Marketing Communications Coordinator

Established in 2006, Equate Scotland is the national expert in gender equality throughout the STEM sectors. By supporting women through their recruitment, retention, and progression journeys, Equate delivers tangible and sustainable change. Funded by the Scottish Government, the programme is hosted by Edinburgh Napier University and is based at the Edinburgh Napier University Craiglockhart campus.

Equate works in collaboration with the STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths) sector, academia, statutory and third sector bodies, and the Scottish Government, enabling more women to study, work and progress in these key sectors. The programme ethos is to create an inclusive and enjoyable place of work, and we welcome discussions on flexible and hybrid working opportunities.

You can find out more information about us here.

As part of our ongoing focus on the delivery of a high-quality service to the STEM sector and academia, we are currently recruiting a part-time Marketing and Communications Coordinator to take responsibility for managing the Equate Scotland website, newsletter, and social media platforms, as well as for producing both digital and print publications and promotional materials.

The Role

As Marketing and Communications Coordinator for Equate Scotland, you will have a fantastic opportunity to bring your skills in digital communications to deliver creative and engaging marketing and communications campaigns to raise awareness of and engagement with Equate Scotland's work.

Your knowledge of design software such as Canva, Adobe, and InDesign, and experience of managing social media platforms will serve you well as you create targeted, compelling content including website copy, social media posts, newsletters, blog posts, video content, and promotional materials.

Furthermore, you will have the chance to produce content for a diverse range of audiences including students, professionals, career changers, women returners, employers, and policy makers; allowing you to really capitalize on your excellent communication skills and demonstrable experience of delivering organisational communications and effective digital marketing campaigns from brief to delivery and evaluation.

We will also need you to understand how your contribution will positively impact the organisation, so experience of using analytics tools such as Google Analytics 4 to monitor and evaluate communications will also come in handy.

We are an organisation of passionate individuals who believe in making a positive difference in the lives of our service users and stakeholders, so if you have relevant experience in an equivalent digital marketing role and a passion for creating opportunities for women working in STEM subjects, then we would love to hear from you.

What We Will Need From You

• Degree in relevant discipline or equivalent/relevant work experience
• Demonstrable experience delivering organisational communications
• Experience of working on effective and creative campaigns from brief, delivery, and evaluation
• Experience of using design software, e.g. Canva, Adobe, InDesign
• Experience of using a content management system (CMS) to manage a website
• Experience of managing social media platforms
• Experience of using analytics tools such as Google Analytics 4

Benefits We Offer

41 days annual leave (includes bank holidays, prorated accordingly), generous pension and professional development opportunities.

Additional Information

Salary: £30,805 pro rata (depending on experience)

Part Time 21 hrs/wk

Contract Fixed Term until end of September 2026 (with likelihood of extension)

Closing date: 06 April 2025

Interviews: Week commencing 21st April 2025

The University holds Disability Confident, Carer Positive and Stonewall Scotland Diversity Champion status. We are a flexible Employer.

The University is unable to sponsor the employment of international workers in this role on the Skilled Worker visa route. International applicants will only be able to take up this role if they can demonstrate an alternative right to work in the UK.