Communications Officer

IMPORTANT:  This Advertiser has requested that applicants MUST be National Residents / Valid Work Permit-holders.  Other applicants need not apply.

 

ITF is a pioneering environmental organisation originally founded in Kenya as Watu Wa Miti (People of the Trees) by Dr Richard Baker and Chief Josiah Njonjo. Richard Baker was generations ahead of his time in terms of recognising the importance of trees and forests in sustaining life on Earth. While we have a long history and an impressive list of achievements we remain a relatively modest organisation in size with a small staff team. We are a membership organisation and currently have just over 700 members and supporters, with 1,700 subscribers to our e-newsletter and annual Trees journal. Over the past 3 years we supported the planting of more than 2 million trees in Africa and the UK and supported more than 35,000 direct beneficiaries.

As a foundation we currently run three grant making programmes. We have also developed a new educational programme for schools, Tree Power, with partners in a number of African and European countries. In addition we have secured grant funding from the Big Lottery Fund for two four year programmes: Trees 4 Livelihoods in Mali and The Nkhata Bay Natural Way in Malawi.

The Communications Officer is responsible for the implementation and monitoring of ITF’s communications plans ensuring that all activities are executed on time. This is a part-time post fr 21hours per week post will be based at our new offices in Oxford, England.

You will find the following information in this Application Pack:

• The advertisement
• Background information about International Tree Foundation
• Communications Officer - Job Description and Person Specification
• Terms and conditions

For further information about ITF, please visit: www.internationaltreefoundation.org

If you would like to apply for the Communications Officer position, please send the following:

• Your CV (max 3 pages)
• A covering letter (max 3 pages) explaining why you believe your skills and experience make you suitable for the position and specifically how you meet each of the requirements in the person specification.

Please submit your completed application to info@internationaltreefoundation.org to arrive no later than midnight on Monday 29 June 2015.

We will hold interviews for shortlisted candidates on Friday 10 July 2015 in Oxford.

We look forward to hearing from you and reading your application.