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Publicity & Fundraising Team Member
Organisation Details
Manchester & Salford Samaritans
Activity type: Advice, Information and Support, Campaigning and Lobbying, Community Work, Counselling and Listening, Event Support, Fundraising, Health and Wellbeing, LGBT+, Marketing, PR and Media, Mental Health, Mentoring, Befriending and Buddying
Organisation Description: To enable persons a Manchester, Salford, Trafford and the surrounding area, as well as nationally, who are experiencing feelings of distress or despair, including those who may be at risk of suicide, to receive confidential, emotional support at any time of day or night in order to improve their emotional health and reduce the incidence of suicide.
Description of role: Every 10 seconds, Samaritans responds to a call for help.
The Publicity & Fundraising team at the Manchester & Salford Samaritans branch is responsible for raising awareness of the vital support the Samaritans provides (publicity) and raising money so they can continue to provide that support (fundraising). As a Publicity & Fundraising (P&F) Team Member, you have the opportunity to help us not only “keep the lights on” in the branch, but make vital improvements that have a hand in reaching more people so fewer lives are lost to suicide.
Responsibilities
• Supporting in the success of P&F 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 activity, 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
Requirements
• 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
The Publicity & Fundraising team at the Manchester & Salford Samaritans branch is responsible for raising awareness of the vital support the Samaritans provides (publicity) and raising money so they can continue to provide that support (fundraising). As a Publicity & Fundraising (P&F) Team Member, you have the opportunity to help us not only “keep the lights on” in the branch, but make vital improvements that have a hand in reaching more people so fewer lives are lost to suicide.
Responsibilities
• Supporting in the success of P&F 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 activity, 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
Requirements
• 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
Skills / qualities associated with the role: Creative Skills, Administration, Commercial Awareness, Event Planning, Fundraising, IT Skills, Marketing and PR, Practical Skills, Project Management, Research, Team Working, Written Communication Skills
Are volunteer expenses available?: Yes
Duration of role: Ongoing / Long term
Opportunity times: Monday AM, Monday PM, Monday Evening, Tuesday AM, Tuesday PM, Tuesday Evening, Wednesday AM, Wednesday PM, Wednesday Evening, Thursday AM, Thursday PM, Thursday Evening, Friday AM, Friday PM, Friday Evening, Saturday AM, Saturday PM, Saturday Evening, Sunday AM, Sunday PM, Sunday Evening
DBS required: Off
Can reasonable adjustments be made regarding additional needs?: Yes
Is this organisation part of the Sports Volunteering Scheme (SVS)?: No
Minimum hours commitment: 1
Location:
72-74 Oxford Street
Manchester
M1 5NH