Marketing and Sponsorship Lead

Job Description

Discover yourself in Lewisham where what you do makes a difference to our vibrant and culturally diverse communities!

Introduction

Are you a commercially driven marketer bursting with ideas? Do you love building partnerships, spotting opportunities and turning creativity into real revenue? If so, this is your chance to shape a bold new approach to income generation across one of London’s dynamic boroughs.

What’s the role?

Lewisham Council is looking for a Marketing and Sponsorship Lead who can combine creative flair with sharp commercial instincts. This is a newly created role that sits in the Communications and Engagement team. You will develop and drive a strategy that unlocks the commercial potential of the Council’s assets – from our buildings to high‑profile events to digital channels - while connecting businesses and partners with meaningful opportunities that benefit local communities.

This is your opportunity to play a transformative role: generating income, shaping the Council’s commercial identity, and forging partnerships with organisations across London and beyond.

This role is temporary for 12 months.

What’s in it for you?

Excellent training and development opportunities, plus a range of benefits including:

• Generous holiday allowance
• Local Government Pension scheme
• Flexible working and family friendly policies
• Season ticket and bicycle loans
• A range of staff discounts including local subsidised gym memberships
• Supportive staff networks

What we’re looking for

This role would suit someone maybe wanting to make a shift from fundraising in the charity sector, or someone with a sales background. We are flexible in how the role could work and would be happy to discuss part time hours if that suits you better.

The role is a fixed term contract for one year, but once it becomes sustainable and reaches a threshold point, it will be extended with the potential to become a permanent addition to the Comms and Engagement team.

If you’re excited by the challenge of driving commercial growth while doing work that benefits communities, we’d love to hear from you.

This is a readvertised post, previous applicants need not apply.

Location

The job is primarily based in Laurence House, but we operate a hybrid approach where you will be required to work both in the office and from home on a regular basis.

Special conditions

• Out of hours working may be required for this job
• Shortlisting will take place w/c Monday 20 April 2026,
• Interviews will take place w/c 27 April 2026

The recruitment process is anonymous and we don’t accept CV’s.

Applicant handbook - please read the guidance in this handbook when applying. It is essential that you complete the application fully and that your supporting statement covers how you meet each of the person specification criteria listed.

For an informal discussion about this job, please contact Carly Davis, Head of External Communications, on 07393 399773.

Please click here to view the Job Description and Person Specification

Salary

£55,353.00 - £57,495.00 per annum (PO5)

N.B: All appointments will be offered at the minimum spinal column point (SCP) for the grade of the role. The only exception to this will be when matching current salary (up to the maximum of the scale), which is subject to evidential proof.

Diversity

Lewisham Council is a Disability Confident employer. We welcome and encourage job applications of all abilities. If you require any reasonable adjustments in the application or interview, please contact the lead contact on this advert. We will make reasonable adjustments to make sure our disabled applicants and those with health conditions are supported throughout our recruitment process. We support the access to work scheme, further details are available at www.gov.uk/access-to-work/apply

The Council has a dedicated employment support service, Lewisham Works, which offers Lewisham residents guidance in relation to applying for jobs. If you want to join Lewisham Works, please email LewishamWorks@lewisham.gov.uk and an advisor will be in touch with you.

The Council reserves the right to close adverts early if there is a large response.

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