Job title – Marketing and Communications Manager
Contract type – Permanent
Vacancy closes - 23:58, Friday 25th July 2025
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 Communications and Marketing Manager is vital role for Forestry England’s Yorkshire District. Our lead storyteller: they will bring our work to life, inspiring a diverse range of people to visit and engage with the nation’s forests. They will also advise the Senior Leadership Team on reputational risk and support them on stakeholder management, as well as supporting our compliance with the Freedom of Information Act 2000 and Environmental Information Regulations 2004.
The role will be responsible for developing and delivering a Communications and Marketing strategy for Yorkshire District. This will promote the work of Forestry England and tell the story of the nation’s forests and the broad benefits they provide for climate, nature, people and the economy.
Reporting to the Head of Recreation but working across multiple teams and stakeholders and liaising closely with the Forest Management Director on strategic communications. They will lead a small team that creates engaging and dynamic content to support & promote our activities. 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. engineering, fundraising and projects, estate management). They will promote Yorkshire Forestry District as a leading provider of outdoor recreation activities, supporting teams to achieve their business plan targets.
The Communications and Marketing Manager will coordinate internal communications in Yorkshire, making sure that Forestry England’s national strategy, messages and values are communicated effectively to staff across the district. They will support with the delivery of the District strategic plan, finding engaging ways to communicate the aims and objectives to staff and equipping them to be champions of Forestry England’s work.
The post holder will be expected to manage a budget, considering the Return on Investment of communication and marketing activities in terms of profit and non-financial outcomes. They will have line management responsibilities for the Communications and Marketing Officer and will be expected to represent the district at external forums and events, where appropriate.
Please see the job description below for more information and details about what we need from you.
Where you’ll work…
Pickering, YO18 7EL
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.
You will be asked to write a 200 word statement on your relevant experience and career history, along with a personal statement of no more than 500 words. You will be assessed on both during sifting. More details about how to apply are listed on the application form.
If you require any reasonable adjustments, please email fcrecruitmentteam@forestryengland.uk.
Read more about nationality requirements here .
Working for the Civil Service…
Forestry England is part of the Civil Service. The Civil Service has a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS). This means candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria during the application process will be guaranteed an interview. We also offer a Redeployment Interview Scheme to current civil servants who are at risk of redundancy, and who meet the minimum requirements for the role. This role is also part of the Great Place to Work for Veterans and Prison Leaver Recruitment initiative.
Within Part 7 of the Immigration Act 2016, it is essential that applicants should have the ability to provide conversation in accurate spoken English.
Our recruitment process makes appointments based on fair and open competition and merit, as outlined in the Civil Service Commissioners’ Recruitment Principles. If you feel your application has not been treated in in line with/according to these principles and you wish to make a complaint, please email: englandhr.services@forestryengland.uk .
The following content displays a map of the job's location.
Job Reference forestryengland/TP/2894/277
Contract Type Permanent
Closing Date 25 July, 2025
Job Category Marketing and Communications
#J-18808-Ljbffr