Senior Forest Communications Lead

Kate on Conservation; United Kingdom; Remote; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Forestry England is seeking an experienced Communications Officer to lead communications for the Forest of Dean, telling the story of one of England’s oldest forests. You’ll develop proactive and reactive content, manage media relations, and ensure consistent messaging across channels.

You’ll work with the marketing and communications team, ops colleagues and partners, in Coleford with some home working considered.

Qualifications

• Essential: relevant experience in a communications environment.
• Essential: develops content across digital and print to support communications objectives.
• Essential: strong digital knowledge and skills, including content creation, promotion, and social media management.
• Essential: proven copywriting and editing for digital.
• Essential: organisational skills with deadlines and multiple projects.
• Essential: ability to work independently, use initiative and solve problems.
• Essential: excellent interpersonal skills to liaise with staff and partners.
• Essential: IT skills including CMS.
• Essential: able to work in a geographically spread team.
• Essential: full UK driving licence.

Responsibilities

• Develop and deliver content to tell the story of sustainable forest management and our work for wildlife, people, and climate.
• Promote good news stories with press releases, website updates, social media content, and internal comms.
• Lead reactive communications for emerging issues with timely, accurate messaging.
• Design and implement communications around forest operations and works in the forest.
• Plan interpretative signage with our design team.
• Collaboratively manage social media channels and respond to messages.
• Oversee content and quality of Forestry England website pages.
• Develop and maintain relationships with external partners (e.g., Gloucestershire Wildlife Trust, RSPB).
• Track and measure impact of communications against KPIs.
• Provide crisis communications support for emergencies.
• Plan work and budget for the year.
• Work with district engagement team on campaigns and initiatives.
• Engage with local delivery team meetings and colleagues across roles.
• Support internal communications with stories for intranet and monthly newsletter.
• Any other tasks as requested by line manager.

Skills

Communications experience

Content creation

Social media management

Copywriting & editing

Organisational skills

Interpersonal skills

CMS skills

UK driving licence

Education

CIM or CIPR qualification

Job description

Forestry England is seeking an experienced Communications Officer to lead communications for the Forest of Dean, telling the story of one of England’s oldest forests. You’ll develop proactive and reactive content, manage media relations, and ensure consistent messaging across channels.

You’ll work with the marketing and communications team, ops colleagues and partners, in Coleford with some home working considered.