Social Media Officer (Voluntary role)

Social Media Officer (Voluntary role)

Ongoing role
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At a glance

Skills

  • Public relations
  • Social media marketing
  • Graphic design
  • Illustration
  • Media production (video/audio)
  • Photography

Where

Edinburgh, EH2 4AN
Remote opportunity

Time

Either in or out of office hours Estimate of time needed:
3-7 hours / week

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International Association for Democracy is looking for a Social Media Officer to help promote IAD across our social media accounts. 

What will you be doing?

Objectives of this Role

  • Prepare IAD posts for Facebook, Instagram and Twitter on topics relating to democracy, adding value to our audience and driving channel growth
  • Prepare images for social media posts using Canva (training provided)
  • Suggest topics IAD should post on
  • Carry out digital campaigning on our social media pages: engage with relevant content as IAD to increase our visibility on social media and to gain new followers (training provided)

Skills and Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s and/or master’s degree in Political Sciences or a related field
  • Previous experience with social media (in a professional capacity)
  • Basic understanding of Google Workspace and collaboration tools on Google Docs
  • Fluent in English (C2-level)
  • Passion for democracy, rule of law and human rights

Preferred Qualifications

  • Can generate engaging infographics and videos

What are we looking for?

Skills and Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s and/or master’s degree in Political Sciences or a related field
  • Previous experience with social media (in a professional capacity)
  • Basic understanding of Google Workspace and collaboration tools on Google Docs
  • Fluent in English (C2-level)
  • Passion for democracy, rule of law and human rights

Preferred Qualifications

  • Can generate engaging infographics and videos

What difference will you make?

Your input will help us reach the various publicity channels in support of our vision as an organisation.

Causes
  • Human rights
  • Organisation type: 
    Charity

    The International Association for Democracy (IAD) is an NGO that works to defend and advance democracy around the globe.

    With the number of authoritarian countries on the rise, we campaign...