Social Media Assistant Volunteer Roles in Bournemouth, Dorset
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QMC Capoeira is a martial arts school based in London that has been running since 2007 and is the most awarded Capoeira School in the UK.
The school has classes in London, Canada and the Dominican Republic and runs classes 6 days a week for children and adults. The school focuses on self-development and personal improvement and works to make Capoeira accessible to those of all ages, backgrounds and situations, thanks to the support of London Youth and Sport England. QMC is internationally recognised with a significant presence online and on social media, and it is a partner of Quilombo UK.
QMC Capoeira works with the objective to;
- promote different arts, sports and cultures to encourage an intercultural understanding between different communities and societies
- promote cultural awareness in the community and educate, regardless of nationality or origin, about race diversity and mutual respect
- promote good health and well-being; and run a community organisation with a strong focus on individuals, the community and society as a whole
Roles and Responsibilities
The role is responsible for planning/implementing content marketing strategies which increase brand awareness with our core target markets through the effective use of social media channels. This will include developing and implementing content marketing campaigns appropriate to the channel being used, monitoring social media channels to respond appropriately to posts/comments, and identifying issues that require escalation.
Digital and Social Media Assistant Job Duties:
- Research and create marketing and social media campaigns and strategies, including content ideation, and implementation schedules in order to raise brand awareness, secure media coverage, and increase visitor numbers.
- Manage and oversee social media content.
- Ensures brand consistency in marketing and social media messages by working with various company department members, including advertising, PR and brand management.
- Provides training and guidance to social media and marketing team members on social media implementation best practices and strategies if necessary.
- Analyses interactions and visits, plus uses this information to create comprehensive reports and improve future marketing strategies and campaigns.
- Write, schedule and post content on all social media accounts (Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and Youtube), own the social media calendar and be a brand guardian for the creative aesthetic of all social channels.
- Measure the success of every social media campaign
- Reports progress to senior marketing management on marketing communications across all channels.
- Creates and distributes engaging written or graphic content in the form of e-newsletters, web page and blog content, or social media messages
- Stay up to date with the latest social media best practices and technologies
- Communicate with industry professionals and influencers via social media to create a strong network
- Adhere to rules and regulations
- Undertake any other duties relevant to the role that may be allocated by the Head of Department or member of the Senior Management Team.
Essential
- In-depth knowledge of social media platforms and how best to use and develop them.
- Experience in developing social media strategies to support organisational influencing and communications objectives.
- Experience in developing creative user-focused digital content using knowledge of the latest trends and developments.
- In-depth knowledge of developing effective, engaging digital content. Knowledge of key analytics tools
- Excellent knowledge of Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Instagram and other social media best practices
- Knowledge of Google Suite (Google Drive, Google Docs, Google Sheets etc) and MS Office
- Excellent multi-tasking skills
- Ability to efficiently manage a large workload
- Critical thinking and problem-solving skills
- Team player
- Good time-management skills
- Great interpersonal, presentation and communication skills
Desirable
- Knowledge of graphic design software such as Canva
- Knowledge and understanding of social media scheduling tools such as Buffer
The volunteering program with QMC requires a minimum of 21 weeks of commitment. We are looking for someone who can offer 12 hours a week, Monday - Friday.
Upon successful application, our HR team will contact you to arrange an interview. Following a successful interview, we'll initiate the onboarding process by sending you the necessary documents. Once your onboarding and identification documents are received and verified, you'll be invited to a 6-hour HR and System Induction. Subsequently, you'll meet with your Head of Department or Assistant Manager for your First Day.
Who we are
Travel Radar provides high quality and relevant industry insight across the Commercial Aviation
& Air-Travel sectors. Having grown rapidly since 2015, we've gone on to become one of the
leading providers of Aviation News available online, and in 2023 are expanding to become the
leading digital hub for all things aviation and air-travel. With an ever-growing remote team of
over 100 staff, we bring exciting and interesting content 24/7 from around the globe to a reach
of over 30 million users per month.
Our mission to change how travel is seen, involves showing people how to make their journeys as
fulfilling as possible through providing the latest news and how to improve journey quality. This
is supplemented with providing the industry with leading edge visual content, data and jobaggregation. It’s an exciting time to become a part of Travel Radar.
