About Young Social Innovators.

Young Social Innovators (YSI) is a non-profit organisation that believes in the power of youth. Its vision is to empower, equip and inspire young people to change the world for good. Through its programmes, training and events, Young Social Innovators enables young people to grapple with difficult social issues, advocating reform and advancing change. Each year, circa 15,000 young people are supported to explore social and environmental issues that concern them and come up with a variety of responses to these. In this way, Young Social Innovators builds social capital and helps young people create a fairer and more caring society connecting into a wider global movement for change.

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Ignite Community Programme

Ignite Community (IC) is a four-year social innovation programme supported by PEACEPLUS, a programme managed by the Special EU Programmes Body (SEUPB). The purpose of this innovative programme is to enable young people outside the main education system to drive and own innovations that will make a real difference in tackling inequality and creating new connections across communities in Northern Ireland (NI) and the Border Counties of Ireland (BRI). These new connections will deepen links through the development of cross-border and cross-community relations within groups of young people from diverse backgrounds and communities co-creating solutions to social and environmental issues that impact upon them and their communities. We will use social innovation as the linchpin to empower communities of young people to co-design and launch new and innovative solutions. 

Purpose of Role

The Programme & Marketing Coordinator will be at the heart of promoting our purpose and brand running all marketing activities to engage, attract, and advocate for social innovation and entrepreneurial education. They will also provide effective Ignite Community Programme administration for the wider programme team delivering across Ireland.

YSI is looking for a creative marketer and content writer who is passionate about social innovation, learning and the opportunity to empower the future of our nation--youth and education. 

You will have a breath of creative marketing and communications experience using digital to enhance your reach, message, and engagement. You will be able to demonstrate strong interpersonal, teamwork and management abilities. You will be a self-starter and happy to be both a thinker and a doer!

This person contributes and adds value to projects across a range of functions including marketing, social media, events, PR, and partnership development helping to increase engagement, share our impact and provide quality stakeholder experiences.

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Duties of the Role

Brand Awareness, Marketing and Digital Engagement

• Branding, Marketing and Stakeholder Communications.
• In collaboration with the Marketing and Communications Manager, manage updates across the company website and youth portal with relevant content to support marketing and engagement objectives.
• In collaboration with the Marketing and Communications Manager, create engaging and relevant content for YSI social media channels including Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn and TikTok, aligning with the communications plan, priorities and YSI Strategy.
• Support content creation as required for various channels of information such as marketing, website, print, blogs, and assets for internal and external use.
• Manage updates on the YSI website and Youth Space with relevant content to support marketing and engagement objectives.
• Support the manager in managing website SLA with external agency, and the implementation of new site developments.
• Conceptualise, plan, execute and report on digital campaigns.
• Oversee planning and execution of digital content across company social media accounts
• Produce reports on website analytics and social media engagement
• Create on-brand digital assets as required including graphics, infographics, videos, presentations, posters, etc.
• Collate information from across the organisation for inclusion in e-newsletters and email communications (via Mailchimp) for different groups of YSI stakeholders 

Digital Youth Engagement Campaigns

• Support the creation of digital campaign assets, collateral and resources to promote and encourage participation and engagement as required (e.g. videos, graphics, emails, gifs, downloadable pdfs, social toolkits etc)
• Provide social media support for large-scale digital engagement campaigns

Event Delivery and Promotion

• Support the Marketing & Communications Manager in the promotion of YSI’s events (e.g. event planning, collateral production, event promotion and on-site delivery)

PR and Public Affairs

• Maintain and update the YSI media contact database
• Support the tailoring and dissemination of press releases to local and national media outlets
• Provide partner development support where needed.
• Communications Assistance 
• Provide support in the wider organisation work in the area of communications where needed.

Ignite Community: Programme Support

• Administrative support to the Ignite Community team.
• Administrative support for programme delivery, including meeting funder requirements.
• Coordination and project management of IC programme systems and processes
• Collation of data, review and preparation of reports as requested.
• Manage programme meeting schedules, preparation of papers and recording minutes.
• Assist in the creation of a calendar of activity and milestones for the programmes
• Book accommodation, venues and refreshments for meetings and training as required
• Support operational delivery of offerings, including coordination of virtual events.
• Maintain and update Ignite Community Google Drive folders and partnership platform with updated and new content for delivery of the Ignite Community programme.
• Administration support to the various IT systems including but not limited to Google Suite, Microsoft Office.
• Data collation and report generation.

Other

• Other duties as required to support the wider organisation’s delivery of strategic goals. 

The Person

• Initiative and Self-Starter – A self-starter who thinks creatively and strategically and keeps update to date with latest trends and developments in the digital space. Ability to use and locate new resources effectively to achieve specific objectives.  
• Creativity and Innovation- Ability for conceptual, innovative and critical thinking with an eye for design and the drive to get things done.
• Communication and Teamwork- Excellent verbal, written and presentation skills, with the ability to work collaboratively and contribute to a positive team culture.
• Flexibility and Versatility—Ability to plan and manage multiple projects and deadlines with ease.

Person Specification (Essential):

• Marketing and communications experience (minimum 3 years).
• Significant experience and knowledge in social media and management of effective delivery/management.
• Experience in developing and implementing marketing and comms strategies.
• Experience in writing high-quality content for a range of audiences.
• Strong time management skills and ability to maintain high levels of motivation.
• Relevant non-profit business planning or operational experience.
• Strong commitment to realising a more sustainable, equitable, and resilient world.
• Experience organising and facilitating in-person and online events.

Travel throughout March each year will be required to support the work. Some weekend/evening flexibility is required to attend Youth Panel workshops (approx 6-9 workshops per year).

Please note that successful candidates will be required to provide proof of identity and complete our Garda vetting process.

Young Social Innovators is committed to equal opportunities and all recruitment decisions will be based on merit, suitability for the role and experience. All recruitment decisions will not be influenced by race, colour, nationality, religion, sex, marital status, family status, sexual orientation, disability, age, or membership of the Traveller Community. Young Social Innovators fully endorses a working environment free from discrimination and harassment