Charity Marketing Apprentice

LINGEN DAVIES CANCER FUND CIO

SHREWSBURY (SY3 8XQ)

Closes in 24 days (Friday 31 July 2026 at 11:59pm)

Posted on 7 July 2026

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Summary

We are a fast-growing charity. We’re looking for a team-player with a positive can-do attitude, happy to work in a busy environment, and who can help deliver creative marketing assets and ideas to further the reach, impact and work of the organisation. Must also be willing to learn new marketing and communications skills. 

Wage

£24,784 a year

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Training course
Multi-channel marketer (level 3)
Hours
Monday - Friday 08:30 - 16:30. Some flexibility will be required to support events from time to time. Lingen Davies operates a "time off in lieu" policy if additional hours are worked.

37 hours 30 minutes a week

Start date

Thursday 1 October 2026

Duration

1 year 6 months

Positions available

1

Work

Most of your apprenticeship is spent working. You’ll learn on the job by getting hands-on experience.

What you'll do at work

Support the communications and marketing team with a wide range of general marketing tasks. ·Must also be willing to learn new marketing and communications skills. In return, we offer a range of valuable professional experience, training and experience, and an excellent foundation to working within the charity sector.

  • Liaise with supporters and the general public as required to capture stories and content for social media and news features -maintaining empathy, compassion and professionalism at all times
  • Design flyers and posters for promotional material
  • Support the administration and set up of fundraising events
  • Build positive working relationships across the team
  • Contribute to a positive working environment, including working collaboratively on charity-wide projects
  • Demonstrate the charity’s values and behaviours in all communications and interactions
  • Carry out other tasks that are within the scope, spirit and purpose of the role

Key relationships

  • The post-holder will initially report to the Head of Communications
  • You will also work closely with other members of the C&M team in particular the Marketing and Events Lead and Comms and Marketing Coordinator

Every day is different at Lingen Davies

  • You may be taking pictures of a cheque presentation 
  • Talking to supporters to gather their story 
  • Editing videos for social media 
  • Drafting social media posts designing flyers and banners for events 
  • Supporting events administration, working with our volunteers 
  • Helping the team to get ready for a fundraising event, or joining in a whole team training day 

Where you'll work

FUNDRAISING OFFICE
HAMAR CENTRE
ROYAL SHREWSBURY HOSPITAL
SHREWSBURY
SY3 8XQ

Training

Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.

Training provider

SBC TRAINING LIMITED

Training course

Multi-channel marketer (level 3)

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What you'll learn

Course contents
  • Develop or interpret briefs for external or internal stakeholders and measure delivery in-line with the specification and agreed timelines
  • Plan and coordinate a marketing activity using marketing tactics to acquire and retain one or more customer segments using available resources.
  • Contribute to the generation of innovative and creative approaches across video, images, and other formats, both online and offline, to support campaign development.
  • Use research/survey software to gather audience insight and/or evaluation to support the project.
  • Use copywriting techniques to write persuasive text/copy to meet a communications objective ensuring it is in-line with organisational brand guidelines.
  • Build and implement multi-channel campaigns across a variety of platforms, either offline or digital media.
  • Proofread marketing copy ensuring it is accurate, persuasive and is on brand.
  • Use software to design and create marketing assets to meet the technical specification.
  • Contribute to the research of external suppliers to support recommendations and procurement of marketing goods and services.
  • Organise offline and digital assets ensuring they are co-ordinated and legally compliant.
  • Use a content management system to publish text, images, and video/animated content.
  • Create and maintain spreadsheets to support marketing activities such as project/budget planning and organisation of marketing assets.
  • Use technology and software packages to support day to day activities, e.g., stakeholder communications, development of briefs, data analysis, report writing, presentations and project management.
  • Identify and use data and technologies to achieve marketing objectives.
  • Monitor and amend campaigns to meet budget requirements including time and monetary costs.
  • Review campaigns regularly to ensure effectiveness, to optimise the results.
  • Measure and evaluate campaign delivery to identify areas for improvement.
  • Use data analysis tools to record, interpret and analyse customer or campaign data.
  • Develop or interpret briefs for external or internal stakeholders and measure delivery in-line with the specification and agreed timelines
  • Plan and coordinate a marketing activity using marketing tactics to acquire and retain one or more customer segments using available resources.
  • Contribute to the generation of innovative and creative approaches across video, images, and other formats, both online and offline, to support campaign development.
  • Use research/survey software to gather audience insight and/or evaluation to support the project.
  • Use copywriting techniques to write persuasive text/copy to meet a communications objective ensuring it is in-line with organisational brand guidelines.
  • Build and implement multi-channel campaigns across a variety of platforms, either offline or digital media.
  • Proofread marketing copy ensuring it is accurate, persuasive and is on brand.
  • Use software to design and create marketing assets to meet the technical specification.
  • Contribute to the research of external suppliers to support recommendations and procurement of marketing goods and services.
  • Organise offline and digital assets ensuring they are co-ordinated and legally compliant.
  • Use a content management system to publish text, images, and video/animated content.
  • Create and maintain spreadsheets to support marketing activities such as project/budget planning and organisation of marketing assets.
  • Use technology and software packages to support day to day activities, e.g., stakeholder communications, development of briefs, data analysis, report writing, presentations and project management.
  • Identify and use data and technologies to achieve marketing objectives.
  • Monitor and amend campaigns to meet budget requirements including time and monetary costs.
  • Review campaigns regularly to ensure effectiveness, to optimise the results.
  • Measure and evaluate campaign delivery to identify areas for improvement.
  • Use data analysis tools to record, interpret and analyse customer or campaign data.

Training schedule

This training schedule has not been finalised. Check with this employer if you’ll need to travel to a college or training location for this apprenticeship.

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

  • English (grade 4)
  • Mathematics (grade 4)

Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.

Skills

  • Communication skills
  • IT skills
  • Attention to detail
  • Organisation skills
  • Customer care skills
  • Problem solving skills
  • Presentation skills
  • Administrative skills
  • Number skills
  • Analytical skills
  • Logical
  • Team working
  • Creative
  • Initiative
  • Non judgemental
  • Patience
  • Physical fitness

Other requirements

Some flexibility in work location is expected from the successful applicant to suit the organisation's needs. 

About this employer

Lingen Davies launched in 1979 to bring cancer care services closer to the people of Shropshire, Telford & Wrekin and Mid-Wales.

Lingen Davies Cancer Support supports people across our region who have been impacted by cancer. We do this by:

·       Improving cancer prevention and early diagnosis

·       Enhancing cancer treatment and services locally

Supporting people to live well, with and beyond cancer.

http://www.lingendavies.co.uk (opens in new tab)

Company benefits

Flexible working arrangements may be negotiated by the successful applicant.

After this apprenticeship

Your earnings can increase over time with an apprenticeship. Find out about potential future pay (opens in new tab).

Career development opportunities will be discussed during the apprentices stay at Lingen Davies.

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

SBC TRAINING LIMITED

Dave Collins

dave.collins@sbc-training.co.uk

01743454810

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000040788.

Apply now

Closes in 24 days (Friday 31 July 2026 at 11:59pm)