Social Media Officer

Here at St John Ambulance, we recognise the value of social media as a tool for good. We’re looking for a passionate Social Media Officer with a real skill for community management, excellent written skills and an eye for engaging, high-quality content.Do you want to make a difference and be part of a vibrant and inclusive organisation that has been helping save lives for more than a century? As one of the country’s best-loved charities, St John Ambulance played a pivotal role in responding to the pandemic as well as ‘everyday’ health emergencies, training, supporting communities, and improving young people’s lives.Here at St John Ambulance, we recognise the value of social media as a tool for good.We’re looking for a passionate Social Media Officer with a real skill for community management, excellent written skills and an eye for engaging, high-quality content.We pride ourselves in being a great place to work, providing a supportive culture with opportunities to grow and develop your career, achieve a healthy work life balance and to be recognised for the great work you do. The role benefits from a competitive salary, generous pension, hybrid, flexible working, 33 days holiday (inclusive of bank holidays) - increasing to 38 days over 5 years, options to buy and sell holiday, free first/mental aid first aider courses, Blue Light and NHS online shopping discounts, cycle to work scheme, life assurance, flu jab, eye care, mental health and wellbeing tools and volunteering days.Please see the job description for more detail (this can be viewed on our website or once you click apply)About You:Experience of working on professional social media campaigns with sound knowledge of Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, TikTokand LinkedInExperience of building and running paid social media campaigns and operating in a target driven environmentExperience of community management on social media platforms and commissioning and creating platform and audience optimised contentExcellent copy writing and editing skills with strong attention to detailAbility to analyse and interpret data generated by social media management tools eg: HootsuiteAbout The Role:Coordinate St John’s presence and engage the public on all social media platforms.Monthly in-depth reporting for Communication Team, but also wider aspects of the business that require it using Hootsuite, Facebook Analytics and emerging toolsKey owner of creating daily engaging content and devising social media plans for teams across the organisation. Including maintaining a strong knowledge of social media trends and innovations, identifying any that may be of benefit or interest to St John (eg: TikTok).Support teams across the organisation with their social media presence, with a key interest in our Youth programmes.About Us:This is a fantastic opportunity to join a team of over 1,700 employees and over 30,000 volunteers, united by our goal of saving lives through essential first aid services, training and campaigning. As a charity with rich heritage and a long history of serving humanity, we are proud of our past and excited about creating a healthier, safer, more resilient future.St John Ambulance works at the heart of communities, supporting and enabling them to access and receive physical and mental health first aid. We do this through developing and providing effective community response and outreach services (e.g. Ambulance response, Falls response, Night Time Economy and Homelessness outreach) and using our longstanding expertise to empower people with vital clinical skills and the confidence to use them (e.g. our Volunteers and Community Advocates, NHS Cadets and Young Responders programmes).Find out more about us, including our new Ask Me campaign, atwww.sja.org.uk If you are a current St John Ambulance employee, please apply here: Click here For all other candidates, or St John Ambulance volunteers wishing to apply: please apply below.We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive high volume of applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.St John Ambulance are committed to increasing the diversity of our team and making sure we best reflect the diversity of the communities we serve.At St John, everyone is valued and supported to thrive, we have several networks including Multi Culture, Disability and Accessibility, Pride, Family and Carers and Women’s groups. We do nottolerate any form ofdiscriminationandengendera sense of belonging for all, by creating an environment of mutual respect, where we value unique differences and demonstrate authentic allyship.We believe passionately in equality, diversity and inclusion.Please note: St John does not accept speculative CVs and will only review CVs sent in application for an advertised vacancy.Recruitment Agencies:We are not utilising the services of recruitment agencies for this vacancy and will accept direct applications only.
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