Job Description

The Mulberry Centre is an award-winning charity which relies heavily on donations from individuals and organisations to support people through their cancer journey from diagnosis, through treatment and then post-discharge. We help them to start rebuilding their lives and promote self-management. We also support carers and family members to deal with these changes and bereaved relatives. We do this by providing counselling, complementary therapies, wellbeing classes, and supporting information, tailored to the needs of our users at, and around, our purpose-built centre in Isleworth. Our services are free of charge, but donations are always welcome.

This role aims to support the maintenance and development of our website and online presence. The right candidate will be confident with digital tools and have experience using various social media platforms. Previous experience with video creation is also beneficial, however not essential.

Time Commitment:

6-8 hours per week to be negotiated.

Main Duties

As a Website & Digital Volunteer, you'll help ensure our website is up to date, user-friendly, and accessible. You'll assist with uploading content, making basic edits, and supporting digital projects that help raise awareness of our services and events. This role is ideal for someone with some previous digital and/or web experience and an interest in supporting a local cancer support charity.

Key tasks include:

Uploading and updating website content using WordPress Supporting email marketing (e.g. Mailchimp) Assisting with online fundraising campaigns to inspire the public Ensuring pages are accurate and visually engaging Supporting Search Engine Optimisation and accessibility improvements
Any other suitable related tasks and duties that may be set by the Communications & Marketing Lead.

Volunteer Specification

Previous experience of maintaining and developing website and/or digital content.

Confident using digital tools and social media platforms to produce accurate content, to an agreed brief, to inform and inspire the public.

An eye for detail and a flair for what makes good content and appeals to our potential audience.

Good communication skills,

Ability to acquire knowledge of what The Mulberry Centre offers to people affected by cancer.

Ability to work independently for a portion of the time as our Communications & Marketing Lead is only office based 1 day per week and attends multiple meetings, so support is more easily provided remotely rather than in face-to-face meetings.

Job Type: Volunteer

Pay: 0.01 per year

Benefits:

Casual dress Cycle to work scheme Free or subsidised travel Free parking On-site parking
Schedule:

Day shift
Experience:

Website management: 1 year (required)
Work Location: Hybrid remote in London TW7 6AF

Reference ID: TMC/WDV