Volunteering Opportunity: Social Media Marketing Volunteer with HSO - Herts Schools Outreach (UK) CIC

Herts Schools Outreach are looking for a Social Media Marketer. We would like to recruit a volunteer for 1-2 hours each day or 1 day per week, for a period of six months (with a one-month trial period). The role of the Social Media Marketing Volunteer will be to assist the Communications & Marketing Manager in promoting HSO’s activities and to raise brand awareness using social
media platforms.

Opportunity Type: Long-term Commitment

District: Hertsmere

Location: Indoor

Time of day: Weekday Mornings, Weekday Afternoons

Practical Considerations: HSO is a registered charity that works to enhance positive mental health change across the
UK and to provide early intervention to Children and Young People experiencing negative or
poor Mental Health, by providing them with clear and concise strategies that benefit both the
network of the Child or Young Person and the individuals themselves.

Requirements: Relevant qualification or training, Will require a criminal record check (DBS)

Suitable for: 18 – 25 year olds, Aged 26 and over, University students, Older People, People with restricted mobility

Suitable for volunteers interested in: Children, Families & Family Support, Marketing & Communication, Voluntary & Community Action, Young People & Adolescents

Does this opportunity provide wheelchair access?: No

Full Description:
Person specification
The volunteer position would suit a new graduate from a marketing course or a practiced
marketer who is looking to gain further experience in social media marketing.
This role would suit someone who:
• Has some experience of marketing and social media, either through education,
work or volunteering
• Is familiar with using social media platforms and other online tools to generate
interest in a business
or project
• Is an excellent communicator
• Is able to write clearly, accurately and concisely
• Can be flexible with their time: We envisage a volunteer will spend a short time
each day (although not necessarily every day) updating social media channels
• Willing to attend occasional events and workshops with a view to reporting on
them
The role

Developing HSO’s social media presence with a particular focus on:
• Keeping our social media platforms updated, ideally at
least two to three times per
week

• Encouraging others to comment on our posts and share them

• Increasing the numbers of people following our posts on
Facebook, Instagram,
LinkedIn, and Threads
• Building the HSO brand
• Helping to set and work towards, social media objectives
and targets
As well as undertaking the following project:
• PR: Writing a press release monthly with a view to
obtaining media coverage; responding
to any resulting media interest and working with
Communications & Marketing Manager to
obtain the necessary information, photographs and
interviews if required.
The Social Media Volunteer will be expected to partake
in brainstorming sessions and
marketing meetings with the aim of setting strategies
and objectives for social media
campaigns.