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This is an interesting and challenging opportunity for a marketer looking to work in a small, highly professional, not-for-profit publisher and educational charity with ambitious growth plans. The role will suit a creative, organised self-starter who enjoys variety and collaboration.
It is an exciting time to join IFIS. We launched a major new product earlier in 2021 and are working on further launches taking place in the coming months. This is in addition to our well-established database FSTA, used for researching food information in universities and food companies internationally.
Working primarily with the Head of Marketing and Engagement and the Senior Marketing Executive, the Marketing Assistant supports the delivery of planned and ad hoc activities across all marketing channels, to help achieve IFIS targets for educational activities, renewals and new sales. This includes supporting the new product launches.
This is a 12 month contract, with the potential for extension. The role is full-time, 37 hours per week, with a salary of £20,000-£23,000. This position is hybrid, with a mixture of working from home and working from the office in Winnersh Triangle, Wokingham.
Example activities include but are not limited to:
Skills and experience (essential)
The successful candidate will be:
To apply for this position, please send your CV along with a covering letter to Claire Peggs , HR Manager, at c.peggs@ifis.org
Closing date: Applications are closed on Tuesday 11th January 2022. We will be in touch with all applicants soon to invite for interview or to let them know if they have been unsuccessful .
Based at Winnersh Triangle near Reading (UK), IFIS is a not-for-profit academic publishing organisation established in 1968. We are committed to:
Our flagship product is FSTA, a interdisciplinary database of scientific and technological information relating to food, beverages and nutrition. FSTA is used for research and teaching all over the world, including by 8 of the top 10 universities for food science (Shanghai ranking, 2020). In 2021, we launched IFIS Collections, a new information research tool designed for scientists in the food industry.
IFIS is an accredited Investors in People organisation and signed the Time to Change Employer Pledge in 2020, making a public commitment to reducing stigma around mental health and to making sure IFIS is a safe, supportive and open environment.
We are delighted to have received a Gold Medal from EcoVadis following a recent sustainability assessment which looked at our policies, practices and measures on the environment, labour and human rights, and ethics.
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