Head of Marketing (11-month maternity cover)

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Summary

This is an incredibly exciting opportunity for an experienced Head of Marketing that wants to jump in at the deep-end and join our team just ahead of Climate Week NYC, the biggest annual climate event of its kind. Climate Week NYC will be your main focus in the first months, but after that you'll lead an incredibly talented team to help drive our digital marketing, our online and membership engagement, and our digital influencing and campaigning to help grow our organisation's international profile and our income, all with the goal of driving climate action, fast.

This a full-time, fixed-term maternity cover contract starting at the end of July until June 2025.

About Climate Group

Climate Group is an international organisation, and we want to reflect that in our staff. People who work for us, and people who apply, need to feel heard, safe, and included. That is why we are committed to equity, diversity and inclusion throughout our application process and in our offices. We welcome applicants that are diverse in terms of age, gender identity, sexual orientation, physical or mental ability, ethnicity and perspective.

Climate Group drives climate action. Fast. Our goal is a world of net zero carbon emissions by 2050, with greater prosperity for all.

We focus on systems with the highest emissions and where our networks have the greatest opportunity to drive change. We do this by building large and influential networks and holding organisations accountable, turning their commitments into action.

We share what we achieve together to show more organisations what they could do. We are an international non-profit organisation, founded in 2004, with offices in London, Amsterdam, Beijing, New Delhi and New York.

About the role

Our organisation is moving fast, and so will this role. One day you'll be working on the marketing and sponsorship deliverables around Climate Week NYC or one of our other flagship events, the next you'll be discussing (and implementing) a strategy for our online campaigns and our profile, signing off a video-script or working on the engagement with our incredible network of members.

In this role, you'll play a critical part in achieving our goal to be an inspiring climate influencer of business and politics. This is a leadership role within the international communications team and the wider organisation, requiring a strategic thinker with senior experience across the full range of marketing disciplines - from campaigning and stakeholder relations to brand and digital, particularly around flagship events. You'll manage a team of (currently) five people, and you'll be overseeing our external support for design, web, and video.

Together, we work on the biggest issue of our time: fighting climate change.

Key responsibilities will include:

• Strengthening our multi-year ambitious marketing strategy, maximising our brand, impact, influence and income.
• Lead the marketing around our flagship events to strengthen the profile, impact and sponsorship income of our organisation and our events.
• The pinnacle will be project managing and delivering on the marketing around Climate Week NYC in September 2024.
• Further evolve our membership work, including through marketing support of new programmes and products that can generate income and/or grow our networks.
• Continue to grow the impact of our Marketing Team and drive the delivery of marketing opportunities across the organisation.
• Have a clear vision on the positioning of our work, partnerships and funding bids externally with the right audiences.
• Be a strategic, leading voice in the strengthening of our external profile as go-to international influencer of relevant action takers and decision makers.
• Building our digital influencing/advocacy capacity to support our influencing work, and increase impact of our government and policy work.

About you

We value strengths and the desire to learn - if you meet the majority of the criteria listed below, please apply.

Essential

• Experience in leading and driving a hands-on Marketing team.
• Deep insights in the full breadth of the (data-led) marketing toolkit
• Strategic mindset
• Experience in events marketing
• Outcome driven with high ambitions for the organisation and your own work
• Innovative in nature, always looking for ways to improve outputs and processes
• Always focused on using the best software and tools to improve marketing and comms effectiveness
• Experience in stakeholder management

Desirable

• Experience with online advocacy / influencing
• Understanding of, or strong interest in climate issues
• Knowledge of digital campaigning

Our location

You'll be based in our London head office near Tower Bridge and will enjoy the benefits of flexible and hybrid working: 3 days in the office and 2 days from home.

As well as having excellent green credentials, our open-plan workspace offers the ultimate flexibility for your working day, whether you're working collaboratively, hosting a hybrid meeting with your global colleagues, or need some focus time in an acoustic booth or at a standing desk. The building is accessible for people living with disabilities, and offers a well-equipped gym, secure bike parking and showers.

The role will require occasional international travel.

What we offer

Our people are at the heart of what we do. You'll be joining a global community of bold, ambitious doers who are committed to driving climate action fast.
This is a fixed-term 11-month position, starting from the end of July 2024. The salary offered is £54,800 to £59,779 per annum, based on experience.

Many of our people work flexibly in many different ways, including part-time. Please talk to us at interview about your preferred ways of working and if we can make it work for the role and within the team then we will.

In addition to the rewards you'll find from working with friendly, passionate people who'll challenge and help you grow, we offer a fantastic benefits package:

• 25 days' holiday per year, plus public holidays
• 10% non-contributory pension scheme following three months' service
• Long-service holiday bonus of an additional day after three and six years' service
• Hybrid and flexible working
• Cash plan and private medical insurance on completion of probation
• Supportive family policies including enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption leave as well as fertility treatment support
• Monthly wellbeing allowance plus Headspace membership
• Paid leave for volunteering, moving house and getting married
• Life assurance cover from first day
• E-bike/bike loan scheme of up to £1,000
• Season ticket loan scheme
• Comprehensive learning and development initiatives to help you reach your full potential, including access to LinkedIn Learning

Apply now

Submit your application now using the 'Apply for this job' button.

Your application should be in the form of a CV and one-page cover letter covering why you want to work with Climate Group and how your experience, skills and knowledge relate to the competencies outlined above.

If you need any further information, require the job advert in an accessible format, or need additional support at any stage of the recruitment process, please contact Rik Goverde, Director of Programme and Corporate Comms, [email protected].

The closing date for applications is midnight on Sunday12 May 2024. We'll be holding interviews on a rolling basis, therefore welcome and encourage early applications.

The requisite eligibility criteria, or work visa to work in the UK are a requirement for this position and no relocation and/or sponsorship costs will be borne by Climate Group.

Please note we will not be engaging recruitment agencies for this role.