Marketing & Communications Planning Executive

Job Introduction

With the number of people living with and at risk of diabetes growing every day, our work has never felt more needed, or relevant. Our marketing and communications teams are central to helping us reach more people than ever to achieve our vision of a world where diabetes can do no harm.

Critical to our impact is a joined-up approach to communications planning across the charity so we’re delivering the right messages to our audiences, at the right time and in the right way to allow us to make the biggest difference, while using our finite resources as a charity well.

At the heart of this coordinated approach is our Marketing & Communications Planning team. Sitting within the Strategic Marketing team, but working with colleagues across the charity, the team helps us manage and organise our plans, schedule and resource projects, and drive greater impact through our external communications. The Marketing & Communications Planning Executive will form a critical part of this team, managing the day-to-day workflow and enquiries, and being the key contact for colleagues across the charity.

Interview Date(s): w/c 26 July 2021

Role Responsibility

Reporting into the Senior Marketing & Communications Planning Manager, this crucial role will help us plan and implement our charity-wide marketing and campaigns calendar. The successful candidate will help us coordinate our plans, work with teams to help them with marketing briefs, manage our Marcomms calendar and deliver relevant internal communications to keep colleagues up to date.

The Ideal Candidate

You’ll have some experience in project managing and planning campaigns or programmes of work – ideally in a marketing or communications team, or agency setting - but most importantly you’ll be a confident self-starter with the ability to manage multiple tasks at any given time. You’ll be highly organised and able to bring clarity to our processes and thinking. You’ll be a confident communicator who is able to translate complex information for a range of audiences, and you’ll be adept at building strong and collaborative working relationships. You’ll have a good knowledge of Microsoft Office and be comfortable using multiple digital platforms.

This is a brilliant role for someone with the passion, ideas and skills to help us plan more effectively so we can deliver the greatest possible impact for Diabetes UK and the people we support.

Package Description

What we can offer you: 

• Generous annual leave starting at 25 days plus bank holidays 
• A Cash Healthcare Plan (giving you up to £1,500 towards a range of out of pocket health expenses like new glasses, dentist, chiropractor or osteopath appointments) 
• Early finish Friday and flexible working as part of our approach to activity based working
• Discounts on gym membership
• Employee assistance programme to give you support on any issues that come up in life  
• Annual season ticket loan* (on completion of your probation period and if contract is permanent or longer than 12 months)
• Very active social scene including sport teams, gardening and other activities 
• Generous pension provision, life assurance and income protection insurance
• Cycle to work scheme* (eligible for scheme if contract is permanent or longer than 12 months)

*Some benefits aren't available until you've passed your probation period and are dependent on the length of contract.

About the Company

For the 4.8 million people in the UK with diabetes, there’s no day off. So, at Diabetes UK, we’re leading the fight every day, campaigning for better care, treatment and support. We won’t stop until diabetes can do no harm.  

We are working to make sure that those affected by diabetes get the best care and support they need to live well with their condition and avoid life-changing complications.  We're leading the way by funding critical research, improving healthcare and treatment so we can reach our vision of a world where diabetes can do no harm.

Diabetes UK staff are motivated and experienced and extremely passionate about helping people affected by diabetes.  We have been fighting for people with diabetes for more than 80 years and changed millions of lives thanks to the new treatments, technology and policy changes we've been behind.

But there's more to do.  And you can be part of it.

We're a diverse bunch and as a charity we recognise and respect the value of everyone.

We’re very excited to have been placed in the top 30 best UK charities to work for, and in the top 75 best large companies in London.

We're committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults at risk and expect all staff and volunteers to actively support this commitment.

We have a vision of a world where diabetes can do no harm.  If you’d like to be part of that, why not join us? 

To learn more about the work we do please visit our website

Diabetes UK