National Housing Federation
Marketing Executive (Events) (fixed-term)
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Marketing Executive (Events) (fixed-term)
Salary: £30,220 (London) / £26,375 (National) per annum
Hours: Full-time
Contract: Fixed-term (until November 2027)
Benefits:
- 27 days’ annual leave + statutory holidays + three closures days over the Christmas period
- Flexible working for all staff including working from home/hybrid working, and flexitime/TOIL scheme
- Attractive family-friendly policies
- Private healthcare cover
- Season ticket loans
- Employee awards, and training and development opportunities
For more information about our benefits, please visit our website.
Office locations: London or Bristol
Please note, the successful candidate will be expected to carry out two days in-person working per week on average, which will include attendance at your office location.
Flexible working arrangements can be discussed and agreed with the line manager, subject to role and business needs.
An exciting opportunity has arisen at the National Housing Federation (NHF) for a Marketing professional who specialises in events. The NHF is the voice of housing associations in England. We are the trade body to almost 600 housing associations, who have grown from philanthropic roots to provide 2.6 million homes to around six million people.
Interested in delivering creative, data-led marketing campaigns for events in the housing sector?
You’ll plan and run campaigns that promote NHF conferences, working closely with colleagues to develop messaging, produce content and track performance to support live and future events. It’s a varied, hands-on role for someone who enjoys collaboration, creativity and making an impact.
Key elements of the role:
- Commissioning and managing design work, copywriting and proofreading, creating web and social media content, building and sending email campaigns, and helping to organise the exhibition stand at NHF events.
- Monitoring, evaluating and reporting on marketing communication performance to support continuous improvement.
- Effective planning and execution of marketing campaigns, including tracking promotional spend, event budgets and raising POs.
- Negotiating and managing external opportunities to promote events. Building effective working relationships with key internal colleagues and external stakeholders.
- Responsible for identifying and proactively improving marketing activities and collateral wherever possible.
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The successful candidate:
The successful candidate will be able to demonstrate:
- Experience planning and delivering marketing campaigns to promote events, products or services, using a mix of channels (including email, web and social media).
- Strong copywriting and proofreading skills, with the ability to produce clear, engaging and on-brand marketing materials.
- The ability to manage multiple priorities, work to deadlines and support campaigns against income and performance targets.
- Confidence using data and insight to help target audiences and evaluate the effectiveness of marketing activity.
- Strong communication and relationship-building skills, with experience working collaboratively with internal teams and external stakeholders.
- A proactive, organised and improvement-focused approach, with a willingness to support live events and represent the organisation professionally.
Equality, diversity and inclusion
The NHF has published its equality, diversity and inclusion strategy, which was co-created with staff on our website. We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace, and we value the contribution each individual makes to our work.
We are committed to equality, diversity and inclusion and are working to increase the diversity profile of our workforce. We are currently underrepresented by ethnic minorities, people with a disability or disabilities and LGBTQ+, and would particularly welcome applications from people in these groups.
Disability confident employer
We are a disability confident employer and, if you are a disabled person who meets the skills and experience we consider essential for the role, we will offer you an interview.
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Please note: there may be occasions where it is not practicable or appropriate to interview all disabled people who meet the minimum criteria for the job. In certain recruitment situations such as high-volume of applications, we may be required to limit the overall number of interviews offered to both disabled people and non-disabled people.
In these circumstances, the NHF will select the disabled candidates who best meet the minimum criteria for the job rather than all of those that meet the minimum criteria, as we would do for non-disabled applicants. This is in line with the Disability Confident guidelines.
We are happy to consider reasonable adjustments to our recruitment process if you have a disability or have a condition that you feel may affect your performance during the recruitment process. Please email the People team with your request or to arrange a time to discuss in more detail.
Our role profile and job advert can also be requested in large print or in accessible format via this email address.
Completing our Application Form
To apply for this role, please complete our online application form. The application form includes your employment and education history, plus you will be asked to answer questions in relation to your knowledge, skills and experience, why you are applying for the role and questions in relation to our values. The application form is anonymous and will not require you to upload a CV or cover letter. This will help us to shortlist candidates for interview based solely on their knowledge, skills and experience.
Right to work in the UK/UK VISA Sponsorship
You must have the right to work in the UK, and it is important to note that the NHF does not sponsor individuals to work in the UK.
Closing date for applications: Monday 10th August
Interview date: Wednesday 19th and Thursday 20th August
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