What you’ll be doing
We’re on the lookout for a Social Media Assistant/Content Creator to join our high-performance Social Media Team. Some of the things you’ll be doing week-to-week includes:
• Assisting creating creative and engaging social media strategies for our platforms,
and enacting them day to day
• Managing the day-to-day posting of a particular social media channel such as
LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Tiktok and LinkedIn
• Planning and delivering content across different platforms using scheduling tools
such as Buffer and/or Meta Business Suite
• Assisting to develop, launch and manage new competitions and campaigns that
promote Travel Radar and the brand
• Forming key relationships with influencers in the aviation and air-travel space across
your particular social media platform
• Managing and facilitating social media communities by responding to social media
posts and developing discussions, including direct messages and mentions/@’s
• Researching and evaluating the latest trends, techniques and algorithm changes in
order to find new and better ways of creating and measuring social media activity
What skills and experience you’ll bring to us
We’re all about learning and development here at Travel Radar, so we don’t expect you to
know everything to apply to us! Whether you’re an undergraduate looking to gain real-world experience, a graduate looking for their first opportunity, or a seasoned professional wanting to change careers or step into management, we will support you in your journey.
Here are some of the skills that’ll be required, and some that’ll be beneficial to have:
Skill Required? Beneficial?
Proven social media or content curation experience (Required)
A passion for aviation or wider travel industry (Beneficial)
Ability to schedule content weekly (Required)
IT proficiency – ideally with Buffer/Hootsuite knowledge (Beneficial)
Strong content curation skills including Canva/Graphic Design (Beneficial)
Knowledge of data analysis and social media analytics (Beneficial)
Expert knowledge in one or more social media platforms (Beneficial)
Misc.
Reports to: Social Media Manager
Reporting to you: n/a
Hours per Week: 5hrs/week
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Amazing, giving, inspiring and awesome are just a few of the words we would use to describe our volunteers!
Our volunteers play an integral part in the services we provide and the people we support. If you are looking for a rewarding role where you will really make a difference whilst gaining experience along the way, then join us here at Rethink Mental Illness.
About the role
Do you love creating engaging content and connecting with people? Rethink Mental Illness is looking for Social Media Volunteers who can bring our online community to life!
Our social media volunteers use their passion and knowledge of social media to promote the activities of our local services and groups in Central England though various channels, for example, TikTok, Facebook and Instagram.
Working closely with the Head of Area, you will be remote based at home, with some occasional travel for events (expenses reimbursed), and ideally will be able to commit up to 4 hours per week to volunteering.
You will receive training and regular supervision to ensure you feel confident in your role. This role is flexible and can be shared by more than one volunteer.
What you will be doing as a Social Media Volunteer
- Help to co-ordinate our Quarterly newsletters and content schedule
- Work with other volunteers and the Head of Area to capture events, meeting updates, good news stories
- Support the creation of fun and captivating email and newsletters
- Creating regular engaging content across all our social media platforms including, story posts, blogs, articles, multimedia content.
- Monitoring activity, analytics and engagement with content
What will make you a great fit for this role?
- An eye for fun and engaging content, with ability to think creatively when sharing content
- A strong writer – must have a good voice online, relatable to our target audience and in line with our brand identity and tone of voice
- Good written communication skills, with accuracy and good attention to detail.
- Ability to work collaboratively as part of a team and motivated to work as an individual.
- Social media experience
Who are we?
We’re Rethink Mental Illness, a leading charity provider of mental health services in England. We support thousands of people through our groups, services, policy, campaigns and advice and information. Our work supports us in delivering on our mission: “A better life for everyone severely affected by mental illness.”
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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We have an exciting opportunity for someone with experience in social media to help create and deliver engaging and informative content across a range of platforms including Facebook, Instagram, TikTok and LinkedIn.
The aim will be to highlight the life-changing services we provide to people with BPD, while encouraging prospective volunteers and supporters to get involved by fundraising or donating time.
What you will be doing
- researching and creating a range of content (text, images and videos) for different channels including Facebook, X/Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn, TikTok and YouTube
- identifying opportunities to reach new audiences and raise our social profile
- engaging with followers and encouraging conversations
- running online campaigns
- promoting services, projects and volunteering opportunities
Who we are looking for
- experience of using, or a demonstrable passion for, social media including Facebook, X/Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn, TikTok and YouTube
- strong communication/writing skills
- professional when communicating online
- basic photography or video skills would be a bonus but not essential (full training will be given on using Canva)
What you'll receive
- comprehensive induction and ongoing support
- the chance to be involved in our work and make a real difference to people in need
- valuable experience in social media, PR, marketing and communications
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Social Media experts and enthusiasts needed. If you enjoy the positive impact social media can have in our world, and want to help improve it: We need you! Are you concerned about our world’s future? You can have a positive impact and meet people Internationally, from your home, as you have a spare hour here and there each month.
