Volunteers Communication & Advertisement
Job Details
| Job Title: | Volunteers Communication & Advertisement |
| Job Category: | Marketing & Communication |
| Department/Group: | AAFRO Community program and operation team |
| Job Code/ Req#: | W005 |
| State: | Victoria, with a primary focus on the Western suburbs of Melbourne |
| Travel Required: | Minimal |
| Level/Salary Range: | Pro- bono |
| Position Type: | Volunteer |
| Duration: | 6-12 months |
| Content management: | Nill |
| Contact: | Jiress Musafiri AAFRO or Mamadou Diamanka jobs@aafro.org.au |
| Date Posted: | 23/06/2021 |
| Reports to: | AAFRO Managers |
| Posting Expires: | 17/07/2021 |
About the Australian African Foundation for Retention and Opportunity (AAFRO)
Australian African Foundation for Retention and Opportunity (AAFRO) is a non-for-profit charity organisation that exists primarily to build a bridge between young people of African descent, their families, and the wider Australian community.
Our mission is to create sustainable access to opportunities for immigrants, refugees, and vulnerable young people, particularly those from African backgrounds. We do this by supporting them to reach their full potential as individuals and integrate harmoniously into the wider Australian community.
Our vision is that Africans and other culturally and linguistically diverse communities (CALD) should feel welcomed, trusted, and understood. To do so, we:
assist with their integration into wider society by providing them with education, counselling, self-development skills, housing assistance, and cultural advice to re-establish their economic and emotional independence.
develop and run programs to improve their livelihood, including those that focus on preventing poverty and distress and providing educational opportunities to improve economic and social circumstances for at-risk youth.
promote greater awareness in schools, government and non-government agencies and service providers of the circumstances of young people African and other descent, as well as their family living in Australia.
AAFRO's philosophy
AAFRO programs are based on community restorative a practice derived from a variety of traditional justice practices that promote collectivism rather than the individualist approach to everyday life, including indigenous justice circles, the African philosophy of Ubuntu, and modern developments. AAFRO’s Community Circle philosophy, based on Ubuntu, is built on human universality, and traditional moral values of respect, integrity, togetherness, compassion, fairness, and dignity.
AAFRO programs are designed to address community-wide issues by: (i) working with individuals and groups to reach their potential while they are in the community, including taking full responsibility for their actions, (ii) working towards restoring family relationships, (iii) helping incarcerated people to reintegrate into their communities, and (iv) women's empowerment and community harmony.
Position Overview
We’re looking for an innovative, energetic and passionate communications and online marketing coordinator with a good understanding of design, set-up and execution of online promotional activities
As a communication and digital marketer, you will be responsible for:
Designing, building and maintaining AAFRO’s communication/ marketing in a social media platform
Brainstorming new and creative idea strategies that could increase to promote AAFRO organisation
Conducting research and identifying new ways of communicating AAFRO services activities to reach a wider audience
Developing media releases, pitches and materials that secure quality coverage in targeted media
Key Responsibility Areas
Communication-Marketer:
Develop and manage digital marketing campaigns
Manage organization’s website
Optimise content for the website and social networking channels such as Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, Instagram, Google Plus, etc
Track the website traffic flow and provide internal reports regularly
Identify new digital or ways of communication marketing trends and ensure that AAFRO is up to date with the latest trends ways of communicating
Promote company’s product and services in the digital space
Execute social media efforts to improve KPIs, likes, shares, tweets, etc
Stakeholder engagement
Establish and maintain effective working relationships with internal and external stakeholders
Work collaboratively with key stakeholders to achieve program and AAFRO objectives
Ensure all internal and external communications are effective, appropriate, and timely.
Engagement in professional development activities
Effective and timely participation in AAFRO’s performance review process.
Engagement in ongoing professional development and training activities to meet performance needs.
Work ethic
Models behaviours consistent with AAFRO’s values and mission, particularly those in line with the Ubuntu philosophy.
Actively promotes, encourages and demonstrates a strong participant focused ethic.
Actively contributes ideas and works collaboratively with the broader AAFRO team.
Supports the AAFRO vision and direction in all communication.
Embraces change in a positive and professional manner.
Respects and values diversity in all interactions.
Ensure compliance with relevant statutory requirements.
Key Selection Criteria
The successful applicant will demonstrate the following key selection criteria of the role:
Qualifications
Strong background in marketing and communication roles
A relevant tertiary qualification or equivalent industry experience
Essential experience and knowledge
Good communication and advertising design skills
Advanced knowledge of social media platforms
Good writing, communication and editing skills
Ability to analyse data and draw insight
Ability to work independently and in a team environment.
Ability to edit and post content, videos, podcasts, and audio content on online sites.
In-depth knowledge of online communications, advertising, opportunities and strategies
Desirable
Demonstrated understanding of or experience in working with people from diverse cultural backgrounds, CALD individuals or communities
Mandatory requirement
Current police check
A valid and current Victorian Working with Children Check
Valid Australian driver’s license
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Please email your application to volunteering@aafro.com.au