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# Digital Marketing Support Officer, Active Forests Programme## Job Introduction**We are Forestry England.****We live and breathe forests.****Job title – Digital Marketing Support Officer, Active Forests Programme****Salary - £33,854 pro rata****Contract type – **Fixed Term Appointment until 30 September 2026******Hours – 22.2 hours per week******Vacancy closes - January 11th 2026 23:58****Join us. We're foresters, professionals and experts. We are a passionate team who love to share our enthusiasm and want to make a positive difference for you and the environment.Together, we’re using our scale and expertise to grow the nation’s forests for everyone. We’re already adapting our landscapes for tomorrow, and getting stuff done today, like creating amazing places and experiences for you to enjoy. We're providing vital homes for wildlife, making our air cleaner to breathe and producing sustainable timber**.****What you’ll do…**The Active Forests programme, delivered in partnership with Sport England, encourages active visits to the nation’s forests to improve wellbeing through physical activity and deeper connections with nature. Across more than 20 sites, Forestry England teams curate a varied programme of physical activity, health and wellbeing experiences, creating engaging activities for both new and returning visitors. Our vision is that everyone can enjoy inclusive forest experiences and delivery focuses on those people facing the greatest barriers to participation, targeting groups currently underserved by physical activity and nature organisations. As Digital Marketing Support Officer, you will lead digital engagement for Active Forests by developing content for national social media and website channels, supporting local teams, and promoting campaigns in collaboration with partners. You’ll work to grow advocacy among active audiences such as those walking, wheeling, cycling and running, build influencer relationships, and ensure content aligns with and supports the delivery of the Active Forests marketing strategy. This role sits within the national Engagement, Marketing & Communications team and involves close coordination with colleagues across the country.This role is offered on a Fixed Term Contract until 30 September 2026. Active Forests is now in its eleventh year of partnership with Sport England. Forestry England are hoping to secure four more years of funding to continue Active Forests to the end of March 2030, but there is no guarantee.Please see the job description below for more information and details about what we need from you.**Where you’ll work…**You will be based at our National Office in Bristol. We aim to provide a great place to work and blended working forms part of our flexible and inclusive approach to future ways of working. It is an informal arrangement which gives you the option to work some of the week from home and some of the week from the office, subject to role requirements, business need and regular review.**Benefits…**Alongside your salary, Forestry England contributes an average of 28.97% towards your pension. You will become a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit* 25 days holiday a year, raising by one day every year’s service, up to 30 days (pro-rated for part time employees) plus additional days off such as bank holidays.* STaR is our employee benefits scheme offering discounts on everyday supermarket shopping, as well as other things such as hotel stays clothes, mobile phones, other electrical items, medical and car insurance, holidays, gym discounts, household bills, Headspace wellbeing app.* free parking at Forestry England sites and free entry to our National Arboretums at Westonbirt and Bedgebury.* a commitment to lifelong learning through career development. Forestry England will support your career development in a variety of ways, including continual professional development, support for individual learning plans and sponsored membership of professional bodies.Read more about the benefits on the **How to apply…**You will be asked to write a 200 word statement on your relevant experience and career history, along with a personal statement of no more than 500 words. You will be assessed on both during sifting. More details about how to apply are listed on the application form. You will be assessed on experience, technical skill and strength based questions during your interview. The being assessed at interview are – * Changing and Improving* Working Together* Managing a Quality Service* Delivering at PaceSuccessful candidates will undergo a criminal record check and the government check.If you require any reasonable adjustments, please email fcrecruitmentteam@forestryengland.uk.If you're planning to use AI to support your application, please ensure you've read our guidelinesRead more about our on the **Nationality requirements…**Read more about nationality requirements **Working for the Civil Service…**Forestry England is part of the . The Civil Service has a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS). This means candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria during the application process will be guaranteed an interview. We also offer a Redeployment Interview Scheme to current civil servants who are at risk of redundancy, and who meet the minimum requirements for the role. This role is also part of the and initiative. Within Part 7 of the Immigration Act 2016, it is essential that applicants should have the ability to provide conversation in accurate spoken English.Our recruitment process makes appointments based on fair and open competition and merit, as outlined in the Civil Service Commissioners’ Recruitment Principles. If you feel your application has not been treated in in line with/according to these principles and you wish to make a complaint, please email: englandhr.services@forestryengland.uk.The following content displays a map of the job's location.| OpenStreetMap contributors### Digital Marketing Support Officer, Active Forests Programme* **Salary** £33,854* **Frequency** Annual* **Job Reference** forestryengland/TP/456/424* **Contract Type** Fixed Term Appoinment* **Closing Date** 11 January, 2026* **Job Category** Marketing and Communications* **Business Unit** National Operations* **Location** Bristol, United Kingdom* **Posted on** 17 December, 2025