Marketing Fundraising Support Volunteer

Rennie Grove Peace Hospice Care vision

We will support people of all ages who are affected by a progressive life-limiting illness, and those who care for them, to live as well as possible by providing choice and ease of access to a wide range of palliative care and bereavement services across west Hertfordshire and Buckinghamshire.

Purpose of this role

Fundraising campaigns are key to generating over two thirds of our income to run our charity, a significant source of income also comes from our retail function (the rest comes from funding received from statutory sources, such as the NHS.)

Throughout the calendar year, the Marketing team support many flagship events, such as the London Bridges Walk, Herts 10K and Chilterns 3 Peaks Challenge, as well as In Memory appeals twice a year, Legacy information, community events and corporate partnership activity.  

We are looking for a volunteer to support the implementation of our campaigns, working closely with the Fundraising Marketing Manager, Digital Marketing Manager and wider marketing team.

This role would suit someone with past experience in, or an interest in marketing, copywriting, creative design, web development and content creation.

It might suit someone who has previously worked in a marketing or fundraising role, who would like to offer their skills to help deliver our campaigns, or a student interested in exploring a career in marketing, who might benefit from valuable work experience in a real-life charity environment.

Main tasks

·        Collecting key information or assets from the Fundraising and Marketing teams to create a campaign folder with images, agreed wording and timelines

·        Uploading campaign content from documents into our WordPress Content Management System (CMS)

·        Learning how to build and edit web pages

·        Working alongside our Marketing team to adapt emails, website and social media assets, following all data protection guidance

What are we looking for?

·        Age 16+

·        Ideally experience of or be willing to learn how to use WordPress

·        Some knowledge and understanding of CMS (Content Management System) is desirable – but training will be provided

·        Someone with an eye for detail – in particular with spelling and grammar