Campaigns and Communications Officer (Fixed-Term)

Job Description

The Campaigns and Communications Officer role is a great opportunity to use your communications skills and knowledge of policy in Scotland to help tackle the nature and climate emergency.

RSPB Scotland is Scotland’s largest nature conservation charity. The campaigns team works across the organisation and with external coalitions and partners to build broad public support for our policy priorities. The successful candidate will work closely with parliamentary and communications colleagues.

Current and forthcoming policy priorities include agriculture, biodiversity, land use and marine planning. The successful candidate will coordinate internal and external stakeholders and support the development and implementation of activity designed to mobilise people for nature and climate.

This is a fixed-term role which would make an excellent secondment opportunity. We see the role as a development opportunity for those with some experience looking to develop their campaigning and advocacy skills.

Essential skills, knowledge and experience:

• Education at degree level or equivalent, or the ability to demonstrate work-related experience
• Experience of working on nature conservation issues
• Experience of delivering at least one public-facing, advocacy-themed communications campaign
• Public engagement and event management skills
• Ability to develop public messages from briefings or background information on a wide variety of topics
• Strong social media campaigning skills
• Experience of relationship-building with internal and external networks to deliver on advocacy priorities
• Ability to plan, prioritise and project manage
• Ability to effectively organise and participate in diverse, cross-functional project teams, outside agencies and government stakeholders

Desirable skills, knowledge and experience:

• Good understanding of the policy and political landscape at UK, Scottish and EU levels
• Event management for virtual events, such as webinars
• Monitoring and evaluation of campaigns and communication activities to determine reach and impact, including on social media
• Previous experience in conservation issues of concern

This is a fixed-term, full time contract for 2 years. The RSPB reserves the right to extend or make this role permanent without further advertising dependent on business needs at the end of the contract term.

The successful candidate will be able to conduct this role remotely, however occasional meetings at our office in Edinburgh will be required.

We are looking to conduct interviews for this position from 26th October 2022. Any relevant questions can be directed to jason.rose@rspb.org.uk

As part of this application process you will be asked to complete an application form including evidence on how you meet the skills, knowledge, and experience listed above.

The RSPB is an equal opportunities employer. This role is covered by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.

Before applying for this role, we recommend reading through the candidate guidance notes attached to the top of this advert.