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Senior Media Officer Salary: upto 35,280 per annum Location: Newark - Hybrid working with regular travel to other places of work Full time: 35 hours per week Permanent contract Closing date for applications: 4 January 2026 First interview: :13 January 2026 Second interview: 19 January 2026 About Us The Wildlife Trusts are a grassroots movement of people from a wide range of backgroundsand allwalks of life, who believe that we need nature and nature needs us. We have morethan 944,000 members, over 38,000 volunteers, 3,600 staff and 600 trustees. There are46 individual Wildlife Trusts, each of which is a place-based independent charity with itsown legal identity, formed by groups of people getting together and working with others tomake a positive difference to wildlife and future generations, starting where they live andwork. Every Wildlife Trust is part of The Wildlife Trusts federation and a corporate member of theRoyal Society of Wildlife Trusts, a registered charityin its own right foundedin 1912 and oneof the founding members of IUCN the International Union for the Conservation of Nature.Taken together this federation of 47 charities is known as The Wildlife Trusts. The next few years will be critical indeterminingwhat kind of world we all live in. Weneed to urgently reverse the loss of wildlife and put nature into recovery at scale if weare to prevent climate and ecological disaster. We recognise that this will require big,bold changes in the way The Wildlife Trusts work, not least in how we mobilise others andsupport them to organise within their own communities. About You Are you looking for a new challenge? If you have media and PR experiencewithin the environment sector and would like to work for one of the UKsbest lovednature charities, then we have an exciting opportunity for you! The Senior Media Officer will work to promote The Wildlife Trusts and our work,activitiesand messages to UK audiences through the national media, with aview to influencing key stakeholders, publicopinionand action for naturesrecovery. You will also develop and manage strategic relationships with themedia and work to actively protect and enhance The Wildlife Trusts brand andReputation. Working within our small but brilliant national media team, the Senior MediaOfficer will work to promote The Wildlife Trusts and our work,activitiesandmessages to UK audiences through the national media, with a view toinfluencing key stakeholders, publicopinionand action for natures recovery.From commentary on Government policy, through landscape recovery andrestoration of iconic habitats such as Britains lost rainforests, to peopleorganising for nature in their communities we want our stories to be heardfar and wide. You will develop and manage strategic relationships with themedia and work to actively protect and enhance The Wildlife Trusts brand andreputation. We are looking for an innovative and creative individual who hasproven research, writing, editing, sub-editing and proof-reading skills. You willhavepreviousexperience of generating compelling news stories and featuresand ideally publicising campaigns, combined with the ability to sell-in storiesto journalists and editors. You will enjoy working in a fast-paced environment,be organised and resourceful and have great attention to detail. The Wildlife Trusts value passion, respect, trust, integrity, pragmaticactivismand strength indiversity. Whilst we are passionate in promoting our aims, we are not judgmental and are inclusive.We particularly encourage applications from people who are underrepresented within our sector,including people from minority backgrounds and people with disabilities. We are committed to creatinga movement that recognises and truly values individual differences and identities. RSWT take our Safeguarding responsibilities extremely seriously. Please click here to read ourcommitment statement. The Royal Society of Wildlife Trusts is committed to safeguarding andpromoting the welfare of children and adults at risk. For applicable roles, applicants must be willing toundergo checks with past employers and Disclosure and Barring Service checks at the eligible level. As a Disability Confident employer, we are committed to offering an interview to anyone with adisability that meets all the essential criteria for the post. Please let us know if yourequireanyadjustments to make our recruitment process more accessible. RSWT are committed to increasing the diversity of its staff through its Levelling the Field recruitmentpledge and will put any ethnic minority applicants that meet all the essential criteria for the postthrough to the next stage of recruitment. At RSWT, we are committed to creating a safe environment where discrimination, bullying, andharassmentarenot tolerated. We expect everyone to uphold, respect, and support our zero-tolerancepolicy. Please be aware we may not accept applications if we have reason to believe they have beenwhollyproducedusing generative AI tools. TPBN1_UKTJ