Our aim is to provide essential emergency food parcels to people in need in Dereham, Fakenham and Swaffham.
Social Media Volunteer
Practical details
Volunteering • Organisation role
Contact person
Karen Norcott
Requirements
#121235
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To set up and maintain our social media presence to keep us in the forefront of peoples' minds when donating and volunteering
Why we want you
As a food bank we are part of a growing movement that is taking action to create a fair and compassionate society and deliver our vision for a UK without the need for food banks. Through our social media platforms, we are aiming to gain support for our activity as a food bank and raise awareness in our local community of the drivers pushing people into poverty in order to inspire local people to take action. We are looking for a Social Media and Communications Volunteer to help oversee and drive this important activity forward and enable us to elevate the voice of food bank staff, volunteers, and those with first-hand experience of hardship.
Why volunteer with us
Volunteering is a fantastic way for you to be involved in your local community and our volunteers are at the heart of all that we do as a food bank. The role of volunteers dedicating their time and skills will continue to be critical as we work to fulfil our vision of seeing the UK without the need for food banks.
What you will be doing:
- support the food bank manager with the development and delivery of our social media and communications plan and policies
- create regular innovative, engaging and relevant social media posts that reflect our campaigns, key activities, events, and requests for support
- create accessible, succinct articles to keep volunteers and supporters across the food bank up to date with activities and developments
- follow, reshare, and like posts from our key audiences, ensuring our accounts remain active
- research new social media platforms that we might use and keep up to date with current trends
- attend regular meetings with the food bank manager to plan our social media activity.
The skills you need:
- experience and understanding in using social media channels such as Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, and Twitter (privately or professionally)
- ability to think creatively to deliver engaging and authentic online content with accuracy and good attention to detail
- ability to provide information in plain English
- ability to operate in a professional manner when communicating online and maintain professional boundaries
- understand the need for confidentiality, safeguarding, and data protection and the ability to volunteer within our policies and guidelines
- ability to get on with others and be part of a team, as well as being motivated to complete tasks independently
- confident level of computer literacy and systems, for example, Hootsuite.
What’s in it for you:
- having an enjoyable experience whilst volunteering with us
- providing an essential and much needed service at our food bank
- making a difference for people in the local community
- meeting new people and being part of a motivated team
- learning new skills and utilising your existing skills to make a difference
- challenging yourself to try something different, learn and develop.
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Our aim is to provide essential emergency food parcels to people in need in Dereham, Fakenham and Swaffham.
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