Digital Communications Manager

Job Title: Digital Communications Manager
Salary: £47,556 - £55,433 (Band

E)
Location: Grantown on Spey
Job Type: Permanent Contract
Hours: Full time; 35 hours per week
Closing Date: 23:59pm, Tuesday 6 October 2026
Interview Date: Wednesday 28 October 2026

The Cairngorms National Park is an incredible place to live and work. The UK’s largest national park is a place of sheer abundance, having more high mountain ground than anywhere else in the UK, the largest Caledonian forest, some of Scotland’s purest rivers and finest livestock rearing farmland. It is also home to 25 percent of the UK’s rare and endangered species.

It is a truly unique place to work, with our dedicated and passionate communications and engagement team who are committed to providing the highest quality information and engagement experience for our varied audiences, every day. Furthermore, there is access to some of the most beautiful countryside straight from our Headquarters office door.
The Cairngorms National Park Authority is a fantastic place to work and offers great opportunities to grow your career. The Park Authority is listed in the UK’s top 100 best not- for-profit companies to work for. We're dedicated to both this amazing place and our employees.
We now have an exciting opportunity for a Digital Communications Manager to join the Park Authority and support nature restoration and species recovery across the Cairngorms National Park.

The Park Authority is an inclusive organisation and we welcome applications from everyone irrespective of sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, race, religion and belief, pregnancy and maternity, relationship status, disability, age and social class. We particularly welcome applications from individuals from Black, Asian and minority ethnic communities, disabled and LGBTQ+ communities, as they are under-represented in the environment sector.
We are Disability Confident committed employer, if you are an applicant with disabilities who meets the essential requirements of the post, we will interview you. In all circumstances the Park Authority appoints on merit-based evidence the applicant supplies in meeting the essential criteria for the post.

The Digital Communications Manager will provide strategic leadership on digital communications, identifying opportunities to grow and develop our online presence and working creatively to engage key audiences. Meaning that you'll have the opportunity to shape how people experience and understand the Cairngorms National Park online, bringing fresh ideas and confidence to a role with real visibility and purpose.
As the postholder you will help position the organisation – and the wider Cairngorms National Park – as a leader in tackling the nature and climate crisis, as well as a champion for local communities and for a range of key stakeholders.
Giving you the chance to use your expertise to support work that matters, helping tell powerful stories in a way that inspires action and pride.
In this role you will take a strategic and collaborative approach to managing the suite of National Park and Park Authority digital channels, helping increase understanding of – and support for – our work. Channels and content should be tailored for specific audiences across the National Park (visitors, land managers, local businesses, residents etc) and maintained to the highest standard.
Meaning that you'll be trusted to lead a varied and high-impact digital portfolio, making sure different audiences can easily connect with the Park Authority’s work in ways that feel relevant, accessible and engaging.
Reporting to the Head of Communications and Engagement, you will line manage staff looking after social media, the website and Cairngorms…