Web and bulk email assistant for membership program
Sustainable Gardening AustraliaSustainable Gardening Australia (SGA) is a not-for-profit organisation which aims to help create a healthy, biodiverse planet, protect the natural environment and enable local, healthy food production. We are an enthusiastic team of volunteers and staff. We have developed a membership program - Friends of SGA (FOSGA) - which subscribers pay to join and, in return, receive various benefits such as discounts on various gardening supplies. This volunteer position requires you to: - monitor subscriptions to the web-based PaidMembershipsPro membership program on the Wordpress website. - set up and send quarterly (or sometimes more frequent) emails to members using the bulk email program SendinBlue. - assist in marketing this membership program to the 5000+ subscribers to SGA's free newsletter and also to the general public or relevant gardening/environmental organisations.
Required skills: - expertise in MIcrosoft Office - expertise in the Wordpress web program - experience with membership programs - familiarity with marketing and advocacy - ability to organise tasks to meet deadlines
Other important skills: - writing clearly and persuasively - editing images electronically - understanding of and concern for the natural environment - interest and understanding of gardening and home and community-based food production
Attendance at the office for some hours on Wednesdays is required, but some work can be done remotely via a Remote Desktop Connection.