Programme Communications Officer

This role is an exciting opportunity to join Soil Association and use your communication skills to raise awareness of the vital work happening across our food and farming programme teams. As part of the highly skilled comms team you will work on key projects, delivering communication outputs to both support the projects grow awareness and reach to key audiences that participate and benefit from them, and to reference the projects as part of our voice as Soil Association in advocating for change. Projects will span our work across farming and food, from Ai4SoilHealth, a European Funded project that communicates through a broad range of channels to reach, engage and influence farmers, land managers, policy makers and scientists across Europe, to Food For Life which works with UK caterers, local authorities, schools and early years settings to create the standards and conditions to deliver over 1 million healthy and sustainable meals every day.

• You are a quick starter who is confident to join the team, pick up tasks, ask clarifying questions and deliver comms outputs in a timely and accurate manner
• You will be experienced at picking up new subject matter and turning it in to clear and compelling comms outputs
• You will be willing to work on assigned tasks independently or as part of the team
• You enjoy a broad range of comms activities, from creating and delivering social media posts, to website news and blog content, promoting events, conducting interviews to collect case studies and pulling together content for email newsletters
  
  The Soil Association, formed in 1946, is the only UK charity which works across the spectrum of human health, the environment and animal welfare. That's because we cannot tackle these issues in isolation.
We campaign for change, we support farming innovation, we serve healthy food in communities, we support and grow the organic market, and we protect forests. We couldn't do any of this without our supporters, partners, donors and dedicated staff. We make a difference in the world where it's needed the most., The Soil Association is a charity working with everyone to transform the way we eat, farm, and care for our natural world. We build real solutions from the ground up. For the last 75 years, we've worked with citizens, farmers, policy makers and businesses, supporting them to explore the vital relationship between the health of soil, plants, animals and people. Because the only way to solve the issues we face is to understand that they are all connected - and that food, farming and forestry are a vital part of the solution. The Soil Association is a charity working with everyone to transform the way we eat, farm, and care for our natural world. We build real solutions from the ground up. For the last 75 years, we've worked with citizens, farmers, policy makers and businesses, supporting them to explore the vital relationship between the health of soil, plants, animals and people. Because the only way to solve the issues we face is to understand that they are all connected - and that food, farming and forestry are a vital part of the solution. more

We offer a range of financial and lifestyle benefits to all our employees, including:
• 27 days annual holiday increasing to 30 days with length of service plus bank holidays (pro rata for part time)
• Pension scheme with ethical investment options and employer contribution increasing with length of service
• Free membership of the Soil Association and discounts on organic produce
• Volunteer days to give back to the local community or support green initiatives
• Family friendly policies and flexible working
• Cycle to work scheme
• Sociable and engaging workplace of professionals that share a passion for healthy, sustainable lifestyle and produce
Hours 28 hours per week (Mon-Thurs) Fixed term 3 months with the possibility of extension