Senior Marketing Specialist (Part Time - 2 Days - Fixed Term until March 2026)

Salary : 40-45k per annum FTE Benefits

Status: Part Time / 2 days a week up until March 2026.

About Us

Energy Systems Catapult is an independent research and technology organisation. Our mission is to accelerate Net Zero energy innovation.

Launched in 2015 by Innovate UK the Catapult has built a team of more than 250 people with a range of technical engineering consumer commercial incubation digital and policy expertise.They draw on sector-leading test facilities modelling tools and data collected from our back catalogue of more than 500 research projects.

We use that whole energy system capability to support innovative companies -- small and large to test trial and scale their new products and services. Our impact comes when those innovators attract new customers new investment and new grants so they can thrive in the future energy system.

Based in Birmingham Energy Systems Catapult is part of a network of nine world-leading technology and innovation centres established by Innovate UK. The Catapult Network fosters collaboration between industry government research organisations academia and many others to transform great ideas into valuable products and services.

We believe that innovation often stems from connecting different areas and ideas and that working together in person can be an important enabler for that. We therefore expect people to be in the Birmingham office 40 days/year (roughly one day per week).

Context

We are looking for a Senior Marketing Specialist to join our MarComms team. This role is split across two areas of the business - the Sites Platform and the Product Team.

For the Product Team the postholder will dedicate a consistent one day per week throughout the contract duration to support ongoing dissemination of Net Zero Go. For the Sites Platform the postholder will work to a proposed phased timeline which will vary over the contract period. Owing to the non-linear nature of the Sites work this will require a level of flexibility and adaptability from the successful candidate to accommodate changing demands and project rhythms.

This role provides internal marketing consultancy to key stakeholders across both teams leading on strategic marketing and communications efforts to amplify the impact of initiatives from the Sites Platform and the Product Team.

Key responsibilities

• Strategic marketing leadership: Act as a senior marketing advisor to colleagues developing and delivering marketing and communication strategies aligned with business objectives and project deliverables.
• Organic and paid campaign and content management: Design and execute integrated marketing campaigns to drive awareness engagement and downloads of key guidance reports and assets.
• Owned channel management: Oversee content and engagement across key owned channels including webpages email marketing and digital assets. This includes maintaining and updating guides and tools on the website creating new webpages tracking user journeys via heat maps and ensuring feedback and best practice are implemented. Delivering ongoing optimisations across channels leveraging SEO best practice to support discovery and engagement rates.
• Stakeholder and public affairs engagement: Work with hubs government bodies project partners and sector-specific partner organisations to amplify the reach and impact of our work.
• Agency and supplier management: Manage external agencies to deliver key marketing and communications outputs such as paid amplification work design assets and campaign fulfilment.
• Internal collaboration: Work closely with the wider MarComms team to align efforts with the Catapults overarching strategy ensuring consistency and effectiveness (Tone of Voice visual brand guidelines).
• Performance tracking and reporting: Monitor and evaluate the impact of marketing and communications activities leveraging data insights to refine strategy and execution. Providing ongoing insights for both the Sites Platform and the Product Team as well as their external commissioning stakeholders.

Why join us

This is your chance to be part of a forward-thinking purpose-driven organisation thats shaping the future of UK energy.

Youll join a MarComms team that values collaboration creativity and fun - where your voice is heard your contributions matter and your work helps transform a vital component of our everyday lives for the better.

Employee Benefits:

Annual leave 28 days plus bank holidays (FTE) Buy/Sell holidays Buy/sell holiday maximum 1 week based on contracted hours Pension 2 for 1 contribution via salary sacrifice scheme up to 10% Discretionary bonus scheme Recognition scheme to celebrate above and beyond EV Scheme Salary sacrifice Cycle2work Salary sacrifice Life assurance 4 x salary Health Cash Back Plan Retail and gym discounts Employee Assistance Programme 24/7 phoneline and 6 free counselling sessions Snacks and drinks Annual company off-site event.

Flexible working options for eligible employees (Sabbatical/Compressed/Staggered/Flexible hours) Working within a hybrid office attendance model with the expectation of being in the office at least 1 day a week and:

Maternity Leave (100% 13 weeks / 50% 13 weeks/SP 13 weeks/Unpaid leave for 13 weeks)

Adoption Leave (100% 13 weeks/50% 13 weeks/SP 13 weeks/Unpaid leave for 13 weeks)

Paternity Leave (100% 2 weeks)

Shared Parental Leave (100% 10 weeks/50% 13 weeks/SP 13 weeks)

Would you like to Apply

The closing date for applications is Thursday 3rd July 2025

Please note that at this time we areunableto provide UK visa sponsorship.

We welcome applications from all including those who may be returning to work those wishing to work flexibly for any reason and those who may need additional support.

Energy Systems Catapult undertakes innovative and exciting work that will help shape the future of energy with this in mind we encourage candidates to submit their applications as early as possible as we do reserve the right to remove this advert or close it to further applications at any point during the recruitment process.

(Strictly No Agencies).

We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of race sex disability religion and belief sexual orientation or status regarding gender reassignment marriage and civil partnership pregnancy and maternity.

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