Social Media Volunteer
Description
We're seeking a volunteer to develop and implement our social media strategy, grow our online presence, and increase the general awareness of our charity.
Responsibilities will include: • Plan, create, and manage a social media content calendar across all relevant platforms. • Develop and implement social media strategies to increase awareness and engagement. • Monitor and report on campaign performance, providing feedback to the FONFA Board. • Create high-quality, eye-catching content, including text, images, and videos. We're seeking a volunteer to develop and implement our social media strategy, grow our online presence, and increase the general awareness of our charity.
Responsibilities will include: • Plan, create, and manage a social media content calendar across all relevant platforms. • Develop and implement social media strategies to increase awareness and engagement. • Monitor and report on campaign performance, providing feedback to the FONFA Board. • Create high-quality, eye-catching content, including text, images, and videos.
The skills you'll need
You will need to have the following skills in order to participate:
It would be an advantage if you have experience in a similar role and have an understanding of social media platforms and their respective audiences. You will need excellent written and oral communication skills, a creative mindset and the ability to work collaboratively in a team environment.
When
Schedule
Flexible times
Commitment
Self Managed
You will need
Minimum age: 18
FRIENDS OF THE NEW FOREST AIRFIELDS
Arts, culture and heritage
Every year hundreds of holiday makers head for the New Forest, to relax in the tranquillity of the area. Little do they realise that there were once 12 airfields situated in this small area and the peace would have been shattered by the sounds of aero engines as Britain defended itself from invasion and prepared for the D Day landings.
At the start of the war there were only two airfields in the New Forest. The seaplane base at Calshot, and the airport at Christchurch. These were rapidly joined by five new airfields being built at Stoney Cross, Ibsley, Holmsley South, Beaulieu and Hurn.
In preparation for D Day, Advanced Landing Grounds were also quickly built, five of these were in the New Forest at Winkton, Lymington, Needs Oar Point, Bisterne and on Christchurch airfield. These were temporary airfields which then moved to new Advanced Landing Grounds built in France after D Day.
During 1944, the New Forest airfields housed more than 25,000 military and 10,000 civilian staff and around 1500 aircraft. The Advanced Landing Ground at Needs Oar Point became the busiest airfield in the country for around three weeks, with aircraft taking off or landing every 45 seconds, for up to eighteen hours a day.
It is difficult to comprehend the impact this had on the way of life for the people of the New Forest. Today there is very little left of these airfields, but it is important that future generations are able to appreciate the scale of involvement of those in the New Forest during those days.
The role of FONFA is to preserve this history and tell the story through our Heritage Centre and Outreach Programme. The charity is run entirely by volunteers who form a small, but expanding band of friendly, like-minded people. Roles include acting as guides, tearoom helpers, outreach speakers and members dealing with social media etc. No previous experience is required as we have a training programme in place, and you will be assigned a personal mentor when you join us.