Active Forests Marketing and Communication Manager
Job Reference forestryengland/TP/2305/855
Number of Positions:
1
Contract Type:
Fixed Term Appointment
Working Hours:
22.2
Location:
Forestry England 620 Bristol Business Park Coldharbour Lane Bristol BS16 1EJ (Bristol, South West)
Closing Date:
15/11/2026
Job Category:
Marketing and Communications
Region:
Flexible
Business Unit:
National Operations
Job Introduction
We are Forestry England.
We live and breathe forests.
Job title – Active Forests Marketing and Communications Manager
Contract type – Fixed term appointment until 31 March 2030
Vacancy closes - 15th November, 23:58
Join us. We're foresters, professionals and experts. We are a passionate team who love to share our enthusiasm and want to make a positive difference for you and the environment.
Together, we’re using our scale and expertise to grow the nation’s forests for everyone. We’re already adapting our landscapes for tomorrow, and getting stuff done today, like creating amazing places and experiences for you to enjoy. We're providing vital homes for wildlife, making our air cleaner to breathe and producing sustainable timber .
What you’ll do…
The Active Forests programme, delivered in partnership with Sport England, inspires and enables active visits to the nation’s forests to improve wellbeing through physical activity and deeper connections with nature. Across more than 20 sites, Forestry England teams curate a varied programme of physical activity, health and wellbeing experiences, creating engaging activities for both new and returning visitors.
Our vision is to create inclusive forest experiences that inspire movement and enhance physical, mental and social wellbeing, and delivery focuses on those people facing the greatest barriers, targeting groups currently underserved by physical activity and nature organisations.
As Active Forests Marketing and Communication Manager, you will lead the marketing and communications activity for the Active Forests programme, increasing participation in physical activity across the nation's forests. You’ll develop and deliver marketing campaigns, promote activities and events, support the development of new products targeted at less active audiences, and manage sponsorship and partnership marketing activities, ensuring these align with and support the delivery of the Active Forests marketing strategy. You’ll also communicate the programme's impact to key stakeholders and funders.
This role sits within the national Engagement, Marketing & Communications team and involves close coordination with the Active Forests programme team and colleagues across the country.
Please see the job description below for more information and details about what we need from you.
Where you’ll work…
We aim to provide a great place to work and blended working forms part of our flexible and inclusive approach to future ways of working. It is an informal arrangement which gives you the option to work some of the week from home and some of the week from the office, subject to role requirements, business need and regular review.
Alongside your salary, Forestry England contributes an average of 28.97% towards your pension. You will become a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension Scheme.
- 25 days holiday a year, raising by one day every year’s service, up to 30 days (pro-rated for part time employees) plus additional days off such as bank holidays.
- STaRis our employee benefits scheme offering discounts on everyday supermarket shopping, as well as other things such as hotel stays clothes, mobile phones, other electrical items, medical and car insurance, holidays, gym discounts, household bills, Headspace wellbeing app.
- free parking at Forestry England sites and free entry to our National Arboretums at Westonbirt and Bedgebury.
- a commitment to lifelong learning through career development. Forestry England will support your career development in a variety of ways, including continual professional development, support for individual learning plans and sponsored membership of professional bodies.
You may also be assessed on Experience, Strength based questions, and/or the Technical Success Profile at the interview. The technical element could include a presentation, practical or written task.
Working for the Civil Service…
Forestry England is part of the Civil Service . The Civil Service has a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS). This means candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria during the application process will be guaranteed an interview. We also offer a Redeployment Interview Scheme to current civil servants who are at risk of redundancy, and who meet the minimum requirements for the role. This role is also part of the Great Place to Work for Veterans and Prison Leaver Recruitment initiative.
Within Part 7 of the Immigration Act 2016, it is essential that applicants should have the ability to provide conversation in accurate spoken English.
Our recruitment process makes appointments based on fair and open competition and merit, as outlined in the Civil Service Commissioners’ Recruitment Principles. If you feel your application has not been treated in in line with/according to these principles and you wish to make a complaint, please email: englandhr.services@forestryengland.uk .
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Active Forests Marketing and Communication Manager employer: Forestry England
Forestry England is an exceptional employer, offering a supportive and inclusive work environment at our National Office in Bristol. With a strong commitment to employee growth through continuous professional development and a generous benefits package including 25 days of annual leave, a robust pension scheme, and discounts through our STaR employee benefits scheme, we ensure that our team members thrive both personally and professionally. Join us in making a positive impact on the environment while enjoying the flexibility of blended working arrangements.
