Communications Officer
- Civil Service
- Full Time
- Bristol
- 33,854 - 33,854
Job Description
Job summary
Reporting to the national Nature Communications Manager, you will help shape public perception, work with leading conservationists and champion natures recovery on a national scale. This is a new role forming part of a Defra funded Biodiversity Programme. It requires creativity and strong storytelling skills to ensure Forestry Englands biodiversity work is widely understood and celebrated.
We are recruiting three roles: two with a regional focus (North and South) and one national role (location flexible). The regional posts will lead biodiversity communications activity within their assigned area. The national role will support biodiversity communications across the organisation, working closely with the
national external communications team and providing support to regions without dedicated coverage.
Job description
Key responsibilities & accountabilities
- Be responsible for biodiversity communications activity across a geographic area/s, supporting district and national biodiversity and engagement teams to tell our biodiversity story.
- Develop and deliver integrated local biodiversity project communications plans, working with colleagues in the engagement team to engage the public, stakeholders, and media in Forestry Englands biodiversity programme.
- Create engaging content across a range of channels, including digital, social media, press and print, ensuring all activity is consistent with Forestry Englands brand, tone of voice and key messages.
- Proactively identify and develop opportunities for supporter development, partnership working and corporate collaboration, helping to generate income and extend our reach.
- Work closely with programme managers, project managers, biodiversity experts and conservationists, both in the field and office to identify opportunities and translate complex information into accessible and inspiring stories.
- Work closely with the wider external communications team to support delivery of media campaigns, press releases and case studies positioning Forestry England as a leader in nature recovery and conservation.
- Collaborate with internal teams, district biodiversity leads and external partners to coordinate messaging and maximise impact across the business and external audiences.
And any other tasks, reasonably requested by your line manager.
Person specification
Skills, knowledge & experience
Essential professional and technical experience
- Proven experience in communications/PR within the environment, conservation or science sectors to include communications planning, scoping of opportunities and delivery.
- Strong ability to translate technical or scientific information into compelling stories for a wide range of audiences.
- Excellent writing, editing, and storytelling skills with experience across print, digital and social media.
- Experience of stakeholder engagement, including working with media, NGOs, government agencies and corporate partners.
- Strong time management skills, with the ability to juggle multiple priorities and deliver to deadlines.
- A self-starter, able to work independently while collaborating effectively across teams.
- Experience using digital tools, social media scheduling tools and analytics platforms.
- Competence in using AI to support communications delivery and improve outputs, applied in a safe, ethical, and quality-assured manner.
- Passion for biodiversity, conservation and environmental storytelling.
Qualifications
Essential
- Degree and/or professional qualification relevant experience in communications and PR or relevant communications work area
- Relevant experience within the environment, conservation or science sector.
Please clearly demonstrate how the above applies to you throughout your application. Failure to do so will mean that your application is automatically sifted out.
