Job Vacancy:
Marketing & Communications Officer

Hours: 37.5 hours per week (part-time will be considered)

Location: You will be based at our Head Office in Balsall Heath and we will occasionally ask you to travel to other JERICHO sites or to visit our supporters/attend events.

There is also the possibility of some home working to help manage your work/life balance.

Salary: £28,000 per year

About JERICHO

JERICHO is an award-winning Birmingham-based charity and family of seven social enterprises. We provide supported work opportunities for people facing extreme challenges in getting a job. We primarily support marginalised young people and survivors of modern slavery.

What makes our model so effective is the way we combine work placements with individualised wrap-around support, training and a range of targeted activities. Our approach is focused on helping people address the issues that are affecting their life chances, build skills and confidence and ultimately become more employable.

What’s the job?

Are you a creative and innovative Marketer looking for a role where you can truly make an impact? This brand-new position is an exciting opportunity to shape how JERICHO shares its story and engages with the community to fulfil our mission.

We’re looking for someone who will love generating fresh ideas, experimenting with content, and using Marketing to support our charity and seven social enterprises. This role is crucial for JERICHO as we know that by telling our story better we’ll grow our impact, reach more people, and showcase the incredible work happening across our charity and social enterprises. Marketing is a key part of our strategy moving forward, and why we need someone passionate and creative to help drive it forward.

If you are looking for a role that you can make your own while making a huge impact, this is the perfect job for you!

What you’ll be doing

As part of our Marketing team, you’ll have plenty of opportunity to be creative and innovative, bringing new ideas to the table while helping us strengthen our brand and communications. Your work will include:

  • Working across all social enterprise & Fundraising areas

  • Designing, delivering & measuring marketing campaigns

  • Day to day management of social media accounts

  • Working with social enterprises and Fundraising to create social media content

  • Designing marketing assets e.g. posters & social media graphics

  • Day to day management of websites

  • Enforcing brand guidelines across the organisation

  • Ordering marketing supplies e.g. posters, business cards etc

  • Sending promotional customer emails

  • Supporting in creation of case studies

  • Maintaining photo and video library 

  • Keeping JERICHO information relevant and accurate 

  • Helping to develop and implement marketing strategy

  • Helping to produce external newsletter

  • Helping to produce annual report

  • Being part of the JERICHO events team

Who are we looking for?

We are looking for someone who has:

  • Strong organisational and time-management skills, with the ability to manage multiple tasks and deadlines

  • A basic understanding of email marketing platforms

  • An ability to write engaging and clear copy for differing audiences

  • Basic graphic design skills ideally with experience using tools such as Canva

  • Someone who wants to be a part of an award winning, values driven organisation focused on improving life chances of some of the most disadvantaged people in our community

 

This is an exciting chance to shape and grow a brand-new role, bringing your creativity and passion to support JERICHO’s mission.

What’s in it for you?

  • A full-time job, 37.5 hours per week.  Some home working may be possible.

  • A salary of £28,000 per year

  • 24 days annual leave plus bank holidays, increasing by one day a year up a maximum of 29 days

  • Enhanced sick pay after qualifying period

To Apply:

Please email your CV and covering letter to hrenquiries@jericho.org.uk

The covering letter must include:

  • Why you want to be considered for the role

  • How you meet the job criteria

  • Where you heard about the vacancy

For an informal conversation about the role please contact Rebecca Stone, Head of Fundraising, on 0121 647 1960 or Rebecca.stone@jericho.org.uk.

Closing Date: Thursday 29th May

Interview Date: Tuesday 10th June

To get a feel of JERICHO’s values and our overarching mission, please take a look at our Recruitment Pack.

You must have the right to work in the UK as we are unable to offer sponsorship.

Equal Opportunities

JERICHO actively welcomes all suitably qualified applicants regardless of gender identity or expression, ethnic origin, nationality, religion or beliefs, age, sexual orientation, disability status or any other protected characteristic. We recruit and develop our people based on merit and their passion for creating better outcomes, and we're committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

Help us understand who is applying for and getting roles with us by completing our Equality and Diversity Questionnaire. This information is not accessible to the recruiting manager and it does not form part of your application.

We guarantee an interview to disabled candidates who meet the minimum criteria under the Disability Confident Scheme.