Director of Marketing, Admissions and Communications

Pocklington School, York, YO42 2NJ

16 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  December 2025/ January 2026

• Closing date

  1 October 2025 at 10am

• Date listed

  15 September 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Other leadership roles
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: Competitive, dependent upon skills and experience
• Additional allowances:

  Competitive, dependent upon skills and experience

Director of Marketing, Admissions and Communications job summary

The Pocklington School Foundation is looking to appoint an exceptional Director of Marketing, Admissions & Communication to lead its External Relations team and strategy. The Pocklington School Foundation consists of a thriving independent co-educational and boarding School and Prep School, as well as the recently opened Little Pips Nursery, all situated in a beautiful country campus 12 miles east of York. The successful candidate will play a pivotal role in the future of the Foundation. The External Relations strategy will be key to further building The Pocklington School Foundation’s current outstanding reputation whilst identifying opportunities for new initiatives and a dynamic approach.

Reporting directly to the Head, this is a key strategic leadership position responsible for six core areas: Marketing, Admissions, Communications, Alumni Relations, Fundraising and Public Benefit. The successful candidate will be an experienced and inspirational leader, with a track record in successful marketing and communications, capable of developing and delivering innovative strategies that enhance the Foundation’s reputation, increase pupil recruitment, and strengthen relationships across its community.

Key Responsibilities:

Develop and deliver a dynamic and innovative long-term marketing and pupil recruitment strategy aligned with the Foundation’s vision and values.

Lead and oversee the admissions process, ensuring a first-class experience from enquiry to enrolment for both UK and international students, including the tracking of all enquiries, and utilisation of collected data to inform future strategic direction.

Manage and enhance the Foundation brand across all communications, publications, media engagement, and digital platforms, including the professional development of Foundation staff as needed to best support this.

Build strong relationships with feeder schools, our nursery, recruitment agents, alumni, donors, and the wider community, and energise the external relations team to do the same.

Drive fundraising and development initiatives to generate additional voluntary income streams.

Lead, develop and inspire the external relations team covering marketing, admissions, communications, alumni relations, digital engagement and administration.

The Successful Candidate:

We are looking for a highly motivated, creative and strategic leader who can demonstrate:

A proven track record in dynamic and innovative marketing, admissions and communications

Strong leadership and management skills, with the ability to develop and inspire a multi-disciplinary team.

Excellent communication and relationship-building abilities, with confidence in engaging a wide range of stakeholders.

A commercial mindset with experience of fundraising, business development, and income generation.

The vision and energy to proactively promote The Pocklington School Foundation locally, nationally and internationally.

The Pocklington School Foundation is proud of our long history, strong community and reputation for providing an outstanding, rounded education. We are a supportive, kind and caring team who strive to maintain a good balance between home and work life. We enjoy what we do and seek to support all those around us in their professional and personal development.

For an informal chat about the role please contact the Head, Becky Lovelock on 01759 321200 or lovelockb@pocklingtonschool.com

For further information please call 01759 322666 or email recruitment@pocklingtonschool.com

All our current vacancies can be found at: https://www.pocklingtonschool.com/work-with-us where you will be directed to apply via My New Term.

Closing Date: 9am 1st October 2025

At Pocklington School we strive to inspire, support & celebrate equity, diversity & inclusion, indeed this is so fundamental that it is one of our core strategic objectives. As such we are committed to promoting equality and diversity within our workforce. As part of our recruitment process, we actively encourage applications from individuals of all backgrounds, experiences, and identities, including but not limited to race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, disability and age. We recognise the value of diverse perspectives and believe that a diverse team enhances innovation, creativity and success. We strive to create an inclusive environment where all employees feel valued, respected, and empowered to contribute their best.

Pocklington School Foundation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff to share this commitment. The successful applicant will be required to undertake an enhanced disclosure via the DBS.

Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

Commitment to safeguarding

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.

Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.

Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children

You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.

Applying for the job

This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

About Pocklington School

• School type: Independent school, Anglican, ages 2 to 18
• School size: 730 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 2 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Pocklington School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/pocklington-school

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