Marketing Executive (Individual Giving) - Temporary (up to 9 months)

Marketing Executive (Individual Giving) - Temporary (up to 9 months)

Salary
£32,000 - £34,000 pro rata (dependent on experience)
Contract type
Temporary: Fixed Term Contract or Secondment
Hours
Full Time
Location
Poole, Dorset, England
Location description
Hybrid, with travel to Poole at least one day a week
Interview date
3 November
Closing Date
26-10-2025
Reference
20531
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About us

Our purpose is simple: to save lives at sea. 24 hours a day, every day, RNLI lifesavers are ready to launch to the rescue. To help us raise vital funds, we’re looking for a Marketing Executive who can deliver effective and engaging campaigns. This is an exciting opportunity to join a fast-paced fundraising team.

About the role

We’re looking for an experienced Marketing Executive to join the Individual Giving Team to work across our Stewardship Programme.

The role of Marketing Executive will see you working across all aspects of a campaign to help drive lifesaving income for the RNLI and treat our donors really well.

The role is a brilliant opportunity for an experienced marketing professional with an enthusiastic approach to your work, looking for a challenge, where you can really make a difference. Experience in project management, stakeholder communications and campaign planning is essential along with a passion to drive data focused decisions and work as part of a dynamic and mission focused team.

About you

You’ll be an experienced Marketing Executive able to support the development and delivery of impactful, successful campaigns.

To be considered for the role as our new Marketing Executive you will need:

  • An understanding of the importance of meaningful donor stewardship and a commitment to delivering an exceptional supporter experience
  • Experience in delivery of marketing campaigns focused on driving supporter response and donations and retention
  • Proven experience of working across multiple projects to tight deadlines
  • Knowledge of Direct Mail, Email and Web channels
  • Confidence in understanding campaign performance data and communicating results and optimisations to a wide variety of stakeholders
  • Be capable of building strong and collaborative working relationships with stakeholders
  • To have excellent communication skills (both spoken and written)

Apply today if you are a proactive Marketeer or fundraiser wanting to work within a high performing, friendly team where there will be opportunities to learn and grow within the role.

Safeguarding

The RNLI is committed to safeguarding; protecting a person’s health, wellbeing, and human rights, enabling them to live free from harm, abuse, and neglect. We expect all employees and volunteers to share this commitment and have a zero-tolerance approach. The suitability of all prospective employees and volunteers will be assessed during the recruitment process in line with this commitment. This will include relevant criminal record checks being carried out dependent on the eligibility of the role. (England & Wales; DBS check, Scotland; Disclosure Scotland PVG, Northern Ireland; Access NI, Republic of Ireland; Garda Vetting; International, International Child Protection Certificate process).

Diversity at the RNLI

Our staff and volunteers have been saving lives at sea without prejudice for 200 years. We respect and value diversity of background, skills and perspectives within our teams, and consider it essential to help us deliver a world-class lifesaving service. We are an inclusive organisation and welcome applications from everyone. In addition to having the skills needed for the role, we also look for applicants who share our commitment to living our RNLI values (trustworthy, courageous, selfless, and dependable), and helping us work towards Our Vision: To save Every One.