Hybrid Volunteer Marketing and Communications Volunteer | The Hunger Project UK Volunteer Marketing and Communications Volunteer | The Hunger Project UK

Are you passionate about global change? Join The Hunger Project UK as a Marketing and Communication Volunteer to empower communities to end hunger. This remote role requests 1 day a week for 6 months.What difference will you make?This role will enable you to make a difference with a global charity that empowers communities to end their own hunger and poverty. If you find this exciting, this is the perfect role just for you! The successful candidate will be joining a small UK-based team with big ambitions and offers a fast-paced, agile organisation where you have the opportunity to work collaboratively with our UK team and global colleagues, to radically scale up our UK activities. If you are a pro-active, results-driven individual with a can-do attitude, this multi-faceted role provides a gateway to growth and development. Most importantly, if you are passionate about achieving an end to world hunger, you’ll be in the right place to help individuals and communities in our programme countries across Africa, South Asia and Latin America to achieve that very goal. Your desire to make the world a better place and will support The Hunger Project’s vision for a world free from hunger and poverty by 2030 and you will be able to work at the heart of international development.What are we looking for?Skills & Experience Required Social Media Expertise Experience with platforms like Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn is essential. You’ll support our social channels, creating engaging content and building interaction. Understanding how to tailor posts to specific audiences and maintain brand voice is key. Content Creation Strong writing skills are critical for producing blog posts, newsletters, and campaign materials. You’ll need to communicate clearly and persuasively. Familiarity with content management systems (like WordPress) and email marketing tools (like Mailchimp) is a plus, but training can be provided. Digital Marketing & Campaign Support You’ll assist in creating content and assets for major campaigns and creative thinking is encouraged to ensure we engage supporters and attract new audiences. Time Management Juggling multiple responsibilities—from updating the website to scheduling social media posts—requires excellent organisational skills. Meeting deadlines while delivering high-quality work is key. Collaborative & Adaptable Flexibility and teamwork are essential as you’ll be supporting various marketing activities across a small, fast-paced team. Personal Qualities Proactive & Initiative-Driven We’re looking for someone who can take ownership of tasks, identify opportunities, and run with them. A "can-do" attitude and an eagerness to learn and grow will help you thrive in this role. Passion for Social Change A deep commitment to The Hunger Project’s mission to end hunger is essential. Your dedication will drive your creativity and ensure that all your efforts align with our mission of empowering communities globally. Growth Mindset You don’t need to be an expert, but you must have a willingness to learn and take on new challenges. This role offers plenty of room for growth, with opportunities to develop your skills in marketing, communications, and digital strategy. Creativity This role requires someone with a creative flair to produce compelling content that will engage and inspire action. Whether writing a newsletter, or creating a social post, your creativity will help our mission stand out.What will you be doing?About Us Our mission is to end hunger and poverty by pioneering sustainable, grassroots, women-centred strategies and advocating for their widespread adoption in countries throughout the world. In 2023, 12.4 million people engaged with our programme work across 13 countries in Africa, South Asia and Latin America and over 1 million people are living a hunger-free, self-reliant future thanks to our work. We believe people living in hunger are themselves the key to ending hunger. In partnership, we work with community members to realise their vision, commitment, and leadership so they can feed themselves and their families, and end hunger for good in their communities. We work to solve the root causes of hunger by supporting the communities experiencing them. As we adapt to meet local challenges and opportunities wherever we work, our programmes have a wide range of objectives, such as, ending child marriage, empowering women leaders, increasing girls in education, engaging local governments, entrepreneurism and employability, climate resilient farming and maternal health. About You The successful candidate will be joining a small UK-based team with big ambitions, so you’ll need to be comfortable with change and working within a fast-paced, agile organisation. You'll work with our UK team and global colleagues to scale our UK activities. As such, you will be pro-active, result driven and have a can-do attitude. This is a multi-faceted role that has huge potential for growth and development. Most importantly, you’ll be committed to the sustainable end of hunger. If this sounds like you, then read on! Key Responsibilities Support the Marketing & Relationships Manager in daily tasks and workload. Creating exciting content for our Instagram, Facebook, Twitter and Linkedin pages. Connecting with social media followers, answering questions, and tailoring content to the audience. Setting up regular email campaigns in Mailchimp and checking for accuracy of links etc. Create content and collateral for various marketing campaigns including World Food Day and Christmas. Writing blog posts and updating website using WordPress

Desired Skills and Experience

Campaigning, Copywriting / Journalism, Event management, Marketing strategy, Public relations, Social media marketing