Head of Communications

Office opening days are Tuesdays to Thursdays

Full time: 35 hours per week

Permanent

Closing date for applications: 1 February 2026

First interview: :13 February 2026

Second interview: 23 February 2026

About Us

The Wildlife Trusts are a grassroots movement of people from a wide range of backgroundsand allwalks of life who believe that we need nature and nature needs us. We have morethan 945000 members over 33000 volunteers 4100 staff and 600 trustees. There are46 individual Wildlife Trusts each of which is a place-based independent charity with itsown legal identity formed by groups of people getting together and working with others tomake a positive difference to wildlife and future generations starting where they live andWork.

Every Wildlife Trust is part of The Wildlife Trusts federation and a corporate member of theRoyal Society of Wildlife Trusts a registered charityin its own right foundedin 1912 and oneof the founding members of IUCN the International Union for the Conservation of together this federation of 47 charities is known as The Wildlife Trusts.

The next few years will be critical indeterminingwhat kind of world we all live in. Weneed to urgently reverse the loss of wildlife and put nature into recovery at scale if weare to prevent climate and ecological disaster. We recognise that this will require bigbold changes in the way The Wildlife Trusts work not least in how we mobilise others andsupport them to organise within their own communities.

About You

Are you a creative storyteller who loves bringing ideas to life through brilliantcopy photographyvideoand social-first content We are seeking an experiencedcontent specialist to lead the production of high-impact communications thathelp more people connect with The Wildlife Trusts cause and put nature intoRecovery.

Our Head of Communications plays a leading role in enabling The Wildlife Truststo deliver inspiringimpactfuland brand-aligned engagement with our targetaudiences.

You will bring your experience of translating strategy and audience insights intocontent that gets people talking to help strengthen our brand and inspire morepeople to take meaningful action for nature.

You willbe responsible forleading and developing teams tasked with contentcreation (including publications events graphicdesignand film) social mediamanagement and ambassador and influencer relations.

An excellent writer with a flair for design and the ability to commission compellingphotography and video content you will be brimming with fresh ideas alongsidehaving a strongtrack recordin delivering to agreed strategic priorities andtimeframes.

You will be well-versed in managing creative teams both in-house and agencyand overseeing the production of high-quality content that reinforces the brandand meets audience needs

The Wildlife Trusts value passion respect trust integrity pragmaticactivismand strength indiversity. Whilst we are passionate in promoting our aims we are not judgmental and are particularly encourage applications from people who are underrepresented within our sectorincluding people from minority backgrounds and people with disabilities. We are committed to creatinga movement that recognises and truly values individual differences and identities.

RSWT take our Safeguarding responsibilities extremely seriously. Please click here to readourcommitment statement. The Royal Society of Wildlife Trusts is committed to safeguarding andpromoting the welfare of children and adults at risk. For applicable roles applicants must be willing toundergo checks with past employers and Disclosure and Barring Service checks at the eligible level.

As a Disability Confident employer we are committed to offering an interview to anyone with adisability that meets all the essential criteria for the post. Please let us know if you require anyadjustments to make our recruitment process more accessible.

RSWT are committed to increasing the diversity of its staff through its Levelling the Field recruitmentpledge and will put any ethnic minority applicants that meet all the essential criteria for the postthrough to the next stage of recruitment.

At RSWT we are committed to creating a safe environment where discrimination bullying andharassmentarenot tolerated. We expect everyone to uphold respect and support our zero-tolerancepolicy.

Please be aware we may not accept applications if we have reason to believe they have beenwhollyproducedusing generative AI tools.

INDAD

We need nature and it needs us. Were here to make the world wilder and make nature part of life for everyone. Were helping to make life better for wildlife for people and for future generations.

The Wildlife Trusts are a grassroots movement of 870000 members 38000 volunteers and 2800 staff across the UK. We are at an exciting moment in our 110-year history with an ambitious new strategy in development setting out a vision of nature in recovery with abundant diverse wildlife and natural processes creating wilder landscapes where people and nature thrive.

Each Wildlife Trust is an independent charity formed by people getting together to make a positive difference to wildlife and future generations starting where they live.

The next 10 years will be critical in determining what kind of world we will all live in. We need to reverse the loss of wildlife and put nature into recovery at scale as a matter of urgency if we are to prevent climate and ecological disaster. This will require big bold changes in the way we think and operate and the development of a strong collaborative culture. It will require key stakeholders and the public to take action for natures recovery.

We want our people to be as diverse as society so we particularly encourage applications from people who are underrepresented within our sector including people from minority backgrounds and people with disabilities. We are committed to creating a movement that recognises and truly values individual differences and identities.

As a Disability Confident employer we are committed to offering an interview to anyone with a disability that meets all the essential criteria for the post. Please let us know if you require any adjustments to make our recruitment process more accessible.