[ref. a5883316] St Andrews - Marketing Manager (School of Medicine)
The University of St Andrews is seeking an experienced marketing professional to undertake the important role of Marketing Manager for its renowned School of Medicine. This unique position offers a distinctive opportunity to sculpt and steer the marketing and recruitment strategies for one of the UK's foremost Medical Schools.
Positioned at the strategic intersection of the School Medicine and Admissions, the role demands the formulation of sophisticated marketing collateral tailored precisely for our Medicine programmes. This position represents a two and a half -year fixed term contract within the Admissions Unit.The selected candidate will collaborate extensively with the School of Medicine, concentrating on the key objective of effectively promoting and recruiting to target for our Medicine programmes.
In this capacity, the Marketing Manager will harness and refine the innovative digital and data-driven approaches currently adopted by Admissions, ensuring enhanced recruitment efficiency and efficacy. A comprehensive understanding of the undergraduate medicine landscape within the UK will be desirable.Moreover, the ability to articulate the distinctive benefits of the three unique medicine programmes offered by St Andrews, ensuring their optimal market positioning, will be key to success.
The ideal candidate will possess a proven track record in marketing, preferably within the higher education sector or analogous professional environments. The role requires a strong analytical mindset paired with creative problem-solving skills, proficiency in leveraging data to inform and shape campaigns, and an aptitude for collaborative engagements with a wide array of stakeholders.
This a full-time post working 36.25 hours per week available on a fixed term contract for 2 ½ years.
Employees of the University have access to a wide range of staff benefits including:
- Annual leave of 34 days, plus 5 public holidays
- Financial contribution to relocation where applicable
- Membership of the USS Pension Scheme with generous employer contributions
- A hybrid working environment, including partial homeworking where appropriate and a range of family friendly policies
- Staff discount scheme for local and national goods and services
- Free staff parking, employee Carshare and Cycle to Work Schemes and subsidised local bus travel
- Subsidised sports membership, reduced tuition fees on degree programmes for staff, access to training and development opportunities including LinkedIn Learning, access to library facilities, salary sacrifice scheme
- A range of wellbeing initiatives including membership of Peppy, a health application that connects staff to expert practitioners and personalized support on health matters
This post will/may be primarily based at the Eden Campus at Guardbridge, a state-of-the-art working environment for professional services units.
Applications are particularly welcome from people from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) backgrounds, and other protected characteristics who are under-represented in professional posts at the University.
Equality, diversity and inclusion are at the heart of the St Andrews experience and form a central pillar of the University Strategy. We strive to create a fair and inclusive culture demonstrated through our commitment to diversity awards (Athena Swan, Carer Positive, LGBT Charter and Race Charters).We celebrate diversity by promoting profiles of BAME, LGBTIQ+ staff and supporting networks including the Staff BAME Network; Staff with Disabilities Network; Staff LGBTIQ+ Network; and the Staff Parents & Carers Network. Full details available online: https://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/hr/edi/
This role is not eligible for visa sponsorship. Information on other visa options is available at https://www.gov.uk/check-uk-visa or by contacting our HR Immigration Team on hrimmigration@st-andrews.ac.uk.
Closing Date: 27 October 2024Interview Date: w/c 11 November 2024
We encourage applicants to apply online at www.vacancies.st-andrews.ac.uk/welcome.aspx, however if you are unable to do this, please call +44 (0)1334 461990 for an application pack.
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The University of St Andrews is a charity registered in Scotland (No SC013532).