• Professional expertise in communications and marketing, with strong channel-planning knowledge.• Experience across multiple channels, including digital, social media, email, PR, and crisis communications.• Understanding of brand management and adherence to brand standards.• Knowledge of relevant legislation, such as advertising codes and data protection.• Ability to interpret data and insight to inform decisions.• Strong communication skills, including writing, presenting, and proofreading.• Project management skills, especially for short-term campaigns.• Digital Literacy, including CRM systems and media monitoring tools. Communications & Marketing ConsultantYou’ll help deliver a marketing and communications strategy to support the places we look after, working closely with our property teams. Your work will spark conversations, provide compelling reasons to visit and drive awareness of our charity’s cause. You will thrive on the challenge of balancing competing demands. Your contractual place of work will be the National Trust office at Rowallane House, with hybrid working. We’ll talk about this in more detail at interview, but you should expect to be at a National Trust site for 40–60% of your working week. You’ll join our Regional Marketing and Communications team and create content on a range of channels to help bring our places to life for our audiences, ensuring they’re at the heart of all we do. You'll help to lead and inspire by coaching colleagues based at our places to improve their marketing skills and knowledge. You’ll work collaboratively with marketing and communications teams across the organisation to ensure plans are integrated, creating content for owned, earned and paid channels and evaluating the impact of your work. The National Trust has the motto ‘For everyone, for ever’ at its heart. We’re working hard to create an inclusive culture, where everyone feels they belong. It’s important that our people reflect and represent the diversity of the communities and audiences we serve. We welcome and value difference, so when we say we’re for everyone, we want everyone to be welcome in our teams too.• Substantial pension scheme of up to 10% basic salary• Free entry to National Trust places for you, a guest and your children (under 18)• Rental deposit loan scheme• Season ticket loan• EV car lease scheme • Perks at work discounts such as gym memberships, shopping discount codes, cinema discounts• Holiday allowance up to 32 days relating to length of service, plus holiday purchase scheme, subject to meeting minimum criteria.• Flexible working whenever possible• Employee assistance programme• Free parking at most Trust places Click here to find out more about the benefits we offer to support you. Closing Date: 06 October 2025 Interview Date: 13 October 2025*Internal Applicants only* Our colleagues work for the National Trust in many locations and sometimes don't have easy access to internal vacancy listings. Using the internet ensures we can reach as many of our colleagues as possible. We appreciate that this can be frustrating for external talent. Do note that some roles are released externally after an initial period of time. To apply for this vacancy simply click the 'apply' button in the top right hand side of the page.If you need any help with your application, i.e. due to technical difficulties, please call us on 0370 240 0274 or email us at recruitmentenquiries@nationaltrust.org.ukIf you require an adjustment to the application process, for example due to disability or medical condition, please call us on 0370 240 0274 or email us at adjustments@nationaltrustjobs.org.uk and we'll support you as best as we can. For examples of how, please see our supporting you page.Equal Opportunities Statement The National Trust celebrates diversity and is committed to creating a fair and equal society, free from discrimination. You can read more about our commitment to inclusion and diversity here. Safeguarding Statement The National Trust is committed to a safe recruitment processes to help the organisation attract and appoint the right staff/volunteer for the role and responsibilities as set out in the vacancy advert. We will not accept applicants who are not suitable to work with children, young people or adults at risk. If you have any questions around your suitability for this vacancy, please contact the people service centre. Please note we reserve the right to close this advert early and therefore we encourage you to apply for this position early. 166445IRC166445BallynahinchFixed Term f/t (37.5 hrs pw for 12 mo)Ends: Oct 5th INTERNAL APPLICANTS ONLYThe National Trust is a conservation charity which looks after places and spaces so people and nature can thrive. In Northern Ireland we look after coastlines, woods, beaches, farmland, islands, a national nature reserve, two villages, historic houses and gardens, a World Heritage Site, the two highest mountain peaks, two pubs, a printing press, a rope bridge, a beetling mill and a spade mill. We are looking for an individual that has a passion for our places and wants to help grow support for our work to protect nature, beauty and history. Are you people-oriented and passionate about engaging a diverse range of audiences across a mix of communication channels? We’re looking for an experienced marketing and communications specialist to join our team as maternity cover and promote a much-loved brand while encouraging supporters to visit, join, donate and volunteer.Rowallane House - RO, Saintfield, Ballynahinch, BT24 7LHCompliance.Eligibility to Work in the UK36,621 pa