Brand Manager

Brand Manager

Contract: Permanent, Full Time,

Salary: £40,000 with excellent benefits

Location: London, UK

Hybrid Working: A minimum of 40% of working time is spent face to face, either in London office, or as a result of external engagement or travel for WaterAid. WaterAid is located at Canary Wharf, London and this will be your location and contract base. In order to apply for this post, you must be able to demonstrate your eligibility to work in the UK.

Closing date: Applications will close at 23:59 on 11th April 2023. Availability for interviews is required week commencing 17th April (first round) and week commencing 24th April (second round).

How to Apply: To see the full job pack, please click ‘Apply’. Please apply by submitting your CV and a cover letter into one document in either Word Document or PDF format.

About WaterAid:

Want to use your skills in brand marketing to play a vital role in making clean water, decent toilets and good hygiene normal for everyone everywhere?

We need passionate, creative and dedicated people. In return, you will be encouraged and empowered to be yourself at your very best. Together, we will make a bigger difference.

Join WaterAid as Brand Manager to change normal for millions of people so they can unlock their potential, break free from poverty and change their lives for good. On top of that you’ll be joining a 2020 Great Place to Work® award-winning organisation.

About the Team:

The Brand team works in partnership with colleagues in the UK and offices around the world providing advice and expertise on multiple campaigns with national and global reach. The team builds our brand personality and positioning, develops and protects our brand identity and crucially, drives greater awareness of WaterAid and the work we do.

The Brand Team consists of two roles and sits within the newly formed Brand and Strategic Communications Team which is part of the Communications & Fundraising Directorate.

About the Role:

As our Brand Manager you will champion our global brand. With your astute brand marketing and influencing skills you will build strong relationships across the organization and inspire staff to be enthusiastic brand ambassadors.

You will work in partnership with internal teams and external suppliers to ensure that activities reflect our personality and values and positively reinforce who we are and what we do.

You’ll also:

• Support the roll out of brand awareness activities working closely with specialist teams such as creative content and digital.
• Following a comprehensive review of our Brand (TBC), deliver new and revised collateral. Write creative briefs and manage projects through to completion.
• Manage and promote the brand hub on the intranet, providing teams with clear guidance, key messages and core assets to support the creative and consistent implementation of the brand.

About You:

• Proven brand marketing experience, with an understanding of the full marketing mix.
• Strong experience in working proactively with internal stakeholders – able to negotiate, challenge and influence effectively at all levels and across multiple disciplines. Building brand love and inspiring staff to be enthusiastic brand ambassadors.
• Experience of successfully developing, promoting and implementing brand guidelines (visual and verbal).
• Experience of managing complex projects, suppliers (including printers and translators) and budgets.
• Excellent copy writing and editing skills; able to communicate compelling messages to a broad range of audiences.

Our Benefits:

• 36 days’ holiday (including 8 Bank Holidays)
• Option to buy an extra 5 days annual leave
• We offer a generous pension plan with employer contribution of up to 10%
• Wide range of flexible and agile-working arrangement
• Season Ticket Loan
• Free annual eye tests
• Pay as You Give charitable giving scheme
• Enhanced Maternity and Adoption/Surrogacy pay, Shared Parental Leave and Paternity Leave
• Sabbaticals
• Volunteer Day

Our Commitment

An inclusive workplace:

We are committed to being an organisation where everyone is included, respected, and empowered to be their best. We represent and celebrate our staff, partners and everyone we work with, and create a culture where everyone can reach their full potential.

Equal opportunities:

We are an equal opportunity, disability-confident employer and are dedicated to achieving the highest standards of diversity, equity and inclusion. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, beliefs, customs, traditions and ways of life. This includes, but is not limited to, race, gender, disability, age, sexual orientation, religion, national or social origin, health status, and economic or social situation.

Safeguarding:

We are also committed to protecting everyone we come into contact with. We have a zero-tolerance approach to abuse of power, privilege or trust across our global work, and any form of inappropriate behaviour, discrimination, abuse, bullying, harassment, or exploitation. Safeguarding the people and communities we work with, our staff, volunteers and anyone working on our behalf is our top priority, and we take our responsibilities extremely seriously.

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