Interim Director of Marketing and Communications
Salary – £52,000 pa
Contract – Fixed term contract till July 2026
Full time (37.5 hours) - however open to flexibility
Location – Coventry
Coventry University Students’ Union is a charity dedicated to improving the experience of students at the Coventry University Group, operating across 7 campuses in Scarborough, London and Coventry.
We are looking to appoint an interim Director of Marketing & Communications to cover our existing postholder whilst on maternity leave.
The interim Director will focus on:
- Ensuring the SU MarComms team provides great marketing and communications for the SU and our commercial trading subsidiary.
- Developing and growing ‘Phoenix Creative’ (our creative design team) who do work for both the SU and external clients.
- Leading on projects with a strong marketing element. This will include our sector-wide conference ‘SU Digital’ and our new digital loyalty product ‘Student Extra’.
- As well as sitting on the Senior Management Team of the SU providing marketing expertise (also to our Board of Trustees and Commercial Services Board Directors).
Our ideal candidate will be an experienced SU marketing professional looking for a new opportunity, or a marketing consultant looking for a fresh challenge. We are happy to consider candidates from other sectors if you have a good knowledge of Higher Education in the UK. You will need the ability to work at both a strategic and tactical level with a willingness to be hands on yet drive development by inspiring and empowering your managers to lead and nurture their teams.
Coventry University Students’ Union’s values are to be helpful, inclusive and ethical and these are reflected in our progressive and people focused rewards and benefits. We offer generous annual leave, an agile working scheme and place a high level of importance on staff support, development, inclusivity, and wellbeing.
Working hours and Location
This post is a fixed term contract to cover maternity leave. The start date is as soon as possible and the end date is expected to be 17.07.2026. This may be subject to change. Clear communication and reasonable notice will be provided in the event of any change.
The full-time contract is 37.5 hours per week. As an organisation, we have an agile working programme which supports staff working from home, however some working each week is required in the Coventry Office and flexibility to meet business need is required.
We have a flexible approach and are open to applications from candidates that may require some variation to the contracted hours or hybrid arrangements (although this is not a fully remote role and a minimum contract of 24 hours per week is required). If you would like to apply on a reduced-hour basis it would be helpful to include this information in your application questions, however selection / shortlisting will not be influenced by this information.
Salary Details
The salary is £52,000 (per annum).
The salary advertised is the full time salary (based on 37.5 hours), if the role is taken on a reduced-hour basis the salary (and holiday entitlement) will be calculated pro-rata accordingly.
Application Process
You will be asked to complete an application form listing your previous work experience and qualifications as well as some application questions for you to demonstrate how you meet our shortlisting criteria.
We encourage you to read the job description and person specification (accessible in the top-right of this page), which contains the shortlisting criteria for this role. The applications that most closely match our shortlisting criteria will be invited for interview.
When you are ready to apply, please click "Apply for Role" at the bottom of this page.
Applications Close: Monday 28th April at 9am
Interview Dates:
First round (online) interviews – Thursday 8th May 2025
Second round (in person in Coventry) – Thursday 22nd
May 2025
If you have any questions or would like an informal conversation before applying please contact hr.su@coventry.ac.uk or contact John Abell (CEO) on john.abell@coventry.ac.uk
Focus on Diversity and Inclusion
We are an equal opportunities employer and actively committed to promoting equality and diversity, and expect all staff, students, and volunteers to share this commitment.
We are especially keen to encourage expressions of interest from people currently under-represented within the organisation, these include but are not limited to those from the LGBTQ+ community, people with disabilities, and those from a Global Majority background.
We are a disability confident employer and candidates with a disability will be guaranteed an interview, providing they meet in full all of the essential requirements of the post.
If you require any reasonable adjustments to the application or interview process please contact hr.su@coventry.ac.uk.
Staff Benefits:
Our benefits offered to staff include:
- Occupational Pension Scheme, employer contributions matched up to 6%
- Generous annual leave, this role attracts 35 days holiday (pa) plus bank holidays
- Free 24/7 access to our Employee Assistance Programme offering confidential advice and support
- Mental Health First Aiders, colleagues who have received training to support others
- Life Insurance 3 x salary
- Discounted Gym membership (in Coventry)
- Eye care and Flu vouchers
- Staff reward and recognition schemes
- Agile working scheme
- Volunteer days, up to 2 paid per year
Find out more about Your Students' Union here: https://yoursu.org/