As an online “ At Home” Volunteer, you will be working with people from a wide variety of countries and cultures, all believing in passing on the right to basic education, the importance of cultural exchange, and giving voice to the voiceless.
The Position: We ask Volunteers to contribute a minimum of one hour a month. Within our Media Division we are seeking Volunteers with an expertise or a love for social media in all its platforms and aspects. Whether as a social media tech, researcher, graphic designer, manager, YouTuber, editor or writer. You will be working with volunteers from a variety of countries, cultures and backgrounds, Learning from each other what works best in their communities and countries.
IHF Overview
The International Humanity Foundation (IHF) is a 501 c3 International Non- profit, founded in 2001. Our two-fold mission is (1) to Educate marginalized children—activating their highest potential and nurturing healthy, loving communities around them. The happiness of our worlds children rises above all political and religious differences; And equates to the quality of our worlds happiness tomorrow. — (2) to Educate global citizens through communication and real life experiences, (online and in person), about the realities of marginalized communities; while teaching practical skills in aiding needed efforts, thus giving voice to the voiceless.
For over twenty years, IHF has offered children and adults (from young through retirement) venues for learning and safely practicing leadership skills.
IHF is a unique organization. It believes in absolute transparency and functions almost entirely through the efforts of its hundreds of unpaid volunteers from all over the world. Our volunteers give their time, skills, energy, and love, working toward a better world for all, one child, one human, at a time. We believe caring, quiet growth produces deep healthy roots.
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We are seeking volunteers with creative ideas and proven experience of social media management to join our team of volunteers for the 2024 Big Syn International Film Festival.
Big Syn Institute is a part of the Centre for Big Synergy and has been organising the Big Syn International Film Festival (BSIFF) since 2019.
So far, the festival has reached over 45M people and 150K filmmakers in over 120 countries. Through relevant shorts, features, animations, documentaries, CSR videos and Public Service Videos or Charity videos, the festival advocates the United Nations 17 Global Goals and also celebrates the work of UK's marginalised filmmakers as a key highlight.
OSCAR, BAFTA and EMMY award-winners, as well as other luminaries from film and media, sustainability, and policy have been part of the festival and have supported it since inception. Winners from the festival have eventually won OSCARS and EMMY awards.
Working with executive team, the volunteer would assist and on occasions lead and coordinate the following;
- Planning, researching, creating and posting social media posts about the Big Syn International Film Festival
- Creating artwork and multi-media, researching contacts and key patrons and working with the team to communicate with festival applicants, generating engaging content across Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and LinkedIn
- Identifying gaps and needs, feedback ideas for improvement, reporting analytics, and planning posts accordingly
- Enhancing participation for the festival and garnering support for festival by increasing public engagement through innovative means.
What are we looking for?
An experienced social media professional with varied experience of campaigns and events is desirable;
- Use of mobile and desktop apps to create content (Canva, photoshop, adobe etc)
- Good copy skills and creative writing skills
- Video and photo editing skills desirable
- Time keeping
- Open to feedback
- Have own gear and software
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Quilombo UK is a Social Enterprise working with the objective to promote and encourage an intercultural understanding between different communities and societies; To promote cultural awareness in the community and educate, regardless of nationality or origin, about race diversity and mutual respect; and run a community organisation with a strong focus on individuals, the community and society.
Roles and Responsibilties
The role is responsible for planning / implementing a content marketing strategies which increases brand awareness with our core target markets through the effective use of social media channels. This will include developing and implementing content marketing campaigns appropriate to the channel being used, monitoring social media channels to respond appropriately to posts / comments, and identifying issues that require escalation.
Digital and Social Media Assistant Job Duties:
· Research and create marketing and social media campaigns and strategies, including content ideation, and implementation schedules in order to raise brand awareness, secure media coverage, and increase visitor numbers.
· Manage and oversee social media content.
