Head of Marketing
Location: Leicester/hybrid.
Contract: Full-time, permanent.
Starting salary: £66,091
The Association of School and College Leaders is looking for an experienced marketeer who combines strategic vision with the hands-on skills needed to design and produce highly engaging marketing campaigns and materials. This is a pivotal role in the association requiring an exceptional individual who is brimming with ideas and creativity, and who is able to analyse and segment data to inform strategies and marketing activities. The successful candidate will be responsible for delivering effective approaches to boosting membership recruitment and retention and promoting ASCL and ASCL Professional Development events. You will need to feel comfortable and confident in advising and informing ASCL’s leadership group and committees of marketing trends and activities.
The head of marketing also needs to have excellent leadership skills, line-managing, supporting and developing a highly skilled marketing team within the communications and marketing directorate, and working alongside the Director of Communications to ensure a seamless approach in terms of tone and messaging with responsibility for the integrity and reputation of the ASCL brand.
This role is Leicester-based hybrid working with at least two days in our Leicester HQ each week, and other days as required. It involves attending ASCL events and other external events, including overnight stays.
ASCL values diversity and is an equal opportunities employer. You’ll also enjoy a generous package of benefits, including 33 days holiday plus bank holidays and a pension scheme to which the association contributes 9%. Any reasonable out-of-pocket expenses are also covered, including a working from home allowance. Equipment is provided. We encourage applications regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation.
INTERESTED?
The closing date for applications is 4pm on Friday 12 December 2025.
Interviews to be held in Leicester on Friday 19 December 2025.
Start date: As soon as possible.
Job description and person specification
TO APPLY
Please send a covering letter and CV to jobs@ascl.org.uk. If you have any queries, please contact Angela Stewart, Workplace and Facilities Manager in the first instance on 0116 299 1122.