Hybrid - 3 days Ashton-under-Lyne / 2 days Home
Marketing
Full time
Permanent
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Join the Northern Procurement Alliance (NPA) as a Marketing Assistant and play a pivotal role in shaping how we engage with our clients, partners and stakeholders.
What you will be doing:
* Planning, managing and delivering the annual NPA marketing and communications plan, including budgets and event costings.
* Delivering effective online and offline marketing activity to increase brand awareness, generate opportunities and build client and supplier loyalty.
* Creating engaging marketing content across multiple channels including website, social media, email campaigns, blogs and printed materials.
* Managing and delivering events, webinars and exhibitions, from planning and promotion through to delivery and ROI evaluation.
* Ensuring all marketing and communications activity aligns with LHCPG brand guidelines and wider Group marketing strategy.
* Managing and maintaining the NPA website, CRM database and digital marketing platforms to ensure accuracy, compliance and effective use of data.
* Developing and delivering a social media strategy to drive engagement, traffic and visibility.
* Analysing marketing performance, reporting on outcomes and implementing continuous improvements.
* Building and managing relationships with internal teams, clients, suppliers, trade associations and marketing agencies.
What you need:
* Proven experience in a marketing, communications or digital marketing role.
* Strong understanding of marketing strategy and planning, with the ability to deliver campaigns across multiple stakeholder groups.
* Experience of creating engaging copy across a range of channels including websites, brochures, press releases and digital campaigns.
* Experience evaluating marketing performance, reporting on ROI and implementing improvements.
* Confident using CRM systems, CMS platforms and third‑party email marketing tools.
* Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
* Strong analytical and numeracy skills with a high level of attention to detail.
* Highly organised, proactive and able to manage multiple projects simultaneously.
* Experience within construction, housing or the public sector is desirable.
* CIM / MCIM qualification or equivalent experience is desirable.
What you’ll get:
* Competitive basic salary
* Highly attractive pension scheme
* 29 days holiday + bank holidays + your birthday off
* £300 per annum personal wellbeing allowance
* £1,000 per annum individual training budget (post‑probation)
* Enhanced maternity & paternity benefits and private healthcare (post‑probation)
* Hybrid working (3 days office / 2 days home)
* Flexibility, volunteering day, employee discounts and much more
Don’t miss out on this exciting opportunity to join LHCPG and make a meaningful impact on communities across the UK. Apply now and take the next step in your career journey with us!
Please note that we reserve the right to close this job posting before the application deadline if a suitable candidate is identified.
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The LHC Procurement Group has a legacy spanning over 56 years in procurement and construction, distinguishing itself as the UK’s first framework provider of its kind. Originally known as LHC and operating under the London Borough of Hillingdon, LHC transitioned to LHC Procurement Group, a not-for-profit independent company limited by guarantee (CLG), in April 2023.
With a strong commitment to innovation and delivering community impact, LHC Procurement Group was the first national provider to deliver genuinely regional framework solutions, responding to the unique needs of communities across the UK.
As a Gold Standard accredited organisation, affirmed by Constructing Excellence, LHCPG stands alone in offering complete regional service coverage. This recognition underscores our commitment to quality and continual improvement across the procurement and construction sectors.
Our mission is to enhance lives and places through quality procurement solutions.
Principal aims of LHCPG
* Operations & Product. LHCPG provides specialist technical and procurement products and services that help contracting authorities (LHCPG Clients) and building contractors and suppliers (LHC Appointed Companies) to deliver publicly funded building projects on time and on budget, and in doing so deliver better buildings and homes that enhance local communities. LHC PG engages with LHCPG Clients and LHCPG Appointed Companies through five Regional Business Units (RBUs), supported by a Group Technical & Procurement Team and our Centre of Excellence.
* Community Impact. We are committed to supporting the public sector to maximise public benefit from their procurement activity, and we use our surplus to improve lives and places communities through our Community Benefit Fund.
* People and Culture. The foundation of any successful organisation lies in its people and the culture they cultivate. Our staff are our greatest asset, and we are committed to investing, retaining, rewarding and recognising staff performance and contribution. Collaboration, professional development and individual wellbeing is at the heart of our people and culture strategy.
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