Development Worker (Communications & Events) (part time, permanent)

Greener Kirkcaldy; Kirkcaldy; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 38,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible and hybrid working

Enhanced wellbeing,training and dev

Generous annual leave

Social events

Meaningful work benefiting local folk

Job summary

Greener Kirkcaldy is seeking an enthusiastic and creative communications officer to plan and deliver our marketing, communications, campaigns and events programme. You will create content for social media, our website and newsletters, help organise and promote community events, and collaborate with colleagues across the organisation to share our impact.

This role is ideal for someone early in their communications career, including recent graduates.

Responsibilities

• Create content for social media, our website and newsletters
• Help organise, promote and deliver community events
• Support marketing campaigns and work with colleagues across the organisation to share impact

Job description

Greener Kirkcaldy is a community-led charity working locally to bring people together, take positive action on the climate emergency and support people through fuel poverty and food insecurity. We deliver a range of projects,eventsand skills training to achieve the needs and goals of local people – building resilience as a community and working towards a future where everyone can live better and tread more lightly on our planet.

Based in the heart of Kirkcaldy – with a community building, training kitchen, bikeshopand garden – we carry out activities across Kirkcaldy and work with partners to deliver projects across Fife.

Our CommunicationsTeam sits at the heart of this work, helping to tell the story of what we do and inspire people to get involved.As part of the Core Team, they lead the development and delivery of marketing and communications across all Greener Kirkcaldyprojects, creating engagingcontentfor a variety of platforms and audiences.

The team coordinates the organisation and promotion of Greener Kirkcaldy events, manages our events calendar and booking systems and delivers campaigns andengagement activities that connect people with climate action and community initiatives.

The Role

We are looking for an enthusiastic and creative person to support this small team in planning and delivering Greener Kirkcaldy’s marketing, communications,campaignsand events programme– helping more people hear about,participatein and benefit from our work.

You’llcreate content for social media, ourwebsiteand newsletters, help organise,promoteand delivercommunity events, support marketingcampaignsand work with colleagues across the organisation to share the impact of our work. No two days are the same, andyou’llgain experience across digital marketing, events, media,designand community engagement.

This role would suit someone at the start of their communications career, including recent graduates or people looking to build on some communications experience. Whether your experience comes from university, volunteering,workor personal projects,we’llprovide training, mentoring and support to help you build your skills and confidence.

Ifyou’recreative, organised, enjoy working with people and want your work to make a real difference in your local community,we’dlove to hear from you.

We want our town to be a good place to live and work. We believe in a future where everyone has a say in what happens locally, people are working together to protect our environment and those in hardship are supported to live well. That includesourstaff and volunteers.

Working at Greener Kirkcaldy involves being part of a positive,collaborativeand social team. Our culture isreally importantto us. We promote equality,diversityand openness. We have a strong focus on staff wellbeing and development and encourage staff initiative and ideas.

Benefits of working for Greener Kirkcaldy

• Flexible and hybrid working
• Enhanced maternity,paternityand sick pay
• Excellent wellbeing,trainingand development opportunities
• Generous annual leave,with the flexibility to take time off at times that matter most to you
• Social events
• The opportunity to make a real impact through meaningful work thatbenefitslocal people and the environment

Diversity and inclusion

We want Greener Kirkcaldy to be an inclusive and diverse charity where everyone feels supported, valued and able to be themselves. We take part in Fife Centre for Equalities’ EqualityPathfinders programme. We also take part in the Race Equality Environmental Programmefacilitatedby CEMVO Scotland. Our Equalities Action Plan sets out the steps we are taking to improve diversity and inclusion.

To achieve our vision of Kirkcaldy as a greener and fairer place to live, we need a diverse team. We encourage applications from people of any background. We know that our sector particularly lacks staff and volunteers with Minority Ethnic backgrounds and disabled people. If you identify as Minority Ethnic or have a disability, we welcome your application.

If you needadditionalsupport to apply or take part in the recruitment process, please contact our OperationsManager Dianne Girvan. Email [e-mail] .