· Ensures brand consistency in marketing and social media messages by working with various company department members, including advertising, PR and brand management.
· Provides training and guidance to social media and marketing team members on social media implementation best practices and strategies if necessary.
· Analyses interactions and visits, plus uses this information to create comprehensive reports and improve future marketing strategies and campaigns.
· Write, schedule and post content on all social media accounts (Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and Youtube), own the social media calendar and be a brand guardian for the creative aesthetic of all social channels.
· Measure the success of every social media campaign
· Reports progress to senior marketing management on marketing communications across all channels.
· Creates and distributes engaging written or graphic content in the form of e-newsletters, web page and blog content, or social media messages
· Stay up to date with latest social media best practices and technologies
· Communicate with industry professionals and influencers via social media to create a strong network
· Adhere to rules and regulations
· Undertake any other duties relevant to the role that may be allocated by the Head of Department or member of the Senior Management Team.
Essential
· In-depth knowledge of social media platforms and how best to use and develop them.
· Experience of developing social media strategies to support organisational influencing and communications objectives.
· Experience of developing creative user focused digital content using knowledge of the latest trends and developments.
· In-depth knowledge of developing effective, engaging digital content. Knowledge of key analytics tools
· Excellent knowledge of Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Instagram and other social media best practices
· Knowledge of Google Suite (Google Drive, Google Docs, Google Sheets etc) and MS Office
· Excellent multitasking skills
· Ability to efficiently manage a large workload
· Critical thinker and problem-solving skills
· Team player
· Good time-management skills
· Great interpersonal, presentation and communication skills
Desirable
· Knowledge of graphic design software such as Canva
· Knowledge and understanding of social media scheduling tools such as Buffer
The Professional Development Programme with Quilombo UK runs over a period of 16 weeks, is UNPAID and requires a minimum of 12 hours commitment per week across Monday, Wednesday and/or Friday.
Upon successful application, our HR team will contact you to arrange an interview. Following a successful interview, we'll initiate the onboarding process by sending you the necessary documents. Once your onboarding and identification documents are received and verified, you'll be invited to a 6-hour HR and System Induction. Subsequently, you'll meet with your Head of Department or Assistant Manager for your First Day.
Benefits:
- Work from home
Schedule:
- Day shift
Work Location: Remote
Job Type: Volunteer
Benefits:
- Work from home
Schedule:
- 12 hour shift
- Monday to Friday
- No weekends
Education:
Bachelor's (preferred)
Work Location: Remote
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About the role
After several years of relying on the efforts from our Co-Founders, Trustees and temporary volunteers we are looking to take the next step in our growth journey through the placement of our first longer-term volunteer.
This role will be designed to oversee all marketing and social media activities of the organization, and to provide leadership to a small group of wonderful and talented student volunteers from London based Universities as they complete tactical projects for ParaPride as part of their studies. This will also include supporting Daniele, our Co-Founder and Community Engagement Director, with planning and reporting of their activities to the university.
The leadership you will provide will initially be indirect, with Daniele being ultimately responsible for the students activities, so we expect this to be a wonderful opportunity for a seasoned marketing or social media professional who would like the opportunity to gain team leadership experience.
Duties
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Advise on how to best grow overall awareness and success of the ParaPride brand.
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Oversee the continuous development of our content creation schedule and distribution of engaging, thought provoking and educational content for our media channels, notably LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.
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Provide support and guidance to a small team of student volunteers to develop social media and marketing content that supports the mission, vision and values of ParaPride - directly participating in the creation of content at your discretion.
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Ad-hoc creation and distribution of promotional assets for ParaPride events.
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Identify and establish potential additional media channels where it is sustainable to do so with the resources available.
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Maintain the organisations Brand assets and monitor and advise of their use and ensure consistency with our established tone of voice in written content.
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Build partnerships with social media brand ambassadors/influencers to support content creation and brand awareness.
We will also welcome any additional suggestions for how you might wish to apply your skills to support ParaPride in its mission.
The impact you will have
We hope for this role to continue to develop the way that we present ourselves as inclusivity and empowerment champions to the communities we support, our partners and the general public. With your help we will be able to continue to drive awareness and engagement to our activities to make them more impactful than ever before.
About you
Ideally we are looking for someone with 3+ years experience in marketing and/or social media. However, we encourage marketing graduates who can demonstrate strong alignment with our mission, vision and values.
