Global Flyways Communications Officer

Birdlife International; Cambridge; Hybrid; GBP 31,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

An international conservation organization based in Cambridge is seeking a Global Flyways Communications Officer. This role involves managing the communications strategy for Global Flyways, creating engaging content, and coordinating with various stakeholders. Ideal candidates will have a degree, strong communications experience, and a passion for environmental issues. The position offers a hybrid working model and includes a competitive salary and benefits.

Benefits

Hybrid working model

Generous pension scheme

Access to LinkedIn Learning

Cycle to work scheme

Employee Assistance Programme

Qualifications

• Experience creating content and meeting tight deadlines.
• Excellent English writing, editing, and proofreading skills.
• Proactive, adaptable, and innovative individual.

Responsibilities

• Manage planning and implementation of Global Flyways communications.
• Coordinate with regional Communications Officers.
• Write long and short form Flyways articles.

Skills

Communications experience

Writing and editing

Social media content creation

Networking and relationship building

Knowledge of global environmental issues

Education

Degree level education or equivalent experience

Job description

Application deadline: Wednesday 10 December2025 – 23:59 GMT
Location: Cambridge, UK (hybrid working, minimum one day per week in Cambridge)

Full-time: 35hours per week
Contract: 2 years fixed term

Salary:£31,500 - £35,000 per annum depending on skills/experience, plus competitive 12% pension benefit
Annual Leave: 25 days pro rata in year 1

BirdLife International is the only global Partnership conserving birds and all life across our planet. We conduct world-leading research, build sustainable solutions, and influence decision makers to conserve nature around the world. By combining hands‑on experience and a long‑term global vision, we create an ecosystem of action.

We are looking for a Global Flyways Communications Officer to manage the planning, coordination, timely creation and implementation of messaging and communications of BirdLife’s Global Flyways communications strategy.

In this role, you will be coordinating with other regional and global Communications Officers to ensure regional flyways initiatives are supported with integrated communications reinforcing BirdLife’s Flyways brand. In September 2026 BirdLife will hold its second Global Flyways Summit in Nairobi, Kenya which represents an exciting opportunity to help promote and market a singular and distinctive event for important stakeholders in conservation, policy, finance and among the BirdLife Partners.

How you will do this:

• Assist with networking with our BirdLife Partners and BirdLife regional communicators and flyways officers to proactively source relevant, topical flyways news stories from across the organisation.
• Create flyways social media content.
• Creative support (social media, graphics, designing reports, infographics).
• Supporting the roll‑out of flyways campaigns and events where appropriate and in coordination with communications and fundraising, in particular with the provision of relevant partner content adapted for short digital formats.
• To support Flyways project work undertaken by Communications Officers in the regional offices, providing guidance and advice to ensure that the output from all offices is clear, coherent and working towards an agreed, Global Flyways unified communications strategy.
• To help initiate, research, source and write long and short form Flyways articles for the BirdLife Magazine (under management of the Magazine Team) and website.
• Write about BirdLife’s flyways work across the world. Identify relevant, engaging and topical flyways news stories and use excellent writing skills and scientific knowledge to present these stories in an exciting and accurate way.

What we are looking for:

• Education to degree level, or equivalent experience
• Internal and/or external communications experience or relevant qualification
• Demonstrable experience working in Communications, and a proven track record in creating content, writing and editing to tight deadlines.
• Experience managing and generating effective content for various channels such as social media and intranet would be an advantage.
• Excellent English writing, editing and proofreading skills as well as the journalistic ability to source stories from employees.
• Knowledge of global environmental issues and international conservation issues - bird and/or science knowledge would be helpful.
• Skilled at building networks and fostering positive relationships across diverse cultures.
• Skilled at handling pressure, managing competing priorities, and meeting tight deadlines.
• Proactive, adaptable, and innovative.

Some of our benefits:

• We are able to offer a hybrid model of working on‑site and from home/remote for most roles, which helps to ensure a flexible work‑life balance.
• A chance to work in the award‑winning David Attenborough Building, which brings together much of the Cambridge‑based conservation community on a ‘conservation campus.’
• A generous pension scheme, up to 12% company contribution.
• Holiday starting at 25 days excluding Bank Holidays.
• Full access to LinkedIn Learning with access to more than 13,000 high‑quality, on‑demand courses.
• Cycle to work scheme.
• Employee Assistance Programme, including access to Health Assured online health portal (webinars, nutritional advice, 4‑week programmes, financial wellbeing and more).

See the full job description here.

BirdLife values a diverse workforce and welcomes applications from all sections of the community. Find out more about our Diversity statement.

We are committed to building and maintaining an inclusive and supportive culture, a place where we can all be ourselves and succeed on merit. We aim to promote a more inclusive environment, which attracts all candidates and signals our commitment to celebrate and promote diversity.

We will consider putting into place appropriate reasonable adjustments for candidates who may have a disability.

Interviews:

Interviews will be held over Zoom during the weeks of 12 and 19 January 2026.