Communications and Engagement Officer
Lake District National Park
Salary: £32,199 to £37,651 (Grade G)
Hours: Full time, 37 hours per week
Location: Hybrid, with at least two team days per week at our head office in Kendal,
Contract type: Fixed term for 2 years
Closing date: midnight 26 June 2024
Interview date: 10 and 16 July 2024
Lake District story tellers required
Ready for a communications role in a world-class landscape like no other? We’re searching for a strong communicator to create compelling stories, inspire action and engage with people who visit, work or live in the Lake District National Park.
About us
We’re a friendly, flexible Communications and Engagement team working in an innovative, forward-thinking organisation to look after this unique corner of England. Our staff include rangers and field workers, advisers at our visitor centres, planners and more.
About the role
You’ll relish tackling challenging issues with multiple stakeholders and love using your creativity to make an impact through coordinated campaigns.
Key tasks for the two-year term will include:
Lead partnership communications for water quality (Love Windermere), land use and nutrient input projects (Nutrient Neutrality)
Devise and deliver an awareness campaign to inform and engage audiences, building understanding and advocacy
Work with Communications and Engagement teams to integrate messaging across partner channels and audiences.
About you
Could you be our Communications and Engagement Officer? You might be currently working in an environmental communications, marketing or engagement role - or perhaps you have something completely fresh to offer. We’re looking for self-starters with an eye for detail, and plenty of ideas and energy. You’ll be keen for a challenge and ready to make a difference in England’s largest National Park and World Heritage Site.
Benefits
Working with us, you’ll enjoy:
Generous Pension Scheme
Electric car and Cycle to Work schemes
Paid time off so you can volunteer
Subsidised healthcare scheme
Happy to talk flexible working.
The role will be based at our Head Office at Wayfaring House in Kendal at least two days per week. We’re set up for hybrid working and can accommodate some working from home and from other locations across the National Park. You’ll be provided with a laptop to enable you to access our secure IT network when working remotely. We’re also happy to talk flexible patterns of work.
Contact
For an informal chat about this role, please contact Sarah Calderbank, Head of Communications and Engagement on 07795 497 142 or sarah.calderbank@lakedistrict.gov.uk
Apply
For full details and to apply, please visit the jobs pages on our website: https://www.lakedistrict.gov.uk/aboutus/careers
Closing date for applications is midnight on Wednesday 26 June 2024. Interviews will be held on 10 and 16 July 2024 in Kendal.
Please note CVs will not be accepted.
Diversity and Inclusion
As an equal opportunities employer, the Lake District National Park Authority is committed to the equal treatment of all current and prospective employees and does not condone discrimination on the basis of age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, gender identity, or marriage and civil partnership. These groups are under-represented at the LDNPA, particularly at senior level.
Disability Confident Employer
We guarantee to interview anyone with a disability whose application meets the minimum criteria for the role. By ‘minimum criteria’ we mean that you must provide evidence in your application which demonstrates that you meet the level of competence required under each of the essential criteria, as well as meeting any of the qualification, skills or experience defined as essential.