Marketing Coordinator

About the Role

Whether you’re talking about length, mass, time, temperature, electric current, amount or the brightness of light, the National Physical Laboratory sets the standards by which these things are all measured. As a Marketing Coordinator within our Campaigns and Events team, you’ll make sure our profile and brand is one that strongly resonates with our target audiences through compelling content and campaigns . At NPL, we touch industry and ordinary lives in extraordinary ways and you could too.

These are exciting times. We’re focussing on building our brand and reputation to help support our profile and commercial growth ambitions. With your help, we’ll do exactly that. You’ll organise, coordinate and devise campaigns across mul tiple channels, to raise awareness for our capabilities, products and services, in turn strengthening our brand. Much of your success will be down to the relationships you build both inside and outside of the business. And whatever you’re working on, you’ll ensure you carry it out to the best of your ability and within agreed timelines.  This is an ideal opportunity to build on our growth, whilst supporting yours. 

About You

A member of the Campaigns and Events Team responsible for providing marketing activity and support to team members and stakeholders in the promotion and profiling of the organisation through a multitude of marketing channels.

You will help develop, plan and coordinate marketing communications plans and distribute content via digital channels, website and relevant publications/affiliates, plan and execute events and provide overall campaign support and evaluation for appointed funded programmes.

Key responsibilities

• Take ownership of allocated tasks to ensure delivery within agreed timescales whilst
  ensuring they are delivered with consistency of approach and use of appropriate business
  standards.
• Maintain and build positive and constructive relationships with internal and external
  stakeholders, providing them with the information required to deliver plans and meet
  business obligations.
• Support the department with campaigns and projects that are aligned with the business
  goals.
• Work with specialist staff to develop knowledge, skills and experience associated with
  the area of specialism and stay up to date with digital media developments and
  technology.
• Responsible for taking reasonable duty of care for Health & Safety of themselves and of
  other persons who may be affected by their acts or omissions at work and always follow
  direct instructions given with regards to Health & Safety.

Add superb communication and organisation skills to the list and you could be just who we’re looking for. Beyond that, we’re looking for someone who’ll thrive in an environment like ours. At NPL, we learn from each other, respect each other and work together to do better. For ourselves and for our customers. And whilst we’re always looking to stretch beyond what we know, we don’t make things more complicated when there’s no need. Together, we’re helping make the impossible, possible.

We actively recruit citizens of all backgrounds, but the nature of our work in specific departments means that nationality, residency and security requirements can be more tightly defined than others. You will be asked about this throughout the recruitment process. To work at NPL, you will need to obtain BPSS security clearance.

Please note: Applications will be reviewed, and interviews conducted throughout the duration of this advert therefore we may at any time bring the closing date forward . We encourage all interested applicants to apply as soon as practical.

About Us

NPL and BEIS have strong commitments to diversity and equality of opportunity, and welcome applications from candidates irrespective of their background, gender, race, sexual orientation, religion, or age, providing they meet the required criteria. Applications from women, disabled and BAME candidates in particular are encouraged. All disabled candidates (as defined by the Equality Act 2010) who satisfy the minimum criteria for the role will be guaranteed an interview under the Disability Confident Scheme .

We’re transforming. As a national laboratory, we’re exploring even more commercial routes to market and that’s presenting us with greater opportunity – for you and us. Our success relies on the diversity and talent of our people, we strive to nurture and respect individuals to ensure everyone feels valued and supported to excel in their chosen field. This value is at the core of our organisation.

We believe in a culture of fairness by treating everyone on the basis of their own individual merits and abilities regardless of their own or perceived identity, background or any other factor irrelevant to a person’s work. At NPL we are committed to the health and well-being of our employees. Flexible working and social activities are embedded in our culture to create a positive work-life balance, along with a broad range of . NPL’s are at the heart of what we do and they shape the way we interact, develop our people and celebrate success.

As part of our commitment to diversity & inclusion, we signed up to the Institute of Physics' Project Juno in 2015 as a Juno Supporter. NPL were proud to be awarded Juno Practitioner status in 2018. NPL also joined Stonewall as a Diversity champion in 2015, participating in their annual Workplace Equality Index for the equality of LGBT+ community at NPL. In 2018, NPL became a member of the Business Disability Forum and joined the disability confident scheme as level 1 committed employer.

To ensure everyone has an equal chance, we’re always willing to make reasonable adjustments to the recruitment process. If you would like to discuss, please contact us.