Business Development & Marketing Officer Job at Canterbury Full Time

Do you enjoy creating impactful marketing campaigns and building relationships that help drive growth and engagement?  If so this role could be perfect for you.

We’re looking for a proactive and creative Business Development & Marketing Officer to support the promotion of apprenticeships and commercial opportunities across the University. Working as part of the Business Development, Research & Innovation (BDRI) Directorate, you’ll play a key role in translating marketing objectives into engaging campaigns, building relationships with employers and prospective learners, and helping to grow our apprenticeship provision.

As Business Development & Marketing Officer you can expect to be involved in:

• Planning and delivering multi-channel marketing campaigns to promote apprenticeships and commercial opportunities
• Supporting employer engagement activity and identifying new business development opportunities
• Coordinating outreach events and activities to attract prospective apprentices and learners
• Creating engaging marketing content and ensuring websites and communications remain accurate and up to date

What will you bring to the role?

• Experience delivering marketing campaigns from planning through to delivery and evaluation
• Experience creating engaging content and digital marketing activity, including social media campaigns
• Experience of business-to-business sales, marketing or employer engagement
• Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines

What we can offer in return:

As a member of our team, you can expect a friendly, open and collaborative working environment and support in your development and wellbeing. You’ll enjoy a range of great staff benefits including:

• Hybrid working options allowing a flexible blend of office and home working (to be agreed in line with business needs) 
• 43 days’ leave per year (personal leave, bank holidays and additional days allocated for the Christmas period, pro rata for part-time staff)
• Excellent pension scheme with generous employer contributions
• Corporate employee-funded healthcare plan, in partnership with Benenden Health

For more information about what you can look forward to if you join us, visit our dedicated webpage: Working at Kent

We are ambitious for our people, our communities and the region we serve – join us in making the world a better place. Visit our website for more on who we are: http://www.kent.ac.uk/about/

Please see the links below to view the full job description and to apply for this post.

For further information regarding the application process, please contact peopleserviceshr@kent.ac.uk quoting reference number BDRI-014-26.

*Occasionally we may need to close a vacancy before the published deadline due to a high number of applications being received, therefore we strongly advise you to submit your application as soon as possible. (All vacancies will be open for at least one week.)

PLEASE NOTE: We prioritise applications from current University of Kent redeployees. We will let you know if this post is to be filled by a redeployee as, in this instance, your application will unfortunately not be taken forward.

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Applications must be made via the University’s online application system; CVs or details sent directly to the department or via email cannot be considered.

The University of Kent values diversity and equality at all levels.

Interview Date: Monday 29 June 2026