Job Description

The Woodland Trust is looking for a part time (30 hours) PR Apprentice to help us deliver our PR projects and campaigns in our National PR Team.

The Role:

This role is key to ensuring everything is running smoothly, handling the administration within the PR Team. You'll manage the Media inbox, responding to everyday enquiries. You'll lead on team processes and planning to help us report back on PR impact. You'll support the PR Officer and Senior PR Officers with PR campaigns to raise awareness of our brand. You'll organise both internal and external media training to ensure all staff are confident media spokespeople. You'll conduct daily horizon scanning work to alert the PR Manager and the team to relevant news. You'll organise and allocate the OOH rota to manage reputational risk for the Trust and ensuring the issues register is up-to-date.

This role is a part time, 30 hours per week position.

This role includes a mix of working from home and at our main office in Grantham, Lincolnshire. Visits to Grantham would be required no more than once a month on average.

The Candidate:

You have an enthusiasm for the environment and share our core values-Grow Together, Explore, Focus and Make it Count. You'll have great organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple tasks and prioritise where necessary. You'll have experience delivering and leading administrative tasks and processes. You'll have sound knowledge of MS Office Suite and willingness to learn new software. You'll have experience in reporting on projects or activity. You'll have good communication skills with the ability to communicate and work with a wide variety of people in an organisation. You'll have experience responding to requests from internal and external contacts. You'll have good understanding of and/or interest in PR media.

Apprenticeship Details

What you will Learn:

You will undertake the Public Relations and Communications Assistant (Level 4)

Additional Requirements:

Whilst we welcome candidates who have previous qualifications, these cannot be in a field related to the apprenticeship due to a crossover in learning. We may request a copy of your qualifications to review your prior learning to ensure you would be eligible for the apprenticeship.

Benefits & Wellbeing:

Joining our team means you'll be a big part of tackling environmental and climate issues. We take good care of our staff, offering support and training opportunities. We also offer:

Enhanced Employer Pension Life Assurance Flexible & Hybrid Working Options Generous Annual Leave Enhanced Parental Pay Employee Assistance Programme

About Us:

The Woodland Trust is the UK's leading woodland conservation charity and is dedicated to creating a world where trees and woods thrive for both people and nature. Our mission involves engaging and inspiring individuals to contribute toward tackling the nature and climate crisis through the protection, restoration, and creation of essential woodland habitats.

Commitment to Diversity & Inclusion:

To achieve our vision of a world where woods and trees thrive for people and nature, we need to better reflect society and the communities we work in. All people, no matter their background, identity, ability, or circumstance, should benefit from trees.

People of colour and disabled people are currently under-represented across the environment and conservation sector. If you identify as a person of colour and/or disabled, we particularly encourage you to apply.

Please contact us to discuss any additional support or adjustments you may need to complete your application.

Application Advice:

For fairness we keep our candidates' personal details hidden from the hiring managers, we do not ask for your CV at application stage. Make sure that your Personal Statement clearly shows how your skills and knowledge link to the specifications in the job description and you share with us your passion for the role.

Even if you don't meet every requirement of the role, we would encourage you to apply.

Apply Now:

If you're ready to make a difference and grow with us, send in your application today. We might close the job opening early if we get a lot of applications, so it's a good idea to apply soon. If we do close the advert early, and you have an application in process, we will email you prior to closing to give you time to complete.


Interviews will be held via Microsoft Teams on the 27th and 28th August 2025.


For queries relating to this new opportunity please email recruitment@woodlandtrust.org.uk.