communications officer
8 the last 256 days, recently 2023-07-17
Responsibility
- permanent, Full time – 35 hours per week
- who we are
- the Wildlife Trusts are a grassroots movement of 911,000 members, 35,000 volunteers and 2,800 staff across the UK
Show more +14 - benefits: Private medical insurance, staff Electric vehicle scheme and generous pension and annual leave entitlement
- closing date for applications: 3 August 2023
- the next few years will be critical in determining what kind of world we will all live in
- first interview: 16 August 2023
- the Wildlife Trusts has an exciting opportunity for someone who has a real passion for digital fundraising and a strong track-record in developing impactful content who would like to make a difference for wildlife at one of the UK’s best-loved nature charities
- second Interview: 25 August 2023
- we are looking for a talented and creative team-player, whose digital communications skills will help The Wildlife Trusts engage new audiences and attract new sources of support
- this will require big, bold changes in the way we think and operate, and the development of a strong, collaborative culture
- it will require key stakeholders and the public to take action for nature’s recovery
- we are at a pivotal moment in our 110-year history, with an ambitious new strategy setting out a vision of nature in recovery, with abundant, diverse wildlife and natural processes creating wilder landscapes where people and nature thrive
- about you
- you will be a motivated and proactive self-starter, who thrives working as part of a bustling communications team
- we need to reverse the loss of wildlife and put nature into recovery at scale as a matter of urgency if we are to prevent climate and ecological disaster
- taking a journalistic approach, proactively find, write and edit accurate and compelling wildlife and conservation stories and case studies from across the Trust for online and offline channels
Requirements
- A flexible approach to work and a willingness to learn and take on new challenges
- excellent interpersonal skills, and able to influence, persuade and work with members of the public and colleagues at all levels
- ability to work as part of a team
Show more +14 - experience in a relevant PR or communications role
- A levels/ Equivalent qualification OR proven relevant experience
- demonstrable experience of proactively identifying and writing compelling stories
- sound organisational, project and workload management skills
- as an inclusive employer we recognise that our workforce needs to better reflect the communities in which we live and work
- experience of producing and editing written copy for different channels online and offline, as well as experience with proof reading skills
- ability to write engaging copy for a variety of channels and formats, as well as editing copy and proof reading
- we are committed to creating a Movement that recognises and truly values individual differences and identities
- an understanding of basic marketing concepts and of recent developments in the communications field
- we are happy to talk hybrid working
- able to demonstrate a good understanding of compelling content across a range of media to engage multiple stakeholders
- knowledge of wildlife conservation and issues relating to this locally and nationally
- wild About Inclusion
- we encourage applications from all sections of the community, particularly those underrepresented within our sector, including people from black, Asian, minority Ethnic backgrounds and people with disabilities
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