Communications & Digital Marketing Lead

About the role

The Institution of Environmental Sciences (IES) is seeking a part-time Communications & Digital Marketing Lead (4 days per week) for an 18-month fixed term, to join our small team and drive our new Communications and Digital Marketing strategies.

The Communications & Digital Marketing Lead will work with teams across all areas of the IES (including the Events, Communities, Publications and Policy teams) to plan, implement and maintain an engaging and effective Communications Strategy and develop a Digital Marketing Strategy.

Continuing the momentum of the organisation’s recent rebrand, the Communications & Digital Marketing Lead will work with the staff team to reach new audiences, engage with new and existing members, and embed innovative communications practices into the IES’s day-to-day work. They will build on existing IES communications plans and priorities, championing our work and its outputs – including events, publications, and policy outputs – as well as exploring new areas for development and expansion.

The new Communications & Digital Marketing Lead will be a proactive, creative, and collaborative individual with strong experience in communications and/or marketing. They will be comfortable working both independently, remotely and with a small staff team. They will understand the opportunities and challenges of working in an environmental non-profit and contribute positively to the organisation’s goals of reaching new audiences and supporting its members to make a difference in the environment sector. 

The role will be remote, apart from quarterly team days held in central London. There will be the occasional need to travel within the UK for work events.

Is this the role for you?

This opportunity might be for you if you enjoy using your strategic, creative, and copywriting skills for a purpose-led organisation. You will have experience in communications and/or marketing to reach, support, and connect a diverse community of people and stakeholders. You will be motivated by driving impact through data insights and pursuing new business opportunities.

If you have a particular passion for science-led environmental storytelling, this could be a great fit.

About the Institution of Environmental Sciences (IES)

As the global professional membership body for environmental scientists, the IES supports a diverse network of professionals all over the world – and at every stage of their education and careers – to connect, develop, progress and inspire. We’ve been working since 1971 to ensure that the environmental scientists of today – and of the future – are connected, skilled and knowledgeable. We support our members to reach their career goals through Chartership and membership opportunities, and work to raise the profile of our members’ increasingly crucial work. Today, there is an environmental dimension to every debate – and our thousands of members are embedded in every field at the heart of global, evidence-based solutions. 

Our strong ties with academia, government and the professions mean we’re in a unique position to influence transformative change. Working as one, we know we can help each other solve environmental challenges and co-create a sustainable society for people and nature alike.

The IES is at the forefront of uniting this interdisciplinary field around a shared goal: to work with speed, vision and expertise to solve the world’s most pressing environmental challenges, together. 

How the IES can support you

We offer our employees:

• Flexible working: employees can structure their working week around our core hours of 10am – 4pm.
• Remote work, with quarterly team days in person (usually in London).
• The IES is a Disability Confident employer: disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for a role will be guaranteed an interview.
   

How to Apply

The deadline for submitting applications is 12pm (Noon) on 26th November 2026.
To apply, please send the following documents to Adam Donnan at adam@the-ies.org:

• CV (max 2-pages A4).
• Cover letter evidencing how you meet the skills, knowledge, and behaviours listed above (max 1-page A4), with at least one example of a previous campaign you have run.
• Completed Equal Opportunities Monitoring form. We collect this data to monitor the effectiveness of our advertising and recruitment strategies, ensuring they are open to all sections of the community. It is anonymous and only used for this purpose. If you need our Equal Opportunities Monitoring form in a different format that is more accessible to you, or you need any other adjustments in the application process, please let us know.

Applications without all three of these will be automatically rejected.

For an informal conversation about the role, or to request this job advert in another format such as plain text, please contact the Adam Donnan, on adam@the-ies.org. Alternatively, you can call the IES office on +44 (0)20 3862 7484.

We are happy to consider any reasonable adjustments that candidates may need during the recruitment process, for example, your application being submitted in a different format or having interview questions provided in writing before/during the interview. We also offer reasonable adjustments on the job, for example, provision of assistive technologies e.g. screen readers, adaptive keyboards or specialist equipment, e.g. ergonomic chairs.

Applicants must have the right to work in the UK to be considered for this role.