GoVolHerts Marketing Lead Maternity Cover (12 months)
North Herts & Stevenage CVS
| Contract: | Fixed term 12 months |
| Salary: | Up to £27,000 per annum pro rata (dependent on experience) |
| Hours: | 21 hours per week (worked over a minimum of 3 days) |
| Location: | Hybrid working – home & Hitchin office – with occasional travel across Hertfordshire |
| Line manager: | GoVolHerts Volunteering Development Lead |
Application Process:
To apply for this role, please email emilybutterworth@govolherts.org.uk with a copy of your CV along with a covering letter making reference to our job description and person specification below which describes why you believe you are suitable for the role.
Application deadline: 11.59pm Monday 20th October 2025
Interviews: Wednesday 29th October 2025 in person at our Hitchin office
About North Herts and Stevenage CVS:
North Herts and Stevenage Centre for Voluntary Service (NH&SCVS) are seeking a new enthusiastic and creative team member to join our successful GoVolHerts project in a 12-month maternity cover role. GoVolHerts is a one-stop-hub for volunteer enquiries across Hertfordshire. We help residents to find their ideal volunteering role as well as supporting charities and not-for-profit groups to recruit volunteers. We provide advice, support, and guidance to many organisations across the county.
NH&SCVS is committed to creating a workplace where our people can thrive. We value equality of opportunity at all levels and welcome applications which reflect the diverse communities that we are part of. We offer a genuine flexible working arrangement with a hybrid home/ office-based approach. Despite being a small charity, we continue to evolve and strive for excellence and continuous improvement in order to meet current challenges. None of this can be achieved without our people – our staff, our volunteers, our members, our beneficiaries, and our partners. To find out more about NH&SCVS and the projects that we run, click HERE.
About the role:
Are you looking for a ‘feel-good’ creative role? A role which makes a difference? This is a rare opportunity providing you with freedom to develop marketing campaigns for an organisation which is of real benefit to the local community. It is a chance to make a lasting impact by highlighting incredible charities across the county. You will create and deliver a marketing strategy with the aim of promoting and celebrating volunteering in Hertfordshire. As well as being experienced in creating engaging content across a range of platforms, the ideal candidate will be experienced in promotion via email, events, media and more and will be comfortable developing our website as a marketing tool.
- Create and implement a marketing strategy for GoVolHerts
- Oversee the GoVolHerts website ensuring it is up-to-date, informative and accessible
- Develop and schedule social media posts across Facebook, Twitter, Instagram & LinkedIn, including imagery and graphics using design tools such as Canva, to ensure content is high-quality, inspiring and showcases the depth of our impact
- Work with the Volunteering Development Lead to build on the reputation/ branding of the project and ensure there is a consistent brand message across all our posts
- Plan and attend promotional events and manage the development of marketing materials to support events by creating print adverts, email, website, and social media marketing to ensure maximum exposure
- Collate content for a monthly e-newsletter using Mailchimp
- Produce reporting data on social media/website engagement and review analytics regularly
- Keep up with latest digital marketing trends and techniques, liaising with similar charities and organisations to employ the best practice
Person Specification
Knowledge and Experience
| Essential | Desirable |
| At least 2 years’ experience in Marketing | Degree or professional qualification in marketing. |
| Experience of developing and delivering successful marketing and campaign strategies (especially digitally). | |
| Experience of writing effective content for use across a full range of media channels. | |
| Experience of devising measurement strategies for marketing activities. | |
| An understanding of the voluntary and community sector in Hertfordshire. |
Skills
| Essential | Desirable |
| Excellent verbal and written communication. | |
| Ability to problem solve, prioritise tasks and manage conflicting priorities. | |
| The ability to work to deadlines and manage competing priorities effectively. | |
| A high level of competency with Office 365, Outlook and design tools such as Canva, Illustrator or similar software. | Proficient in using Mailchimp and scheduling tools such as Later or Hootsuite. |
| Competent and confident at uploading engaging content to a wide range of social media channels including Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and LinkedIn. | An understanding of digital trends.
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Attributes
| A team player capable of contributing to, and working within, a dynamic, proactive team. | |
| Passionate about openness, accountability, quality assurance and continuous improvement. | Excellent attention to detail and the ability to measure effectiveness through analytics and insights. |
| Experience of maintaining good relationships with colleagues and a wide range of external stakeholders. | Experience working in a role involving communication with members of the public and of planning communications with partners. |
| Clean, driving licence and access to a car. | |
| Able to work occasional weekday evenings. |