Volunteer Social Media Volunteer

What will you be doing?

Key Responsibilities  1. Social Media Management 

Plan, schedule, and publish engaging content across key platforms (Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn, YouTube).  Create posts using tools such as Canva—incorporating branding, accessibility (alt text, captions), and inclusive language.  Respond to comments, direct messages, and community mentions in a supportive and timely manner.  Help maintain and update Linktree to ensure users can easily access our events, resources, and news.  Monitor engagement, trends, and platform updates, suggesting improvements to boost reach and impact. 

2. Content Creation 

Design creative, user-friendly graphics, videos, and reels to support campaigns, events, and awareness days.  Collaborate with the team to develop new ideas for educational, inspirational, and advocacy-focused content.  Repackage existing content (blog posts, testimonials, articles) for social media audiences.  Support video editing for YouTube or short-form content, if possible. 

3. Strategy & Campaign Support 

Assist in planning and executing social media campaigns aligned with SEDSConnective’s calendar of events and advocacy work.  Contribute to developing a consistent voice, tone, and visual identity across platforms. Work with the wider team to help promote fundraising initiatives, events, and training sessions.   

What are we looking for?

Skills & Competencies 

Confidence using Canva (essential), and ideally comfortable with basic video editing tools.  Understanding X, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, and LinkedIn, and how to create engaging platform-specific content.   Strategic person who creates themes for content and moulds content on same topic for all social media platforms to maximise gains and reduce time investment.  Strong written communication and visual storytelling skills.  Able to work independently and collaboratively with remote teams.  Organised, proactive, and comfortable managing multiple small tasks. 

Personal Qualities 

Passionate about advocacy, accessibility, and inclusion.  Creative thinker with an eye for detail and a desire to improve user experience.  A friendly and respectful communicator—able to adapt messaging to diverse audiences.  Committed to SEDSConnective’s mission and values. 

Time Commitment 

Flexible, approximately 5–10 hours per week.  Attend occasional online team or WhatsApp meetings. 

What difference will you make?

A chance to make a meaningful difference in a growing, inclusive charity.  Flexible, fully remote volunteering.  Supportive and collaborative team culture.  Opportunities for personal development and skill-building.  Reasonable expenses may be reimbursed where possible, there should not be any