We strongly welcome candidates that have lived experiences of being disabled and/or LGBTQ+, although this not an explicit requirement
Bonus
If you have strong graphic design skills it would be a big plus.
Level of commitment
We are a growing charity and while it is our goal to provide financial compensation for this role in the future, we are unable to initially. In full transparency, this is only an indication of our ambition and will be dependent on a lot of factors linked to appropriate funding. Please do not apply at this time if this is a primary motivator for you, we hope to have more suitable roles for you in time to come.
We are dedicated to be fully respectful of your time, but expect a minimum contribution of 4 hours per month on average (varying according to demand), remote, completely flexible and at time convenient to you. As this is a supervisory role, which we hope to bring continuity to our ways of working, we would like to work with you with an intended 2+ years term (situationally dependent).
Accessibility statement
At ParaPride, we are committed to ensuring that all of our engagements are as accessible and as inclusive as possible. These include applying for and interviewing for roles. Whilst we understand that we can never be fully accessible as everybody's needs are different, we strive to be proactive with thinking about accessibility requirements.
When applying for a role at ParaPride, if you would like to get in touch to talk about any access requirements, please contact us using the details below and we will arrange a date and time to have a conversation with you.
We offer several diverse ways of applying for a role. These include:
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Sending an email
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Recording an audio or video
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Having a face-to-face conversation (on a digital platform)
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Could you use your social media, marketing and communications experience to raise the profile of a small charity? Help us to increase our social media presence and engagement, generate greatr content and help promote existing activities.
Our charity delivers a range of awareness campaigns and support services to patients, relatives, partners and carers who have been affected by a poorly understood pain condition; Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS). We are looking for 2 experienced social media and communications volunteers who are able to develop posts and campaigns from design to inception, create fresh and engaging content, increase engagement and to increase awareness of the charity and of the condition we represent.
Even though we are a small organisation we have big ideas and would like to draw on your experience in the communications world to help the charity deliver engaging content and communications to help us spread our aims and message to all our audience.
What Will You Be Doing?
- Help increase engagement, improve the number of followers/likes, create & execute a content calendar
- Produce fresh, branded and engaging content for our social media channels
- Prepare graphics and text for sharing across channels
- Engage with our followers and encourage interaction
- Manage and maintain social media channels on a regular basis
- Support charity campaigns, marketing, events and fundraising activities by promoting them on our social media feeds
- Use your creative skills to devise games, competitions and other strategies to engage, grow, and widen our target audiences
- Develop publicity materials and communication techniques for social media to raise awareness of our chronic condition
You will be working with the charity’s founder and Chair as well as with other trustees and volunteers who will provide an overview of our existing social media content, our brand and how we have approached our social media content to date.
Experience
We are looking for a volunteer who has experience in:
- Different types of marketing and communications media, including electronic and social media
- Writing and editing marketing content for social media platforms including Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram, TikTok, YouTube and LinkedIn
- Building strategies to increase social media following and /or build fundraising or awareness campaigns
- Developing a coherent brand voice for social media, from content creation to community interactions
- Using and setting up tools such as Buffer, Canva, Tweetdeck etc
- Creating and executing content calendars to help plan social media activity
Skills Required
- Excellent written communication skills
- Accuracy and attention to detail
- Creative writing and design abilities
- Good computer and digital skills
- Enthusiasm for communications and marketing and willingness to learn
- Ability to quickly understand the needs of our team / organisation / users
- Ability to transform small snippets of information into interesting and engaging stories suitable for Twitter, Facebook, Instagram etc.
- Understands the resource constraints of a small charity and is able to work with these
- Open to feedback
- An interest in helping Burning Nights CRPS Support achieve its aims
- Good organisational skills
- Excellent interpersonal skills, and able to work as part of a team
What Difference You Will Make
You will join the charity during a critical and challenging period and your expert knowledge and experience will be invaluable to our success. You will have a key role in ensuring we can maintain our support services and become a sustainable charity to allow us to fulfil our aims.
Benefits
You would be a part of our small, friendly and forward-thinking charity team, focused on reaching people who may not have heard about the charity or about the condition. You would have a key role in developing a socoal media strategy for a small charity. This is a fantastic opportunity for you to make a real difference to a rare condition.
You will further develop your communication skills, gain PR and marketing experience and develop your social media skills.
