Position Description:

Content Curator (Volunteer)

Australian Parents for Climate Action (AP4CA) is Australia’s leading organisation to engage, organise and empower parents, carers, families and everyone who cares about kids, to advocate for a safe climate for our children’s future.

With over 17,000 supporters and 25 local groups, our supporters are from across the political spectrum, in every Australian electorate, and from diverse socio-economic backgrounds. We seek non-partisan responses from government and business to climate change and its impacts.

Your volunteer work with Australian Parents for Climate Action will see you develop valuable skills and experience, make a meaningful contribution to the climate movement, and you will be working alongside like-minded people who are committed to securing a safe future for our children.

Position Details

Position title: Social Media Content Curator

Reports to: Social Media Team Leader

Location: Remote

Time commitment: 2 hours per week (flexible - time off can be arranged)

About this Position

We are seeking a social media savvy content lover who increases engagement with our target audience on our key channels and website. In order to create the political will for effective climate action we need to build and maintain a diverse and engaged parent audience who will deliver the necessary public pressure to decision makers. You will play an instrumental role in telling the story of our movement and will contribute to building a community that is powerful, inclusive, solutions-oriented, supportive and safe for all parents to participate in.

As part of the Social Media team you will stay in contact in our online chat space (Slack), directly with the team leaders, and via monthly meetings (Zoom). You will be a key member of the organisation and will be invited to join internal discussions. You will need your own internet connection, computer / mobile device and workspace.

Roles and Responsibilities

Leadership

  • Provide leadership in our online community spaces demonstrating a commitment to our ethos, culture, values and mission for a safe climate future.

Digital communications planning and delivery

  • Review, suggest and schedule content for our digital channels (social media, website, blog, EDM) from trusted sources in accordance with our guidelines and approvals.
  • Create content including copy and graphic design assets to highlight our organisation's story, promote key calls to action, profile our active volunteers and to celebrate the successes of our movement.

Supporting strategic communications

  • Get familiar with our current strategic plan, our organisation's style guide and our culture and community rules.
  • Get to know our target audiences, key insights, messaging and methods designing content experiences that support our audiences to learn, engage and take action with Australian Parents for Climate Action
  • Consult with other members of the Social Media team and staff about suitability of messaging and to keep up to date with current priorities.

Innovation and organisational development

  • Regularly feed back insights gained from content curation and post feedback into the Social Media team.

Team building and collaboration

  • Participate in monthly team meetings
  • Participate in training and team development activities annually
  • Abide by our volunteer agreement and obligations under the Work, Health and Safety Act

Support provided by Australian Parents for Climate Action

  • Training and development opportunities in key skills related the the role
  • Onboarding and support to deliver your role
  • Digital tools for your role, such as Canva pro
  • Intranet assets, including our written social media moderation guidance
  • A Volunteer Manager who will be available to answer questions and provide feedback
  • And we will actively seek your feedback on how your role or other processes could be improved

How To Apply

Please email a short (less than 200 word) expression of interest outlining your suitability for this position, using the subject line: Social Media Content Curator to: info@ap4ca.org

Australian Parents for Climate Action values diversity and does not discriminate on the basis of sex, age, race, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity or disability. We strongly encourage any interested person to apply. You do not need to be a parent, but please outline what motivates you to help advocate for a safe climate for children's safe futures.