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Organisation: Royal Air Force Central Fund

Job title: Commercial and Marketing Assistant

Location: Hybrid – working from home with occasional travel to the Fund’s offices in Buckinghamshire and various RAF Stations

Hours: Full time – 37.5 hours per week

Salary: £28,000 plus benefits including 30 days annual leave plus Bank Holidays, contributable pension, death in service, private health insurance and other health & wellbeing benefits

About the RAF Central Fund:

We support the RAF through our grants, services, partnerships and properties to ensure personnel can access sports and physical activities at all levels.We deliver integral support to military personnel, RAF Stations and RAF Sport Associations – ultimately, we think everyone regardless of their role, rank, physical ability or competing level should have access to sports facilities, opportunities, equipment and training.

About the role:

We are looking for a creative, organised and adaptable individual to support the Fund’s Commercial and Marketing departments. The successful candidate will help to raise the profile of the charity and RAF Sport to best support the Fund’s beneficiaries. This role includes a mix of administrative tasks, stakeholder engagement, content design and creation and social media management. It would suit a creative individual, with previous administration, stakeholder and marketing experience, looking to develop their skill set in a professional environment. The selected candidate will enjoy a hybrid working environment, based at home with occasional visits to the Fund’s office near Marlow, Buckinghamshire and RAF Stations as required.

Key responsibilities:

• Monitor and conduct research to support with planning and campaigns as well as new sponsors and partnerships
• Liaise with RAF Sport Associations to support with their sponsorship deliverables and provide materials to promote their sport
• Support with the creation of contract templates for sponsorship agreements
• Maintain the Commercial and Marketing department trackers and databases
• Monitor social media of the Fund, RAF Sports Associations and sponsors, and, support with content creation
• Represent the Fund at meetings and events, helping to raise stakeholder and beneficiary awareness and promote the RAF Sports Lottery, the primary fundraiser
• Assist with the marketing of the Fund and RAF Sport, including content creation, social media, testimonial curation and organisation of marketing materials
• Ensure brand guidelines are consistently implemented in commercial and marketing materials and across the Fund
• Assist with copywriting, proof-reading, design and production of marketing materials
• Work with the finance team on invoice requests and monitor payment dates, chasing payment when necessary
• Ensure compliance with GDPR and other relevant legislation across all aspects of the department.
• Other duties as may be reasonably required.

This role profile is not exhaustive and is subject to review in conjunction with the post holder according to future developments in the charity.

About you:

• You don’t want your days to pass without making a difference. You want to play a significant part in a charity that is making a difference

• You are an optimiser. You are able to adapt to various tasks and look for solutions to develop and overcome challenges creatively

• You are committed to equality, diversity and inclusion. You believe and act in a way that celebrates and encourages a range of experiences, backgrounds and values

Essential knowledge, experience and skills:

• Professional experience of building solid relationships quickly and effectively
• Experience in administration, social media, content creation and design
• An articulate, confident individual
• Familiar with CRMs and content management systems such as WordPress and email marketing software
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, able to draft content for a range of audiences
• Organised with excellent attention to detail and time management
• Full UK driving licence

Additional information:

It is important to us that the people we hire do not discriminate. We believe in being inclusive and giving everyone an equal chance to succeed. Applications are welcome from all regardless of age, sex, gender identity, disability, marriage or civil partnership, religion or belief, race, sexual orientation, transgender status or social economic background.

Applications

Would you like to join our team? Please submit a covering letter and your CV, we look forward to reviewing your application.

Please be aware this advert will remain open until the vacancy has been filled. Interviews will take place throughout this period, therefore we encourage you to apply early to avoid disappointment. Applicants shortlisted for interview will be contacted within 10 working days of their application. Due to the volume of applications, feedback will unfortunately not be provided to applicants that have not been shortlisted.