The posting
Job Description
Organisation: Leicestershire County Council
Work Location: County Hall, Glenfield, Leicester, LE3 8RA
Salary: £41,259 - £44,109 per annum (pro rata for part-time)
Working Hours: 22.2 hours per week
Contract Type: Fixed term or Secondment for 12 months
Closing Date: 13/11/2026
Interview Date(s): 11/12/2026
Do you have the creativity, digital marketing expertise and drive to grow participation, advocate for our brand and tell powerful stories? Are you passionate about making a difference to the lives of children and young people through music? At Leicestershire Music, we're looking for an ambitious and talented Marketing Manager to lead our digital presence and inspire more young people to make music.
About the Role
This is a fantastic opportunity to join one of the region's leading music education organisations. Working across our website, social media channels, digital campaigns and partner communications, you'll play a key role in raising awareness of our programmes, growing participation and showcasing the impact of music. The role includes responsibility for maintaining and developing our website, analysing engagement data, creating compelling content and increasing meaningful interaction across our social media platforms.
We're particularly looking for someone who can help us:
- Maintain and develop our website to improve user experience and engagement
- Grow and strengthen our social media presence, building on our established platforms including @leicsmakemusic
- Create engaging content that reaches children, young people, families, schools and partners
- Increase awareness of the opportunities available through Leicestershire Music
- Drive growth in participation, particularly within our popular Saturday morning ensembles and rehearsals
- Capture and share the excitement and impact of our events, performances and projects
This role is initially offered on a 12-month fixed-term basis while the substantive postholder is on secondment. However, there is a realistic possibility that the arrangement may be extended, creating longer-term opportunities for the successful candidate.
The post is 22.2 hours per week (0.6FTE), and we're committed to flexible working. While some attendance at evening and weekend events will be required to support performances, concerts and promotional activity, there is real flexibility in how hours are worked across the week.
You'll be joining a passionate, creative and supportive team that believes every child and young person should have access to high-quality music-making opportunities. If you combine strong digital marketing skills with creativity, energy and a desire to make a genuine difference, we'd love to hear from you.
Bring your ideas. Grow our reach. Inspire the next generation of musicians.
An enhanced DBS with barred list check is required for this post.
For information on our approach to the recruitment of ex-offenders, please see our policy statement.
About You
To apply for this post, you must be able to evidence in your application how you meet the following criteria:
- Relevant degree or other academic or professional qualification or Demonstrable experience
- Significant experience of successfully delivering a marketing and communications strategy within a public sector organisation or similar large organisation. Experience of Using Google Analytics to improve a Website performance
- Knowledge of Income generation, brand identity and website development. Significant experience of media, partnership or public relations work and marketing
- Detailed knowledge and understanding of GDPR and data protection and Safeguarding children legislation. Promotes a quality focus, monitors performance and takes appropriate actions to ensure outcomes are achieved
- Experience of prioritising, managing and delivering successfully a number of projects simultaneously and delivering to deadlines. Experience of working within the Arts Sector
- Excellent verbal, interpersonal, negotiation and networking skills which demonstrate an ability to effectively persuade stakeholders and manage relationships with customers and external partners
- Must possess a valid driving licence and have use of own vehicle, be able to travel and work from various locations throughout the county and city and travel between sites as required in a cost efficient way
In addition, we also expect you to share our commitment to our values and to delivering accessible and inclusive services which meet the needs of all of our residents. You will be asked to demonstrate your understanding of these commitments as part of the selection process.
Reasonable adjustments will be considered for applicants with a disability. We are a Disability Confident Employer.
Please note: If you are appointed to this role on a fixed-term or internal secondment basis, you may later be offered a permanent appointment to the role, should the opportunity become available. Any such arrangements will be subject to organisational requirements and the relevant policy conditions being met.
Interested in Flexible Working?
We are open to discussions about flexible working, which may include part time working, job sharing, term-time working, flexible start and finish times, and hybrid working, depending on the requirements of the role and the service. If you would like to discuss the possible flexible working options that might be applicable to this role, please contact the person named below.
For more information or an informal discussion, please contact:
Chris Bale, Lead for Sustainability, Fundraising and Operations
Email: [email protected]
How to Apply
At Leicestershire County Council we’re looking for top talent from all walks of life. Whoever you are, wherever you’re from, and whatever your background - we care about what you bring to our organisation, not just what’s on your CV. That’s why we’ve designed a recruitment process that’s fair, accessible, and focused on potential. And with benefits that support people at every age and stage of life, we make sure you can thrive - both personally and professionally.
If you share our passion to make a difference for the people of Leicestershire, we’d love to hear from you. Click the apply button to submit your application, ensuring that you upload a supporting statement that explains how you meet the criteria listed in the ‘About You’ section above. Without this information, we won’t be able to assess your suitability for the role, and your application will be rejected. For tips on how to write your statement, see the How to Apply section on our career site.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.
If you have any technical issues when trying to apply for this post or you want to request an application pack in an alternative format, please contact our Employee Service Centre by telephoning 0300 3030222 (select option 2) or raising a ticket via our online portal: https://emss.org.uk/support.
By applying for this post, you agree to our Terms and Conditions.
About Us
About Leicestershire County Council
At Leicestershire County Council, we're committed to making a real difference in people's lives. Our aim is to work with communities and partners to deliver public services that make Leicestershire the best possible place to live and work for everyone.
Our employees play a key role in supporting this goal and helping us deliver the vital services we provide to the people of Leicestershire. Whether you're starting your career or looking for your next challenge, you'll find a place with us where your ideas are valued, and your work has purpose.
For further information on what it’s like to work for us and the benefits we offer, please refer to the following:
Our Recruitment Process Our Organisational Values Our Employee Benefits Working for Us
