We are a Not-for-Profit community legal centre which provides free legal advice, education and support to people who live in the Geelong, Bellarine Peninsula, Surfcoast and Colac Otway regions. Our mission is to challenge systemic disadvantage and enable our priority communities to access the support they need to understand their legal rights and overcome their legal problems.

Due to the current COVID-19 health crisis, now more than ever, people are having to find new ways to connect with family and friends as well as the services that they need. For Barwon Community Legal Service this has meant a major digital transformation to enable us to continue to offer much needed legal assistance to our community via a virtual office.

An increased focused on our online communications has created this fantastic opportunity to join our friendly and vibrant team. The Social Media Manager will be primarily responsible for sourcing and creating content for our social media platforms that will help connect community members to legal help.

Responsibilities will include; • Create, maintain, and grow new and existing social networks, including Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram, Facebook, YouTube and others. • Source and create engaging content for social media platforms. • Plan and develop social media campaigns linked to key organizational and sector initiatives (e.g Law Week, Website launch). • Monitor social media progress using analytic tools and report trends.
• Coordinate electronic communications using MailChimp as required. • Assist with website content from time to time.

This is an interesting and varied position with plenty of scope to grow your portfolio whilst having a powerful impact on increasing access to justice in our local community.

Express interest in this role and please submit a brief cover letter and include your resume.