Communications and Impact Lead at THE SOUTHERN UPLANDS PARTNERSHIP | Dumfries, Dumfries and Galloway, UK

THE SOUTHERN UPLANDS PARTNERSHIP

Communications and Impact Lead

Dumfries, Dumfries and Galloway, UK (Hybrid)

Salary Not AvailableMid LevelFull time

Posted 1 month ago

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Job Summary

Own communications and impact planning across a rural charity, shaping an organisation-wide plan and tailored community benefit communications for multiple groups.

Communications Strategy: Co-create the organisation-wide plan and drive messaging that captures impact, audience needs, and accessibility requirements.
Stakeholder & Community Engagement: Build relationships with diverse partners and lead plan development for community benefit groups.
Content & Channel Management: Oversee content creation, promotion events, and multi-platform delivery with a focus on clear, accessible communication.

Job Description

This post is being established to address this.
There is significant opportunity for the post-holder to influence our approach to communicating our work and impact going forward, as well as to lead on co-development of a new organisation-wide Communications & Impact Plan.
Additionally, we wish to develop similar dedicated Communication Plans for Dumfriesshire East Community Benefit Group and Crossdykes Community Benefit Fund.

Proven experience in a communications or similar role.
Excellent written and verbal communication and copy writing skills.
Strong planning, prioritisation and organisation skills.
Great interpersonal communication, relationship building, engagement, and collaborative working skills with diverse partners, stakeholders, and colleagues.
Confident and competent IT user with good working knowledge of Microsoft Office 365.
Understanding of accessibility requirements for communications.
Experience with communications and design software and platforms (e.g., Canva, Mailchimp, WordPress, Adobe InDesign or similar).
Experience managing social media platforms, content management systems, and analytics tools.
Content creation, event promotion experience, arts or environmental sector experience.
Flexible approach to work duties, comfortable working with uncertainty and change; self-motivated self-starter, who works well independently and as part of a team.
Commitment to the aims and objectives of SUP, including diversity, equity and inclusion.
Right to work in the UK.

THE SOUTHERN UPLANDS PARTNERSHIP

THE SOUTHERN UPLANDS PARTNERSHIP is a rural development charity, started in 1999 by local people keen to keep the communities and countryside of the south of Scotland alive and healthy.The charity spans the breadth of southern Scotland from Dumfries & Galloway in the west to the Scottish Borders in the east, and works with a whole host of people, groups, government bodies, agencies and councils.

Founded in 1999

Clovenfords, Scotland, GBR

12 employees (1 in marketing)

sup.org.uk