Marketing Executive

Job Description

Organisation: ESPO

Work Location: Barnsdale Way, Grove Park, Enderby, Leicester, LE19 1ES

Salary: £35,451 - £39,165 per annum (pro rata for part-time), pay award pending

Working Hours: 22.5 (Over 3 days)

Contract Type: Fixed term for 1 Year - Maternity cover

Closing Date: Friday 12 June

Interview Date(s): Wednesday 24 June

Are you a creative marketer who enjoys bringing brands to life, telling compelling stories, and building impactful campaigns? If so, we’d love to hear from you.

About the Role

By joining ESPO’s Marketing team as a Marketing Officer, you’ll be part of a highly successful professional buying organisation that provides cost effective procurement and supply services to the public sector. ESPO is owned and governed by a consortium of six local authority members based in the East Midlands, with Leicestershire County Council acting as the employer.

From promoting our inspiring My School Fund initiative to growing the ESPO International brand and showcasing our Smart Solutions offering, no two days will be the same. You’ll work across a varied portfolio of brands, creating engaging content and campaigns that make an impact.

You’ll collaborate closely with Marketing colleagues and our Business Development team, bringing fresh ideas, creativity, and energy to everything you do. Whether it’s digital campaigns, PR, events, or traditional marketing, you’ll know how to plan and deliver activity that gets results on time and within budget.

We’re looking for someone with:

• A flair for content creation and storytelling
• Excellent attention to detail
• Confidence managing multiple projects and brands
• Experience across online, offline, PR, and event marketing
• A hands-on, proactive attitude and a passion for creative marketing

Experience in charity or B2C marketing could be a bonus, but what matters most is your attitude, creativity, and ability to connect with audiences. If you’re dynamic, imaginative, full of ideas, and ready to bring real energy to a role where you can make a difference, get in touch.

Some flexibility to work outside of normal working hours will be required and you must have access to a vehicle to travel to locations throughout the region.

About You

To apply for this post, you must be able to evidence in your application how you meet the following criteria:

• A recognised marketing qualification such as a CIM diploma or equivalent;
• Experience of planning and executing marketing activities;
• Experience of working within a cross functional team. Strong analytical and reporting skills.
• Excellent communication skills both written and verbal to peers, colleagues, customers and other partners/stakeholders.
• Familiarity of using email software such as DotDigital or Klaviyo and CMS platforms such as Magento or Word Press.
• A flair for creating engaging content for external audiences. Proven and demonstrable knowledge of working with and utilising social media
• A can-do approach to working, inspiring others with your enthusiasm and drive for success.

In addition, we also expect you to share our commitment to our values and to delivering accessible and inclusive services which meet the needs of all of our customers. You will be asked to demonstrate your understanding of these commitments as part of the selection process.

Reasonable adjustments will be considered for applicants with a disability. We are a Disability Confident Employer.

What we offer:

• Flexible working opportunities and access to employee benefits portal with car lease scheme.
• 27 days annual leave plus bank holidays (pro rated for part time workers) (increasing to 32 days after 5 years' service), and a scheme to buy additional leave.
• Local Government Pension Scheme with a generous employer contribution.
• Opportunities for learning and development
• Great office location next to Fosse Park, with free on-site parking and easy access to M1 and M69.

Interested in Flexible Working?

We are open to discussions about flexible working, which may include part time working, job sharing, term-time working, flexible start and finish times, and hybrid working, depending on the requirements of the role and the service. If you would like to discuss the possible flexible working options that might be applicable to this role, please contact the person named below.

For more information or an informal discussion, please contact:

Rachel Glover - Marketing Manager

Email: r.glover@espo.org

How to Apply

At ESPO we’re looking for top talent from all walks of life. Whoever you are, wherever you’re from, and whatever your background - we care about what you bring to our organisation, not just what’s on your CV. That’s why we’ve designed a recruitment process that’s fair, accessible, and focused on potential. And with benefits that support people at every age and stage of life, we make sure you can thrive - both personally and professionally.

Click the apply button to submit your application, ensuring that you upload a supporting statement that explains how you meet the criteria listed in the ‘About You’ section above. Without this information, we won’t be able to assess your suitability for the role, and your application will be rejected. For tips on how to write your statement, see the How to Apply section on our career site.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.

If you have any technical issues when trying to apply for this post or you want to request an application pack in an alternative format, please contact our Employee Service Centre by telephoning 0300 3030222 (select option 2) or raise a ticket via our online portal: https://emss.org.uk/support.

By applying for this post, you agree to our Terms and Conditions.

About us

About ESPO

We're a unique organisation, owned by the public sector and sharing their values and ethos, but operating with a commercial edge. As a specialist procurement body, we pride ourselves on establishing procurement solutions that save money for the public sector. View our prospectus to find out more.

We have modern, open-plan offices with excellent transport links and a friendly workplace environment. We offer flexible working, a generous holiday entitlement, a contributory pension scheme, training (including professional CIPS qualification) and opportunities to develop your career.

ESPO is supported by wide range of roles across many different disciplines including sales, marketing, IT, procurement, finance, operations (warehouse management and transport planning) and customer services. So whether you are interested in a public-facing role or playing your part behind the scenes, ESPO could be the place for you.

To learn more about working for ESPO please visit www.espo.org.