Job description
Salary: (UK) £62,355 plus benefits (Our pay philosophy ensures consistency across locations and salaries. The starting salary for this opportunity plus benefits depends on location of the candidate).
The role:
We are recruiting for an innovative, values-driven leader to join Mary’s Meals International (MMI), as Director of Brand & Marketing. Reporting to our Chief Growth Officer, you will be responsible for developing and leading our global brand and marketing strategy, providing inspirational leadership to three sub-teams of experts in Brand & Marketing, Digital Experience and Creative Solutions.
As Director of Brand & Marketing, you will be bringing the inspirational story and impact of Mary’s Meals to life. You will be responsible for growing our supporter base and for driving income by providing expertise to our global network of National Affiliates, optimising their presentation of the Mary’s Meals brand and their marketing efforts.
You will:
- Develop and deliver an annual global donor engagement and growth strategy, that connects with the Mary’s Meals family, inspires new audiences and grows our global movement.
- Hold responsibility for global brand development and integrity, ensuring the Mary’s Meals brand remains relevant, inspiring and unique.
- Oversee the creation of marketing campaigns fit for multiple channels.
- Actively seek out external trends and drive innovation at Mary’s Meals, ensuring we have the right data insight, marketing technology and channels available to support growth.
- Provide strategic direction and leadership to your teams, promoting a culture of accountability, engagement and empowerment.
- Work as a strategic partner, as part of the Growth Senior Leadership Team.
About you:
With a strong background in leadership within brand and marketing, you will bring a proven track record of driving brand equity and organisational growth. Success in developing and executing innovative global marketing strategies, as well as tailoring campaigns for international markets, is essential. A strong understanding of donor experience will be key, along with the ability to leverage and implement relevant marketing technologies to support growth. Experience within an international non-profit organisation would be beneficial but not essential.
Our mission, vision, and values are at the very heart of everything we do, and this is more than a role, it’s an extraordinary opportunity to play a part in changing the story for children in some of the world’s poorest countries. You will be a true ambassador for our work and will demonstrate commitment to our movement, mission and vision.
About us:
Mary’s Meals is a global movement supported by people from all walks of life and we are focused on one goal – that every child receives a nutritious daily meal in a place of education. We continue to change the lives of over 2.6 million children, who today will receive Mary’s Meals.
We believe in the innate goodness of people, respect the dignity of every human being and family life and believe in good stewardship of the resources entrusted to us. In line with our values, Mary’s Meals is fully committed to a culture of safeguarding. Mary’s Meals is committed to preventing any type of unwanted behaviour at work and we expect all the Mary’s Meals family to share this commitment and work in the best interest of the communities we serve. Our safe recruitment practices ensure that only those that are committed to our high standards join our movement.
Salary advertised is for UK based candidates, our salary philosophy ensures consistency across locations where Mary’s Meals operates, please reach out to [email protected] for more information about salaries in other locations.
Our Benefits:
34 days annual leave (pro-rated for part time working patterns) including bank holidays, increasing by 1 day each completed calendar year, to a maximum of 39 days (+ option to buy another week)
Flexible working
Employee Assistance Programme
Life assurance
Medical insurance for candidates located in Kenya, Liberia, Malawi and Zambia
Pension - depending on the location of the candidate. For international candidates - any pension contribution paid as part of salary will be subject to normal statutory deductions/ taxation
To apply:
If you are inspired to join our movement and our vision, mission and values resonate with you, we would love to hear from you. To apply, please click below to send your CV and a succinct covering letter, of no more than 1 page, telling us why you are a great fit for this role and why you want to work for Mary’s Meals International.
Closing date for applications is Thursday 29th May 2025.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible
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