Social Media Volunteer

Innovative Human Rights NGO Seeks Social Media Volunteer (volunteer position)

About Asylum AccessWe are human rights advocates who support forcibly displaced individuals and communities as they reclaim their rights, agency, and power.

Our unique combination of legal empowerment, policy advocacy, and global systems change creates conditions in which refugees can live safely, move freely, work legally and go to school. Our work transforms the traditional approach of endless humanitarian handouts into a sustainable solution that honors refugees’ freedom, dignity, and autonomy, and equips them to make choices about their own lives.

Asylum Access’ global team and family of local civil society organizations advocate making human rights a reality for refugees throughout Africa, Asia, and Latin America. Our national organizations are led and staffed primarily by community members in those countries, and there is strong mutual trust and respect between our clients and us. On the international stage, we work with established institutions to shift the global system to better uphold and promote refugees’ human rights. We can help catalyze and lead systemic transformation because, uniquely among NGOs in the refugee response sector, we focus exclusively on rights and governance.

Department DescriptionThe Global Communications Department at Asylum Access is a dynamic team that inspires people inside and outside of our organization to be connected to our work, values, and vision. This department has the privilege of working closely with all parts of Asylum Access, including national organizations, our global headquarters team, and global initiatives.

The Global Communications Department is responsible for creating and executing our global communications strategies, establishing and maintaining our organizational voice and branding, advancing our key priorities, and connecting these priorities to larger advocacy and fundraising conversations.

Our department values of thoughtfulness, inclusion, accessibility, and humility are infused into all our interactions inside and outside the department. We are looking for team members with a shared commitment to these values.

Position DescriptionUnder the supervision of the Communications Director, the Social Media Volunteer will produce high-quality social media products that communicate Asylum Access’ mission, values and work around the world. The Social Media Volunteer  will help manage all AA’s channels (Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn and YouTube) and will support website content development as needed.

Essential Responsibilities

Social Media Management

• Produce engaging content for Asylum Access’s global social media channels. This can include copy, graphics, multimedia, interactive stories, and editing photos or videos.
• Schedule content in a timely manner.
• Engage with partner accounts and the general public.
• Produce analytics reports, specifically on campaigns and monthly performance.
• Prepare social media plans around events and evergreen content campaigns.
• Stay up to date with platform trends, changes, and updates to recommend improvements and implement new ideas.

Website support

• Draft website content reflecting our milestones, impact stories, and advocacy goals.
• Assist with administering the website, regularly uploading and editing content, and troubleshooting problems.
• Support the website redesign process as needed.

Cross- Department Collaboration

• Coordinate with communications colleagues from our national organizations to collaborate on shared content and messaging.
• Liaise with colleagues from other departments to ensure their activities and strategic priorities are being reflected across our channels.
• Liaise with external vendors (designers, photographers, videographers, etc.) as needed.

Minimum Qualifications

• Demonstrated experience managing social media channels and planning and creating social media and website content in a corporate, governmental, non-profit, or agency environment.
• Ability to quickly produce and distribute quality, thoughtful, and engaging content.
• Strong commitment to and interest in Asylum Access’ mission and vision.
• Experience with at least one major social media management platform.
• Excellent writing, drafting, and editing skills (in English).
• Enthusiasm for social media as a key tool for activism and social change.
• An attitude that actively seeks out change and embraces critical questioning, innovation, and continuous improvement.

Preferred Qualifications

• Demonstrable competency in thinking about diversity, equity, and inclusion in the external communications of an organization.
• Self-organization and reliability.
• Experience with graphic design, photo editing, and video editing with Adobe Creative Cloud or other software.
• Ability to work independently and with diverse groups of people, with mutual understanding and respect.
• Experience using social media analytics tracking tools.

Hours and Location

This position will require a minimum of 15 hours of work per week for a minimum of 3 months. Schedule and hours are somewhat flexible and official committed hours and work time will be formalized between the selected candidate and the position supervisor. We are open to candidates in a variety of locations, with the exception of the U.S. and with at least 3 hours of overlapping working time with the Central European Time Zone.

Commitments regarding hours and work time will be formalized between the selected candidate and the position supervisor.

Compensation

This is a full-time or part time, unpaid volunteership.

Application Instructions

Upload your resume and cover letter to BambooHR. In your cover letter, please describe your reasons for applying, relevant qualifications, and how you learned about the position. Applicants will be considered on a rolling basis until the position is filled

Asylum Access is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. For more information about our organization, visit www.asylumaccess.org