Senior Marketing Manager (6 Months FTC) in Watford

At IGD, we’re proud to be a Great Place to Work, where our people are empowered to grow, inspired to lead and ready to make a difference. At the heart of that experience is how we attract, welcome, and support new colleagues to join us. That’s where you come in.

We’re looking for a Senior Marketing Manager who will bind the output from our content and channel marketing teams together. You will help us prioritise work, define process, understand, challenge, and manage scope, and work with stakeholders to ensure great delivery, on time in full.

The role will support the Exec and the Brand & Marketing Leadership Team in managing the workflow and requests into the wider team, while collaborating with and supporting the discreet functions in the business. This role helps define and deliver people’s experience of IGD, the intelligence we share and the stories we tell about our impact on the future of the food system. You will define the framework for our marketing plans, how teams connect across insights, impact and consulting and the critical path and plans we need.

What you’ll do

• Delivering a client focused activity plan for our work
• Establishing and managing a process for Marketing planning: How we prioritise work, based on our strategy
• Helping to define and manage the processes, delivering on our plan
• Stakeholder management and collaboration with teams, supporting their existing processes (e.g., Analytics, Marketing, Content)
• Responsible for managing and co-ordinating requests: The single point of contact for the business for new Marketing requests/initiatives, ensures all new briefs are completed
• Supporting and coordinating the work and activity with the Marketing Leadership Team to ensure the smooth delivery of the operational plan
• Supporting and helping to manage the process of Channel planning / GTM activity
• Be able to multi-task, plan, and work under your own steam in a varied workflow and juggle priorities
• A key player in any marketing-related projects in terms of how we project manage them and execution
• Leading the operational function for marketing: Co-ordinates the Marketing business planning process
• Project manage delivery of key campaign
• Sets the framework for, and Chairs the operational weekly meeting to ensure work is scheduled into channel plans
• Ensures visibility of the total operational plan across Marketing. E.g., this is the focus of the homepage this week, these are our key mailings, this event is live
• Bring new briefs to MLT for discussion and prioritisation and sizing/scoping

What we’re looking for

• Proven experience in marketing operations, campaign planning, project management, or a similar role
• Strong stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence and collaborate at all levels, including senior leadership
• Highly organised, with the ability to manage multiple projects, priorities, and deadlines simultaneously
• Experience creating structure, improving processes, and driving operational efficiency
• Commercially minded, with the ability to balance business priorities and customer needs
• Confident communicator who can challenge constructively and manage expectations effectively
• Strong attention to detail and commitment to delivering high-quality work
• Comfortable working independently and taking ownership of outcomes
• Able to thrive in a fast-paced environment and adapt to changing priorities
• Positive, resilient, and solutions-focused mindset
• Curious, proactive, and always looking for opportunities to improve
• Results-oriented, with a strong focus on delivery and execution
• Self-starter with a collaborative approach and strong relationship-building skills
• Interest in food, retail, consumer insight, or purpose-led organisations would be advantageous
• Brings energy, credibility, and operational excellence to help teams deliver maximum impact and value across the business.

The rewards

We offer a range of benefits, including a market leading pension, a bonus scheme, the ability to buy and sell annual leave plus a generous medical insurance package. You will have a great work-life balance, where you are empowered & trusted to manage your time.

The location

We are operating a hybrid approach to working with a mix of home and office-based working. We are based in a very accessible location within the M25, just 20 miles from Central London.

Our behaviours

• We’re hungry for better
• We solve it together
• We make it happen
• We say what needs to be said

More about our people

We’re looking for inspiring professionals; talented people who seek personal and career growth and are ambitious to develop their potential and unlock opportunities for society, for our clients and themselves. We seek and attract the very best people and create an environment that supports and includes them. We aim to encourage a culture where people can be themselves and be valued for their contribution. We welcome applications from diverse candidates. Please discuss any adjustments that you may require throughout the selection and assessment process.

More about IGD

We are a strategic insight foresight and learning organisation. Here to unite the industry and benefit society. We invest all our profit into Social Impact. We foster collaboration through a broad range of forums, bringing together businesses, policymakers, and thought leaders. By providing evidence-based insights, credible research, and strategic foresight, we help organisations make informed decisions that benefit their operations and contribute to the collective good of society.