Marketing and Communications Director

The School is seeking to appoint a Marketing and Communications Director. This is a full-time appointment, reporting to the Bursar, and will play a crucial role in promoting Magdalen College School to current and prospective parents and students, prospective staff, feeder schools, the local community and the wider public to encourage engagement with the school. This role also involves direct line management of the Digital Marketing Manager.

The successful applicant will work on all aspects of the Marketing & Communications Strategy. He/she will work alongside, and closely with, the Registrar and Admissions team to support them during seasonal peaks. The Admissions team will likewise support marketing activity at busy times.

The tasks and responsibilities are as detailed on "Information Pack -Marketing Director". This list is not exhaustive and there may, within reason, be additional items, which the candidate will be asked to undertake.

The successful candidate will ideally have demonstrable experience in a similar role and any experience gained within an educational environment will be highly desirable, but this is not essential.,

• Demonstrable success of developing and implementing successful PR, marketing and communications plans


• Inherent feel for the highly competitive independent education environment


• Strong digital skills, manage and report on the performance of the website, social media and all digital activity.


• Experience of using social media and growing multiple platforms


• Develop strategic relationships with key internal and external stakeholders and to work well in a team environment


• Managerial and leadership experience including responsibility for line management


• A high level of self-motivation, forward thinking and adaptability


• An exemplary attention to detail and to working to high standards and to best practice


• A flexible approach to working hours according to the needs of the School


• A high level of tact and diplomacy and the ability to remain calm under pressure


• A sense of humour and a sense of proportion


• Excellent written and spoken English with the ability to write and edit good copy for advertisements, press releases, newsletters and other communications


• Proven high-level organisational ability, Magdalen College School is committed to the safeguarding of pupils, and any offer of employment will be subject to an enhanced DBS disclosure, the receipt of satisfactory references, the school's pre-employment medical questionnaire, plus sight of relevant original ID documentation and degree certificate(s). This role will be in regulated activity and will require a children's barred list check as well as an enhanced DBS check. The enhanced DBS check is due to this role being exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.
  
  Magdalen College School, founded in 1480 by William of Waynflete, is one of the country's leading independent day schools. It is situated in an enviable location at the heart of Oxford beside the River Cherwell. Shaped by its Christian Collegiate foundation and links with the university city of which it is part, it aims to inspire in all its pupils a desire to learn, flourish and to serve.


The school will celebrate its 550th anniversary in 2030. The current generation of MCS staff and pupils wish to ensure that we shape a School that is able to flourish for at least another half millennium, and hopefully many more beyond. There are around 980 pupils, boys 7-18 and Sixth Form Girls, and 200 staff who learn and work on the school's central Oxford site.

This is an all-year-round full-time contract with 38.75 working hours per week 08:15-17:00, Mon-Fri with one hour (unpaid) lunch. The salary is £66,150 per annum.

Non-teaching staff are automatically enrolled in the school's contributory Group Pension Scheme. This is a defined contribution pension scheme into which the employee contributes 5% of gross salary and the employer contributes 10%.

The school has a fully equipped gym which is available for staff use, and staff may also enjoy access to the University of Oxford's Rosenblatt Swimming Pool. Tennis courts are available, and there is a comprehensive programme of staff sports clubs, including football, climbing, yoga, Pilates, and badminton. Staff also have the opportunity to join choirs and music groups, and to get involved in drama productions. Staff socials, guest nights and Master's Drinks are regular features of each term.

School fee remission is available for permanent staff sons and Sixth Form daughters who pass the entrance tests for the school, and is currently 50% pro rata subject to a minimum FTE of 50%. In addition, 20% fee remission pro rata is available for MCS staff who have daughters attending Headington Rye, subject to a minimum of 50% FTE.

There is a wide range of benefits on offer to staff, including a free lunch during term time and school holidays for all year-round staff, free private health insurance, free mortgage advice, complimentary use of school sports facilities as well as free entry into Oxford Botanical Gardens.