Head of Marketing and Admissions

Cirencester College; Chesterton; On-site; GBP 125,000 - GBP 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A local educational institution in Chesterton is seeking an experienced marketing professional to lead its marketing and admissions team. Responsibilities include developing innovative marketing campaigns, providing top-notch admissions support, and maintaining the college's reputation. The ideal candidate will have a background in marketing, strong organisational and interpersonal skills, and a passion for education. This role offers a full-time, permanent position with a competitive benefits package, contributing to a thriving community.

Benefits

Defined benefit pension scheme

Sick pay scheme

Employee Assistance Programme

Free on-site car parking

On-site fitness suite

Cycle-to-Work Scheme

Qualifications

• Experience in a marketing role, preferably in the FE sector.
• Demonstrated ability to develop and drive marketing campaigns.
• Strong organisational and interpersonal skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop the marketing and admissions team.
• Create innovative marketing campaigns to reach targets.
• Support feeder schools in meeting Gatsby benchmarks.

Skills

Organizational skills

Interpersonal skills

Communication skills

IT literacy

Customer service skills

Job description

(Salary dependent on qualifications and experience)

Contract:

Full-time, Permanent
Note, you may be able to take annual leave term-time, with approval from your line manager, if it meets the needs of the college and the role.

Required:

April 2026 or soon after

Are you a marketing professional in the FE sector looking for a new challenge?

Or perhaps in a commercial marketing environment and looking for a role that makes a difference?

We are looking for an experienced marketing professional who is knowledgeable, enthusiastic and a strategic thinker to lead and develop our marketing and admissions team, someone to:

• develop and drive innovative marketing campaigns to reach our targets including but not limited to managing the production of our prospectus, refreshing and maintaining the website, and delivering exceptional experience through our open days
• provide first-class admissions service, supporting year-round applications, providing sound information, advice and guidance
• provide support for feeder schools, helping them meet some of their Gatsby benchmarks
• maintain and build upon our strong reputation
• to be well organised and be able to organise and motivate others
• to be fastidious at checking, tracking and monitoring

If you have knowledge and experience in this type of role, can demonstrate outstanding organisational and interpersonal skills, are a good communicator with strong IT literacy and customer service skills, are a team player and would like to work with us at our thriving college, we’d love to hear from you.

Closing Date:

6 March 2026

Interviews From:

16 March 2026, noon

We reserve the right to interview prior to this date.

PLEASE APPLY NOW

This position will close once sufficient applications are received. We regret that due to the large number of applications we receive we are only able to contact those candidates to be interviewed. Unfortunately, due to the high number of applicants, we are unable to provide feedback to applicants who are not shortlisted for interview.

Benefits include:

LGPS 20.6%+ defined benefit pension scheme (including life assurance), sick pay scheme, Employee Assistance Programme, free on-site car parking, on-site fitness suite, Refectory, and Cycle-to-Work Scheme.

Cirencester College may carry out online searches during the recruitment process on shortlisted candidates, as part of due diligence checks.

This College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

Cirencester College welcomes applications from all sectors of the community and is an equal opportunities employer.