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Marketing Officer
Health Education and Improvement Wales View all jobs
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Reference: 2480910
Job summary
This post is fixed term/secondment for 9 months period to provide maternity cover until 30th September 2027. If you are interested in applying for the secondment position, you must obtain permission from your current line manager prior to applying for this post. Are you a strong copywriter who's great with words? We're on the lookout for a Marketing Officer to join our team at Health Education and Improvement Wales. We're looking for strong writing, campaign, social, web, PR and CRM skills, plus design and video experience, to join our supportive team. This opportunity is covering nine months' maternity leave and will be based at our offices in Nantgarw. We offer a hybrid working model, with minimum 40% office attendance after induction. Siarad Cymraeg? Welsh skills desirable!
Applications from any NHS employees (excluding those employed by independent contractors) will be considered only as a secondment opportunity. In this case, all NHS employees must have their line manager's approval before making an application.
The post may be extended or made permanent at the end of that period depending on available funding and business requirement, but there is no guarantee of continued employment in HEIW.
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.
Main duties of the job
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plan and deliver campaigns
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write engaging content
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manage social and web updates
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use CRM tools for targeted emails and newsletters
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support PR; and create digital materials
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manage deadlines, coordinate approvals and evaluate results, following HEIW's brand, Welsh language, accessibility, and data protection requirements.
About us
Health Education and Improvement Wales (HEIW) is the strategic workforce body for NHS Wales with statutory functions that include education and training, workforce planning, workforce development and transformation, leadership and succession planning, and careers. Our purpose is to develop a workforce that delivers excellent care to patients/service users and excellent population health. We are a Special Health Authority working closely with our partners; Social Care Wales, education providers, professional and regulatory bodies and Welsh Government.
HEIW's is committed to developing an internal culture of choice. Our Values reflect our thoughts, feelings and beliefs in how we will, and will not, behave and treat others:
- Respect for All in every contact we have with others,
- Ideas that Improve: Harnessing creativity and continuously innovating, evaluating and improving,
- Together as a Team: Working with colleagues across NHS Wales and with partner organisations.
HEIW received the HPMA Award for Employee Engagement in 2019.
What you can expect:
- a corporate induction and 90 day Welcome itinerary,
- compassionate leadership,
- a meaningful values based performance appraisal process,
- the opportunity to impact upon health and social care services and the lives and wellbeing of the people of Wales.
Many of our colleagues and stakeholders have commented on the buzz and atmosphere we create by working together as "One HEIW Team". Do you want to join that team?
Details
Date posted
09 November 2026
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 5
Salary
£32,557 to £39,631 a year per annum
Contract
Fixed term
Duration
9 months
Working pattern
Full-time, Flexible working
Reference number
082-AC064-1126
Job locations
Ty Dysgu
Cefn Coed
Nantgarw
CF157QQ
United Kingdom
Job description
Job responsibilities
You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click Apply now to view in Trac.
Job description
Job responsibilities
You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click Apply now to view in Trac.
Person Specification
Qualifications & Experience
Essential
- Degree-level education or equivalent experience in communications, journalism or marketing
- Experience of organising and co-ordinating internal and external events
- Experience of working with and producing website content
- Experience of using software applications for design and video editing
- Experience of providing appropriate communications and engagement advice to colleagues
- Experience of identifying and developing campaigns
- Proficient in reading and checking communications, including understanding, and implementing branding guidance
- Experience of using social media as a communications and engagement tool
Desirable
- Experience of working within the NHS / public sector
- Experience of using InDesign, Photoshop, and Premier Pro
Skills and Attributes
Essential
- Understanding of internal and external communications principles
- Ability to build and manage effective stakeholder relationships
- Ability to influence / persuade and brief journalists / respond to media enquiries
- Ability to understand the needs of different target audiences
- Excellent communication skills - written and verbal
- Ability to prioritise their own workload and meet tight deadlines
- IT literate and ability to use a range of analytical tools, including Google analytics
- Familiar with internet communication methods
- Able to exercise independent judgement where appropriate and problem solve
Desirable
- Welsh Language Skills are desirable levels 1 to 5 in understanding, speaking, reading and writing in Welsh
Person Specification
Qualifications & Experience
Essential
- Degree-level education or equivalent experience in communications, journalism or marketing
- Experience of organising and co-ordinating internal and external events
- Experience of working with and producing website content
- Experience of using software applications for design and video editing
- Experience of providing appropriate communications and engagement advice to colleagues
- Experience of identifying and developing campaigns
- Proficient in reading and checking communications, including understanding, and implementing branding guidance
- Experience of using social media as a communications and engagement tool
Desirable
- Experience of working within the NHS / public sector
- Experience of using InDesign, Photoshop, and Premier Pro
Skills and Attributes
Essential
- Understanding of internal and external communications principles
- Ability to build and manage effective stakeholder relationships
- Ability to influence / persuade and brief journalists / respond to media enquiries
- Ability to understand the needs of different target audiences
- Excellent communication skills - written and verbal
- Ability to prioritise their own workload and meet tight deadlines
- IT literate and ability to use a range of analytical tools, including Google analytics
- Familiar with internet communication methods
- Able to exercise independent judgement where appropriate and problem solve
Desirable
- Welsh Language Skills are desirable levels 1 to 5 in understanding, speaking, reading and writing in Welsh
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Employer details
Employer name
Health Education and Improvement Wales
Address
Ty Dysgu
Cefn Coed
Nantgarw
CF157QQ
United Kingdom
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Employer details
Employer name
Health Education and Improvement Wales
Address
Ty Dysgu
Cefn Coed
Nantgarw
CF157QQ
United Kingdom