Responsibilities

• Develop and deliver compelling content to tell the story of sustainable forest management, and our work for wildlife, for people, and for the climate
• Promote good news stories and support key projects with activity including press releases, website updates, social media content, and internal communications
• Lead reactive communications for emerging issues, ensuring messaging is timely, accurate and consistent
• Design and implement communications around forest operations and other works taking place within the forest
• Plan and develop interpretative signage, working with our design team
• Collaboratively manage social media channels, creating content and responding to messages
• Oversee the content and quality of relevant pages of the Forestry England website
• Develop and maintain relationships with external partners, e.g. Gloucestershire Wildlife Trust, RSPB
• Track and measure the impact and effectiveness of our communications, in line with team KPIs
• Respond efficiently and effectively to emergency situations as they arise, providing crisis management communications support to front-line staff

Requirements

• Relevant experience in a communications environment
• Relevant experience of developing content in all forms of media (digital and print) to support communications objectives
• Strong digital knowledge and skills, including content creation, promotion, and social media management
• Creative flair and excellent written skills, with proven experience of copywriting and editing for digital
• Proven organisational skills with the ability to work to tight deadlines and balance priorities whilst managing several projects simultaneously
• Ability to work independently, use initiative, and solve problems
• Excellent interpersonal skills including the ability to liaise effectively with a wide range of staff and partners
• Excellent IT skills including word processing, spreadsheets, and using CMS
• Ability to work effectively in a geographically spread team
• Full UK driving licence

Preferred

• A relevant professional qualification e.g. CIM or CIPR or substantial experience
• Relevant experience in a marketing environment

Benefits

• Alongside your salary, Forestry England contributes an average of 28.97% towards your pension. You will become a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension Scheme.
• 25 days holiday a year, raising by one day every year's service, up to 30 days (pro-rated for part time employees) plus additional days off such as bank holidays.
• STaR is our employee benefits scheme offering discounts on everyday supermarket shopping, as well as other things such as hotel stays clothes, mobile phones, other electrical items, medical and car insurance, holidays, gym discounts, household bills, Headspace wellbeing app.
• free parking at Forestry England sites and free entry to our National Arboretums at Westonbirt and Bedgebury.
• a commitment to lifelong learning through career development. Forestry England will support your career development in a variety of ways, including continual professional development, support for individual learning plans and sponsored membership of professional bodies.