Net Zero Carbon Programme Comms Lead

Are you a strategic storyteller with a passion for caring for the environment and tackling climate change?
We're looking for someone who can build strong relationships with a wide range of stakeholders internally and externally, communicate complex issues in clear ways, and help position the Church's net zero carbon work as a practical expression of our calling to care for God's creation.

Description

You'll understand that effective communication is about more than sharing information; it's about connecting with people's values, telling compelling stories, building relationships and clear calls to action. You'll be able to communicate the Church's response to the climate crisis in a way that is hopeful, authentic and rooted in Christian faith.

The Church of England's Net Zero Carbon Programme is working to reach net zero carbon across the energy used to heat, light, and power all of its buildings, including 16,000 churches, 42 cathedrals and over 4500 schools.

As Comms Lead for the Net Zero Carbon Programme, you will deliver the programme's communications strategy, working with colleagues and stakeholders across the Church to tell stories of progress and inspire action.

As well as copywriting skills, you will have an excellent eye for design and branding and will need experience in commissioning and managing external freelancers and agencies and maintaining budgets. You'll create engaging content across a wide range of channels, from blogs, reports to videos, campaigns and social media.

Recruitment Webinar - We are hosting a recruitment webinar on 29th June 2026 from 12-12:45pm where you can come along to hear more about this exciting role and understand what it's like to work at the National Church Institutions. You will also have the opportunity to ask the team any questions that you may have about the role. To register for this webinar, please click this link .

If this sounds like you, then apply today!

In this role you will:

• Lead the delivery of the Net Zero Carbon Programme Communications Strategy

• Create compelling, values-led content across multiple channels

• Identify and tell inspiring stories from churches, schools, dioceses and cathedrals

• Support stakeholder engagement and internal communications activity

• Manage external agencies and creative suppliers

• Monitor communications performance and evaluate impact

• Work closely with colleagues across the national Church and dioceses

This is a home-based role, with occasional travel to Church House in Westminster and other locations for meetings.

This role would be a great role for an external secondment from a relevant comms role in a diocese.

This is a fixed term position lasting until 01 November 2027.

ABOUT YOU

ESSENTIAL
Knowledge experience:
Internal communications experience in a large and distributed organisation.
Experience in developing and delivering successful communication strategies & plans
Experience of leading communications across a wide range of channels (including web, social media, written, print, and audio) aimed at a wide range of stakeholders
Experience of monitoring and reporting against communications strategies/plans.
A strong track record of creating engaging, audience appropriate content
Understanding of the media.

Skills and aptitudes:
Ability to manage time effectively, prioritising tasks and ensuring deadlines are met.
Excellent writing, proof-reading and copy-editing skills
Excellent attention to detail
Ability to analyse and target communications messaging to key audiences
Ability to communicate complex and sensitive information in a straightforward way.
Able to digest complex information

Personal Attributes:
Able to work independently under own initiative.
Collaborative and positive, with good influencing and inter-personal skills.
Agile and responsive approach to change
Discretion in dealing with confidential matters and sensitive issues
Self-motivated and well organised
Easy to work with - high challenge personality
An interest and enthusiasm for environmental issues.
Sympathy with the Church of England and its aims.
Understanding of and commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion.

Desirable:
A qualification in marketing, business, communications or training.
Professional Qualification and membership of a relevant professional body.
Worked or volunteered for an environmental charity or similar organisation.
A good understanding of the structures and ways of working of the Church of England.
Experience running webinars / workshops.
Event management experience.
Project management experience.