At a glance

Skills

Marketing strategy
Social media marketing
Digital and IT strategy
Digital Trustees
Project management / Product owner
Volunteer management
Data protection / GDPR

Where

Herne Hill, SE24 9JD

Remote opportunity

Travel limit? UK-based and able to travel to London at least twice per year for meetings

Time

Mostly outside office hours Estimate of time needed:
3-7 hours / week This varies between around 6 and 12 days per year, you are free to split this up around your other commitments. You will need to keep in touch online

Deadline

01 Oct 2024

Think Malawi is a passionate volunteer based UK based charitable Trust. Help us to develop strategies to raise funds and roll out projects in Malawi. You will lead the digital marketing with our PR and social media communications team.

What will you be doing?

Key responsibilities

Provide strategic marketing advice to the charity and its programmes in Malawi
Initiate and oversee projects for the charity, as well oversee its ongoing marketing and communications work
To be an active board member
Along with other trustees, ensure the charity complies with its governing document and its legal obligations
Participate in fundraising projects
Help to communicate the charity's work and foster new partnerships
Work with volunteers and stakeholders in the UK and Malawi

What are we looking for?

Essential knowledge/skills

Expertise in devising and implementing digital marketing, PR and/or social media campaigns
Willingness to be hands on in projects you're involved in
A positive approach
Enthusiastic
Self-motivated

Desirable knowledge/skills

Knowledge of Malawi or Africa
Fundraising experience
Experience working in the education, not for profit or charity sectors
Hands-on marketing, PR and/or social media experience
Working with volunteers

What difference will you make?

This is a chance to use your digital marketing skills to make a direct impact on the lives of children in Malawi. In addition you will gain experience working at board level in an organisation, as well as with hands on project work and helping to administer the charity.

Previous board-level or charity experience is not essential, as onboarding and guidance are provided and we pride ourselves on providing a warm welcome to all new team members!

As part of a small, agile organisation we welcome new ideas, and you will be able to get projects up and running fast.

Purpose of role

We develop strategies and roll out programmes hand in hand with the projects we support. Along with a fellow marketing and comms trustees, you will provide strategic input, practical support and advice to the charity and its programmes.
You will work alongside our PR trustee and our social media trustee.
You will be responsible for planning primarily digital campaigns to support our fundraising events and ongoing fundraising and supporter communications
You will need to source and manage volunteers who will implement campaigns
You will also need to apply the strategy to an operational plan and help to find and manage the resources needed to implement it. Our key channels of online communication are currently our website, Google Ads, Microsoft Ads, LinkedIn Twitter, Instagram, Facebook and our email newsletter, we are open to expanding this in future.

Before you apply

Send in CV and a short letter on why you would like to get involved
One of the trustees will then arrange to meet up with you or call you
The next stage would be to speak to a selection of the trustees, after which you will be notified about whether your application is successful

Trustees are normally elected for 3 years initially.

About Think Malawi

Causes

Education

Young people

Organisation type:

Charity

Think Malawi is an innovative UK based charitable Trust run 100% by volunteers. We work hand in hand with Malawians to improve access to quality education, allowing them to fulfil their ambitions...

Trustee with digital marketing expertise