Closing date: Sunday 5 October 2025
Salary: £30,600
Contract type: Fixed term / Working hours: Full time
Location:
Derbyshire Wildlife Trust, Sandy Hill, Main Street, Middleton by Wirksworth, Matlock, Derbyshire, DE4 4LR
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We're looking for a Digital Communications Officer (Maternity Cover) to lead the creation and delivery of inspiring digital content that supports our 2030 vision and engages diverse audiences.
In this role, you'll lead our social media, website content, and email marketing to grow our digital presence, increase engagement, and drive support for our work connecting people and nature
Contact details
For more information please refer to the job description and key terms attached. If you have any questions about the role which are not answered in the attached documents, or require adjustments to the application process, please either email or call
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To be successful you will be creative and highly organised — with a proactive attitude, strong digital skills, and a passion for storytelling that makes nature feel accessible and relevant to all.
What we can offer you:
* Flexible working options, we have adopted a 9-day working fortnight meaning all full time staff get a non-working Friday every fortnight
* 33 days annual leave including bank holidays, we also have a festive shutdown so all staff get the days between Christmas and New Year off in addition to their leave entitlement
* Climate Perks (extra leave granted for staff using more green, sustainable transport)
* 9.5% employer pension contribution
* Electric bike and car salary-sacrifice schemes available
* Employee Assistance Programme
* Life Assurance Scheme
* Personalised Development programme designed to enhance your knowledge and progress your career
* A multi-disciplinary business, with opportunities to work on a wide range of projects, developing your experience and skills
* A close-knit, friendly and supportive team, with a relaxed office atmosphere
About you
This role might be right for you if you have the following experience:
* Working within digital communications, marketing or a similar discipline
* Developing organic social media content plans and social scheduling platforms
* Managing paid social advertising to maximise reach and conversion
* Website content management and creation
* Email marketing creation and scheduling platforms.
* Windows/Microsoft Office-based computing skills, including Word, Excel
We are happy to talk flexible working
This role will be based at our office in Middleton although a balance of home and office working will be allowed. We are a local charity so applicants should be easily able to access our office and other locations around the county.
Interviews are planned for 13th October
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