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Marketing and Recruitment support officer - Internship

This is a busy but very interesting volunteer role! As such we are looking for a highly motivated and competent volunteer for 3-4 months for 2-3 days a week, depending on availabiity.

The role will support marketing and recruitment teams to supply volunteers in specific skill areas internationally, producing marketing intelligence to support this aim. You will work to deliver market intelligence globally across the health, governance and secure livelihood fields.

Research

  • Following a brief perform desk research in to potential areas of new business for VSO. These will be both geographical as well as across a variety of audiences.
  • Provide recommendations to VSO regarding potential recruitment from the desk research findings.

Knowledge and Information Management

  • Maintain overall picture of overseas demand for specialist-skilled volunteers.
  • Support the maintenance of an international register of potential volunteers and recruitment channels.
  • Collate existing marketing knowledge and produce a succinct resource for international use.

Recruitment and Marketing

  • Identify and manage cost effective internal and external recruitment activities to attract volunteers and employees e.g. online advertising; contacting international bodies.
  • Liaise with International Marketing and volunteer sending teams to gather information on current recruitment activity and support team members to increase their marketing reach.
  • Produce web copy, and where necessary other materials relating to volunteer placements.

Essential skills required

  • Experience of producing research, ideally with a marketing focus/for marketing use
  • Excellent organisational/administrative skills
  • Experience of working with a variety of databases/systems
  • To enjoy talking to people and be a confident communicator
  • To be able to work unsupervised
  • Good computer skills
  • An excellent telephone manner
  • An Interest in, and commitment to, VSO’s vision and mission

Desirable

  • Experience of intranet systems
  • Experience of marketing/communications or media
  • Experience of copy writing
  • Experience of working in or an interest in health and/or secure livelihood related issues

To apply please send a CV and cover letter to gemma.hoskins@vso.org.uk on or before the indicated deadline.