Marketing & Partnerships Assistant

St John Rigby College offers a wide range of academic and vocational courses at all levels in a highly supportive and caring environment to approximately 1400 full-time students aged 16-18. We welcome applications from people who are keen to work with us to deliver educational excellence at all levels.

The College was inspected in January 2024 and was judged to be “outstanding” in every category. Inspectors quote: “Students are highly motivated to achieve. They embody the culture of kindness, mutual respect and high expectations that permeates the College.

This is an exciting and rare opportunity to join the Marketing and Partnerships team at St John Rigby College at a key point in our development.

This is a rare and exciting opportunity to join the Marketing & Partnerships team at St John Rigby College. The Marketing & Partnerships Assistant will provide vital support across both the marketing and partnerships functions, acting as a key liaison between the College, partner schools, prospective students and external stakeholders. The role is outward-facing, relationship-driven and focused on delivering an exceptional experience for prospective students while supporting the College’s marketing, events and recruitment activity.

The successful candidate will be an energetic and confident communicator who enjoys working with people, presenting to groups and building positive relationships. They will bring ideas, initiative and a solution-focused mindset, helping to identify opportunities, support events and strengthen the College’s profile within local schools and communities.

At SJR we value work-life balance and the well-being of our employees and will endeavour to support flexible working arrangements where possible, whilst ensuring the operational needs of the College are met. Term time hours will be considered.

We promote equality of opportunity and embrace diversity. The College is accredited as a Disability Confident Employer and is an accredited member of the Greater Manchester Good Employment Charter.

Application

Applications should be made via link - https://mynewterm.com/jobs/130523/EDV-2026-SJRRSFC-44151

For further details about the college please visit our website www.sjr.ac.uk or contact the HR Department on HR@sjr.ac.uk.

For an informal discussion about the role please contact Laura Murphy at laura.murphy@sjr.ac.uk .

The days of work will be two set fixed days and one flexible day to support the needs of the College with marketing and event activities which may take place in the evenings and on occasion, weekends.

The College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All appointments will be subject to pre-employment checks, including an enhanced DBS check and online searches.

Please note we reserve the right to close this vacancy early if sufficient applications are received