Bid Marketing and Communications Coordinator

**BID Marketing and Communications Coordinator**

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As a BID Marketing and Communications Coordinator, you will be responsible for all aspects of Barrow BIDs marketing and communications strategy, including levy payer engagement. The role is ideal for a dynamic, nimble individual who is a strategic thinker but can react to day to day operational needs. A varied and interesting role with the delivery of our business plan at the core of all activity.

The main aims of Barrow BID are the 4Bs
- Create a **Busier **Barrow
- Create a **Brighter **Barrow
- Create a **Better **Barrow
- Help businesses to **Bounce Back **following the COVID pandemic

The scheme is funded by local town centre businesses who pay an additional levy based on the rateable value (RV) of their premises. The rateable value is set at 1stSeptember each year and the levy is fixed at 1.5% of the RV of premises within the BID area.
- Barrow BID is committed to protecting people’s privacy and complying with the General DataProtection Regulation, GDPR (Regulation EU 2016/679)._

**Post Title**

BID Marketing and Communications Coordinator

**Contracted Hours**

15 Hours (Part Time) depending upon experience - additional hours may be required to support specific projects and will be paid as overtime

**Working Hours**

Core office hours with the options available to hybrid working

**Salary**

£12.00p/h (Barrow BID is a Living Wage Employer)

**Responsible To**

BID Project Manager (Line Manager) and BID Board of Directors

**Contract Type**

Permanent

**Probation Period**

3 Months

**Main Purpose of Job**
- To lead and manage the marketing and communication aspects of BID projects, contracts and initiatives.Provide support to the BID Board of Directors.Regular engagement/liaison with Town Centre businesses, local Authorities and other stakeholder groups.To oversee all BID media and advertising across multiple formats/media/platforms.

**Key Responsibilities**
- Forming strong and trusting relationships with levy paying businesses and engage with them to encourage participation, promotion of their own businesses and awareness of the BID’s goals
- Manage the BID budget in line with financial control procedures to ensure that BID activities are developed within the agreed budget and monitor expenditure.
- Take ownership for the build, delivery and post implementation of our Comms plan to inform audiences.
- Take ownership for the build, delivery and post implementation of our Marketing plan to drive action.
- To act as the main point of contact for the Barrow Buzz App
- Analyse and provide reports on all media presences and undertake market research as required.
- Manage the BID website in terms of content to ensure a dynamic and fast-moving site and optimising content
- Undertake simple graphic design work.
- Coordinate and manage marketing, promotional and associated events to ensure that the town centre is promoted appropriately.
- To work in partnership to develop and help implement any projects and activities relating to the town centre as agreed with the appropriate public agencies and react as appropriate to issues that may affect local businesses and the town centre.
- Organise/coordinate some BID promotions and events
- Produce reports highlighting the progress of the Marketing and Comms, along with priorities and results.
- Take on additional tasks as directed by the BID Project Manager and BID Board.

**Keys Skills and Qualification Requirements**
- An excellent knowledge of the local area (Barrow Town Centre and the widerFurness area) with a “Can Do” positive attitude towards town centre regeneration.
- Your conduct, appearance, professional approach, and integrity will be of the highest standard
- You should be a good communicator, listener and highly motivated to succeed, with strong organisational and time management skills.
- Experience of working with a welcome and/or customer experience delivery team and being comfortable with multiple communication methods.
- Good IT knowledge with an understanding of CRMs or databases
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook and Powerpoint) and/or Google Workspace
- Maintaining the confidentiality of privileged information.
- Ability to multitask and prioritise in a dynamic work environment.
- Strong attention to detail and ability to work as a team member with mínimal supervision.
- High level of interpersonal and communication skills
- Ability to communicate both orally and in writing to a wide range of audiences
- An ability to prioritise and remain focused; to organise workloads of self and others with no daily supervision.
- Ability to develop effective work plans, organise details, set priorities, and meet deadlines.
- Entrepreneurial in nature and with confidence to develop and push forward plans and projects.
- Ability to analyse problems and adopt an innovative approach to finding solutions

**Desirable Experience and Personal Qualities**
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