Watercress and Winterbournes Communications Officer

The Watercress and Winterbournes Landscape Partnership is a National Lottery Heritage Funded Scheme that focuses on the headwaters of two of the UK's most iconic chalk rivers, the Test and the Itchen. This is an area of distinctive chalk stream habitats and winterbournes which supports a rich diversity of wildlife. However, a wide range of factors threaten the character and quality of this chalk stream landscape. Working with a wide range of organisations and individuals, the scheme focuses on improving the resilience of our chalk streams and celebrating their unique qualities through key partnerships and community action. The scheme has been underway now for 4 years and has 16 months remaining. This role sits within the Watercress and Winterbournes project team and will work closely with the team and with colleagues from across the Trust and the partnership. The post will be responsible for co-ordinating and delivering the communications for the whole scheme for our planned activities, ensuring that we are using the best methods to reach the required audiences. The post will also co-ordinate Scheme events and will directly deliver two key people-engagement projects including:

• Hidden Treasure Trails - co-ordination of the delivery of animated wildlife trails and associated interpretation.
• Septic Smart project - co-ordination of messaging about septic tanks and their impact on chalk streams to targeted communities.
  
  We offer a wide range of benefits including a competitive salary, generous annual leave allowance, a contributory pension scheme, life assurance, learning and development support, 24-hour access to our employee assistance programme, discounted staff travel with our corporate partners Wightlink (subject to T&Cs) and more.