Volunteer Marketing & Communications Assistant

St Catherines Hospice Volunteers; Crawley; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

St Catherine's Hospice is seeking a Marketing and Communications Volunteer to support their communications team. The role includes writing copy, managing content for websites, and general administrative tasks. Ideal for individuals looking to gain experience in marketing while contributing to a valuable community service. Full training will be provided, alongside travel cost reimbursement.

Benefits

Travel expenses reimbursed

Full training and support

Qualifications

• Some experience or passion in marketing and communications.
• Commitment to undertake training required for the role.
• Confident researching varied topics.

Responsibilities

• Writing marketing copy and drafting press releases.
• Using design templates for monthly newsletters.
• General admin support based on team needs.

Skills

Excellent IT skills

Photography experience

Good attention to detail

Good organisational skills

Emotional resilience

Excellent spoken and written English

Tools

SharePoint

WordPress

Canva

Job description

Marketing and Communications Volunteer

Where you will be based: St Catherine’s Hospice, Pease Pottage

Volunteer Shifts: One day a week, Monday to Friday

VISION, MISSION & VALUES

Our Vision

Everyone can face death informed, supported and pain free

Our Mission

Pioneering standards in expert support and care, for anyone facing death and bereavement

Our Values

Our values define who we are and how we act

We are Human, Courageous, Energetic, Connected, Expert

WHY WE WANT YOU

We're looking for an enthusiastic individual who is keen to help support the marketing and communications function of a local charity.

You will have a varied, hands-on role within the hospice’s Marketing and Communications Team where you’ll support the research, writing and creation of various communications materials.

Each week will be different, and you’ll contribute fully to our small, busy team.

This role is ideal for people looking to build experience and knowledge in marketing and communications or looking to utilise the skills they’ve learnt from working in a similar position.

WHAT YOU WILL BE DOING

• Writing marketing copy and drafting press releases
• Using a design template to create our monthly ‘Loo News’
• Adding articles to our internal intranet and external website blog
• Supporting with transcribing interviews or typing notes
• General admin support and research dependent on the team's needs
• Scanning and filing media coverage and consent forms.

WHAT YOU WILL BE DOING

• Writing marketing copy and drafting press releases
• Using a design template to create our monthly ‘Loo News’
• Adding articles to our internal intranet and external website blog
• Supporting with transcribing interviews or typing notes
• General admin support and research dependent on the team's needs
• Scanning and filing media coverage and consent forms.

THE SKILLS YOU NEED

Some experience or a passion and interest in marketing and communications

• Excellent IT skills, preferably with knowledge of SharePoint and WordPress or a willingness to learn
• Experience of using simple design programmes like Canva or a willingness to learn
• Photography experience
• Confident researching varied topics
• Emotional resilience in hearing or reading hospice experiences
• Excellent spoken and written English
• Good attention to detail
• Good organisational skills
• The ability to communicate professionally with hospice contacts
• Commitment to undertake any training required for the role including a mixture of face-to-face training and e-learning as required.

WHAT’S IN IT FOR YOU

The satisfaction of helping St Catherine’s Hospice to support local people and their family and friends when it’s needed most A chance to learn new skills and maintain your existing skills Full training and support Travel expenses reimbursed A chance to boost your CV, including a reference.

WHAT TRAINING MUST I DO?

We’ll need you to attend our Staff and Volunteer Induction Day training alongside completing some e-learning which will be assigned depending on your role.

WHAT ELSE DO I NEED TO KNOW?

Minimum age 18 The role will be based onsite at our hospice in Pease Pottage.

WHO DO I CONTACT?

If you have any questions or you would like an application form to apply for this role, please contact the Volunteering Team:

Telephone: [phone] Email: [e-mail]

*Please note, the Volunteering Teams working hours are Monday – Friday 8.30am – 5pm.