* Ref: REQ000876
* Contract: One Year Fixed Term Contract to Cover Maternity Leave
* Anticipated Start Date: Early-Mid May 2025
* Hours: 35
* Location: Woking, Surrey GU21 4LL / Hybrid Working
This is a UK based contract and as such, you are required to have the Right to Work in the UK. Evidence of your Right to Work will be checked prior to interview.
About The Role
We are looking to recruit a Head of Digital Engagement to join our Digital and Content team and lead two of our key mass engagement channels: organic social media and email.
As Head of Digital Engagement, you will lead and inspire our social and email teams to create best-in-class communications that support our mission, brand, and strategy. We will look to you to bring your creativity, leadership skills, and channel expertise to ensure email and social media are engaging, impactful, and reach our target audiences. You will create growth in channel reach and advise on strategic campaigns as well as business as usual activity. You will also identify opportunities to exploit emerging platforms and tactics while maintaining speed and agility on reputational issues. We need you to be data-driven and confident in reporting channel and campaign performance and ensuring continuous improvement.
We're Looking For Someone With
* Experience in a head of or similar team leadership role.
* Significant knowledge & experience of social media, demonstrable agility in responding to platform and algorithm changes for growth and retention.
* Strong experience of developing/delivering email strategy.
* Experience in developing/delivering organic social & email strategy to support major campaigns.
* Experience of complex, integrated campaigns/projects.
* Experience of managing suppliers/budgets.
* Deep understanding of email and social insights, metrics, and KPIs and experience of data-driven decision making.
* Experience handling crisis communications & reputational issues.
* Strong collaboration, communication, relationship management, and influencing skills.
* A creative mindset and agility to tackle the challenges and changes a changing digital landscape brings.
Benefits
The salary for this role is £56,297 - £60,000pa dependent on experience. We also offer a full benefits and rewards package including:
* Annual leave starting at 26 days a year, rising one day each year to a maximum of 31 days plus bank holidays.
* Flexible working options.
* 7.5% employer contribution to pension, increased to 10% with employee contribution.
* Training and development opportunities.
* Regular wellbeing initiatives.
This role is hybrid and you'll be required to be in the office 20% of your contracted hours. The job is based at our UK head office, the Living Planet Centre in Woking, Surrey. The Living Planet Centre is one of the greenest buildings in the UK, and you'll hot desk among trees and gardens.
About WWF-UK
We're a global conservation charity with hundreds of projects around the world and millions of supporters. At WWF-UK, we're bringing our world back to life. Protecting what's left is not enough; we're now in a race to restore the natural world and prevent catastrophic climate change before it's too late. And it's a race we can still win.
We're courageous and passionate about fighting for the future we want to see: a world where people and nature can thrive.
We were born out of passion and science, and for more than 60 years we've been at the forefront of global efforts to protect wildlife and the natural world. We operate with integrity, collaboratively, and with respect for those we work alongside.
How To Apply And The Recruitment Process
Please click on the link and apply via our website by completing the application form and submitting a copy of your up-to-date CV and a supporting statement to highlight what makes you a good fit for us.
Application closing date - 02/04/2025
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