Interim Opportunity: Head of Marketing, Communications and Advocacy (3-6 Months)
Are you ready to amplify Kent Wildlife Trust’s (KWT) campaign for a Wilder Kent as we reach the pivotal 5-year countdown to achieve our goals by 2030 and beyond?
We’re seeking an experienced and immediately available Head of Communications and Marketing, for an interim role to design our approach over the next 5 years to inspire action, increase engagement, and drive our vision for a Wilder Kent.
Role overview
As the Head of Communications, Marketing, and Advocacy, you’ll oversee our marketing, PR, and advocacy initiatives, ensuring Kent Wildlife Trust is a leader in conservation communication. This pivotal role will shape strategies, drive campaigns, and lead a talented team while ensuring we achieve impactful connections with audiences across Kent.
You will be instrumental in developing sector-leading systems, processes, and infrastructure that ensure KWT’s messages resonate with diverse audiences, strengthen our advocacy, and boost our visibility.
What you'll be doing:
- Wilder Kent Campaign Development: Design and lead an ambitious, integrated marketing and communications plan to inspire engagement with our vision for a Wilder Kent.
- Team Leadership and Partnership Development: Support and mentor a high-performing team including staff and freelancers to deliver our full range of marketing and communications activity.
- Maintain and develop partnerships that maximise our reach to a broader audience.
- Campaigns & PR: Deliver innovative sub campaigns that drive public and media support, strengthen partnerships, and influence decision-makers.
- Digital & Traditional Marketing: Oversee impactful, multichannel communications, ensuring consistency of brand, tone, and messaging.
- Advocacy: Amplify our best-in-class advocacy efforts to influence policies and secure the future of Kent’s wildlife.
What we're looking for:
- Experience: Substantial senior-level experience in communications, marketing, PR, and advocacy, with a track record of delivering successful campaigns and leading high-performing teams.
- Track record: Of delivering transformative results that drive engagement and enhance organisational impact.
- Leadership: Proven ability to inspire and manage diverse teams to deliver on ambitious targets in fast-paced environments.
- Skills:
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- Exceptional strategic and creative thinking.
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- Strong negotiation and influencing abilities.
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- People and partnership development
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- Expertise in media and digital platforms.
- Passion: A deep understanding of conservation and alignment with Kent Wildlife Trust’s mission.
We are unable to recruit anyone who does not have a right to work in the UK.
Why join us?
- Impactful Role: Be part of a pioneering strategy that shapes the future of wildlife conservation.
- Collaborative Team: Work with a passionate, innovative team committed to making a difference.
- Flexible Working: We support a work-life balance with hybrid and adaptable working options.
Location:
Hybrid (based at Tyland Barn, near Maidstone, with remote working options).
Contract:
Interim role (3-6 months) (Permanent recruitment for a Head of Marcomms and Advocacy will open from January 2025 and we encourage those who are interested in both to make it known)
Next steps:
If you’re ready to drive meaningful change for Kent’s wildlife and communities, simply click "Apply" to visit our website, where you can find out more about the role and complete the online application form. Be sure to include your personal statement in the space provided and upload your CV, and take a moment to review the Guidance Notes for helpful tips.
If you’d like to learn more about the role before applying, feel free to email jobs@wilderkent.org.uk.
Together, let’s rebuild a Wilder Kent.
The Kent Wildlife Trust Group is Wild About Inclusion. To us, this means inspiring, empowering and engaging people from all backgrounds, cultures, identities and abilities, to change the natural world for the better. It also means cultivating inclusive workspaces that are free from discrimination, where differences are celebrated, everyone can be themselves and flourish, just like nature!