Location
EJF office in London

Hours
Full-time, permanent

Salary
£34,500-£39,500, dependent on experience

About the Role
This is an exciting opportunity to join the Environmental Justice Foundation (EJF), one of the world's leading non-profits working at the intersection of environmental conservation and human rights. We are lean, agile, creative, strategic, and results-driven. This varied and fast-paced role is for an outstanding Senior Press Officer fluent in French or Spanish as well as English, ideally all three. The successful candidate will have a proven track record of impactful journalism and/or securing high-level media coverage as part of a press office.

You will be passionate about our work with the drive, experience, and skills to build audiences, raise campaign profiles, and place our perspectives in front of key decision-makers. This role suits someone motivated by placing impactful stories that drive real-world progress for a more sustainable planet.

You will develop communications strategies tailored to our audiences, enjoy briefing journalists, and proactively pitch key stories. You will secure significant media coverage across the EU and individual Member States, working independently to maintain a steady flow of high-quality press outreach, writing articles and op-eds, and knowing how to reach political decision-makers through the right media outlets.

This dynamic role offers the chance to work at the forefront of global environmental justice issues with unique opportunities for growth and development.

Key Responsibilities
- Develop and implement integrated communication plans and campaigns supporting EJF’s EU policy work
- Ensure impactful and consistent coverage of campaigns in high-profile media outlets
- Prepare press releases and media packs for report launches and developments
- Respond swiftly to media enquiries
- Research and engage media contacts and outlets to increase EJF’s reach, maintaining a database to evaluate outreach
- Collaborate with global communications teams to coordinate media strategies across geographies and languages
- Evaluate and report on press performance with recommendations for improvement
- Create engaging content for various channels including website, social media, newsletters, op-eds, and blogs
- Uphold high standards of scientifically rigorous and engaging writing
- Host press briefings at events with external stakeholders

Experience
- At least 3 years in communications, press office, journalism or similar roles
- Proven ability to place stories with or write for high-level traditional media outlets
- Knowledge of media relations, content creation for multiple channels, and social media campaigns
- Experience engaging journalists from diverse media to secure effective coverage
- Understanding of media outlets read by EU political decision-makers and how to place articles
- Excellent copywriting skills, including working under time pressure
- Ability to identify compelling stories linking current affairs to EJF campaigns

About You
- Professional fluency in English and either French or Spanish, with excellent writing and editing skills
- Exceptional creativity and drive to seek new opportunities to promote EJF’s work
- Outstanding attention to detail and factual accuracy
- Reliable, determined, self-motivated, and resourceful
- Able to work effectively within a small, dynamic, international team
- Superb organisational skills with the ability to prioritise and deliver timely outputs
- Passionate about environmental justice

Desirable Skills
- Professional fluency in both Spanish and French
- Experience using social media as a campaigning tool
- Skills in website management tools

Qualifications
No specific qualifications required, but relevant communications or journalism background is advantageous.

Additional Information
- Annual leave increases with length of service
- Home working two days a week with flexible arrangements considered
- Cycle to work programme and other benefits depending on location
- Opportunity to work with a motivated, open-minded team across Europe, Africa, Asia, and South America
- Commitment to diversity and inclusion; candidates encouraged to apply even if not meeting every requirement
- Legal right to work in the UK is required