Social Media Support-Volunteer (Open For Students)

✦This is a free unique volunteer opportunity for students/fresh graduates/anyone who switches careers to volunteer with a British Tech Company in order to build real-world experience and skills toward a career in Social Media.

About SkilledUp Life

At SkilledUp Life, we provide free volunteer opportunities to individuals by pairing them with British Tech Companies. We help them build work experience and improve their career prospects. We currently have over 32,000+ volunteers from over 100+ countries who have utilized SkilledUp Life to build work experience, and skills and land their dream job.

About Opportunity

The Social Media Support Specialist is responsible for reaching out to potential volunteers on Linkedin and other social media platforms for growing User Acquisition efforts. Under the leadership of the Team Administrator, they will also be managing and responding to incoming messages through social media platforms. The Specialist will communicate with potential volunteers via social media and messages, and collaborate with fellow team members, and report trends and patterns to leadership.

The Support Specialist will also be building meaningful connections and suggesting the most relevant Opportunities to fit the needs of each individual. They will also be designing SkilledUp Life branded “Shorts” using Canva for social media platforms. The ideal candidate is results-driven, a self-starter, and LOVES talking to people, solving problems, and being of service. The Specialist will interact with our users on a daily basis, guide them to sign up, answer questions professionally and solve issues through multiple channels while also helping to build the SkilledUp Life brand.

Activities

• Designing and posting “Shorts” on Social Media using Canva for brand building.
• Respond to #opentowork posts on Linkedin from inexperienced individuals who can benefit by joining SkilledUp Life.
• Represent SkilledUp Life by answering questions and guiding them through the sign-up and application process.
• Report your work to the Talent Administrator in the Reporting Sheet.
• Build connections and encourage potential applicants to sign up.
• Understand the needs of each potential user and suggest the most suitable opportunity from the SkilledUp Life platform.

The Ideal Volunteer:

• Adheres to best practices and scopes of engagements. Reports trends and issues to the Administrator on a regular basis and timely manner.
• Stays current on policies and procedures of SkilledUp Life.
• Meets and exceeds expectations as defined by Administration
• Follow-up to make sure they’ve signed up and can articulate the steps towards signing up and applying.
• Excels in understanding the needs of each individual and suggests the most relevant opportunity for their career with excellent support and clear communication.

Education

• Degree or relevant online coursework (Udemy, Coursera, etc) in Digital Marketing or Communications.

Skills & Requirements

• Fantastic communication skills and someone who loves understanding and talking to people.
• A decent amount of Linkedin connections and familiarity with basic social media functions.
• Passionate about learning new things and great work ethic.
• Basic Canva designing skills.

Duration

• 3 months
• Part-time
• Remote

Endorsements

Once a satisfactory outcome is delivered, we will:

• Provide a testimonial for Linkedin that can also be added to your CV/Resume.
• Allow you to add SkilledUp Life Company Name to your Linkedin Profile.
• Provide a Linkedin testimonial.
• Provide a testimonial against your profile on SkilledUp Life.

Disclaimer

This is a voluntary position, i.e. there is no direct financial compensation, no promise of future paid work, or any taxable benefit in kind.

About Applying

Please note that if your Linkedin Application is accepted, you would need to apply through the SkilledUp Life platform (free). You will be guided through that process once your Linkedin Application is processed.