Social media +/- IT assistant 


Three quick questions

Are you a bit of a whizz with social media +/- IT in general?

Do you have a few spare hours each week?

And could you grow a heart for detainees?

Yes, yes and yes?

Then why not have a think about serving with us, a growing non-government organisation (NGO) with a heart for detainees?

Want to know more?

We are looking for a voluntary assistant to grow our social media presence and lend a techie hand to the rest of our team. Read on…

Job description

Your hours

  • We are flexible as to when you would serve, but we are looking for:

    • social media only: a minimum of 1-2 hours per week

    • IT as well: a minimum of 4 hours per week

We use Google Meet (previously Zoom) for telemedicine

Your duties

  • Primarily:

    • Help with our social media & website moderation

    • Maintain and develop our social media accounts

  • Secondarily (if your availability and skill mix permit):

    • Maintain and develop our website

    • Troubleshoot other IT problems

Your expectations

  • Induction training

  • Paid expenses

  • Six weeks leave per year

  • Supportive volunteering atmosphere

Your obligations

We use electronic medical records

  • Consistently high quality delivery of social media and other IT services

  • Regular attendance to your duties

  • Use of your own computer and wifi

Your oversight

  • You will have a probationary three months.

  • You will serve in cooperation with all our staff.

  • You will be line managed by our chief medical officer.

Person specification

Experience, knowledge, qualifications & skills

  • Essential

    • fluent in spoken and written English

    • thorough knowledge of Facebook (the main social medium used in the Philippines & so the one we major on)

    • skill mix to be our web assistant

  • Desirable

    • ability to master our electronic medical records system

    • basic knowledge of healthcare issues

    • IT qualification

    • skill mix to be not only our web assistant but our general IT assistant too

    • thorough knowledge of Instagram, X and even TikTok

    • thorough knowledge of:

      • Drive our cloud (storage platform), Google Meet (our video conferencing facility) and other Google applications

      • Excel, PowerPoint & Word

      • Squarespace (our web editing platform)

  • Health & safety

  • Essential

    • mentally fit enough to view our web material pertaining to torture and ill-treatment

Personal attributes

  • Essential

    • adaptable

    • clean enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service check or local equivalent

    • confidential

    • efficient

    • heart for detainees

    • sympathy with our Christian ethos  

  • Desirable

    • active evangelical Christian faith

    • interest in human rights, offender healthcare & social justice

 Availability

  • Essential

    • access to secure internet

    • available for at least 1-2 hours per week

    • available for at least a year

    • own computer and smart phone

    • residence in country that is not hostile to Christianity and permits our social media

  • Desirable

    • available indefinitely

    • available for at least 4 hours per week

Notes

Occupational Requirements

Not applicable

Dates

  • Selection date: no closing date

  • Start dates: mutual convenient date

Process

  • Informal enquiry: email us.

  • Formal application: complete the online application form. We do not process applications received in other ways.

  • References will be taken up before interview.

  • Short-listing: we endeavour to contact all applicants, short-listed or otherwise.

The heart of the discerning acquires knowledge…
Proverbs 18:15