Marketing Manager (Maternity Cover)

Job Title: Marketing Manager (Maternity Cover)

Reference number: CF26-47

Division: Marketing, Communications and Fundraising

Location: Edinburgh/Hybrid

Salary: Band E, £44,087 - £50,726 per annum

Post Type: Fixed term (until Jan 2028), full-time (35 hours)

Closing Date: 27th September 2026

Interview Date: 6th October 2026

In this role, you’ll:

· Develop and implement Children First’s marketing strategy to position us as the national children’s charity, protecting Scotland’s children.

· Oversee marketing campaigns with a focus on brand management, website development and marketing to cover the full marketing mix across multiple media channels.

· Manage and support the marketing team and work closely with other managers to achieve Children First’s strategic objectives.

We’d love to hear from you if you have:

• Excellent strategic and creative marketing experience.
• Experience delivering successful multi-channel marketing campaigns.
• Experience managing and developing people.
• Strong brand, communications and stakeholder engagement skills.
• A high level of expertise in digital marketing, web content, social media marketing and paid advertising.
• A data-driven approach, using insight and evaluation to improve performance.
• Experience managing budgets, projects and external suppliers.
• A strong drive for excellence, the ability to manage competing priorities and a track record in delivering to tight deadlines.

What we offer:

· A workplace with values of with love, with purpose and with strength

· 40 days annual leave, inclusive of bank holidays

· Pension scheme and wellbeing support

· Flexible and hybrid working arrangements

· Access to Westfield Health, giving colleagues and their families confidential counselling support, wellbeing resources, and access to health and lifestyle benefits to support physical and mental wellbeing.

· Blue Light card discount

· A Fair Work accredited workplace

Our Values

Living our values, you will help create a workplace where our people can thrive, ensuring we deliver the best possible support to children and families.

With love, we put children first.

With purpose, we transform lives together.

With strength, we do whatever it takes to protect Scotland’s children.

How to Apply

If you share our values and are passionate about supporting our people, we would love to hear from you.

Closing Date: 27th September 2026

Interview Date: 6th October 2026

Contact: For more information, email harriet.hall@childrenfirst.org.uk

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