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 20^th October 2025

Interviews: Wednesday 29^th 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.

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.