Title: Deputy Marketing and Communications Manager
Farnborough, England, United Kingdom
Job Title: Deputy Marketing and Communications Manager
Location: Farnborough, Hampshire
Package: Competitive Salary + Benefits
Role Type: Full-time / Permanent
Role ID: SF17669
Be part of the QinetiQ journey. Join us as a Deputy Marketing and Communications Manager at our Farnborough site, where you will have the opportunity to work with cutting-edge technology and many of the industry’s most brilliant minds.
The Role
As a Deputy Marketing and Communications Manager you’ll have a role that is out of the ordinary. You will be responsible for planning, developing, and implementing integrated external marketing and communications strategies that support the UK Defence Sector goals and align with QinetiQ’s Marketing and Communications strategy. The role is critical to successfully managing the UK Defence Sector’s reputation with key stakeholders.
Day-to-day, you’ll report to the UK Defence Sector Marketing and Communications Lead within the Sector Growth function. You will work closely with colleagues from across the Sector and Group Marketing and Communications team to promote the Sector and QinetiQ. Additionally, you will also be responsible for measuring outcomes and identifying areas for improvement.
Your responsibilities will include:
- Planning, developing and implementing external marketing and communications strategies for the UK Defence Sector that raise awareness of QinetiQ’s products, services and expertise, working closely with key stakeholders to ensure they contribute towards Sector and Company goals
- Improving the impact and reach of external marketing and communications through a multi-channel approach, building on growth in digital media, ensuring a content-first approach to build awareness, strengthen the brand and protect reputation
- Actively finding and developing UK Defence news stories that can be used to promote the Sector and the Company
- Working closely with our MOD customer to ensure effective management and approval of activities related to sites managed by QinetiQ on behalf of the MOD
- Being responsible for reporting on campaign results against pre-defined KPIs
This role is 37 hours per week based at Farnborough. Hybrid working patterns available. Travel to other QinetiQ and customer sites will be expected.
Essential experience of the Deputy Marketing and Communications Manager:
- Strong B2B marketing and communications expertise with a demonstrable track record/ability to deliver
- Demonstrable creative record
- Experience working with senior leaders in a strategic advisory role
Essential qualifications for the Deputy Marketing and Communications Manager:
- Degree level educated or equivalent working experience
Please note that all applicants must be eligible for SC clearance, as a minimum.
UKSV National Security Vetting Solution: guidance for applicants - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
Many roles in QinetiQ are subject to national security vetting being completed, applicants who already hold the appropriate level of vetting may be able to transfer it upon appointment. A number of roles are also subject to additional restrictions, which mean factors such as nationality or previous nationalities may affect the roles that you can be employed in.
Our Benefits
- Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance
- Generous holiday allowance
- Health Cash Plan, Private Medical Insurance and Dental Insurance
- Employee discount portal: Personal Accident Insurance, Travel Insurance, Restaurants, Cinema Tickets and much more.
- Holiday Trading is a benefit that allows most employees to buy up to 5 days’ additional leave
- We are proud to support the Armed Forces community by honouring the Armed Forces Covenant
- Payroll Giving and Volunteering - helping charities and local community
Our volunteering programme enables our people to use their professional skills to make a positive difference in our local communities, for example STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths) ambassador days in schools. We support a number of charities that are important to our people, including those which help the defence community.
Why Join QinetiQ?
As we continue to grow into new markets around the world, there’s never been a more exciting time to join QinetiQ. The formula for success is our appetite for innovation and having the courage to take on a wide variety of complex challenges.
You’ll experience a unique working environment where teams from different backgrounds, disciplines and experience enjoy collaborating widely and openly as we undertake this exciting and rewarding journey. Through effective teamwork, and pulling together, you’ll get to experience what happens when we all share different perspectives, blend disciplines, and link technologies; constantly discovering new ways of solving complex problems in an= diverse and inclusive environment where you can be authentic, feel valued and realise your full potential. Visit our website to read more about our diverse and inclusive workplace culture.
About QinetiQ
As a company of thousands of dedicated professionals, we are a world-centre of excellence in research and development and act as a catalyst for fast-track innovation, offering outstanding experimentation facilities, and technical, engineering and scientific expertise. QinetiQ is made up of dedicated experts in defence, aerospace, security and related markets, all working together to explore new ways of protecting what matters most. Being part of QinetiQ means being central to the safety and security of the world around us. Partnering with our customers, we help to save lives; reduce risks to society; and maintain the global infrastructure on which we all depend. Come and find out how you can play a role.
