Organisation: ESPO
Work Location: Barnsdale Way, Grove Park, Enderby, Leicester, LE19 1ES
Salary: £35,451 - £39,165 per annum (pro rata for part-time) (Pay award pending)
Working Hours: 37 Hours per week
Contract Type: Fixed term for 1 Year - Maternity cover
Closing Date: Friday 26th June 2026
Interview Date(s): Wednesday 8th / Thursday 9th July 2026
Are you a creative marketer who enjoys bringing brands to life, telling compelling stories, and building impactful campaigns? If so, we’d love to hear from you.
About the Role
By joining ESPO’s Marketing team as a Marketing Officer, you’ll be part of a highly successful professional buying organisation that provides cost effective procurement and supply services to the public sector. ESPO is owned and governed by a consortium of six local authority members based in the East Midlands, with Leicestershire County Council acting as the employer.
This role focuses on promoting our education offering to schools and early years establishments across the country. This includes our vast portfolio of over 28,000 products as well as market leading frameworks and added value services. From promoting our MAT Package loyalty programme to growing the ESPO brand, no two days will be the same. You’ll work closely with colleagues from across our Marketing, Digital and Sales teams, creating engaging content and campaigns that make an impact.
Whether it’s digital campaigns, Website content, events, or traditional marketing support, you’ll know how to plan and deliver activity that gets results on time and within budget.
We’re looking for someone with:
- A flair for content creation and storytelling
- Excellent attention to detail
- Confidence managing multiple campaigns
- Experience across online, offline, PR, and event marketing
- A hands-on, proactive attitude and a passion for marketing
Experience in the education sector could be a bonus, but what matters most is your attitude, creativity, and ability to connect with audiences. If you’re dynamic, imaginative, full of ideas, and ready to bring real energy to a role where you can make a difference, get in touch.
Some flexibility to work outside of normal working hours will be required and you must have access to a vehicle to travel to locations throughout the region.
About You
To apply for this post, you must be able to evidence in your application how you meet the following criteria:
- A recognised marketing qualification such as a CIM diploma or equivalent;
- Experience of planning and executing marketing activities and measuring impact and results;
- Experience of working within a cross functional team.
- Excellent communication skills both written and verbal to peers, colleagues, customers and other partners/stakeholders.
- Familiarity of using email software such as DotDigital or Klaviyo and CMS platforms such as Magento or Word Press.
- A flair for creating engaging content for external audiences.
- A can-do approach to working, inspiring others with your enthusiasm and drive for success.
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 customers. 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 .
What we offer:
- Flexible working opportunities and access to employee benefits portal with car lease scheme.
- 27 days annual leave plus bank holidays (pro rated for part time workers) (increasing to 32 days after 5 years' service), and a scheme to buy additional leave.
- Local Government Pension Scheme with a generous employer contribution.
- Opportunities for learning and development
Great office location next to Fosse Park, with free on-site parking and easy access to M1 and M69.
-
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:
Rachel Glover - Marketing Manager
Email: [email protected]
How to Apply
At ESPO 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.
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 raise a ticket via our online portal: https://emss.org.uk/support .
By applying for this post, you agree to our Terms and Conditions.
