Communications Officer (Part-Time)
Exmoor house, Dulverton, Somerset

Are you an excellent digital storyteller with the creative flare to help us tell the National Parks story?

Do you have the skills to create an inclusive narrative for Exmoor as part of a nationwide family of 15 National Parks? If so, read on.

The Organisation

Exmoor National Park Authority manages a unique and beautiful part of the country. Our vision is to ensure Exmoor National Park has a thriving living landscape and is a place where people can enjoy and benefit from Exmoor’s special qualities and sustainable communities. Our corporate and administrative staff play a key role in the achievement of this vision.

We’re now looking for a part-time Communications Officer to join us on a permanent basis working 29.6 hours per week.

The Benefits

- Salary of £30,984 - £35,366 per annum (pro rata)
- Government pension
- Paid sickness leave
- 29 days’ holiday per annum pro rata, plus pro rata entitlement for Bank Holidays
- Blend of office and home working available

If you are a highly capable communications specialist with media relations and social media management experience, this is your chance to put your unique skill set towards our worthy mission.

Working within the heart of our stunning National Park, you will have the chance to flex your creative muscles, crafting high-quality content to engage our audiences and driving our impact. In return, we’ll help you to grow and develop, supporting you in your career journey.

So, if this exciting opportunity sounds like your perfect next step, we want your creative and strategic ability to help promote the many benefits our Park provides to locals and visitors alike.

The Role

As a Communications Officer you will be responsible for promoting and enhancing the public image of Exmoor National Park Authority.

Specifically, you will manage our public relations, digital media and social media activity in a manner that embodies the values of our organisation.

You will provide media and PR expertise allowing for the development of a media and PR strategy that raises the profile of our organisation and facilitates the dissemination of our key organisational messages.

Additionally, you will:

- Plan and co-ordinate a varied programme of high-quality communications aligned to corporate priorities
- Seek to develop positive relationships internally and externally to enhance our service delivery to key partners
- Manage the production of flagship publications advocating the benefits of National Park designation
- Represent our organisation on appropriate external groups, requiring occasional travel to other UK National Parks

About You

To be considered as a Communications Officer, you will need:

- Experience of handling media enquiries and media relations, including press releases and statements
- Experience of social media management across multiple channels including digital campaigns
- Demonstrable ability to write with creative flare for a variety of audiences and/or publications
- A good understanding of the purpose and designation of UK National Parks
- Excellent time and project management skills
- Competent IT user (particularly Microsoft) including latest online and social media tools
- The ability to travel within the Exmoor area and work occasional weekends and evenings
- To be educated to degree level (or equivalent) in a relevant subject

Ideally, you will have experience in communications projects involving issues management or complex stakeholder profiles. A PR or communications qualification (or equivalent experience) would also be advantageous.

Other organisations might call this position Communications Executive, Marketing Executive, PR Executive, Public Relations Executive, Digital Communications Officer, Digital Content Officer, Public Relations Officer, PR Officer or Communications and PR Officer.

Webrecruit and Exmoor National Park Authority are equal opportunities employers, value diversity and are strongly committed to providing equal employment opportunities for all employees and all applicants for employment. Equal opportunities are the only acceptable way to conduct business and we believe that the more inclusive our environments are, the better our work will be.

So, if you’re passionate about promoting our wonderful National Park as a Communications Officer, please apply via the button shown. This vacancy is being advertised by Webrecruit. The services advertised by Webrecruit are those of an Employment Agency.