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Senior Direct Marketing Executive

Employer
Age UK
Location
London
Salary
£26,000.00 - £31,000.00
Closing date
10 Oct 2018

Job Details

Job Purpose

 

Age UK is the UK’s largest charity dedicated to helping people in later life. Through our vital services, we offer companionship, support and provide expert advice to millions of older people who need us every year.

We are looking to recruit a Senior Direct Marketing Executive to work in the Individual Marketing & Management team for a fixed term contract 1 year. 

This is a great opportunity for a highly organised individual to project manage multi-channel direct marketing campaigns across the supporter development and acquisition programmes.

 

Main Responsibilities

 

• Execute and management of agreed direct marketing campaigns.
• Liaise and brief key stakeholders and suppliers at all stages of campaign management.
• Manage related income and expenditure and assist in managing budget for the campaigns.
• Work with the wider direct marketing team in developing future fundraising strategies.

 

Experience

 

• Proven successful experience in direct marketing campaigns
• Proven successful experience of managing large complex direct marketing campaigns.
• Proven successful experience of preparing, re-forecasting and meeting budget targets.
• Proven successful experience of editing and proofing copy.
• Proven successful experience of managing internal and external stakeholders through various processes including sign off.

 

 

Skills & Knowledge

 

• Proficient in the use of MS Office applications, particularly Excel and Word
• Numerical and analytical skills
• Ability to work on own initiative and be a self-starter
• Strong Communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to work with people at all levels
• Excellent Project management skills

 

Additional Information

 

For a full list of benefits please click here https://www.ageuk.org.uk/about-us/jobs/employee-benefits/

Age UK is an Equal Opportunities employer and positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates, regardless of age, sex, race, disability, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital/civil partnership status, or pregnancy and maternity. We guarantee an interview to disabled candidates who meet the essential criteria. We welcome requests for flexible working.

Age UK politely requests no contact from recruitment agencies or media sales. We do not accept speculative CVs from recruitment agencies nor accept the fees associated with them.

Company

Age UK is the country's largest charity dedicated to helping everyone make the most of later life. We believe in a world where everyone can love later life and we work every day to achieve this.

We help more than 7m people every year, providing companionship, advice and support for older people who need it most.

Why we’re here

  • 2.9 million older people (65+) in Great Britain feel they have no one to turn to for help and support
  • 3.9 million older people in the UK agree the television is their main form of company
  • Nearly 1.2 million aged 65+ in England have unmet care needs
  • Over one third of people aged 60+ are worried about the cost of living
  • In low and middle income countries only 1 in 4 older people receive a pension

Our vision

Age UK's vision is to make the UK a great place to grow older.

We want everyone in later life to:

  • Have enough money
  • Enjoy life and feel well
  • Receive high-quality health and care
  • Be comfortable, safe and secure at home
  • Feel valued and able to participate

Our exciting initiatives

There are exciting projects happening in lots of departments right now. The Switched Off campaign and petition to save free TV for older people has over 600,000 signatures and generated lots of public awareness.

We are right in the middle of our Knit Off, which is part of this year’s Big Knit with Innocent Smoothies. We have a competition amongst staff teams for the best knitted hat, most hats, most strawberry hats and more, so hundreds of employees are knitting small hats in their spare time. It is actually really good fun!

Perks
Here are just a few:

  • Flexible working policies to help you maintain your work-life balance
  • Competitive salaries
  • 5 weeks holiday per year plus the option to buy 5 more days
  • 9% employer pension contributions
  • Healthcare cashback plan: money back for dental treatment, opticians and much more

Watch this short video to find out more about our employee benefits.

Quirks

  • We hold running clubs for our London and Devon office staff and a champion softball team in London
  • Many of us enjoy quiz nights
  • We run inclusive working groups such as our Staff Carers Group, which is a support group for staff who are also carers.
  • Our offices are adorned with hundreds of tiny knitted woolly hats

Why work for us?

  • We have a welcoming and supportive workplace where we recognise a job well done and a team making a real difference to older people's lives
  • We are a top 10 charity employer according to research by Indeed into employee satisfaction
  • We are accredited by the Investors in People scheme
  • We are members of the Employers Network for Equality and Inclusion, and in the top 40 inclusive employers in the UK

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