responsible for CDP’s external global communications and marketing. You will be a results-oriented self-starter with strong interpersonal skills and the ability to work autonomously as well as part of a wider global team. The successful candidate will lead, develop and implement integrated multi-channel global communications strategies and plans, in line with both the project plan and CDP’s strategic plan as well as the needs of our target audiences.

Key responsibilities include:

• Develop, implement and evaluate a proactive multi-channel communications and marketing strategy in collaboration with a key external partner as well as internal colleagues for an exciting new project;
• Lead the development, implementation and evaluation of communications plans and campaigns for specific programs of activity for target markets, in collaboration with key partner organizations and internal stakeholders and team members;
• Build relationships with target media and maximize media coverage of CDP through compelling news stories and thought leadership;
• Develop creative content in line with the project and CDP’s content strategy and plan, for media articles, blogs, social media, marketing collateral, etc, managing third party designers as well as working with the internal content and digital teams, and overseeing implementation of brand guidelines;
• Build relationships and manage global coordination as required with CDP offices and external partners.
• Maximise the effectiveness of key digital channels to meet project goals, working closely with the digital team;
• Regular in-campaign reporting, monitoring and evaluation throughout and at the end of the project;

Required skills and experience:

• Strong experience of developing, delivering and evaluating multi-channel communications and marketing plans - across content, marketing and digital;
• Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to work collaboratively with a major partner;
• Strong PR experience and demonstrable knowledge of international media, including business, trade and environment media;
• Demonstrable experience of successful communications and marketing projects which have delivered against project objectives.
• Strong analytical mind with the ability to turn complex information into compelling stories and content;
• Strong copy-writing and editing skills and excellent attention to detail;
• Extensive experience in promoting content on a wide range of digital and traditional platforms;
• An understanding of and desire to work proactively to promote corporate and local government sustainability;
• Excellent team skills and the flexibility to work across the business and with global offices;
• Strong drive to deliver against targets;
• Excellent time management skills and an ability to meet deadlines under pressure, manage multiple project and stakeholder demands simultaneously;
• Fluency in written and spoken English; and
• At least the equivalent of 8 years of relevant experience in communications, PR or marketing.

Desired skills and experience:

• Experience of managing key partner relationships and project managing communications and marketing deliverables;
• Knowledge of digital marketing best practice and experience with digital marketing tools and software
• Experience of working in the non-profit sector or on policy-related projects
• Experience working as part of a global team;
• Fluency in other languages is welcome but not essential.

This is a full-time, fixed-term role, reporting to the Senior Communications Manager.

Salary and benefits: £40k per annum, annual discretionary bonus (depending on company performance), 30 days’ holiday, generous non-contributory pension provision, life assurance and others.

Interested applicants must be eligible to work legally in the UK.

Before you apply

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How to apply

Please email your CV and a covering letter setting out how you meet the required skills and experience or key responsibilities, which should be no more than two pages, to [email protected] with ‘Communications Manager’ in the subject. The deadline is 9am on Wednesday 10 March 2021.