Job Details

Public Relations Officer

Woodland Trust

Overview

The Woodland Trust is the UK's leading woodland conservation charity and is dedicated to creating a world where trees and woods thrive for both people and nature.
£25,600
per year
Part time, Hybrid
(30 hours per week)
Grantham / Hybrid

Key information

The Woodland Trust is looking for a Public Relations (PR) Officer to help us develop our PR campaigns to help raise awareness of our brand and inspire people with our work.

This role includes a mix of working from home and at our main office in Grantham, Lincolnshire. Visits to Grantham would be required no more than once a month on average.

About the role

  • You’ll be responsible for all our regional Public Relations (PR) and sector press activity.
  • You’ll manage media relationships and collaborate with comms leads across the UK to deliver this work.
  • You’ll deliver PR campaigns and be responsible for press delivery.
  • You’ll support senior PR officers with filming and national news opportunities.
  • You’ll brief and support internal spokespeople with media opportunities when required.
  • You’ll manage and respond to media inbox enquiries.
  • You’ll create comprehensive reporting and learnings on PR activity.
  • You’ll conduct daily horizon scanning and alert the PR Manager and wider team to relevant news.


To achieve our vision of a world where woods and trees thrive for people and nature, we need to better reflect society and the communities we work in. All people, no matter their background, identity, ability, or circumstance, should benefit from trees. 
People of colour and disabled people are currently under-represented across the environment and conservation sector. If you identify as a person of colour and/or disabled, we particularly encourage you to apply.

Requirements

  • Experience leading and delivering Public Relations (PR) activity.
  • Good understanding of brand image and the importance of consistency in PR campaigns.
  • Experience writing press releases and developing PR assets.
  • Strong communication skills with the ability to build and manage key media relationships.
  • Experience working in a busy press office environment and responding to incoming enquiries.
  • Strong collaboration skills with the ability to work with internal stakeholders to deliver PR activity.


We might close the job opening early if we get a lot of applications, so it's a good idea to apply soon. If we do close the advert early, and you have an application in process, we will email you prior to closing to give you time to complete.