Publicity & Fundraising Team Member

 

Who we are: 

Samaritans is a registered charity aimed at providing emotional support to anyone in emotional distress, struggling to cope or at risk of suicide throughout the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland, often through its telephone helpline.

Responsibilities:

  • Supporting the success of Publicity & Fundraising owned events by promoting our activity on social media, being an active participant at events and helping with bucket collections
  • Regularly producing and scheduling posts for the branch’s social media account that promote key Samaritans messages, upcoming events activities, awareness days and more
  • Researching, applying for and winning bids that directly fund the maintenance of the branch, the training of listening volunteers and various other projects 
  • Publishing news stories, end-of-quarter newsletters and other long-form content for the branch’s dedicated webpage to improve SEO and raise awareness of the Samaritans on a local and national level
  • Encourage participation from existing Samaritans volunteers and foster a sense of community in the branch by issuing motivational internal comms as needed
  • Producing content that places the Samaritans in the media, eg  
  • Supporting the P&F Deputy Director and Branch Directors as new opportunities emerge

What we are looking for:

  • IT literate due to the digital nature of the role
  • Personable with good communication skills
  • Available to meet face-to-face in the Manchester & Salford branch at least once per month
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