Marketing and Communications Officer – Part Time (Contract)
The Lookout, Hyde Park, London

Are you a social media savvy communications and marketing professional seeking your next step? Want to take on an exciting role promoting the work of a charity that protects London’s most iconic green spaces? If so, read on.

About Us

Created in March 2017, The Royal Parks is a charity that supports and manages 5,000 acres of historic parkland across London. Millions of Londoners and tourists visit our beautiful sites, which offer unparalleled opportunities for enjoyment, exploration and healthy living in the heart of the capital.

We look after eight of London’s largest open spaces; Hyde Park, The Green, Richmond, Greenwich, St James’s, Bushy and The Regent’s Parks, and Kensington Gardens. We also manage other important open spaces in the capital including Brompton Cemetery, Victoria Tower Gardens, Canning Green and Poet’s Corner.

We’re now looking for a part-time Marketing and Communications Officer to join us on a fixed-term contract until the 31st December 2020.

The Benefits

- Salary of up to £32,000 pro rata
- Flexible working
- Pension scheme
- Offices in an amazing location
- 26 days’ holiday pro rata

This is an amazing opportunity to help promote programmes that encourage people of all ages to connect with nature, learn about the park environment and wildlife and discover why our parks are such incredible places.

What’s more, you will never have to look far to gain inspiration. You’ll be based at the LookOut, a unique, eco-friendly building nestled in an acre of enclosed grounds in the heart of Hyde Park.

Our organisation is built on the values of being accountable, excellent, inclusive, open and respectful. If you think you’d thrive as part of our passionate team, we’d love to hear from you.

The Role

As our Marketing and Communications Officer, you’ll manage and deliver initiatives to promote our schools and community learning programmes. You’ll also assist with our general marketing activities.

In this varied role, you’ll deliver marcoms activities to promote and support the annual plan of events and activities for children, families, adults, schools, teachers and community groups based at The LookOut, Hyde Park.

Specifically, you will:

- Produce marketing materials, write copy and publish content for the Learn section and Events section on our website
- Deliver email marketing, printed collateral and social media content
- Liaise with the media and draft press releases to increase awareness of our work
- Advise the Learning Team on how to increase engagement and reach new audiences
- Assist with general media enquiries and our wider digital marketing activities

About You

To join us as a Marketing and Communications Officer, you will need:

- Proven experience in marketing and communications, as well as challenge events
- Experience in a customer-facing role and the ability to engage and liaise with visitors, participants, audiences and/or volunteers
- Excellent copywriting skills for print and digital platforms and the ability to adapt your style for a range of audiences
- Great IT skills, including MS Office, databases, CMS, email marketing systems and social media channels
- The ability to build a good understanding of our target audiences, including educators and family groups

A degree or equivalent qualification in a relevant discipline would be beneficial, as would experience of working or volunteering in charities and or social enterprises from the heritage, wildlife, conservation, education and/or wellbeing sectors.

Other organisations may call this role Marketing Officer, Communications Officer, Marketing Executive, Marcoms Executive, Marketing & Events Executive, Marketing Campaign Executive, or Communications Executive.

This is a part-time role, working 22 hours per week. The closing date for applications is the 20th December 2019.

Webrecruit and The Royal Parks 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.

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