Social Media Specialist/Content Creator

What will you be doing?

We're at a point where things need to change. Our founding trustees have done most of the fundraising for years, and we need to build a wider, more reliable income base that doesn't depend on any one person or network.

That's where you'd come in. As our Social Media lead you'd work independently raise our profile and bring in new income that keeps the school running for years to come.

Your focus would be on:

• Ideas to promote the school and its ethos.
• Raising the profile of the school
• Encourage regular donors
• Spotting corporate partnership and CSR opportunities, and drafting outreach proposals
• Identifying further social media opportunities
• Updating trustees every couple of months on progress and what's in the pipeline

You'd have full freedom in how you work. We'll be on hand to give you context, impact stories and trustee support whenever you need them.

What are we looking for?

We want someone who knows that fundraising is about building relationships, not just chasing donations, and who can tell stories that move people to give.

What are we looking for?

Ideally you'll bring:

• Experience in managing and developing social media.
• Strong written communication with a view to recruiting donors.
• A self-starter approach, since you'll be working on your own and shaping how the role looks.
• An interest in international education, child welfare and the alleviation of poverty for a small community.

Formal experience matters less to us than enthusiasm, initiative and the ability to write persuasively. 

What difference will you make?

Right now, 200 children are getting an education they wouldn't otherwise have. By providing them with free education, breakfast, uniforms, exam fees and learning materials we are giving them the chance to free their families from the cycle of poverty in which they are entrenched. They become heroes to their mums and dads!

Your work would help make sure that's still true in five, ten or twenty years' time.

A single donation could fund breakfasts for a class for the year. Fund a teacher's salary for a year. A handful of monthly donors could keep one child fed and in school until they graduate. The right corporate partnership could cover our running costs for a whole term.

There's nothing more rewarding than watching a child go from age 11 to 18, graduate, and then start working or carry on into further education. It changes things for the whole family, and you'd be a big part of why that's possible for our next generation of pupils.

You'll see the impact too. Our trustees travel to Oba Funkia regularly, and we share photos, stories and progress updates so you know exactly where every pound has gone.

Anything else...

Your working schedule is up to you. Our UK and Sierra Leone trustees meet online every couple of months, usually at 6pm UK time on Thursdays, you're welcome to join occasionally sharing how things are going. Not a requirement though.