At a Glance
- Tasks: Develop engaging content and campaigns to promote forests as inclusive green spaces.
- Company: Forestry England focuses on promoting accessible visitor experiences in natural environments.
- Benefits: Enjoy 25 days holiday, increasing with service, plus a generous pension contribution of 28.97%.
- Other info: This role is fixed term until March 2027, with potential for extension.
- Why this job: Join a mission-driven team dedicated to enhancing public access to nature.
- Qualifications: Candidates must communicate effectively in spoken English and meet minimum selection criteria.
The predicted salary is between 33854 - 33854 £ per year.
Salary: £33,854 per annum
Contract type: Fixed Term (until March 2027 with potential for extension, though not guaranteed)
Hours: 37 hours per week
Responsibilities
- Develop engaging content and campaigns to promote our forests as welcoming and inclusive green spaces.
- Signpost people to find accurate and relevant information to support them in planning visits.
- Grow advocacy among key target audiences and build relationships with relevant partners to highlight our work.
- Work closely with national programme colleagues to increase awareness of our accessible visitor offer.
- Support regional marketing colleagues with tools needed to promote local facilities and reach specific audiences.
Where you’ll work
This role can be based at either the Coleford, Tetbury or Lyndhurst office, with a preference for commutable distance to our Bristol Office to support regular face‑to‑face contact with national marketing colleagues. Blended working is possible.
Benefits
- Forestry England contributes an average of 28.97% towards your pension, as a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension Scheme.
- 25 days holiday a year, increasing by one day each year of service, up to 30 days (pro‑rated for part‑time employees) plus additional bank holidays.
- Employee benefits scheme offering discounts on supermarket shopping, hotel stays, clothing, mobile phones, other electrical items, medical and car insurance, holidays, gym discounts, household bills, and the Headspace wellbeing app.
- Free parking at Forestry England sites and free entry to our National Arboretums at Westonbirt and Bedgebury.
- Commitment to lifelong learning through career development, including professional development, support for individual learning plans, and sponsored membership of professional bodies.
EEO and Statutory Information
Successful candidates will undergo a criminal record check and the government baseline personnel security standard check. We are part of the Civil Service and operate under the Disability Confident Scheme (DCS): candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria will be guaranteed an interview. We also offer a Redeployment Interview Scheme to current civil servants who are at risk of redundancy and meet the minimum requirements for the role.
Nationality requirement: You should have the ability to provide communication in accurate spoken English.
Marketing Officer employer: Forest Camping Limited
Located in Coleford, Tetbury, or Lyndhurst, Forestry England offers free parking and entry to National Arboretums. The team is committed to lifelong learning and professional development, ensuring employees grow in their roles.
