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SalaryABOUT US
The Woodland Trust is the UK’s leading woodland conservation charity. We want to see a world where trees and woods thrive for people and nature. The Trust engages and inspires people to make their difference tackling the nature and climate crisis helping protect, restore and create our vital woods and trees.
THE ROLE
This is an exciting opportunity to join a pioneer in combating climate change. The Woodland Trust are looking for a Lead Marketing and Communications Manager to play a strategic role within the wider Brand and Communications function. You will also be supporting the Trust's wider strategies through your work. The role will allow you to work with all departments across the Trust's broad cross-section of activities, maintaining a clear view of how your work supports our longer term goals. An early focus will be on our brand activities and our work with landowners. As a leader within Brand and Communications, You will have the chance to unify and champion the function of your team. As time goes on you will have scope to shape the Team as you wish to achieve the department's goals. This is an excellent development opportunity, offering a broad variety of activity that ultimately supports the Trust to make meaningful change.
This is a Hybrid working role, where you’ll work part of your time at home and part of the time from our Head Office based in Grantham, Lincolnshire. Our Hybrid Working Policy is flexible, and the frequency of time spent in your contracted office will vary across teams and job roles.
THE CANDIDATE
You will be passionate about conservation. We are looking for a leader with a warm, welfare-focused approach to managing their team and supporting them to achieve their goals. You will thrive in a varied role and be motivated by supporting a diverse group of teams and individuals towards achieving their collective goal. The successful candidate will be a hands-on manager who works alongside the team they lead rather than simply supervise their activity. The Trust is undergoing a long term programme of Transformation and you will be an inspirational leader who is experienced in keeping a team motivated in a change environment.
WHAT TO EXPECT BY JOINING A TEAM AND MAKING A DIFFERENCE
There’s no other organisation like the Woodland Trust. Joining the team you will be making your contribution to tackling the nature and climate crisis. In return, we recognise and value our people. You'll have our full support, training and opportunities for professional development, along with a contributory pension, life assurance, good holiday allowance and the opportunity to work flexibly from home.
OUR COMMITMENT TO DIVERSITY & INCLUSION
At the Woodland Trust, we believe everyone deserves to have their lives enriched by trees and woods.
We also believe that our organisation should reflect and represent the full richness of human diversity in terms of background, identity, ability and circumstance. As groups of people currently underrepresented as Woodland Trust employees, we are particularly keen to receive your application if you are Black, Asian or minority ethnic, disabled or under 25. We are measuring our success in redressing this. We are open to discussion of any adjustments or flexible working arrangements you may need to achieve your full potential at any stage of the process, and if you are successful in gaining a position with us, during employment. We promise the only thing we assess within your application is how you have demonstrated your suitability for the job, and nothing else.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications. If you are interested, we'd encourage you to submit your application as early as possible.
