Do you have a passion for social media? We're looking for a Social Media Lead to use our social media platforms to maximise our impact and to inspire actions in the public, healthcare professionals, communities and businesses.
What difference will you make?
You will join the charity during a critical period and your expert knowledge and experience will be invaluable in helping us to achieve our aims. You will have a key role in ensuring we can maintain our support services and become a sustainable charity. As part of our small, friendly, and forward-thinking charity team, you will join others who are focused on reaching people who may not have heard about the charity or about the condition. You will have a key role in developing a social media strategy for a small charity; a fantastic opportunity for you to make a real difference to a rare condition. You will further develop your communication skills, gain marketing experience, and develop your social media skills. You will also gain Voluntary Experience Gain practical real world experience working in social media management. Supportive Team Collaborate with a passionate team working on projects. Personal Development Develop your skills in social media marketing, content creation, and community engagement. Portfolio content for future job applications Opportunity to contribute to a meaningful cause
What are we looking for?
Experience of using Social Media platforms, other online tools and Communications to generate interest in a charity, business or project Experience of managing a team and projects The ability to inspire people to act and get involved internally and externally Ability to transform small snippets of information into interesting and engaging stories suitable for Social Media platforms Good IT skills, including Google Drive, Canva, Buffer, Word and Excel Experience of managing multiple campaigns, with excellent organisational and time management skills, delivering effective targeted outcomes Be proactive and show initiative, with the ability to volunteer unsupervised Genuine interest in supporting a small charity and a passion for campaigning for a healthcare charity. Be motivated and enthusiastic with proven experience and is passionate about social media and marketing, and producing tangible results Good interpersonal skills dealing with people sensitively and respectfully from a wide range of backgrounds Strong strategic development, project management and articulate communication skills Good attention to detail and accuracy, with succinct writing and proof-reading skills Able to establish and maintain effective working relationships with other volunteers and staff Excellent organisational and time management skills with the ability to prioritise and structure work schedules Ability to be innovative and creative Ability to be flexible and have a 'can do' approach Friendly, approachable manner - able to build rapport with a range of partners and staff, and provide a collaborative team environment Confidence in communicating on Zoom or by email
What will you be doing?
We're growing our volunteering team and looking to recruit a Lead Social Media Volunteer. We're looking for someone who has a passion for promoting a charity supporting a rare condition and has the ability to support a volunteering team as well as plan and use platforms and tools for social media including Canva, Google Drive and other digital platforms. Tasks may include Develop & manage the Social Media campaigns across social media, which includes overseeing engaging content, writing and editorial, design and artwork from the social media team Prepare graphics for sharing across channels Scheduling and posting social media content Capture and report on monthly data from across all social media platform Lead on Social Media meetings or the social media section of Comms meetings Work with the whole Comms & Marketing team including the Lead Comms volunteer to provide relevant content for their teams to use on social media, providing training/coaching where appropriate Develop, manage content and maintain social media objectives and targets Encouraging others to comment on our posts and share them with others, to ensure that our communications reach a wide range of stakeholders and diverse audience Increasing the numbers of followers and engagement across our social media channels - Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, YouTube, Pinterest, TikTok and X, using appropriate tools and utilising relevant channels to reach diverse audiences Monitor, analyse and report on the performance of social media channels/activities using tools like Metricool, Buffer and Google Analytics, feeding back monthly Support new volunteer social media team members ensuring they understand their role or assign them their role Act responsibly with data held by Burning Nights CRPS Support that you may access as part of your role, adhering to guidelines and policies