Communication and Engagement Lead

About the role

This role helps bring the Findhorn, Nairn & Lossie Rivers Trust’s work to life - fostering nature connection, belonging and pro-nature behaviours across the Findhorn, Nairn and Lossie catchments, and amplifying our wider efforts in river stewardship, nature recovery and enabling a nature-positive local economy. Working closely with the Executive Director, the role will interpret and deliver communications and engagement priorities, with overall organisational strategy and curation remaining with the Executive Director. The successful candidate will create clear, inspiring communications and engagement that mobilise communities, partners, businesses and funders to support resilient landscapes for future generations.

Key liaisons

Internally, the role will work closely with Executive Director, Catchment Restoration Lead, and Bioregional Finance Lead as part of the core Findhorn Watershed Initiative team, as well as other members of the FNLRT team as required. Externally, the role will involve liaison with communication and engagement colleagues from partner and funder organisations, contractors, and local stakeholders including community groups and volunteers.

Key responsibilities

This is a dynamic, creative role for someone who thrives at the intersection of meaningful human engagement, compelling storytelling, and using narrative and evidence to help translate strategy into hearts, minds, & investment in positive change. There are three main areas of responsibility:

1. Storytelling and communications

• Deliver consistent, creative implementation of FNLRT’s communications strategy and brand guidelines across all channels and outputs
• Craft and manage clear, compelling visual and written content for multi-platform communications (newsletters, social media, website, print, video) tailored to a range of different audiences including local communities, Watershed Initiative partners, and external investors
• Commission, brief, and oversee specialist contractors to produce high quality communications outputs
• Capture and communicate stories arising from FNLRT’s work in ways that shift mindsets and behaviours, and support wider systems change, in alignment with FNLRT’s Aims

2. Event production and community engagement

• Co-design and produce our engagement programme of gatherings, workshops, and participatory events
• Support the facilitation and delivery of cultural and creative commissions
• Recruit, coordinate, and support our diverse group of local volunteers and citizen scientists, ensuring practice is in line with GDPR and Health & Safety requirements
• Represent FNLRT at events and conferences as required

3. Impact, learning and advocacy

• Identify, gather, and manage stories and data to help evaluate the outputs, outcomes and impact of our work
• Synthesise data and insights into accessible formats (visuals, articles, presentations, reports, videos) for different FNLRT audiences
• Leverage evidence, learning and storytelling to support advocacy, partnership development and fundraising activity, working closely with the Executive Director and wider team.

As with any small charitable organisation, team members are expected to be flexible and willing to contribute to tasks outside their core remit when required.

For more information about this role, including person specification and details on how to apply, please visit our website and download the full job specification.