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WWT Slimbridge (Centre)
Closing date for applications: 18th Oct 2026
Contact: Recruitment (recruitment@wwt.org.uk)
Sector: PR/Marketing
Type: Paid
Contract type: Full-time
Salary: £32,630 per annum
About The Role
Are you passionate about connecting people with nature?
Do you have the skills and creativity to help us promote WWT’s ten incredible wetland centres and build our brand profile with new and diverse audiences?
Our ten wetland centres are the windows into our wetlands world. They offer engaging wetland nature experiences, build people's understanding of wetlands and their incredible superpowers, and promise up-close wetland wildlife encounters. And we’re looking for an experienced Communications Officer to deliver creative multi-channel communications that promote our wetland centres and encourage more people to come and experience them for themselves.
Working closely with our Visitor Marketing team, this role will work across communications disciplines, flexing to support our marketing priorities through media relations and PR, social media, events management, and internal communications. This is a really exciting opportunity to make a real difference for nature, to speak up for wetlands and wildlife, and to inspire new and existing audiences to visit and act for these amazing habitats.
We’re an organisation of action, running multiple conservation projects and networks in the UK and around the world, as well as our own ten wetland visitor sites in the UK. This hands-on role demands flexibility, imagination, and a willingness to lead on delivering impactful and dynamic communications. You’ll help us bring wetlands and WWT to more people, through engaging storytelling and creative content, inspire our staff and volunteers, and build our profile across on and offline channels.
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The role is a full-time 12-month fixed-term contract, working 37.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday, based at WWT Slimbridge Wetland Centre, Gloucestershire. We support hybrid working, with an expectation for team members to be in Slimbridge at least once a week.
About You
We are seeking someone:
- Experienced in delivering successful communications plans aimed at a diverse range of public audiences.
- With a track record of delivering creative communications activity across a range of internal and external channels, including social media, PR, events, and digital content.
- An intuitive thinker and engaging writer, you’ll be able to seek out and tell stories aimed at raising an organisation’s profile and driving action.
- With a creative eye, you'll be comfortable capturing content and turning it into accessible, on-brand communications for social media channels like Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn, and for media and PR storytelling.
- Comfortable building relationships externally and internally, with a range of levels and stakeholders from journalists and partners to senior leaders and volunteers.
- Experienced in planning and delivering events that support the achievement of organisation objectives.
- Organised and able to manage competing priorities while remaining calm in a busy working environment.
If you want to make a direct contribution to the conservation of wetlands and wetland wildlife at a critical moment for the natural world, then click apply.
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About Us
We’re WWT, and we’re on a mission to restore the super-powered ecosystems we call wetlands. There’s never been a more important moment for our work, and we’ve got some phenomenal people on the case.
Whether they’re taking a new visitor under their wing, or conducting ground-breaking research further afield, our team are second to none. And there’s nothing we love more than watching them soar.
Whatever you do here, you’ll be helping to restore wetlands and unlock their power. So, the only question left is, what role will you play?
Why you’ll love working at WWT
- Wake up every day knowing your work is helping to restore wetlands, and our world.
- Be surrounded and inspired by our team of passionate, dedicated people.
- 33 days annual leave (which goes up to 38 days after 5 years of service) – this includes bank holidays and you have flexibility to take those days whenever you want.
- Free entry to all our wetland centres, including your family.
- Free car parking and secure bike storage areas.
- Colleague discount on shopping and memberships.
- Cycle to work scheme.
- Contributory pension scheme.
- Life Assurance of three times your salary, for peace of mind for your loved ones.
- Independent personal, workplace, and financial advice from our Employee Assistance Programme.
WWT is an equal opportunities employer and all applications will be considered solely on merit.
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For more information and to apply please follow the link: https://vacancies.wwt.org.uk/vacancies/948/communications-officer-maternity-cover.html
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