Communications & Partnerships Volunteer

This role requires a hands-on communicator who is passionate about profiling service user's voices and creating opportunities for collaboration. You'll work with local partners to showcase the impact of WFRC's projects & initiatives, help generate support for the charity, and profile learning, impact and successes back into the wider community. For the role to be truly transformational the Volunteer Communications, Engagement & Partnerships manager will need to:

• Build relationships with service users, stakeholders and local partners,
• Generate compelling stories, and support communications strategies that amplify WFRC & its impact in the region.
OPERATIONAL TASKS Communications Strategy Development:
• Co-develop and implement a communications strategy for the WFRC's projects & initiatives as needed.
Content Creation:
• Generate engaging stories, case studies, and digital content featuring service users, stakeholders and local partners.
• Work with stakeholders to create and share their own content, empowering them to tell their stories.
Digital and Media Engagement:
• Profile local activities and partnerships, creating content and stories for social media and other digital platforms.
• Build relationships with local media to amplify the work of WFRC and its stakeholders.
Engagement Partner Collaboration:
• Work with the project managers and our local stakeholders to identify opportunities to increase the charity's profile.
• Attend online and in-person meetings with local partners in Wolverhampton to profile our work.
• Generate partner commitment to WFRC's campaigns and initiatives.
• Work collaboratively with local stakeholders to deliver communications and engagement strategies that showcase our partnerships and impact.
  
  Proven experience of general administrative work, including excellent IT skills (using Windows, Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint & Access).
• Proven experience of team management.
• Ideally, some experience of working in the charity sector.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Excellent attention to detail.
• Leadership and the ability to 'make things happen'
• Good time management skills and the ability to work pro-actively & meet tight deadlines.
• Ability to communicate with a variety of people in a friendly, professional and confident manner.
• Ability to relate to and engage with women & families.