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Join a leading environmental organization as a Communications Manager focused on shaping narratives around biodiversity and conservation efforts. This fixed-term role offers a unique opportunity to impact nature positively while collaborating with passionate professionals. You will be responsible for implementing strategic communication initiatives and engaging with various stakeholders to promote the organization’s goals. Additional benefits include a generous pension contribution, flexible working arrangements, and professional development opportunities.
Job title – Communications Manager (Nature)
Contract type – Fixed Term Appointment 3 Years
Join us. We're foresters, professionals and experts. We are a passionate team who love to share our enthusiasm and want to make a positive difference for you and the environment.
Together, we’re using our scale and expertise to grow the nation’s forests for everyone. We’re already adapting our landscapes for tomorrow, and getting stuff done today, like creating amazing places and experiences for you to enjoy. We're providing vital homes for wildlife, making our air cleaner to breathe and producing sustainable timber .
What you’ll do…
Forestry England is seeking a dynamic and skilled Communications Manager to bring the story of our Biodiversity Programme together. This will be an exciting opportunity to craft compelling narratives about our wild landscapes, species reintroduction and conservation efforts.
Please see the job description below for more information and details about what we need from you.
Where you’ll work…
The location of this role is flexible, within reach of a Forestry England office as a base (not expected to work from an office every day of the week). The post holder would be expected to have regular access to the National Office in Bristol to benefit from contact with the wider team. https://www.forestryengland.uk/our-offices
As the post involves dealing with contacts across Forestry England, travel with stays away from home is a requirement of this post.
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.
You will be asked to write a 200 word statement on your relevant experience and career history, along with a personal statement of no more than 500 words. You will be assessed on both during sifting. More details about how to apply are listed on the application form.
If you require any reasonable adjustments, please email fcrecruitmentteam@forestryengland.uk.
Read more about nationality requirements here.
Working for the Civil Service…
Forestry England is part of the Civil Service . The Civil Service has a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS). This means candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria during the application process will be guaranteed an interview. We also offer a Redeployment Interview Scheme to current civil servants who are at risk of redundancy, and who meet the minimum requirements for the role. This role is also part of the Great Place to Work for Veterans andPrison Leaver Recruitment initiative.
Within Part 7 of the Immigration Act 2016, it is essential that applicants should have the ability to provide conversation in accurate spoken English.
Our recruitment process makes appointments based on fair and open competition and merit, as outlined in the Civil Service Commissioners’ Recruitment Principles. If you feel your application has not been treated in in line with/according to these principles and you wish to make a complaint, please email: englandhr.services@forestryengland.uk .
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