the organisation

Inner West for Refugees – a volunteer community advocacy group.

We have recently received a grant from City of Sydney to host three events (March, June, October 2022).

We are a small group with volunteers only and we focus on creating a more welcoming Sydney, on raising the voices of refugees and asylum seekers, advocating against indefinite detention and fundraising for organisations doing great work in this space in NSW.

• Email: [email protected]
• Website: https://www.iw4refugees.org/
• Contact: Jacinta Harford 0414 680 676 or via the email below.

Purpose of volunteer role

We are a small group of professionals with a range of experience however we lack experience in social media marketing.

This is an excellent way to get experience or simply volunteer your time for social justice and human rights!

The three events comprise:

• an educational/networking event (morning);
• a cocktail fundraising event including silent auction (evening) - this one we hope to raise a lot of money! Please see here for last years fundraising event: https://www.iw4refugees.org/welcome-refugees-fundraiser
• a celebratory event for people seeking asylum & refuge (daytime).

Supervision

• Jacinta Harford, Administrator IW4R
• Rachel Bracken, Event Co-ordinator Fern Events

Duties

• Work with the IW4R committee on a communications strategy, taking ownership and providing insight and suggestions for us to market three refugee advocacy events (including providing direction for us in tone and messaging)
• Identification of best social media channels, and use of these including targeted advertising and use of hashtags etc and managing event pages
• Content creation for social media and scheduling of posts
• Comms marketing – including getting exposure to our events in community facebook channels, and other media exposure such as local newspapers etc. with the goal of selling tickets to the events
• Attending events and coordinating with photographer and speakers for content creation
• Helping us raise our target of $15,000 for refugee rights in June!

Skills, qualifications or experience required (or desirable)

• Ability to arrange content for social media posts
• Ability to use hashtags and related social media tools
• Knowledge of platforms and online promotional outlets compatible with NFP and community advocacy groups
• Stated commitment to social justice

Background checks

N/A

Time commitment

4 hours per week in the month prior to each event.

Preferred start date

As soon as possible. First event 19 March 2022.

Expected end date (or ongoing)

20 October 2022.

How to Apply

Click Apply Now and follow the instructions, or contact Jacinta for more information via email [email protected] using the subject line: Volunteer - Social Media / Marketing / Communications enquiry via EthicalJobs or on 0414 680 676.