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Digital and Social Media Coordinator

Kingston, United Kingdom
£30,684 per annum
Permanent
Full Time, 35 hours per week

About VSO
With VSO volunteers and staff all over the world, you’ll make sure they have all the information they need online.

VSO brings people together to fight poverty by delivering innovative development programmes in more than 30 countries around the world. Through our volunteers, we harness the talents, enthusiasm and skills of ordinary people to bring about lasting change.

We have an exciting opportunity within the International Communications team as a digital and social media coordinator.

Role overview
You’ll be responsible for editing and uploading copy to our websites as well as working with colleagues from around the world in search of content and innovative ways to improve the websites. Your skills will also deliver VSO’s international social media strategy, training and supporting colleagues to increase VSO’s social media presence.

The digital and social media coordinator will work closely with the senior web editor and the international media manager to develop digital campaigns.

Skills, qualifications and experience required
You’ll have strong written and oral communication skills and more than two year’s experience of managing social platforms and online content. You’ll have experience of influencing and engaging stakeholders at all levels.

You’ll have the ability to generate exciting and engaging copy and the ability to edit copy supplied from third parties in a way that works for the web. With experience of running successful social media campaigns, you’ll understand how social media works for charities, how to measure its success and analyse our stakeholder engagement.

Experience of working in an international environment would be a real advantage.


How to apply
If you are highly motivated and are seeking to join an organisation that positively impacts on the lives of poor people, then we would like to hear from you.

If you’re interested in applying for this role, please download the job description to read more details about the position and the skills and experience we’re looking for. To submit your application, click on ‘Apply now’ and complete all relevant fields on the online application form.

Application closing date
05/01/2014

Interview/Assessment date(s)
Early January 2014

Start date
20th January 2014

Click here to download the job description in PDF format
http://vso.force.com/jobopportunities/Job_DetailsPage?jid=a0mD0000003PMJbIAO