Head of Marketing & PR

Head of Marketing & PR

Location: Poole (with regular travel in the South of England)

Pay: £65,000 per annum plus car allowance and bonus (up to 15% of salary)

Hours: 37 hours per week

We have an exciting opportunity for a proactive, strategic and collaborative marketing professional to join the team. Working with the Chief Executive and Senior Management Team, you will play a key role in shaping and delivering the business Marketing strategy. With a hands‑on approach, you will be confident in managing all marketing and public relations activity across Care South.

If this sounds like you, come and be part of a team that truly makes a difference!

• At least five years’ sector experience of managing a team and leading and developing marketing strategy and campaign plans.
• Experience of working across multiple locations.
• Experience in the residential care and domiciliary care sectors.
• Competencies in campaign tracking, competitor analysis and research to understand ROI and shape future marketing strategies.
• Be computer literate, well versed on digital and online channels and proficient in MS Office and Customer Relations Management systems.
• Excellent knowledge of offline and online marketing activities.
• Experience in employer branding disciplines to promote the employee value proposition as employer of choice.
• A high attention to detail and be able to work under pressure.
• Adopt a flexible attitude.
• Be a problem solver and curious.
• Be driven, self‑motivated, able to work at pace and be a problem solver.
• A collaborative approach, excellent communication skills, able to build strong and meaningful relationships at all levels and contribute as a key part of the Extended Management Team at Care South.

At Care South, we really value all our staff, whatever the role. We offer a stimulating and incredibly rewarding career. We celebrate all our staff every year through the Care South Stars Awards.

As a not‑for‑profit charity, our focus isn’t on our owners or shareholders its very firmly on those in our care and those that care for them. We are constantly looking at ways to improve the reward and recognition of all our amazing people within the Care South Team.

Our current benefits package includes:

• Competitive salary.
• Bonus.
• Car Allowance.
• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays.
• Life Assurance.
• Contributory pension scheme.
• Online/retail discounts – Blue Light Card.
• Paid induction and training.
• Free DBS check.
• Employee referral bonus scheme.
• Staff Association.
• Career progression.
• Employee assistance and wellbeing programmes.

• You must be 18 years or older.
• We are unable to offer Visa Sponsorship.
• A clean driving licence is required.
• Clean DBS.

If you’re a driven senior marketeer, ready to make a difference, we’d love to hear from you. Apply today and become part of something truly special!

Final date to receive applications: 16 January 2026

Interviews planned:
Week commencing 26 January 2026.

Contact:

For more information about us, our values and benefits, please visit our website:

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