At a glance

Skills

Campaigning
Copywriting / Journalism
Marketing strategy
Public relations
Social media marketing
Strategic development and planning
Strategic mentoring / coaching
Market research
User research
Mentoring / Coaching

Where

Chichester, PO19 8AR

Mainly at home

Time

Either in or out of office hours Estimate of time needed:
3-7 hours / week We would appreciate to receive volunteer application who are hoping to be able to help us for atleast 6 month 3-7 hours per week

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Act4Africa's Head of Marketing and Communications volunteer will help us to develop our charities marketing strategy to match our ambitious growth plans that engage existing and acquire new donors and supporters.

What will you be doing?

Skills and person specification

Leadership: The ability to direct others to achieve charity goals, which requires active listening, delegation, empathy, and flexibility
Creativity: The ability to think outside the box and test different creative directions to make your message stand out
Content marketing: The ability to create content like videos, blogs, podcasts, or infographics to provide value to customers and improve the consumer experience
Market research: The ability to understand target audience demographics, preferences, and media consumption habits to tailor marketing messages
Strategic planning: The ability to plan strategically
Communication: The ability to communicate effectively
Marketing analytics: The ability to use marketing analytics
Budget management: The ability to manage budgets
Digital marketing: The ability to use digital marketing tools and technologies
Search Engine Optimization (SEO): The ability to ensure a website ranks high on search engines for specific keywords

What are we looking for?

What we're looking for

Proven ability to design and deliver effective marketing strategies
Proven experience of growing an audience and increasing supporters, donors and customers for a cause led brand
Proven ability to design successful growth marketing campaigns to engage and acquire new supporters across a range of channels
An excellent eye for design, with experience producing posts on Canva, Photoshop or Illustrator
Ability to write compelling copy for Facebook and Instagram
Strong analytical skills, with the ability to interpret data and make recommendations based on the results
Experience of effective line management and of supporting a small international team with limited budget team working hybrid environment
Experience managing a campaign budget
Proactive in suggesting creative ideas for new compelling content
Experience in working with organisation that is mainly volunteer lead

What difference will you make?

You will help Act4Africa's charity gain more exposure, as well as improve our marketing strategy even though we are small charity we have a very loyal donor base, however one of our greatest challenges recently is to attract new supporters, we hope that by joining Act4Africa as our Head of Marketing and Communications volunteer, you will help us to devise clear marketing strategy and help us train our Act4Africa's team in Uganda new effiecnt marketing techiques

Before you apply

Please make sure to Submit your CV with up to date contact details so we can reach you :)

About Act4Africa

Causes

Children / families

Education

International development

Mental health

Poverty relief

Women

Organisation type:

Charity

Act4Africa Uganda is an award-winning NGO, working with long-standing partner and registered charity Act4Africa UK. We aim to reduce poverty and transform communities through our health, education...