Net Zero Carbon Digital Content Officer
Please Note: The application deadline for this post has now passed.
Post Introduction
WE ARE HIRING!
The Digital Content Officer will play a key role in shaping the stories we tell to support the delivery of the Church of England’s Net Zero Programme Communications Strategy.
With 1-2 years of experience in creating engaging content for social media, newsletters and websites, you will have excellent creative skills in video editing, graphic design, website management and copywriting. You will be brimming with ideas to bring to life often complex information into simple, easy-to-understand content to help our key messages reach our stakeholders and external audiences.
For an informal conversation about the role please contact Helen.Rimmer@churchofengland.org
ABOUT THE ROLE
The Church of England’s ambitious Net Zero Carbon Programme aims to equip, resource and support all parts of the Church to reduce carbon emissions from the energy used in its buildings, schools and through work-related transport by 2030.
A Communications Strategy sets out how we will ensure the Net Zero Carbon programme is recognised consistently through clear branding and messaging, as well as how we will engage with our key stakeholders to ensure they feel enabled to take action and are fully aware of the support available to them from the national team.
Your core responsibilities will include:
Communications activities in support of the Net Zero Carbon Communications Coordinator:
- Creating and updating planned content for the Church of England website in liaison with the Net Zero Carbon Programme Communications Coordinator.
- Designing social media graphics, and basic animations (on platforms such as Canva) for social media and newsletters and uploading to an asset management platform.
- Editing videos for the website, including editing to bite-size chunks of webinar recordings and promoting these through social media and newsletter content.
- Supporting the Net Zero Carbon Communications and Engagement Coordinator when photographing, filming and recording, and downloading media at locations which could be all around the country (on an occasional basis).
- Helping with logistics and support for bi-monthly case study videos, written blogs and professional photographs. This will include making travel/hotel arrangements for the team, where appropriate.
ABOUT YOU
The Church of England is for everyone and we want to reflect the diversity of the communities we serve across the whole country. Therefore, while of course, we welcome all applications from all interested and suitably experienced people, we would particularly welcome applicants from UK Minoritised Ethnicities (UKME)/Global Majority Heritage (GMH) and other under-represented groups.
You will be a creative individual with good organisational skills and will be able to deal confidently with a wide range of stakeholders, be highly competent at using Microsoft Office IT packages, graphics software such as Canva, video editing software, and experience in website editing.
You will also need:
- Minimum 2 years experience in communications and marketing.
- Good understanding of email newsletter platforms, web content management systems and social media.
- Excellent video editing skills.
- Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and undertake multiple tasks.
Please refer to the Job Description for more information about the role and person specification.
WHAT WE OFFER
Your Salary
- A salary of £ £20,029.20 (FTE £33,382), plus age-related pension contributions between 8-15% of salary. We will also match any pension contributions you make up to an additional 3% of your salary.
Your Benefits:
- 25 days annual leave (increasing to 30 days within 5 years) plus eight bank holidays and three additional days (pro-rated if working part-time).
- We welcome all flexible working arrangements requests with locations with an expectation of just 1-2 days per week in the Church House office/base office location. This is looked at in a case-by-case scenario and if this fits within the department’s needs. We try to be as flexible as we can in your work pattern to support you with other commitments, and to give a good work-life balance.
- We offer many services and initiatives under our Family Friendly Programme, some of these include enhanced Maternity Leave initiative, Adoption leave, Paternity Leave, & Shared Parental Leave. Structured induction programme and access to a range of development opportunities including apprenticeships
- Access to Occupational Health, and an Employee Assistance Programme
- Access to the Department of Education Restaurant and Westminster Abby with a plus-one guest.
- Apply for eligibility for an Eyecare voucher.
- Opportunity to the Civil Service Sports & Social Club, and get involved in a range of staff networks, groups and societies.
ABOUT THE NATIONAL CHURCH INSTITUTIONS
The National Church Institutions is a hybrid working organisation comprising a wide variety of teams, professions and functions that support the mission and ministries of the Church of England in its vision to be a church, centred on Jesus Christ, for the whole nation - a church that is simpler, humbler, bolder.
We Include. You Belong.
Our Belonging and Inclusion Strategy aims for everyone in the National Church Institutions (NCIs) to feel that they belong, and are valued for who they are and what they contribute. Together, our people contribute in different ways towards our common purpose, whichever NCI they work in and whatever their background.
Living out our values in all that we do, we:
• Strive for Excellence
• Show Compassion
• Respect others
• Collaborate
• Act with Integrity
We believe our commitment to belonging and inclusion fuels our progress and drives us forward. The NCIs are a safe, inclusive workplace for people of all backgrounds and walks of life. We welcome applications from people of all faiths and of no faith. We want to encourage applications from a diverse group of people who share our values. We welcome applicants from UK Minoritised Ethnicities (UKME)/Global Majority Heritage (GMH) and other under-represented groups.
As users of the disability confident scheme, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the vacancy.
Vacancy Application Closing Date: 11 August 2024
Please note: This is a Fixed-term Contract for two years.
Interviews will take place from the week commencing 02 September 2024.
