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Social Media Manager
Our client is seeking a Social Media Manager to lead the delivery of their social media strategy, ensuring their message reaches and resonates with the right audiences in support of their life‑changing mission. This opportunity is a rewarding role for a strategic, creative social media professional to shape high‑impact storytelling, build meaningful engagement, and help connect more people to the work our client does in some of the world’s most remote communities.
Location Kent or Oxford (with hybrid working)
Rewards Salary of £41,000, plus a generous pension scheme, annual leave entitlement, and other great benefits and professional growth opportunities.
Contract Permanent, full‑time.
The Role As a Social Media Manager, you will shape our client’s social media strategy to engage the right audiences, amplify its message, and support their mission through exceptional campaigns. You’ll work across organic and paid channels, translating organisational priorities into platform‑specific plans, campaigns, and editorial calendars, whilst working collaboratively with other departments to support their content‑creation requirements. You’ll oversee the organisation’s ambassador and influencer approach, shaping programmes that connect with audiences in authentic, credible ways. You’ll coordinate inclusive, impact‑led storytelling with trusted partners and put clear briefs and frameworks in place to ensure collaborations are ethical, effective, and support engagement and donor income.
Champion a video‑first, mobile‑led approach across social channels.
Manage agencies, creators, and freelancers against agreed KPIs and budgets.
Lead performance tracking, insight and reporting across social campaigns.
Drive testing, learning, and optimisation to improve reach and engagement.
Monitor trends and social listening to identify relevant opportunities.
About You
At least three years’ experience in a similar social media management role.
Demonstrable experience in designing and delivering social media strategies that achieve cost returns in line with industry standards.
Proven experience leading both organic and paid social media activity within a mission‑driven or charity context.
Experience working within an agile environment, with a good understanding of Scrum and sprint methodologies.
A track record of building and delivering successful ambassador or influencer programmes, including contracting, briefing, and performance measurement.
Evidence of translating insight and performance data into channel growth, supporter acquisition and measurable donor income, including one‑off, regular and monthly giving.
Strong copywriting, storytelling and editing skills, with the ability to adapt tone across platforms.
A degree or equivalent.
The Organisation Our client is a faith‑based organisation that delivers practical support and religious awareness across the globe.
The Benefits
Salary of £41,000 per annum.
Annual leave entitlement of 22 days per year plus 8 paid public holidays per year.
Non‑contributory pension scheme (10% of salary); employees may make voluntary additional contributions.
Death in service payment.
Flexible working policy.
Access to an Employee Assistance Programme.
Other organisations may call this role Social Media Lead, Digital Social Manager, Social Content Manager, Digital Marketing Manager, or Social Media Strategist.
Webrecruit and our clients are equal‑opportunity employers, value diversity and are strongly committed to providing equal employment opportunities for all employees and all applicants for employment. Please apply via the button shown. This vacancy is being advertised by Webrecruit.
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Location Kent or Oxford (with hybrid working)
Rewards Salary of £41,000, plus a generous pension scheme, annual leave entitlement, and other great benefits and professional growth opportunities.
Contract Permanent, full‑time.
The Role As a Social Media Manager, you will shape our client’s social media strategy to engage the right audiences, amplify its message, and support their mission through exceptional campaigns. You’ll work across organic and paid channels, translating organisational priorities into platform‑specific plans, campaigns, and editorial calendars, whilst working collaboratively with other departments to support their content‑creation requirements. You’ll oversee the organisation’s ambassador and influencer approach, shaping programmes that connect with audiences in authentic, credible ways. You’ll coordinate inclusive, impact‑led storytelling with trusted partners and put clear briefs and frameworks in place to ensure collaborations are ethical, effective, and support engagement and donor income.
Champion a video‑first, mobile‑led approach across social channels.
Manage agencies, creators, and freelancers against agreed KPIs and budgets.
Lead performance tracking, insight and reporting across social campaigns.
Drive testing, learning, and optimisation to improve reach and engagement.
Monitor trends and social listening to identify relevant opportunities.
About You
At least three years’ experience in a similar social media management role.
Demonstrable experience in designing and delivering social media strategies that achieve cost returns in line with industry standards.
Proven experience leading both organic and paid social media activity within a mission‑driven or charity context.
Experience working within an agile environment, with a good understanding of Scrum and sprint methodologies.
A track record of building and delivering successful ambassador or influencer programmes, including contracting, briefing, and performance measurement.
Evidence of translating insight and performance data into channel growth, supporter acquisition and measurable donor income, including one‑off, regular and monthly giving.
Strong copywriting, storytelling and editing skills, with the ability to adapt tone across platforms.
A degree or equivalent.
The Organisation Our client is a faith‑based organisation that delivers practical support and religious awareness across the globe.
The Benefits
Salary of £41,000 per annum.
Annual leave entitlement of 22 days per year plus 8 paid public holidays per year.
Non‑contributory pension scheme (10% of salary); employees may make voluntary additional contributions.
Death in service payment.
Flexible working policy.
Access to an Employee Assistance Programme.
Other organisations may call this role Social Media Lead, Digital Social Manager, Social Content Manager, Digital Marketing Manager, or Social Media Strategist.
Webrecruit and our clients are equal‑opportunity employers, value diversity and are strongly committed to providing equal employment opportunities for all employees and all applicants for employment. Please apply via the button shown. This vacancy is being advertised by Webrecruit.
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