Communications & Giving Lead

Here at Severn Rivers Trust, we are looking for a creative, confident and passionate individual to join our team working to inspire and empower local people to take action for their rivers.

Job title: Communications & Giving Lead

Location of job: Hybrid working – home based with regular working in our Head Office, Martley, Worcestershire and travel around the Severn catchment area.

Post holder reports to: Head of Community Engagement

Salary: £30,900 – £35,000 per annum

Position type: 2 Year Fixed Term, with intention to extend subject to funding

Working arrangements: Full-time role (37.5 hours per week) with a flexible working approach, 28 days Annual Leave plus bank holidays.

We welcome applications from candidates looking to work part-time in this role.

Additional benefits: 9% employer pension contribution

A generous home working package, including mileage reimbursement from your home address for all travel requirements plus monthly home working allowance.

Two additional days annual leave awarded after two years’ service

Overall purpose of the job:

The Communications & Giving Lead is an exciting new senior role at the trust, reflecting our ambition to develop our external communications and establish new charitable giving mechanisms that will enable us to grow our impact.

There is great local interest in rivers, and although we are a small charity, there is scope for us to become a household name, a reliable and trustworthy source of information and the leading voice in regional and even national river conservation. You will be at the forefront in helping us achieve this.

You will lead in developing and implementing a concise clear communications strategy identifying target audiences and priority actions that will enable us to transform our communications. You will develop our promotional materials and pursue new, innovative marketing opportunities that enable us to build brand awareness and widen support for our work. You will manage our digital communications and ensure regular content is shared that will inspire people and encourage interaction and debate. You will design and lead fundraising campaigns to garner support from local people and businesses to generate new sources of revenue to help us deliver our charitable objectives.

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