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Exciting opportunity for PR professionals to join the UK's leading woodland conservation charity and make a real impact on climate and nature crisis.
Overview
Salary
£25600
Location
Flexible - Hybrid
Nomad Friendly?
Expires
Expires at anytime
Organisation Summary
The Woodland Trust, the UK's foremost woodland conservation charity, has a rich history of engaging and inspiring individuals with a common goal of resolving the nature and climate crisis. Serving as a beacon for change, it promotes the protection, restoration, and creation of crucial woodland habitats.
Role Summary
- Develop and execute PR campaigns to increase awareness and inspire public engagement.
- Handle regional PR and sector press activities.
- Collaborate with communications leads for nationwide campaigns.
- Support senior officers with filming and national news opportunities.
- Manage inquiries and prepare comprehensive reports on PR activity.
- Part-time role with flexible home and office working arrangements.
Role Requirements
- Prior experience in leading and delivering PR activity.
- Understanding of brand image and experience in writing press releases.
- Strong relationships building and communication skills.
- Experience in a busy press office environment.
- Qualifications in PR, Communications, or a related field, or relative work experience.
Application Process Details
- In line with its commitment to diversity and inclusion, the Trust especially welcomes applications from currently under-represented groups.
- Benefits of the role include enhanced employer pension, life assurance, flexible working options, generous annual leave, enhanced parental pay, and an employee assistance programme.
The Woodland Trust is the UK's leading woodland conservation charity dedicated to creating a world where trees and woods thrive for both people and nature. Our mission involves engaging and inspiring individuals to contribute toward tackling the nature and climate crisis through the protection, restoration, and creation of essential woodland habitats.
The Role: As a PR Officer at The Woodland Trust, you will be instrumental in developing our PR campaigns to raise awareness of our brand and inspire people with our work. You will be responsible for all our regional PR and sector press activity, manage media relationships, and collaborate with communications leads across the UK to deliver effective PR campaigns. Additionally, you will support senior PR officers with filming and national news opportunities, brief and support internal spokespeople with media opportunities, manage and respond to media inbox enquiries, and create comprehensive reporting on PR activity. This role is a part-time position working 30 hours per week and includes a mix of working from home and at our main office in Grantham, Lincolnshire.
Job Requirements: We are looking for candidates who have experience leading and delivering PR activity, a good understanding of brand image, experience writing press releases and developing PR assets, strong communication skills, and the ability to build and manage key media relationships. Experience working in a busy press office environment and strong collaboration skills are essential. Qualifications in PR, Communications, or a relevant degree, or equivalent on-the-job experience are required.
Benefits: Joining our team means you'll be a big part of tackling environmental and climate issues. We offer enhanced employer pension, life assurance, flexible and hybrid working options, generous annual leave, enhanced parental pay, and an employee assistance programme.
Commitment to Diversity & Inclusion: We strive to better reflect society and the communities we work in. People of colour and disabled people are currently under-represented across the environment and conservation sector, and we particularly encourage applications from these groups.
