Communications Officer
Employer: Woodland Heritage
Location: We can offer flexible working and hybrid working. You may wish to work at Whitney Sawmills, Herefordshire, for example for a day per week, though this is not required.
Temporary: fixed term of two years
Working hours: The role is 22.5 hours per week
Salary: £15,000 PA
Closing date: 9pm 22nd February 2026
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1. Purpose
Your outstanding delivery of communications for the Woodland Heritage Skills project
means you are a core part of how Woodland Heritage is achieving its mission which should
make for an incredibly rewarding and varied experience!
Your work with the charity will be as part of a small, dedicated team of staff and a wider
group of passionate trustees. Everyone will want you to succeed and will support you along the way.
Woodland Heritage is creating a thriving UK wood culture that benefits our environment, all people and our economy. We do this by championing the good use of home-grown timber from sustainable, productive woodlands for the benefit of present and future generations.
Through a combination of demonstration sites, research, education, membership and
outreach, we build on the wisdom and skills of the past to weather the challenges of
tomorrow.
2. About the role
● The role is 22.5 hours per week for a fixed term of two years with a salary of £15,000
PA
● We can offer flexible working and hybrid working. You may wish to work at Whitney
Sawmills, Herefordshire, for example for a day per week, though this is not required.
Planned evening and weekend working as required.
● 25 days plus Bank/Public holidays as paid leave pro rata
● Your line manager will be the Woodland Heritage Skills Project Manager
● Employer contribution from www.nestpensions.org.uk
All other terms and conditions will be as per your contract. More details are available via
our staff handbook which can be provided to shortlisted candidates.
This role is part of a £238,442 grant from The National Lottery Heritage Fund to create
‘Woodland Heritage Skills’; two years of educational workshops, digital educational assets
and collaboration with its members and partners to deliver the charity’s new Open Woods
& Workshops initiative.
A tremendous £13,547 of this grant is matched funding from the outdoor furniture B-Corp
Gaze Burvill, a corporate member of Woodland Heritage, alongside fellow personal and
corporate members of the charity.
3. About you
Essential
● Commitment to the vision and values of Woodland Heritage and a desire to bring
about positive change in the relationship between people and woodlands
● Demonstrable experience of communications delivery
● Demonstrable experience of a willingness to learn and to be flexible
● Demonstrable experience of outstanding customer/donor/supporter service
● Demonstrable experience of working to develop effective relationships with key external stakeholders
● The ability to work independently and effectively as a key part of a small team
● A proactive approach and problem-solving attitude, seeing tasks through to
completion
● Excellent all round communication skills and relationship management abilities
● Experience in conducting administrative tasks to a high standard, including record
keeping and orderly filing of information
● Personal drive, energy, integrity, adaptability and responsibility
● Valid UK driving licence. Though much of your travel will be using public transport,
there are locations which will be challenging to reach without access to a car
● Good level of technical skill which helps you make the most of remote working,
Google Workspace, digital communication and the innovation that technology can
bring to a small organisation
Desirable
● Experience of communications as part of a National Lottery Heritage Fund Project
● Experience within the charity sector
● Experience of woodland management and productive woodlands
● Experience of fundraising
● An understanding of or interest in forestry, timber production, wood use and
climate change
4. Your work
● With support from the Chief Executive, Engagement Manager and Woodland
Heritage Skills Project Manager lead on the delivery of communications for the
Woodland Heritage Skills project:
o Content creation
o Website improvement and maintenance
o Social media engagement
o Email marketing engagement
o Print and postal engagement
o Evaluation of the project
o Acknowledgement of key partners
o Communications related to organisational sustainability of the project
o Planning and delivery of communications for in person educational
opportunities at demonstration sites in Hereford and Somerset, of digital
awareness raising and Woodland Heritage Skills assets, all aimed at Tree
growers, potential woodland owners, wood users and processors, consumers
of wood products, nature lovers, scientists, stakeholders
o Communications which support the recruitment of Open Woods &
Workshops hosts and communications tools which help deliver ongoing
support for these hosts so as to deliver the above educational and skills
impacts as part of the project’s objectives
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