St George's is a thriving independent boarding and day school of 270 girls aged 11-18around 45% of whom are boarders (full, weekly and flexi) and with a Sixth Form ofapproximately 80 pupils. St George's offers an ambitious, connected and future-facingeducation tailored for pupils to realise their potential both at school and in fulfilling adult livesahead. Awarded excellent across the board in its November 2022 ISI inspection, the School is aplace where girls flourish academically, creatively, physically and morally, a place whererisks can be taken, lessons are learnt and challenges are welcome. We are a welcoming school with a warm sense of community. Visitors are impressed by ourfacilities within a beautiful setting and the ambition of our educational provision.Our unique extended day and flexible boarding model allows all girls the time and space tofoster confidence, independence and academic curiosity providing a future-facing educationexclusively for girls in a world not yet designed for girls and introduces them to contemporarysubjects and topics, through speakers, workshops, classes and visits. St George's offers an education that is grounded, relevant and fosters employability. Theschool operates as an Educational Trust administered by a Board of Governors, is amember of the Girls Schools Association (GSA), Boarding Schools Association (BSA) ISBA,AGBIS and is ISC accredited. St George's is seeking to appoint an enthusiastic and dynamic marketing professional as thefull-time Director of Marketing and External Communications to lead the School's Marketingstrategy for 2025 and beyond. The School has always enjoyed a strong brand reputation within the sector and seeks tofurther define its position in a highly competitive market, by driving brand awareness toattract pupils and building and developing its reputation amongst stakeholders and the widercommunity. The Director of Marketing and External Communications (DMEC) will be line managed bythe Head on a day-to-day basis and is part of the MAPA (Marketing, Admissions,Philanthropy, Alumnae) Team, which also includes the Director of Admissions, Head ofPhilanthropy, the Bursar and the Head. They will also work closely with the three DeputyHeads (Academic, Pastoral and Co-Curricular and Connections). The role of Director of Marketing and External Communications is currently supported by apart-time Marketing Communications Officer, a full-time Digital Marketing Assistant and apart-time Graphic Designer. This is a full time role, working throughout the year and the normal hours of work will be8.30am to 5.00pm, Monday to Friday (with a 30 minute unpaid break for lunch). Given theprofessional nature and seniority of the role, you would be expected to work such hours asto properly discharge your duties. St George's operates its own generous salary scheme and the successful candidate will beauto-enrolled into the School's defined contribution pension scheme if eligible. Additional Staff benefits include: Use of state-of-the-art gym with Technogym equipment at allocated times Staff swimming sessions and family swimming sessions in the recently built 25m, 6-lane indoor pool Supportive Continuing Professional Development (CPD) programme Ample free onsite parking Freshly prepared, nutritious lunches in the Dining Room during term time.Refreshments are also available throughout the day in the Staff Room. Meals and refreshments are free of charge. The post holder’s children may, upon passing the entrance assessments, be eligibleat the discretion of the Governors for a reduction on the basic tuition fees. How to apply: Letters of application to the Head, Mrs Hewer, should be no more than two sides of A4 and,together with the completed application form and confidential cover sheet should be emailed to the recruitment email address shown on the Job Application Pack. CVs will not be accepted without the relevant application form and confidential cover sheet. Deadline for applications: Midday on Thursday 8 May 2025 Interviews: First round interviews will be held at the School on Monday 12 May 2025 andfinal round interviews on Monday 19 May 2025. The School reserves the right to interview and/or appoint at any time during the recruitmentprocess. Any queries about this post may be made in the first instance to Mrs Natalie Man, Director of Marketing and External Communications St George’s School is committed to safeguarding the welfare of children at the School. Areview of open source social media and online content will be conducted after candidateshave been shortlisted and you may be asked about this at interview. The appointment will besubject to a successful disclosure check from the Disclosure and Barring Service. This willgive details of all spent and unspent convictions and other recordable matters. A policy onthe recruitment of ex-offenders is available, if required, from the School Office. The suppliedreferences will be taken up and the School may approach previous employers forinformation to verify particular experience or qualifications. A medical questionnaire will berequired to be completed by the successful candidate.