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Destination Chesterfield

REF NO. DC1

Destination Chesterfield Marketing Assistant

Ongoing (we close ongoing adverts once sufficient applications are received)

£13,500 (£22,500 FTE) per annum

Permanent, part-time (21 hours per week)

Chesterfield with agile working. Additional travel may be required around Chesterfield and North Derbyshire

recruitment@emc-dnl.co.uk

03333200333

Find out how to apply

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Overview

Why the post exists

Are you a creative individual with a passion for marketing? Can you contribute to positively showcasing Chesterfield? If that’s you, you could be our next team member.

In this role, you will support the Destination Chesterfield team to showcase the town of Chesterfield as an ideal place to invest, live, work and visit through delivering effective marketing and sharing engaging content.

Overview

Key areas of responsibility

  • Campaign delivery – Support the creation and execution of promotional campaigns and manage databases.
  • Digital content delivery – Create and update content on the chesterfield.co.uk website, ensuring it remains current, engaging, and optimised for search engines.
  • Social media marketing – Oversee day-to-day operations of Destination Chesterfield’s social media channels, including content creation and customer engagement.
  • Event marketing – Deliver marketing activities for Chesterfield Champions and commercial events.
  • Conduct social listening – Monitor social media channels to engage with businesses and customers, discover new products, and encourage user-generated content.
  • Performance reporting – Monitor and prepare reports highlighting the success of various marketing initiatives.
  • Skills initiatives support – Aid the team in delivering marketing for a range of skills-focused programs.

Overview

Ideally applicants will possess

  • Creativity and enthusiasm.
  • Excellent organisational and administrative skills.
  • Attention to detail.
  • Strong written and verbal communication abilities.
  • A results-driven attitude with high resilience.
  • Self-motivation and the ability to work both independently and as part of a team.
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Office and cloud-based applications.
  • Experience with online and digital marketing.

For more information please click here to view the job description and person specification.

Benefits

What you can expect in return

#1

25 days holiday plus bank holidays each year (pro rata for part time)

#2

8% employer contribution to pension scheme (non-contributory for employee)

#3

Wellbeing support including access to Westfield Health plan, Mental Health First Aiders, self help toolkits, discounts and more

#4

Your Birthday off plus an extra day of leave after 5 and 10 years' service

#5

Life assurance (death in service support scheme) for your beneficiaries

#6

Dress for the day policy and agile working practices (role dependent)

#7

Two CSR days to take per year (volunteering activity)

#8

Access to tax-free childcare and Bike2Work schemes

#9

Special leave for bereavement, compassionate leave & dependent related time off

#10

Learning and development opportunities

#11

Flexibility to take unpaid leave, paid study leave & special leave for territorial army

#12

Recognition and engagement schemes including our Our Stars

#13

Tax free 45p per business mile for cars (up to 10,000 miles per year)

#14

Employee social events

Company Overview

About us

Destination Chesterfield is responsible for promoting Chesterfield as a place to live, work, invest and visit. It was established in 2010, funded through support from local businesses and Chesterfield Borough Council. Destination Chesterfield is part funded by the UK Government through the UK Shared Prosperity Fund. UK SPF is a central pillar of the Government’s Levelling Up agenda and provides funding for local investment. It aims to improve pride in place and increase life chances across the UK investing in communities and place, supporting local business, and people and skills.

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How to apply

Found a great role? It’s easy to work for us. Simply follow the three steps below. If you have any questions, please get in touch.

Apply for this role

Complete our equality, diversity and inclusivity (EDI) monitoring form here. You can learn about why we collect this information and how it is utilised in the form introduction.

Send your CV and a covering letter detailing why you believe that you will add value to the role and the Chamber to recruitment@emc-dnl.co.uk with the subject line as the vacancy reference, DC1.

Alternatively, post your application to: FAO HR department, East Midlands Chamber, Commerce House, Millennium Way, Dunston Road, Chesterfield, S41 8ND

Applications that do not include both a CV and covering letter will not be considered.

If you’re successful at this stage, you will be invited for an interview. If you’re unsuccessful, the Chamber’s HR team will let you know by email.

First, you’ll be invited to interview onsite at the Chamber’s Chesterfield office. If your interview goes well, you may invited to attend a second interview or offered the role. Some interviews might require you to compile some research or to prepare a presentation. At the end of the interview, the interviewer will confirm the timeline for next steps.

Interviews usually last around an hour with a mix of competency based interview questions, and in some cases, we might ask you to carry out some practical exercises.

Decisions will be made at each stage of the process, as we score applicants against the role criteria. If you’re successful, we will contact you to make an offer. This will be followed up in writing and a contract will be sent to you once a start date is confirmed. You will receive information on your induction and what you will do on your first day. If you have any questions, please just get in touch.

If you’re unsuccessful, we will either write to you or contact you by telephone, and if you’ve attended an interview we’re more than happy to provide feedback. You’re welcome to apply again for another role in the future.

Chamber Statement

East Midlands Chamber (Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire) is an equal opportunities employer and Disability Confident Leader.

All suitably qualified people are encouraged to apply for vacancies regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marital status, pregnancy or maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation. Applicants require current eligibility to live and work in the UK, they must also disclose any unspent convictions or cautions and company director disqualifications in their covering letter. Please inform recruitment@emc-dnl.co.uk of any reasonable adjustments needed during the recruitment process. The business is dedicated to retaining talent and therefore it may decide to prioritise and support internal applicants.