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Head of Marketing and Communications

Located in a beautiful Yorkshire valley, Ampleforth College is the world’s foremost Catholic boarding school, welcoming girls and boys of all faiths aged 11-18. Each student’s unique talents are recognised and nurtured within a welcoming community rooted in Benedictine values. 

A rewarding and multi-faceted role within a vibrant and friendly team, the Head of Marketing & Communications is vital to the success of the school, ensuring wide awareness and understanding of our unique educational mission amongst key stakeholders and markets. In depth and broad experience of marketing is essential and knowledge of marketing within an educational context would be extremely helpful in understanding the scope of this role.

A leadership role within the Admissions, Marketing and Communications team, the post holder will be focused on driving student recruitment using all forms of marketing both in the UK, and across the world.

Benefits include:

  • Annual closed periods between Christmas and New Year
  • Lunch provided
  • Discounted on-site Gym membership
  • Group Personal Pension Scheme with Legal and General (Employer contribution matched up to a maximum of 8%)
  • Death in Service Gratuity
  • Bounty scheme for referral of new staff
  • Car parking on site
  • Cycle to work scheme
  • Employee Assistance Programme
  • Affordable Staff Lodging (where available)

Closing date for applications: Friday 1st September

Interviews are scheduled for the week commencing 16th September.

Shortlisting and interviews may take place prior to the above dates.

St Laurence Education Trust and Ampleforth College are committed to safeguarding children and promoting the welfare of children and young people. They expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment and will ensure that all recruitment and selection practices and procedures reflect this commitment. All successful candidates will be subject to checks by the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) along with other relevant employment checks.

A Compass for Life

Full Boarding & Day School for students aged 11 to 18