This is a remote volunteering role, volunteering from your own home.
To bring together the Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS) community to ensure people whose lives have been touched by this condition are not alone.
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Role Summary
The Social Media Specialist (focused on content writing) is responsible for creating content for blogs, articles, product descriptions, social media, and the company website. The content writer's responsibilities include evaluating analytics to adjust content as needed, regularly updating the company's website, promoting the company blog by pitching articles to various third-party platforms, and able to follow editorial guidelines when creating content.
Detailed duties and responsibilities include:
· Conducts in-depth research on industry-related topics to develop original content.
· Develops content for blogs, articles, product descriptions, social media, and the company website.
· Conducts keyword research and uses SEO best practices to increase traffic to the company website.
· Optimizes articles for SEO and accessibility
· Creates compelling headlines and body copy that will capture the attention of the target audience.
· Conducts thorough research on any given topic
· Creates and schedules posts for multiple social media channels
· Stays up to date on industry trends to support content development
· Distills complex concepts and language into content that is easily understood
· Assists the marketing team in developing content for advertising campaigns.
· Works closely with internal stakeholders to ensure alignment and consistency in messaging, branding, and style
· Manages and completes work on time for multiple content writing projects
· Works with content strategists to build editorial calendars
· Performs other duties that may be assigned from time to time.
Job Specifications / Requirements
· Proficient in all Microsoft Office applications.
· Excellent verbal and written communication, and editing skills.
· Working knowledge of content management systems.
· Proficient in all Microsoft Office applications.
· Abreast of the latest SEO techniques
· Ability to handle multiple projects concurrently.
· Adept at conducting thorough research to gather accurate and credible information for content.
· Able to create content to capture the attention of a particular target audience
This job description may be changed and or amended by Management as it deems necessary or required.
HR / LGarcia
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Children of Voices is a hugely respected charitable organisation helping to improve the lives of young people and their families through genuine care, love, and support.
We are currently seeking a volunteer Personal Assistant/Office Manager. This role is ideal for an individual with experience as a P.A./Manager looking to work within the charity sector.
Responsibilities typically include:
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Acting as a first point of contact for enquiries: (email/calendar management and phone calls, managing diaries
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Typing, compiling, and preparing reports, presentations, and correspondence.
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Miscellaneous tasks to support the CEO which will vary according to projects and tasks but could include fundraising, event planning, social media, community outreach, press & PR.
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Managing databases and filing systems.
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Implementing and maintaining procedures/policies & administrative systems
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Forming a relationship with our clients as they are part of the community.
Essential skills for this role are:
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Organization skills: The ability to prioritize tasks, manage time, and keep track of deadlines is crucial.
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Communication skills: should be able to communicate effectively in writing.
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Attention to detail: the ability to pick up on small details can prevent costly mistakes from occurring.
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Problem-solving skills: the ability to identify and resolve problems quickly and efficiently.
This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to a worthy cause. The organisation has a warm and friendly atmosphere and will be extremely rewarding for the candidate.
Prior to submitting your application for this position, we suggest you visit our website to gain a better understanding of our organisation and our mission.
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We are currently seeking a volunteer Personal Assistant to the CEO and Founder of Been There. This role is ideal for an individual with experience as a P.A./E.A. looking to work within the charity sector alongside a small and passionate team.
Responsibilities typically include:
- Email management - Acting as a first point of contact for enquiries
- Diary management
- Database management
- Liasing with other team members
- Miscellaneous tasks to support the CEO which will vary according to projects and tasks but could include fundraising, event planning, social media, community outreach, press & PR.
- 5-8 hours a week. Ideally 1-2 hours a day but we are flexible
Essential skills for this role are:
- Organisation skills - prioritize tasks, manage time, and keep track of deadlines
- Communication skills - should be able to communicate effectively in writing.
- Attention to detail
- Problem-solving skills
- Strong team player
- Ability to work independently and ask for clarification when needed
- Confident in use of computer software including Microsoft Office 365
Desirable skills for this role:
- 2+ years experience as a P.A./E.A.
- Experience in use of CRM systems
If you are interested in joining our team but this role isn't quite right for you, please check out our other volunteer roles.
We are an app-based charity that connects people over 18 with a vetted and trained Mentor (who has also 'been there') to help with body image issues.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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QMC Capoeira is looking for a Volunteer Public Relations Assistant who would love to support an international competition in Brazilian Cultural Festival Project-related work. To start ASAP and finish mid–late November.
