Social Media Assistant (voluntary).

The Digital Poverty Alliance and the Learning Foundation

We are seeking one (or potentially two) Social Media Assistant volunteers to help us meet this aim. These will be responsible for managing our Instagram and Facebook accounts. This role offers an exciting opportunity to contribute to our mission by creating engaging content and raising awareness about digital poverty.

As this is a voluntary role there are no fixed hours or responsibilities. However, you will play a key role in the Foundation and its projects, and have the opportunity to be fully integrated within the team and attend team meetings if that works for you. In return for your time, we will give you the chance to learn new skills and to be coached by the Head of Digital and other senior staff members. It is a fantastic way to gain an insight and experience within a charity working with high profile partners, and looking to create meaningful social change. It is also a flexible role, for example around studies or other commitments, but we would hope you could commit to attending some regular meetings through the day.

The opportunity will include:

• Content Creation: Develop compelling and visually appealing graphics, text posts, stories, reels, and video content to be shared on Instagram and Facebook platforms.
• Strategy Implementation: Work closely with the Head of Digital to align social media content with our fundraising strategy and overall goals. Develop content calendars and schedules to ensure consistent posting and engagement.
• Branding and Messaging: Maintain a consistent brand identity and messaging across all social media platforms, ensuring that our mission and objectives are effectively communicated to our audience.
• Engage and Grow Audience: Monitor and respond to comments, messages, and inquiries on Instagram and Facebook, fostering engagement and building relationships with our followers.
• Stay Current with Social Media Trends: Keep up-to-date with the latest social media trends, features, and best practices to ensure our content remains fresh, relevant, and impactful.

You will be working across the team. What we most want to see is someone who will “get stuck in” and pitch in to support the team, and also be willing to bring their ideas – and not be afraid to share those. This role will be home-based (although you must be based in the UK). There might be opportunities to join meetings or events in London or other UK towns at times. Attending these will not be essential, so if that won’t work for you, that’s not a problem.

As we are a small team, we are hoping to find someone who has experience of using social media platforms and Canva and can support our work through giving their time to our charity. This might have been through personal experience, volunteering for a society or club, or through employment. Ideally we would be hoping someone could spend a minimum of ten hours each week on this opportunity. You must have a very high standard of written English in this role.

Please apply by 5pm on 26th July. We will be interviewing as applications come in, so may appoint before the closing date. We are hoping for someone to start asap.

To apply please email ellie@digitalpovertyalliance.org with a copy of your CV, and a cover letter explaining your experience and motivation for applying.