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Vacancy: Communications Officer (Full-time)

  • Hours: Full-time contract (37hr/wk)
  • Salary scale: £29,303 - £34,142 p.a. depending on experience
  • Closing date: 10am Monday 30 September 2024
  • Interviews: Thursday 10 October 2024 in-person in Perth

Added 5/9/2024

The role

As part of the Member Services & Communications Team, you will have an important and dynamic role in raising awareness and visibility of the work of Mountaineering Scotland, developing our communications channels to support the delivery of our strategic aims and outcomes.

More people than ever are taking up hill walking, climbing, mountaineering and ski touring in Scotland. That means our communications need to be effective across multiple platforms and channels to inform, engage and grow our community. You will achieve this by engaging with existing members, affiliated clubs and new audiences through social media, web, PR, print and email marketing. 

This role is at the forefront of telling the story of our organisation, our activities and our members, and celebrating some of our country’s best-loved and most precious environments.

You will be based at our office in Perth however there is the potential for some home/remote working subject to negotiation.

Mountaineering Scotland is committed to being an employer and volunteer organisation that recognises and encourages equal opportunities, diversity, inclusion and respect in the workforce, with employment conditions and practices that ensure all staff and volunteers are treated equitably. We particularly welcome applications from those who are significantly underrepresented in our sector including women, people with disabilities (including hidden disabilities) and individuals from Black and Minority Ethnic communities.

Essential attributes and skills

Experience

  • Proven track record in a communications, PR, marketing or digital role.
  • Use of communications channels in a professional capacity, including social media, email and web to deliver marketing and/or educational campaigns.
  • Creating written and visual content for a wide range of audiences for publications, marketing materials and digital channels.
  • Experience of working in a team, with proven ability to work collaboratively and form effective working relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
  • Experience of updating websites using content management systems, preferably with a working knowledge of HTML and CSS.

Skills

  • Articulate and confident, with excellent written and verbal communication skills.
  • Excellent organisational and planning skills, with ability to work on own initiative, take direction and meet deadlines.
  • Proven ability to work in a fast-paced environment and manage a busy workload with competing priorities.
  • Creative thinking, excellent attention to detail and strong eye for design.
  • Experience of planning, creating and scheduling content for social media, including Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and TikTok.

Knowledge

  • Confidence and competence using (or willingness to learn) IT and digital communications tools including Mailchimp (or similar), image/graphics and video editing software (e.g. Canva, Adobe Creative Suite) and web content management systems (e.g. WordPress).
  • Good working knowledge of MS Office, Outlook and Teams
  • Understanding of the media landscape including relevant print, broadcast, and online platforms as well as social media.
  • Awareness of current and emerging social media and other digital trends.
  • Understanding of data protection legislation and practice in relation to communications activity.

Desirable attributes and skills

  • An interest in and understanding of the work of Mountaineering Scotland, mountaineering and related issues.
  • Member of Mountaineering Scotland.
  • Experience of or interest in producing newsletters, journals or magazines.
  • Advanced user of Adobe creative suite especially Photoshop, Indesign, Premiere Pro.
  • Video production and editing experience.
  • Experience creating podcasts/audio content.
  • Experience of producing online events/webinars using Teams or Zoom.
  • Managing online advertising campaigns e.g. Google Ads, Facebook.
  • Working knowledge of Google Analytics 4 and other insights platforms to measure and improve effectiveness of communications.
  • Journalism, blogging or other writing experience.

See the job description below for full details. 

It you have any questions about the vacancy please contact info@mountaineering.scot

How to apply

The full job description and person specification along with application form can be downloaded below. 

Please complete the application form and and equalities monitoring form and send by email to helen@mountaineering.scot by 10am Monday 30 September 2024. Please note that CVs not accompanied by a completed application form will not be accepted.

Interviews will take place on Thursday 10 October in person at the Mountaineering Scotland head office in Perth.

Job description (pdf)

Application form (.doc)

Equalities monitoring form (.doc)