Marketing and Communications Manager (Maternity Cover)

Reports to: Head of Fundraising, Marketing & Communications
Salary: £31,500
Contract: 14 months Maternity Cover, Starting June
Hours: 37.5 per week Monday to Friday
Based at: Elm Tree Court, Devizes and some home working available

This is your opportunity to work for one of the country’s leading environmental charities that
is at the forefront of tackling the effects of climate change and the biodiversity crisis as
part of ensuring a sustainable future for wildlife and people. For more than 60 years an
innovative and pioneering organisation, Wiltshire Wildlife Trust, the only organisation devoted
to conservation in the county and one of the country’s largest Wildlife Trusts, is at the
forefront of driving nature’s recovery. This is your opportunity to join a talented,
experienced and committed team to help manage over 40 amazing nature reserves and working with
land managers towards our ambitious target of 30% of the county managed for nature by 2030. A
leader in conservation engagement, the Trust also improves lives by bringing the learning,
health and wellbeing benefits of nature to many people.

Critical to achieving Wiltshire Wildlife Trust’s aims to support nature’s recovery, help people
connect with nature and live more sustainably, this is an exciting post offering the
opportunity to manage and influence the engagement of our many stakeholders with our
conservation work and messages. This post offers a lot of scope to develop high profile
marketing, communications and advocacy to our varied audiences. By helping build and protect
our brand you will be able to grow our reach and influence across Wiltshire, Swindon and
beyond. The role holder will have the reward of inspiring people and organisations to support
and take action for conservation, sustainability and the benefit of communities where we work.

We are looking for an experienced marketing and communications professional with a demonstrable
interest in and passion for the environment. An ability to contribute to and implement
marketing and communications plans, campaigns and appeals that help deliver the charity’s
strategic aims is essential. The successful candidate will be innovative, creative, confident
and able to seize the initiative, working calmly under pressure to manage multiple deadlines.
We are looking for a strong and diplomatic communicator who can inspire and help diversify
audiences at all levels by creating compelling content tailored to their interests and needs.
The appointee will be a good relationship builder who is familiar with working with external
agents to deliver publications and other materials.

Wiltshire Wildlife Trust is fully committed to safeguarding the welfare of all children, young
people and adults at risk. All WWT staff will receive safeguarding training and must ensure
that they comply with WWT’s safeguarding policy.

Wiltshire Wildlife Trust is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to developing an
inclusive and diverse organisation, in which everyone feels supported, valued, and able to be
their full selves. To achieve our vision of creating a world richer in nature, we need talented
people, and more diverse people, on nature’s side. Wiltshire Wildlife Trust is an exemplary
employer with high staff satisfaction and multiple benefits for employees. These benefits
include:

• Employer pension contribution up to 7.5%
• Group risk insurance – death in service and income protection
• 27 days annual leave plus public holidays (pro-rata)
• Staff discount at Dragonfly Cafe
• Free tea and coffee
• Head office in town centre with parking
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Two staff wellbeing days per annum

A full job description and application pack is available to download from our website: www.wiltshirewildlife.org/jobs/marketing-and-communications-manager-maternity

If after reading the job description you would like to discuss this opportunity informally,
please contact James Ravine, Head of Fundraising, Marketing & Communications on 0756 823
0849 or [email protected].

Closing Date: 9am on Monday 15th April 2024

Interviews: This is a rolling recruitment so applications will be accepted
earlier than the specified closing date. If interest in significant we reserve the option to
close the vacancy early and conduct interviews on an as required basis. Successfully
shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

Please submit your application to [email protected]

(Please note we are only able to accept applications via our application form and when
completing the form please ensure you use the ‘supporting statement’ section to evidence how
you believe you meet the essential and desirable criteria detailed in the Job Description. This
information will be used in our short-listing process).