Job Description

Application deadline:

Sunday, 08 June 2025- 23:45

Location:

Cambridge, UK (hybrid working - minimum 1 day, ideally 2/3 days per week in Cambridge)

Full-time:

35 hours per week

Contract:

Open-ended

Salary:

32,000 - 35,000 per annum depending on skills/experience, plus competitive 12% pension benefit

Annual Leave:

25 days pro rata in year 1, increasing by 1 day p/a to 28 days



We're BirdLife International, the only global Partnership conserving birds and all life on our planet. We exist to give one voice to nature, and to unite and strengthen conservation across borders.

Are you passionate about the power of communication to connect and inspire?

We are looking for an

Internal Communications Officer

to join our team. In this key role, you will help shape the voice of our global BirdLife Partnership - reaching thousands of dedicated individuals around the world.


Through compelling and purposeful messaging across all our internal communication channels, you will play a vital part in informing, inspiring, and uniting our diverse community, as we work towards a shared mission.

How you will do this:

Supporting the delivery of our internal communications strategy across the organisation

Being the main contact for internal communications questions and advice

Making the most of our channels to keep staff within BirdLife (Global Teams and BirdLife Partners) informed and engaged

Helping assess what's working and what's not in our internal messaging

Representing internal communications in projects and campaigns

Finding and sharing great stories from across our global BirdLife Partnership

Encouraging strong communication between teams and regions

Supporting newsletters, intranet, webinars, on-line updates and more

Rolling out internal campaigns in collaboration with other teams

Helping review and build communications skills across the BirdLife Partnership

Sharing Partner news to raise our profile

Managing external suppliers when needed to deliver communications materials

Ideally you will have:

The Essentials:

Internal communications experience and/or a relevant qualification. Excellent people and communication skills - whether that's in writing, face-to-face or online - with diverse stakeholders. A good understanding of global environmental and conservation issues Solid experience working in communications, especially writing and editing to tight deadlines. A talent for spotting a good story and turning it into engaging content quickly - before it's old news. A passion for nature, wildlife and the environment and high motivation for working in a conservation charity.
Some Nice to Haves:

Additional language skills.

Experience managing different communications channels like social media and intranet.

Some experience training others or helping to build communications skills within a team.


See the full job description here.

Some of our benefits:

We are able to offer a hybrid model of working on-site and from home/remote for most roles, which helps to ensure a flexible work-life balance. A chance to work in the award-winning David Attenborough Building, which brings together much of the Cambridge-based conservation community on a 'conservation campus.' A generous pension scheme, up to 12% company contribution. Holiday starting at 25 days excluding Bank Holidays and increasing for every year of service up to a maximum of 28 days. Full access to LinkedIn Learning with access to more than 13,000 high-quality, on-demand courses. Cycle to work scheme. Employee Assistance Programme, including access to Health Assured online health portal (webinars, nutritional advice, 4-week programmes, financial wellbeing and more).
BirdLife values a diverse workforce and welcomes applications from all sections of the community. Find out more about our Diversity statement.


We are committed to building and maintaining an inclusive and supportive culture, a place where we can all be ourselves and succeed on merit. We aim to promote a more inclusive environment, which attracts all candidates and signals our commitment to celebrate and promote diversity.


We will consider putting into place appropriate reasonable adjustments for candidates who may have a disability.

Please note:

under the UK Government criteria this role will not be eligible for Visa Sponsorship, unless you meet the exception criteria detailed here: https://www.gov.uk/skilled-worker-visa/when-you-can-be-paid-less

Interviews:

Interviews will be held via Zoom on w/c 16 June 2025.