Current Vacancies
Social Media Communications Officer
15 Hours per Week Job Share, Home-Based with some travel for meetings in Yorkshire/ North East England
Salary £22,000 per annum pro rata plus 5% Pension contribution
Are you social media savvy and ready for a new and exciting challenge? Move the Masses is looking for a dynamic and creative Communications Officer to join our team and make a real difference to people across Yorkshire and the North East.
Move the Masses is an exciting charity operating across Yorkshire and the North East of England. Our Move Mates projects support people to get out walking, improving mental and physical health and reducing loneliness and isolation . Our projects make a real difference supporting some of the most isolated people in our local communities.
As our Social Media Communications Officer you’ll be tasked with increasing awareness of Move the Masses and our Move Mate projects by creating and scheduling impactful content to use across our social media platforms. You’ll respond to social media messages and comments, share updates and news on our platforms and design engaging campaigns to raise awareness of our work.
The ideal candidate will have an excellent understanding of how to effectively use a range of social media platforms, a passion for content creation and experience creating social media posts for a range of audiences. You’ll work closely with our project managers and CEO to create social media posts with specific messages from recruiting new volunteers, to asking for donations, from sharing our impact and beneficiaries stories, to advertising our fundraising events. You will need to be organised, proactive and have a high standard of written English. A passion for helping people get active, volunteering and giving back to local communities is essential.
In return we can offer a highly flexible working environment, 25 paid days holiday per year (pro rated for part time work), paid volunteering time and a highly supportive team environment.
The role is primarily home based and can be located anywhere throughout the Yorkshire and North East of England with bi monthly travel to one of our project locations (York, Leeds, Durham, Pocklington & Selby).
The role is a 15 hour job share with our Marketing & Communications Officer. We are open to a wide range of working patterns but in order to provide coverage for our social media accounts need the hours worked over a minimum of three days, including two days out of Wednesday, Thursday or Friday (eg 5 hours for 3 days a week, 3.75 hours for 4 days a week, 1x 7.5 day and 2 x 3.75 a week).
Full Job Description here: Social Media JD
To submit an application, please send your CV and a covering letter detailing your relevant experience, why you are interested in the role and why you are a great candidate to recruitment@movethemasses.org.uk
Closing Date 9am Thursday 14th September
Interviews (held virtually) Wednesday 20th and Thursday 21st September