Come and volunteer with us!

January 29, 2024

Emperor Moth (C) Pete QuinnWe are looking for a communications volunteer to help us with our website redevelopment by helping to populate our new website with content and images. 

  • Closing date: 
  • Salary: unpaid
  • Contract type: Fixed term
  • Working hours: Flexible
  • Location: Home Based

Your design skills, excellent attention to detail and a systematic approach to migrating large amounts of content will be essential to ensuring our new website is accessible and impactful, promoting the benefits of healthy peatlands to a national audience.

About you
As a Communications Volunteer, you will use your passion for digital communication to support our website migration, providing new and existing users with an improved experience and helping maximise our impact in communicating the value of UK peatlands. You will support the Communications Lead in migrating content from our existing website to a new platform, as well as adding additional images to better illustrate new and migrated content. There may also be an opportunity to help with other communications tasks, such as content design, creating social media posts for our LinkedIn and X channels and supporting our event planning. You will need good communication skills, excellent attention to detail and a pro-active attitude to ensure our web content is accurate and consistent.

The IUCN UK Peatland Programme team all work remotely so we are looking for someone who has reliable internet access, is computer literate and comfortable working independently with online support. Ideally you will have some knowledge of website content management systems, especially Drupal, but training will be provided. You will also need access to your own desktop computer or laptop with up-to-date Windows and anti-virus software.

This role will suit somebody who is passionate about UK conservation and habitat restoration, and is a great opportunity for someone interested in digital communications and engagement to gain professional experience in the conservation sector with a well-known and highly respected organisation. You will learn a great deal about peatlands and associated issues in contemporary conservation and habitat restoration, and how to communicate this information to a wide audience.

The Wildlife Trusts value passion, respect, trust, integrity, pragmatic activism and strength in diversity. Whilst we are passionate in promoting our aims, we are not judgmental and are inclusive. We particularly encourage applications from people who are underrepresented within our sector, including people from minority backgrounds and people with disabilities. We are committed to creating a movement that recognises and truly values individual differences and identities.

As a Disability Confident employer, we are committed to offering an interview to anyone with a disability that meets all the essential criteria for the post. Please let us know if you require any adjustments to make our recruitment process more accessible.

To apply, please send a CV and covering letter to info@iucn.org.uk.

Dryhope 2017
Major milestone in peatland restoration as first blended finance project is verifiedThis month marks a very important milestone for the IUCN UK Peatland Programme’s Peatland Code, as…
People grouped together, standing and sitting on a baled crop.
Opportunity to contribute to the understanding of the constraints and opportunities for agricultural lowland peat Views are being sought from a range of stakeholders who have experience of, or are interested in,…
Exterior view of Virtual Peatlands Pavilion showing four large domes in a peat swamp forest
The Virtual Peatlands Pavilion Word Tour continues at Ramsar COP15The next stop for the immersive digital library of peatland resources is Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe,…
Person smiling and pointing at a sign saying '#BeMoreMoss'. Credit Vicky Akerman
Announcing Peat-Fest South-West 2025 – a celebration of our peatland connectionsThe Art and Energy Collective has been awarded a grant by The National Lottery Heritage Fund to…
Windfarm on peatland site
National Policy Statements public consultationOpportunity to contribute to public consultation on National Policy Statements to support Clean…
Line of fire being set by a vehicle with people on the back as part of swaling. Credit Heather Lowther (Creative Commons)
Public consultation on heather and grass burning regulations in EnglandThe IUCN UK Peatland Programme has responded to Defra’s proposal to protect a greater extent of…
Cross section of bare peat
New Peat Map for EnglandThis week Natural England published the much anticipated England Peat Map which highlights the…
IUCN World Conservation Congress logo
Peatland motion headed to World Conservation Congress for considerationThe IUCN UK Peatland Programme-led motion to develop a unified definition of peatlands has…
Area of burnt vegetation on national park in Northumberland
A collection of three Natural England reports marks a step change for English peatlandsWe summarise three new reports from Natural England which have important implications for English…
Neolithic trackway on Hatfield Moors. Credit: Henry Chapman Uni of Birmingham
New publication: Tracks and roads on peatlandsThe IUCN UK Peatland Programme are pleased to publish our latest brief focusing on the impacts of…
Peatland landscape showing flux tower and solar panel with a blue sky and hills in the background. Image credit Hollie Cooper, UKCEH
Funding announced for greenhouse gas reduction solutions on peatlandsThe UK Centre for Ecology and Hydrology is seeking proposals for projects up to £75,000 to advance…
Hare's tail cottongrass on Humberhead levels
Committee on Climate Change (CCC) 7th Carbon Budget Report - a response from IUCN UK Peatland ProgrammeThe IUCN UK Peatland Programme welcomes this week the publication of the Committee on Climate…