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Marketing Controller

Not for Profit

Horsham

Permanent ⁄ £47000

Updated June 9, 2008

As Marketing Controller based in Horsham your main purpose will be to design and deliver the Freedom Food brand/scheme marketing strategy to drive high quality growth of the scheme and to develop the brand to ensure its integrity and that of the parent RSPCA brand.

Reporting directly to the CEO you will provide advice in order to maximise the scheme's relationships with all stakeholders. This will involve research, selection, price negotiation, contract preparation and the building of effective relationships with external advertising and PR agencies. You will be required to create and manage a communication strategy for the membership and provide regular updates to the Freedom Food board including performance against the annual plan.

Your role will also involve setting the standards for internal communications between Freedom Food and the RSPCA, monitoring these standards and taking corrective action when necessary.

To assist with your overall responsibilities you will have a team of direct reports who you will fully manage, including recruitment, selection and appraisals for this team.

This role offers an exciting opportunity for the right candidate to become a part of the largest and most respected animal charity in the world. If you would like the chance to continue your marketing career or take a step up whilst contributing to the improvement of animal welfare then please forward your CV for consideration.

Who we're looking for
As marketing controller you will:
• Understand consumer and B2B marketing
• Enjoy developing marketing strategy and plans
• Be confident managing budgets
• Be confident managing people
• Have excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Enjoy building and maintaining relationships
• Be of graduate calibre
• Ideally have some exposure in the charity or not for profit arena

About our client
Freedom Food was launched by the RSPCA in 1994 as its farm assurance scheme focussed on delivering improvements to farm animal welfare. During the past five years the scheme has achieved significant growth. Currently over 160 million animals are certified under the scheme and Freedom Food are confidently predicting that by the end of 2008 the numbers will grow to over 200 million. Freedom Food provides a simple though robust method of demonstrating commitment to both consumers and the wider industry that farm animal welfare is taken seriously.

What's on offer
Salary up to £47,000 plus excellent benefits package

Michael Page Contact
For further info, apply or phone on +44 (0) 1932 264 000. Job Ref: 12970222
Your application will be sent to Rachel Bowden.