Marketing Manager

Location: Vox Studios, 1–45 Durham Street, London, SE11 5JH (hybrid working, working from home on Wednesdays and Fridays)

Contract: Full time (37.5 hours per week)

Remuneration: £30,000–£40,000 (depending on experience)

The Fore is creating a society that solves its own problems. We find and back the highest potential leaders of exceptional small charities and social enterprises addressing some of society’s most complex challenges. 

We are now looking for our first Marketing Manager to join our friendly, fast-paced team.  

Are you a great communicator with a flair for creatively building brand awareness?

If so, please get in touch!

Summary

The Marketing Manager is the guardian of The Fore brand: overseeing its representation, evolution and promotion in line with our mission and aims. You’ll be responsible for developing, implementing and maintaining all marketing activities across the charity.

This is a generalist marketing role, working across multiple marketing channels including communications, events, digital social and PR. The Marketing Manager is responsible for delivering on strategic and tactical initiatives to build brand awareness and attract/support funding partners and portfolio charities.

This role will require a sound understanding of the marketing mix and practical, hands-on experience working across different marketing channels. You will work closely with the Chief Executive, Programme Team and Partnerships Team as well as maintaining relationships with Trustees, external partners and media contacts. The role will report to the Head of Programmes and Impact.  

Strong communication skills, interpersonal skills and a can-do attitude are a must for this role. We’re the only venture philanthropy fund in the UK dedicated to small charities, so this is a unique opportunity requiring an original and creative approach to align with The Fore’s industry-leading model.

You will be the main marketing team member working with stakeholders inside and outside the charity, but you will have access to a senior marketing mentor who leads the marketing department at a firm we partner with.

About The Fore

The Fore is creating a society that solves its own problems. Each year we give money and skills to around 50 of the best grassroots charities and social enterprises in the UK: The Fore Impact Report 2023/2024. We are the only venture philanthropy fund in the UK doing this work and we are growing fast. 

The charities we fund work across the most pressing social justice issues, including homelessness, refugee support, mental health and racial justice. We also connect our charities with expert help in marketing, IT, finance planning and strategy from our extensive networks of professional people who want to share their knowledge for free.

The Fore is a small team of 10 employees so your contributions will make a big impact. We’re a warm, friendly and collaborative bunch who balance hard work with fun, connecting over lunches together and enjoying team socials. If you’re looking for a workplace where you can take the lead on marketing activities within a close-knit, supportive environment, you’ll feel right at home at The Fore.

Experience, key skills and competency requirements

• Experience: at least 3 years in a marketing role
• Qualification: degree or CIM equivalent
• Brand management: familiar with maintaining strong brand guidelines ensuring brand identity and ‘personality’ remains strong throughout all activities
• Communications production: able to carry out a diverse content programme working with different stakeholders to produce a variety of communications from opinion pieces, editorial, research reports and press releases 
• Content Management System (CMS) management: can maintain and update The Fore website via WordPress
• Event planning & execution: experience delivering in-person and virtual events, working with different internal and external teams
• PR: lead the coordination of releases, press activity and media/journalist engagement
• Stakeholder engagement: able to work with the core team as well as Trustees, advisors and external partners, and build effective working relationships at all levels
• Planning & budgeting: able to execute marketing activities in line with our objectives and within budget
• Analysis & reporting: capabilities in assessing outcomes from marketing activities
• Systems: proficient in Microsoft Office suite, Adobe suite (InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop) and, ideally, Salesforce
• Communication skills: excellent written and spoken English and ability to communicate effectively with different stakeholders

About you

• Enthusiastic, hardworking and friendly, with a proactive, can-do attitude
• A great communicator with excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to work closely within a small, agile team as well as with Trustees, advisors and external partners
• Highly motivated and comfortable being self-sufficient and confident in your skilled abilities to be hands-on (with minimal outsourcing)
• Highly organised, with excellent time management, and the ability to prioritise and manage an active and diverse workload to meet deadlines
• Excellent attention to detail
• Excited to be part of a team and to work together in our office three days a week
• Passionate about showcasing and promoting all aspects of The Fore’s brand and impact

What we offer

• The ability to work from home (if you like) on Wednesdays and Fridays
• 32 days leave (rising to 37) – made up of 20 days annual leave (increases to 25 days after 1 year) with 4 additional days between Christmas and New Year, and 8 bank holidays 
• Team socials
• After 1 year of working at The Fore, additional benefits include: increased annual leave (as above), 3 volunteering days per year, cycle to work scheme

Location

We have a hybrid working model – we work three days a week in our office in Vauxhall, Central London, and two days from home.

Next steps

To download a PDF of the job description and details of how to apply, please visit the Vacancies page of our website by clicking Apply at the top of the page.

Deadline for applications: Tuesday 15 April at 5pm.