Marketing Coordinator (12-month temporary)

Acorns Children's Hospice are looking for a Marketing Coordinator to support the creation and delivery of creative and engaging marketing and communications campaigns. This role is offered on a 12-month temporary contract to cover maternity leave.

About the Role

At Acorns Children’s Hospice we offer a network of specialist palliative nursing care and support for local children and their families. We are there wherever and whenever they need us, in the hospice, community and at home. Our services include short breaks for children at our hospices, therapeutic and psychosocial support, support for siblings and other family members, emergency and end of life care and bereavement support.

As Marketing Coordinator, you will: 

• Support the scoping, planning and delivery of integrated marketing and communications campaigns
• Contribute creative ideas and practical solutions for marketing campaigns
• Generate compelling content to fulfil marketing briefs and communications activity including e-marketing
• Support the planning and coordination of photography shoots
• Support the management of third-party suppliers to secure cost-effective print quotations

About You

• Experience supporting marketing and communications campaigns across print and digital channels
• Strong copywriting and proof-reading experience
• Experience of working with a variety of online and offline marketing communications tools

What We Offer

• £27,050 per annum
• 37.5 hours per week
• Hybrid role - based at nearest Acorns hospice (Walsall, Birmingham or Worcester) and home working
• Employee discounts from leading retailers – including the Blue Light Card
• Discounts on refurbished tech
• Eye Test discount
• Health cash plan
• Gym membership and equipment discount scheme
• Time off to volunteer
• Bike2Work scheme - save up to 42% on bikes and equipment 
• Wellbeing, legal and financial support
• Generous contribution to group personal pension plan (7.5%) or continuation of current NHS pension scheme
• NHS pension scheme life assurance or Acorns group life assurance scheme 

Interviews are scheduled to be held week commencing 6 April

We encourage you to submit your application as soon as possible, as this vacancy may close once we have received a sufficient number of applications

You need to be eligible to work in the UK to be considered for this role. We are committed to safeguarding children and vulnerable adults and therefore any successful candidate will be subject to a check and will be asked to provide two satisfactory references.

As a UNICEF Gold Rights Respecting organisation we are committed to ensuring that the United Nations Convention for the Rights of the Child is embedded into both culture and practice within the organisation. As an employee you will be a Duty Bearer for Children’s Rights and support all children to be Rights Holders.

If you have any questions, please contact us at recruitment@acorns.org.uk

Find out about our culture, career development, benefits and more here: Why Work for Acorns?