Head of Marketing and Communications

Orion Education, Chislehurst, BR7 5PS

17 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  ASAP

• Closing date

  10 July 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  23 June 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Administration, HR, data and finance
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full-time equivalent salary: up to £75,000 p.a. prorated for 3 days (£45,000) actual salary
• Additional allowances:

  up to £75,000 p.a. prorated for 3 days (£45,000) actual salary

Head of Marketing and Communications job summary

The Role

Reporting to the CFO and working closely with the CEO and Executive Team, you will:

• Define and deliver a trust-wide marketing and communications strategy
• Shape and embed a clear, compelling Orion narrative
• Strengthen our reputation, visibility and external voice
• Lead campaigns that drive recruitment, attendance and trust
• Set and enforce high standards in parent communication
• Build a confident, consistent approach across all schools
• Lead on crisis and reputation management

You will operate at pace, bring clarity, and ensure communications actively support school improvement and trust growth.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Developing and owning the Orion brand, voice and positioning
• Supporting the CEO in building a strong external presence
• Designing trust-wide campaigns linked to key priorities
• Improving how we communicate with parents across all schools
• Strengthening recruitment marketing and employer brand
• Introducing clear frameworks, templates and expectations
• Supporting leaders through complex or high-risk situations

What We’re Looking For

We are looking for someone who:

• Has operated at a senior level in marketing, communications or public affairs
• Thinks strategically, not just operationally
• Can influence and challenge senior leaders with credibility
• Writes with clarity and authority
• Is calm under pressure and exercises strong judgement
• Is motivated by purpose and improving outcomes for young people

Experience in education is helpful, but not essential.
What matters is your ability to lead, shape and deliver at organisational level.

What We Offer

• A genuinely strategic role with trust-wide impact
• Close working with an ambitious CEO and Executive Team
• The opportunity to build a function from the ground up
• A values-driven organisation with a strong moral purpose
• Competitive salary and flexible working arrangements

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

Education for the 21st Century is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced DBS check and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check will be completed for all applicants. Education for the 21st Century is fully committed to equality and to valuing diversity as an employer and a provider of education.

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 Orion Education

• Type: Multi-academy trust
• Website: Orion Education website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/education-for-the-21-st-century

Education for the 21st Century is a values-led organisation, driven by a determination to create welcoming and open schools for the local community, where every person thrives, makes excellent progress, and succeeds. We are committed to improving outcomes and transforming lives, realising social mobility, and the transformative power of education. We value the difference in all of our schools while seeking to bring them together around a framework that delivers an enriching experience and a great education for the young people within our care.

We want the very best for all of our young people. Our plan to ensure that we deliver great schools is underpinned by our shared values of trust, kindness, and endeavour. Our schools and our staff are collaborative and we seek to create consistency and quality throughout.
Our leaders create improvement in schools that is robust and sustainable. We are as enthusiastic about developing and nurturing our staff, as we are about developing our young people. Our professional development programs and our approach to school improvement provide quality and rigor while creating a depth of experience and learning for our staff.

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