Head of Communications & Media

at  Royal Society of Wildlife Trusts

Closing date: Monday 24 June 2024
Salary: £33600 - £35348 (pro rata) per annum (FTE £42000 - £44,185)
Contract type: Permanent / Working hours: Part time
Location:
The Lodge, 1 Armstrong Road, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX4 4XT
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Help nature recover by effectively telling our stories to everyone in our three counties!

HEAD OF COMMUNICATIONS & MEDIA

The Berks, Bucks & Oxon Wildlife Trust has a vision for “more nature everywhere, for everyone”. We’re working hard to create an inclusive culture, where everyone feels they belong. This includes you being comfortable bringing your whole self to work, and us co-working with the diverse communities we serve to ensure we are meeting everyone’s needs.
The Head of Communications & Media will help nature recover by effectively telling our stories to everyone in our three counties. You’ll use your way with words and your eye for a good image to lead on our local media, social media, online and video communications and publications. You’ll grow our audience and inspire even more people to take action for nature.
You’ll lead a fantastic and hard-working Communications Team and be part of the Trust’s wider leadership group, and you’ll use your creative flair and people-focused approach to get everyone involved in delivering the communications strategy.

What you’ll do

• Enhance the reputation of the Trust through effective communications and media
• Collaboratively lead on developing high profile advocacy and lobbying campaigns alongside the Policy & Public Affairs team
• Devise, oversee, maintain, and deliver BBOWT’s communications and engagement strategy across all platforms

What we’re looking for

• Demonstrable experience in communications and marketing, including media, digital communications, brand and social media
• Results-focused, adaptable, and able to manage multiple demands on the team’s time
• Significant experience of effective communications in a fundraising environment
• Experience of leading complex communications projects
• Ability to quickly build positive relationships with both internal and external stakeholders

Salary: £33600 - £35348 (pro rata) per annum (FTE £42000 - £44,185)
Contract: Permanent
Hours: 28 hours per week. Flexibility in working pattern, in agreement with line manager
Based: Littlemore, Oxford with hybrid working

For all your hard work you can expect a great rewards package in return. In addition to being part of a friendly, skilled and knowledgeable team, passionate about making a difference, when you work for us, you’ll also receive

• Generous annual leave entitlement with paid birthday leave, wellbeing days, urgent personal business leave and generous occupational sick pay
• Enhanced maternity, paternity, and family-friendly policies
• Flexible working to achieve work-life balance
• Salary exchange pension with generous employer contribution
• Learning & Development Programme for all
• Wellbeing initiatives including qualified Mental Health First Aiders, YuLife benefit package - access to our EAP, providing you with immediate and confidential help for any work, health, or life matters; 3x life assurance, online GP access prescription service, a variety of discounts
• Salary sacrifice Cycle scheme & Electric Vehicle scheme
• Membership to BBOWT’s, and The Wildlife Trusts’, Staff Network Groups for social interaction, peer support, mentoring and personal development

• Enhance the reputation of the Trust through effective communications and media
• Collaboratively lead on developing high profile advocacy and lobbying campaigns alongside the Policy & Public Affairs team
• Devise, oversee, maintain, and deliver BBOWT’s communications and engagement strategy across all platform