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Join the passionate John Muir Trust to help protect wild places as the dynamic Head of Communications.
Overview
Salary
£42000 - £48000
Location
Pitlochry, UK - Remote
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The John Muir Trust is a notable UK based charity with a mission to protect critical wild places. This role presents the extraordinary opportunity to become their Head of Communications.
Role Summary:
- Playing a critical role in audience building and creating support for wild places.
- Working collaboratively with colleagues to shape our engagement and motivate a wider audience.
- Driving significant growth in awareness, media coverage, and audience engagement over a three-year strategic horizon.
Requirements:
- Proven experience of leading teams and delivering impactful press and media campaigns.
- Expertise in using data and analytics to improve campaign performance and audience insight.
- Solid written and verbal communications skills.
- Collaboration skills and a record of building strategic relationships and partnerships.
- Knowledge of the environmental, conservation, or natural heritage sectors in a charity setting is advantageous.
Application Process Details:
- The job is a full-time, permanent remote role, with 0.8 FTE flexibility.
- Travel to John Muir Trust properties as required.
- Screening interview date: Wednesday 13th of August
- Final interview date: Wednesday 20th of August.
The John Muir Trust, a UK charity dedicated to the protection of wild places, is seeking an exceptional individual to play a critical role in building our audience and gaining support for wild places.
The Role: As the Head of Communications, you will provide leadership and hands-on technical expertise to build a wider audience to raise awareness of wild places and stimulate public support to protect them in the UK. You will work collaboratively with colleagues to influence how we engage and motivate a wider audience. The role is responsible for the delivery of strategic approaches to growing target audiences and stimulating public support for wild places. The role will drive significant growth in awareness, media coverage, audience engagement over a three-year strategic horizon.
Job Requirements: You should have experience of leading and developing teams through visible, effective leadership. Demonstrable experience delivering high impact, high profile press and media campaigns that drive positive coverage. Experience of using data and analytics to inform campaign performance and audience insight. Excellent written and verbal communications skills. Collaboration skills and experience building strategic relationships and partnerships. Understanding of working within a charity setting, and knowledge of the environmental /conservation / natural heritage sectors would be advantageous.
Benefits: We offer a competitive salary of £42,000 to £48,000 (FTE) depending on experience, 5% employer contribution to a group auto-enrolment pension scheme, 34 days per year (pro-rata) plus 2 ‘wild days’ or 2 sustainable travel days.
Application Details: The role is permanent and full time, with option for flexibility from 0.8 FTE. The role is remote, with travel to John Muir Trust properties as required. Screening interview date is Wednesday 13th of August and the final interview date is Wednesday 20th of August. The closing date for applications is 10/08/2025.
