Recruitment Marketing Officer (Maidstone)

Location of Role: Maidstone

Advert Closing Date: 25/09/2026

Starting Salary: £43,320.00 (pro-rata for part-time vacancies)

Part/Full Time: Full Time

Contract Type: Secondment/Temporary

Working Pattern: Mon-Fri

Weekend/Evening Working: No

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join Kent Police’s Corporate Communications team as a Recruitment Marketing Officer on a fixed term contract for one year to cover maternity. We are looking for a motivated and creative marketing professional to help attract talented people to careers and volunteering opportunities within Kent Police. You will support recruitment campaigns for police officers, special constables, volunteers and staff roles, helping to promote Kent Police as an employer of choice.

Working as part of the Internal Communications, Marketing and Engagement team, you will create compelling content and marketing materials across a range of channels, including digital, social media and print. You will support the planning and delivery of multi-channel marketing campaigns, monitor performance and provide insight to help improve results. The role also includes supporting engagement and outreach activity where required. Working closely with colleagues across the force and external partners, you will help deliver campaigns and events that strengthen Kent Police's reputation, support workforce priorities and encourage greater engagement with our communities.

You will need strong communication and storytelling skills, excellent attention to detail and the ability to manage multiple priorities. Experience of recruitment marketing is desirable, although applications are welcomed from candidates with broader marketing and communications experience.

What we are looking for:

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong copywriting, digital content creation and storytelling skills.
• Experience of supporting marketing campaigns across multiple channels.
• Experience of using social media and digital platforms for promotional activity.
• Ability to analyse campaign performance and use data to improve outcomes.
• Experience of building effective relationships with stakeholders.
• Ability to manage competing priorities and meet deadlines.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Customer-focused approach and strong attention to detail.

In addition, it would be helpful if you could evidence:

• Experience of recruitment marketing.
• Experience of working in the public sector.
• Experience of engagement, outreach or community-focused campaigns.
• Experience of working with external agencies and suppliers.
• Relevant qualification in marketing, communications or a related subject.

This role is primarily home-based working with some days each week at the Kent Police Headquarters, Maidstone, and travelling to other locations as and when required.

For an informal discussion about the role, please contact: Natalie Hardy 59701, Head of Internal Communications, Marketing and Engagement at natalie.hardy2@kent.police.uk, 07816 290931.

Please ensure you provide clear examples demonstrating how you meet the essential criteria, as insufficient evidence may mean you do not meet the shortlisting requirements.

Kent Police offer incremental increases within this salary band, therefore the salary for this position will rise to a maximum of £49,167.00.

Your application for this role will be shortlisted on the content you provide within the “reason for application” question, within the application form itself. CV’s, covering letters or attachments are not included in the shortlist. Within your “reason for application” answer, please refer to any experience, skills, and abilities you feel you have that will make you suitable for this role, based on the role criteria stated in the job advert or job description. Please provide as much detail as possible as insufficient content may mean you do not meet the shortlisting criteria, however please note this question is limited to 9000 characters and this system will count spaces and blank lines as characters. This count may differ from the Microsoft Word word count function therefore you may wish to use a different online character counter to check the characters used.

All of our posts require a level of vetting and security clearance. During the recruitment process you will be sent vetting information forms to complete.

Kent Police and Essex Police welcomes applications regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage or civil partnership status, pregnancy or maternity, race, religion or belief, sexual orientation, sex, or employment status. Please let us know if you require extra support at any stage of the application process, or for further information regarding this position, please email us at recruitment.business.services@ecis.police.uk stating ‘Application Support and Adjustments’ in the title of your email. Alternatively, you can call us on 01245 452833. Where appropriate we will make adjustments to the selection process, working arrangements and/or the working environment provided it is reasonable in all the circumstances to do so.

If you’re not from the UK, you must be a resident in the UK and have lived here continuously for the last three years. You must also be free from restrictions with indefinite leave to remain. If you’re from the UK you must have lived here continuously for the last three years. This doesn’t apply to those serving abroad in the British Armed Forces.