Woodland Carbon Communications Officer

2 weeks ago

Scotland, United Kingdom Forestry and Land Scotland Full time

**Details**:
**Reference number**:

- 312717**Salary**:

- £31,178**Job grade**:

- Other**Contract type**:

- Fixed Term**Length of employment**:

- One Year Fixed Term with the possibility of extension**Type of role**:

- Policy**Working pattern**:

- Full-time**Number of jobs available**:

- 1Contents

Location

About the job

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Location
- ScotlandAbout the job

**Job summary**:
The Woodland Carbon Code (WCC) team in Scottish Forestry is responsible for the management and development of the WCC, an innovative carbon standard whose use is rapidly expanding and at the forefront of forest policy. We work with project developers, buyers and intermediaries on the development of new projects, as well as with validators and verifiers who independently check all projects.

The Woodland Carbon Code team is a small team where all members are encouraged to contribute to the future development of the programme. It is part of the Policy and Practice team at Scottish Forestry. Scottish Forestry is an agency of Scottish Government. Our purpose is the sustainable management and expansion of forest and woodlands to deliver more for Scotland.

**Job description**:
This is an exciting time in the development of the WCC, one of the world’s leading domestic carbon standards.

The Woodland Carbon Code Communications Officer will work with the WCC team and others across government to produce engaging and informative content to promote and widen the understanding of the WCC.

This is an opportunity to help shape a rapidly evolving work area to scale up our response to the climate emergency.

**Person specification**:
**Experience**

Essential:

- Experience of planning, developing and implementing communications activities to support a programme or initiative
- Excellent communication skills and experience in creating content for websites, newsletters and webinars to effectively engage interested parties
- Experience of working collaboratively with colleagues and external partners across different teams and levels of experience

Desirable:

- Understanding of forestry, the environment and/or climate change issues

**Technical**

Essential:

- Proficient using a content management system such as Joomla or a similar for web publishing
- Ability to convey complex information in a concise and easily understandable manner, for a range of audiences
- Proficient using MS Office Suite (especially Excel, Word and PowerPoint) and ability to work with new software and platforms

Desirable:

- Ability to advise, negotiate with and influence colleagues of all levels
- Flexibility and enthusiasm for learning new skills and acquiring technical knowledge in a quickly evolving new work area

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**Selection process details**:

- Please see our recruitment portal for further details
- Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.**Security**:
- People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.**Nationality requirements**:
This job is broadly open to the following groups:

- UK nationals
- nationals of the Republic of Ireland
- nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
- nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window)
- Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service

Further information on nationality requirements (opens in a new window)**Working for the Civil Service**:

- The Civil Service Code (opens in a new window) sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants.
- We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles (opens in a new window).-
- Once this job has closed, the job advert will no longer be available. You may want to save a copy for your records.**Contact point for applicants**:
Job contact:

- Name:
- Pat Snowdon
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