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    Communications Manager - United Kingdom - Forestry Commission - Forest Research

    Forestry Commission - Forest Research
    Forestry Commission - Forest Research United Kingdom

    3 weeks ago

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    Full time
    Description

    Appointments to Forest Research are made at the entry level of the salary quoted above except in exceptional circumstances where a candidate's experience and skills may justify a higher starting salary.

    A Civil Service Pension with an average employer contribution of 27%
    Senior Executive Officer
    Contract type
    Fixed term

    This is a Fixed Term Appointment for 18 months starting 01/08/2- 31/01/2026 with the possibility of extension or permanency but no guarantee.

    FR - Chief Executive Office
    Communications / Marketing
    Flexible working, Full-time
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    Please be aware that this role can only be worked in the UK and not overseas.

    Forest Research (FR) is a leading UK scientific research organisation that provides impactful scientific data, evidence and advice to policymakers and practitioners.

    With locations across the UK, you will find us a flexible and inclusive employer who promotes agile working to help you manage your work life balance.

    The Communications team is the trusted voice of Forest Research. Building trust and loyalty amongst external audiences through consistent and transparent branded communications, creating influence and opportunity
    Motivating staff through effective delivery of the senior leadership team's vision and communication priorities via internal communications channels
    Optimising the effectiveness of the range of analogue and digital communications channels that Forest Research uses to reach its internal and external audiences
    Acting as first point-of-contact for all print, online and broadcast media enquiries
    Providing expert advice on media management to the senior leadership and wider organisation.
    Corporate Communications supports the priorities of Forest Research by:
    Enhancing research impact by using marketing and communications insight, strategy, delivery and evaluation to influence audience behaviour
    Developing, maintaining and evaluating a communications network across partners, stakeholders and funders
    Providing marketing and communications consultancy and support across the organisation to increase impact and generate income
    Helping attract the very best employment candidates for the organisation through effective profile and reputation management

    The Senior Communications Manager role focuses on the strategy, planning, coordination and evaluation of science communication to key external audiences, including partners, policy makers and forestry practitioners, in line with the Communications Strategy.

    Providing expert advice on science communication to the Head of Communications, senior management team and wider organisation
    Strategy and planning of multi-channel communication campaigns to support forest science research programmes and projects
    Providing communications advice to research teams, identifying communications objectives, prioritising messages and recommending the most appropriate channels for dissemination
    Creating communications plans and project managing their delivery through partnership working with science teams, communications colleagues and external partners
    Line management of science communication manager
    Working with communications team colleagues to create written and multimedia content for Forest Research channels including the FR website and social media
    Providing guidance and editorial support to science teams for planned magazine, journal and blog content
    Prioritising and scheduling of magazine, journal and blog content and relationship building with editors and channel owners
    Providing guidance to science teams on science communication events, online and in-person
    Evaluation and reporting of communications activity performance
    Developing relationships with strategic external partners to extend reach of science communication
    Deputising for the Head of Communications when required.
    Demonstrable knowledge and skills in managing and delivering science communications within complex stakeholder environments in order to deliver the right messages in the right place at the right time
    Experience of communicating science to policy makers and/or practitioners within the environmental sector
    Communications strategy and planning skills and expertise
    Project prioritisation and management skills
    Excellent communication and influencing skills, written and verbal, with the ability to write appropriately for different audiences and channels
    The ability to persuade and influence science colleagues and partners in terms of communications best practice
    Understanding and application of OASIS planning and the Government Communications Service Evaluation Framework or other communications planning and evaluation frameworks
    Analytical and evaluation skills, providing regular reporting on communication outputs and outcomes
    Technical ability including computer literacy and content editing
    Basic video content creation skills
    Ability to work collaboratively with colleagues within the Communications team and more widely within Forest Research
    Managing a Quality Service

    Alongside your salary of £45,260, Forestry Commission - Forest Research contributes £12,220 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme.

    Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.
    Excellent professional development opportunities which are tailored to your role, with paid professional membership subscriptions, mentoring, and Civil Service Learning available to all
    access to world class laboratory facilities, as well as state of the art buildings within forest or science park settings
    Your work/life balance

    flexible working options such as: up to two days flexi leave per month, blended working, part-time working, paid special leave, career breaks, and unpaid leave.

    A generous annual leave allowance of 25 days on entry increasing by 1 day each year to a maximum of 30 days (pro-rata for part-timers).

    5 days of additional leave and 8 days' paid bank/public holidays
    A range of wellbeing benefits including Employee Assistance Programme 24/7
    We want you to feel part of something bigger and we encourage a community feel in our workplaces, with everything from cookery competitions to Pilates and fell running, plus topical talks at Wellbeing Wednesdays and Feelgood Fridays
    Paid volunteering leave of 3 days per year so you can give back to your community and charitable causes by sharing your skills and time
    a highly competitive Civil Service Pension where employer contributions starting at 26% of your salary
    an employee benefits scheme offering discounts on groceries, gym memberships, holidays, days out, online retailers and high street shops
    Cycle to Work scheme and Interest free loans
    Free parking is offered on-site, alongside electric car charging ports

    With maternity, adoption, and/or shared parental leave there's the flexibility to have up to 26 weeks full pay, followed by 13 weeks statutory pay and a further 13 weeks unpaid leave.

    Any move to Forest Research from another employer will mean you can no longer access childcare vouchers. You may however be eligible for other government schemes, including Tax-Free Childcare.

    If a person with disabilities is put at a substantial disadvantage compared to a non-disabled person, we have a duty to make reasonable changes to our processes.

    Complete the "Assistance required" section in the "Additional requirements" page of your application form to tell us what changes or help you might need further on in the recruitment process.

    For instance, you may need wheelchair access at interview, or if you're deaf, a Language Service Professional.
    People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.
    Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service
    The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.

    The Civil Service also offers a Redeployment Interview Scheme to civil servants who are at risk of redundancy, and who meet the minimum requirements for the advertised vacancy.

    Diversity and Inclusion

    To learn more please see the Civil Service People Plan (opens in a new window) and the Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy (opens in a new window).

    If you feel your application has not been treated in accordance with these principles and you wish to make a complaint, you should in the first instance contact FR HR Services by email: you are not satisfied with the response you receive, you can contact the Civil Service Commission, which regulates all Civil Service recruitment.

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