Communications Officer

Reports to:        Head of Fundraising, Marketing and Communications

Salary:                 £28,000 (depending on experience)

Contract:            Permanent

Hours:                 37.5 per week Monday to Friday

Based at:            Elm Tree Court, Devizes with some home working available

This is your opportunity to work for one of the country’s leading environmental charities that is at the forefront of tackling the effects of climate change and the biodiversity crisis as part of ensuring a sustainable future for wildlife and people. For more than 60 years an innovative and pioneering organisation, Wiltshire Wildlife Trust, the only organisation devoted to conservation in the county and one of the country’s largest Wildlife Trusts, is at the forefront of driving nature’s recovery. This is your opportunity to join a talented, experienced and committed team to help manage 44 amazing nature reserves and working with land managers towards our ambitious target of 30% of the county managed for nature by 2030. A leader in conservation engagement with the goal of inspiring 1 in 4 people to take action for nature in the next few years, the Trust improves lives by bringing the learning, health and wellbeing benefits of nature to many people.

Critical to achieving Wiltshire Wildlife Trust’s aims to support nature’s recovery, help people connect with nature and live more sustainably, this is an exciting post offering the opportunity to contribute directly to raising the profile of the Trust within Wiltshire and beyond. This post offers a lot of scope to develop high profile communications,  advocacy and campaigns to our varied audiences. By helping build and protect our brand you will be able to grow our reach and influence and enhance our reputation across Wiltshire, Swindon and beyond. The role holder will have the reward of inspiring people and organisations to support and take action for conservation, sustainability and the benefit of communities where we work.

We are looking for an experienced communications professional with a demonstrable interest in and passion for the environment to support all our Comms work with particular expertise of engaging broad audiences via a wide variety of digital channels. The appointee will work closely with the Marketing and Comms Manager. An ability to contribute to and implement communications plans, campaigns and appeals that engage and grow our audiences to help deliver the charity’s strategic aims (www.wiltshirewildlife.org/strategy) is essential.

The successful candidate will be innovative, creative, confident and able to seize the initiative, working calmly under pressure to manage multiple deadlines across our communications channels. We are looking for a strong and diplomatic communicator who can inspire and help diversify audiences by creating compelling content, including online adverts, tailored to their interests and needs as well as nuanced for different channels. The appointee will be a good relationship builder who is familiar and confident building relationships online with influencers, local organisations and partners.

Wiltshire Wildlife Trust is fully committed to safeguarding the welfare of all children, young people and adults at risk. All WWT staff will receive safeguarding training and must ensure that they comply with WWT’s safeguarding policy.

Wiltshire Wildlife Trust is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to developing an inclusive and diverse organisation, in which everyone feels supported, valued, and able to be their full selves. To achieve our vision of creating a world richer in nature, we need talented people, and more diverse people, on nature’s side.  Wiltshire Wildlife Trust is an exemplary employer with high staff satisfaction and multiple benefits for employees. These benefits include:

• Employer pension contribution up to 7.5% 
• Group risk insurance – death in service and income protection
• 27 days annual leave increasing to 30 days in your fifth year of service plus public holidays (pro-rata)
• Staff discount at Dragonfly Cafe
• Free tea and coffee
• Head office in town centre with parking
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Two staff wellbeing days per annum

Download the job description here
and application form here. 

If after reading the job description you would like to discuss this opportunity informally, please contact James Ravine (Head of Fundraising, Marketing and Communications) on 07568230849 or email JamesR@wiltshirewildlife.org.

Closing Date: 9am on Monday 4^th November 2024

PLEASE NOTE: if interest is significant we reserve the option to close the vacancy early and conduct interviews on an as required basis. Should the vacancy remain open until the stated deadline then interviews will be held on Thursday 14^th November 2024.

Please submit your application to recruitment@wiltshirewildlife.org

(Please note we are only able to accept applications via our application form and when completing the form please ensure you use the ‘supporting statement’ section to evidence how you believe you meet the essential and desirable criteria detailed in the Job Description. This information will be used in our short-listing process).

As a charity Wiltshire Wildlife Trust Ltd is committed to saving costs.  Therefore, if you have not received an invitation to attend an interview within three weeks of the closing date, you should assume that your application has been unsuccessful.