Job Details

Social Media Officer

Mencap

Overview

Our vision is for the UK to be the best place in the world for people with a learning disability to live happy and healthy lives. We're here to support people with a learning disability, their families and their carers. We fight for a kinder, fairer and more inclusive society for people with a learning disability to live in.
£30,000
Per year
Full time, Permanent
(37.5 hours per week)
We are fully flexible about where you work from, but we would love to see you in our London office once a week.

Key information

You’ll play a key role in Mencap’s External Communications team, helping to support and develop our social
media channels. Social media is hugely important to our communications and media strategies, with hundreds of
thousands of followers across our platforms.

About the role

You’ll work closely with colleagues across campaigning, fundraising and media, as well as designers, marketers,
digital and communications experts, and people with a learning disability.

We are proud to be a Disability Confident Leader and welcome applicants with disabilities to apply for all roles with us.

Requirements

  • You'll have experience in creating content and managing social media channels for a charity or
    organisation
  • You’ll be an expert with tools like Brandwatch, Canva, Office 365 and other content production tools.
  • You’ll have taken part in successful social media campaigns before.
  • You’ll be experienced in creating or commissioning content of all types to suit your plans - graphics,
    videos, collabs, blogs, live streams and stories – whatever is needed!
  • You’ll have experience of responding to comments and generating engagement on social channels.
  • You’ll know how to craft a social media post, help plan a campaign and have a knack for telling
    compelling stories.
  • You’ll be great at collaborating and excited by the chance to co-produce your content alongside people
    with a learning disability.
  • You’ll be bold and up for a challenge. You’ll bring a willingness to try new things, challenge the status
    quo and fight for a fairer world.