Marketing and Communications Planning Partner

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Marketing & Communications Planning Partner

Reference: JUL20255252

Location: Flexible in UK

Benefits: Pension Scheme, Life Assurance Scheme, 26 days' Annual Leave

Contract: Fixed-Term for 6 months

Hours: Full-Time, 37.5 hours per week

The RSPB reserves the right to extend or make this role permanent without further advertising dependent on business needs at the end of the contract term.

We are seeking an experienced and talented ‘Marketing and Communications Planning Partner’ to lead the co-ordination of our marcomms planning process.

The position sits across both our strategic communications and marketing functions in the Digital Technology & Communications directorate and has a responsibility for ensuring that there are plans in place to effectively prioritise our marketing and communications year-round. Their role is to develop audience-focussed, channel-agnostic marcomms plans, which are rooted in our corporate strategy and build from the principles of our brand, ensuring that we are engaging audiences for impactful outcomes.

The ideal candidate will have a successful track record coordinating complex marketing and communications plans for a large organisation and able to quickly collate and analyse information. They will enjoy building trusted and respectful relationships across the organisation with which to bring greater collaboration.

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Main responsibilities

Consistent management of our annual marcomms planning process, through which marketing and communications can be successfully scoped and prioritised.
Agreeing marketing and communications priorities with senior leads as part of an annual, quarterly, monthly and weekly planning process, ensuring that our approach delivers value for the organisation and a more relevant experience for audiences.
Ensure that our plans align with the corporate strategy and are effectively designed to enable the RSPB to grow and retain audiences.
Coordinate evaluations to measure the effectiveness of our marketing and communications and help to identify actionable insights which can enhance our strategy.
Collaborate with the Planning & Delivery team to ensure a smooth end to end process from marcomms planning into activity (tactical) planning, working to adapt plans according to feasibility assessments
Working closely with stakeholders on any emerging trends or issues which may result in a change to our plans and priorities and working with key leads to develop planning in response to this, allowing the organisation to respond effectively to new opportunities and to mitigate risk.
Oversee continued improvement in our approach to planning and prioritisation, resulting in better collaboration within the organisation, an enhanced experience for stakeholders and ultimately ensuring that we can reach the right audience, with the right message at the right time

Essential skills, knowledge and experience

Experience of complex marketing & communications planning to achieve specified outcomes
Ability to engage in negotiation with all levels, managing expectations and influencing aligned with objectives
Experience of successfully managing complex projects, involving multiple stakeholders, from start to finish
Strong relationship building and stakeholder management skills
Experience of coordinating evaluation of activities and using this information to drive insight led decisions
Able to demonstrate continual learning in the field of communications
Excellent writing, planning and verbal communication skills
Ability to quickly collate, analyse and comprehend large amounts of information
Strong communication skills with an ability to listen and understand stakeholder issues
Experience of working in a large, functionally and geographically diverse organisation, preferably in the voluntary sector
Experience implementing new processes, templates and frameworks
Demonstrated ability to multi-task in a fast-paced environment
Self-starter & fast learner who is detail-oriented and organised
IT literacy - competent in MS Office

Desirable skills, knowledge and experience

Experience implementing new planning and work management systems and software, such as Jira and Miro

We are looking to conduct interviews for this position from w/c 25th August 2025.

Interested?

If you would like to apply and find out more about this position, please click the apply button to be directed to our website.

As part of this application process, you will be asked to provide a copy of your CV and complete an application form including evidence on how you meet the skills, knowledge, and experience listed above.

This role will require completion of the standard pre-employment checks.

We are committed to developing an inclusive and diverse RSPB, in which everyone feels supported, valued, and able to be their full selves. To achieve our vision of creating a world richer in nature, we need more people, and more diverse people, on nature’s side. People of colour and disabled people are currently underrepresented across the environment, climate, sustainability, and conservation sector. If you identify as a person of colour and/or disabled, we are particularly interested in receiving your application. Contact us to discuss any additional support you may need to complete your application.

The RSPB is an equal opportunities employer. This role is covered by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.

The RSPB is a licenced sponsor. This role is not eligible for UK Visa Sponsorship - the successful applicant will need to have a pre-existing Right to Work in the UK in order to be offered an employment contract.

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