Marketing and Admin Coordinator - Economic Development

Job Posted: 10 January 2025

• Contract Term: Permanent
• Location: Cowes, Isle of Wight
• Contract Type: Full time
• Salary: Grade 4, £24,790.00 to £25,183.00 per annum
• Industries: Administration General Office Sales & Marketing

37 hours per week

Building 41 is the exciting new location for business on the Isle of Wight, offering coworking spaces, office suites, meeting rooms, as well as acting as a base for business support and networking opportunities.

We are looking for a vibrant, self-motivated, and outward-going person to join our small and supportive team. As the Marketing and Admin Coordinator at Building 41, you will play a key role in supporting the Isle of Wight Council’s Economic Development department. This role requires a balanced focus on marketing initiatives and administrative support, including reception cover.

Marketing: You will be responsible for attracting and retaining members and promoting our services through managing the social media accounts, developing and implementing marketing content, and creating marketing materials.

Administrative services: You will be the professional and friendly face of Building 41, providing excellent customer service on reception. Duties will include greeting customers, managing bookings, responding to enquiries, answering the phone, conducting tours, coordinating events, day-to-day facility management, and providing the Economic Development team with project admin support when necessary.

This is a full-time in-person role based at Building 41. The facility is open Monday to Friday, 9am-5pm. There will be occasional requirements to work flexibility for out-of-hours events.

To learn more about Building 41, see our website - https://innovationwight.co.uk/. For further information or an informal discussion, please contact Ella Clapham on [email protected]

Join #TeamIWC and you'll receive our staff benefits package, including:

• Annual leave entitlement of 32 days p/a PLUS public holidays!
• Local Government pension scheme
• Discounted Solent ferry travel
• Island bus network discount
• Cycle to work scheme
• Staff parking permit scheme
• Discounted island sports & leisure gym membership
• National and local discounts & benefits schemes
• Relocation scheme of up to £8,000 may be available for some roles (subject to criteria)
• Travel allowance may be available if commuting from the mainland (subject to criteria)

Find out more about working for the Isle of Wight Council and living on the Island here.

The Isle of Wight Council currently does not have a license to sponsor overseas workers.

The Isle of Wight Council protects its employees from discrimination and this is supported by the Unacceptable Behaviour Policy, Employee Code of Conduct and Behaviours Framework. We actively promote the diversity of our workforce, and we provide flexible working options (where appropriate) to support the different needs of our employees.

The Isle of Wight Council’s Terms & Conditions of employment are available upon request. Please contact our recruitment team via [email protected] if you would like to receive a copy.

The Isle of Wight Council is an equal opportunities employer. We are proud to encourage applications from all cultures, backgrounds and abilities to better reflect the diversity within our local community. We are also a Disability Confident Employer. Along with a number of commitments, this means, providing you meet the basic essential requirements of the advertised role and have declared yourself as disabled, you will be offered an opportunity for an interview within the council.

If you have difficulty completing your online application or need further information about how to apply, phone 01983 823134 or email [email protected]  Only applications submitted online by the closing date will be accepted.

We often receive a high volume of applicants for our vacancies. If you do not hear from the recruiting manager within three weeks of the closing date, we regret that your application will not have been successful on this occasion. Please revisit our job page for alternate posts that may be suitable.