Marketing & Communications Officer; North

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Job Reference forestryengland/TP/1320/803

Number of Positions:

1

Contract Type:

Fixed Term Appointment

Working Hours:

37

Location:

Forestry England Grizedale, Hawkshead, Cumbria or Forestry England Bellingham Office, Eals Burn, Bellingham, Hexham

Closing Date:

11/10/2026

Job Category:

Marketing and Communications

Region:

North

Business Unit:

North

We are Forestry England.

We live and breathe forests.

Job title – Marketing & Communications Officer (North)

Salary – £30,105 per annum

Contract type – Fixed term appointment to 31 March 2029

Final date to receive applications - 11th October, 23:58

Join us. We're foresters, professionals and experts. We are a passionate team who love to share our enthusiasm and want to make a positive difference for you and the environment.

Together, we’re using our scale and expertise to grow the nation’s forests for everyone. We’re already adapting our landscapes for tomorrow, and getting stuff done today, like creating amazing places and experiences for you to enjoy. We're providing vital homes for wildlife, making our air cleaner to breathe and producing sustainable timber.

What you’ll do…

The Marketing and Communications Officer is an important role for Forestry England’s North District. Working as part of a team, you will help bring our work to life, promoting and enhancing the district’s image, increasing its visibility, and encouraging people to visit the nation’s forests. You will be a custodian of our visual and written content and a proud champion of the diverse range of work that happens in our district.

Reporting to the Marketing and Communications Manager, this role will support the delivery of the Marketing and Communications strategy for North District. You will promote the work of Forestry England by telling the story of the nation’s forests and the benefits they provide for climate, nature, people and the economy.

You will create engaging and dynamic content to support and promote our activities district-wide. This will include those that directly deliver Forestry England’s national strategy (e.g. recreation, ecology, forestry, heritage), and those that are critical to enabling this (e.g. civil engineering, fundraising and projects, estate management). You will promote North District as a leading provider of outdoor recreation activities, supporting teams to achieve their business plan objectives.

Where you’ll work…

Forestry England Grizedale, Hawkshead, Cumbria, LA22 0QJ
or Forestry England Bellingham Office, Eals Burn, Bellingham, Hexham NE48 2HP
.

Alongside your salary, Forestry England contributes an average of 28.97% towards your pension. You will become a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension Scheme.

• 25 days holiday a year, raising by one day every year’s service, up to 30 days (pro-rated for part time employees) plus additional days off such as bank holidays.
• STaRis our employee benefits scheme offering discounts on everyday supermarket shopping, as well as other things such as hotel stays clothes, mobile phones, other electrical items, medical and car insurance, holidays, gym discounts, household bills, Headspace wellbeing app.
• free parking at Forestry England sites and free entry to our National Arboretums at Westonbirt and Bedgebury.
• a commitment to lifelong learning through career development. Forestry England will support your career development in a variety of ways, including continual professional development, support for individual learning plans and sponsored membership of professional bodies.

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