QMC Capoeira is a martial arts school based in London that has been running since 2006, has an academy in Canada and the Dominican Republic and is the most awarded Capoeira School in the UK.
The objective of the role is to:
- Write press releases to partners
- Manage social media content for QMC
- Create and advise QMC on its communication strategies.
Essential
· Must possess good verbal and written communication skills
· Tactical understanding of all primary social media platforms
· Knowledge and understanding of online and offline marketing tactics
· Ability to commit to volunteering 12 hours a week for 16 weeks (covering from pre-event to post-event period)
Desirable
- Committed to maximizing results within a short period of time
- Show professionalism at all levels and in all environments
- Be a strong team player.
- Well organized, pro-active, self-starter and able to deliver tasks efficiently.
- Good time-management skills
Upon successful application, our HR team will contact you to arrange an interview. Following a successful interview, we'll initiate the onboarding process by sending you the necessary documents. Once your onboarding and identification documents are received and verified, you'll be invited to a 6-hour HR and System Induction. Subsequently, you'll meet with your Head of Department or Assistant Manager for your First Day.
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Borderline Support UK CIC are a small non-profit organisation made up entirely of volunteers. We work to support people with borderline personality disorder through peer support groups, signposting, and more.
Lived experience isn’t necessary for this post, but it would be an advantage.
We are currently looking for enthusiastic and passionate Research Assistants who can dedicate a few hours a month to work on projects with Borderline Support UK. We aren’t looking for people with buckets of experience (although please apply if you do!), so no matter your experience we’d like to hear from you. The more Lived Experience voices we have on our team, the better!
Some of the projects we’re running at the moment are as follows:
- Under 18’s Resource Creation
- 18+ Resource Creation
- Social Media Content
- Support Services across the UK
- Lived Experience data collection
There will be scope to work on larger scale research projects in the future.
Actively Interviewing
This organisation is scheduling interviews as the applications come in. Don’t miss your opportunity, apply now!
QuilomboUK is looking for a Public Relations Assistant, who would love to join a growing organisation.
We are a Kingston-based social marketing enterprise using creative thinking to build community cohesion.
We aim to attract knowledgeable individuals encouraging different cultures to unite which enables us to share and celebrate essential lessons. Partnering with local organisations, we put on programmes of training, workshops and other events that promote unity and tolerance.
We conduct research to support our cause to challenge preconceptions around race and stereotyping. As well as delivering workshops on unconscious bias in the workplace.
The PR Assistant role offers a great opportunity for the right person who is looking to:
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Gain experience in the Third Sector;
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Develop their skills and management experience, or just simply 'give something back to their community'.
Ready for an adventure? Dive into the heart of Quilombo UK by exploring our website and videos! Explore the values that guide our mission, values and the impactful work we do to make a difference in our community.
The role provides you with flexibility and autonomy at work. Where necessary, specific training will also be provided to help you develop and grow your skill set.
Should you meet these requirements, join us in leading positive change!
Main Responsibilities
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Providing general support and guidance to the wider PR Department as and when directed by the Head of PR team.
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Conduct research to support PR planning
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Lead and develop the team
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Foster good community relations through events and through involvement in community initiatives
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Line manager - coach and motivate the team to address skill gaps and achieve aspirations.
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Managing projects as assigned and organising teams to assist in these efforts.
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People management-Manage individual performance, regular progress meetings, induction of new starters, people development, resolve issues.
General tasks
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Contribute to staff meetings and other internal meetings with views and suggestions etc.
Essential
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Must possess excellent verbal and written communication skills
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Tactical understanding of all primary social media platforms
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Knowledge and understanding of online and offline marketing tactics
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Event planning experience
Desirable
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Committed to working with the community with a passion for helping others less fortunate.
The Professional Development Programme with Quilombo UK runs over a period of 16 weeks, is UNPAID and requires a minimum of 12 hours commitment per week across Monday, Wednesday and/or Friday.
Upon successful application, our HR team will contact you to arrange an interview. Following a successful interview, we'll initiate the onboarding process by sending you the necessary documents. Once your onboarding and identification documents are received and verified, you'll be invited to a 6-hour HR and System Induction. Subsequently, you'll meet with your Head of Department or Assistant Manager for your First Day.