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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 Marketing and Communications Executive role is pivotal in inspiring our supporters to further engage with our cause. The role will also involve monitoring and evaluating the results of communications, identifying where insight and learning offers improvement. The role would suit someone who has been a marketing executive, marketing coordinator and has experience of fundraising.
The Marketing & Communications Executive works closely with a number of stakeholders and the Marketing & Communications Manager and Marketing and Communications Senior Executive, to ensure our Marketing and communication activities are developed and implemented in line with the agreed plan.
Alongside this you’ll also be working with colleagues and partners in our Conservation, Outcomes and Evidence team on delivering key marketing campaigns, partnerships, research grants, and policy and position statements. A key area of the Woodland Trust that produces varied, technical resources and information to support our conservation aims and ambitions.
This role is 30 hours per week. Pro rata salary band will equate to £20,800 - £21,840 per annum.
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
We are looking for someone who is cause led and can display a true understanding and passion for what we do. You’ll have an understanding of a broad range of communication approaches and channels, including digital advertising, direct mail and the delivery of impactful email and print campaigns across Marketing and fundraising communications.. You'll also have the ability to analyse the data and insight to use it in a positive and proactive way going forward. Your stakeholder management skills will be excellent as well as your organisational skills to get the most out of colleagues, internal and external.
Our Organisational Nature enables us to better understand what it means to be part of the Woodland Trust, empowering us to make an impact, every day. We want you to be able to role model our values; ‘Grow Together’, ‘Focus’, ‘Explore’ and ‘Make it Count’ to ensure each of us plays our part in helping to protect, restore and create our woods and trees.
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 want to reflect and represent the full richness of diversity in the UK. Fewer of our employees are Black, Asian or minority ethnic; disabled; from lower socio-economic backgrounds or under 25; so we are particularly keen to receive your application if you are from one or more of these groups. We can also discuss anything you may need to achieve your full potential at any stage of the process. We assess your application solely on your demonstrated suitability for the job. Nothing else.
To ensure anonymised recruitment, if you have uploaded your CV, shortlisting panels do not see your CV until shortlisting has been completed. Before submitting your application, please ensure you have completed the supporting information section with details of experiences that clearly evidence as many aspects of the job description as possible.
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
