Social Media Executive

Social Media Executive

About the role

The Social Media Executive is a brand-new role to the organisation, offering a
fantastic opportunity for the successful candidate to make the role their own. You
will help raise the profile of the Leadership Skills Foundation and engage audiences
through social media, supporting our objectives to build visibility, credibility and
engagement.

This flexible role is ideal for someone looking to apply and expand their social media
expertise. You will be responsible for combining creativity, strong communication
skills, relationship management, and organisational ability, to deliver social media
plans and content that make a real impact for the organisation and the young people
we support.

Previous experience of producing social media campaigns and content that delivers
results is particularly important to the role, along with a growth mindset and the
ability to foster innovative ways of working.

This is a brilliant opportunity for someone who wants to be part of a movement to
empower young people to shape their futures and lead their communities. There will
be multiple occasions to build relationships with our centres, strengthen how we
celebrate the value our programmes, and celebrate the impact they have on the lives
of young people.

You will be a highly creative and organised individual, with a keen eye for detail, a
passion for social media, and the ability to produce engaging content that resonates
with our audiences. We also encourage a curiosity mindset that looks to
trends, data and intelligence to support continuous improvement to our work as a
department.

The Social Media Executive role will be key as we drive towards our objective of being
recognised as the trusted voice of leadership skill development for all young people
and communities by 2033.

If you believe yourself to be the person that can support us to achieve this, we would
love to hear from you.

Alice White
Marketing and Communications Manager

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About the Leadership Skills Foundation

With a 40+ year heritage, the Leadership Skills Foundation exists to help young
people build the confidence to believe, the qualities to lead and the skills to succeed.

Working with close to 100,000 young people every year across 2,500 delivery centres
(schools, colleges and community organisations), we provide an empowering
environment and learning frameworks where everyone is empowered to shape their
futures and lead their communities.

97% of centre staff believe Leadership Skills Foundation programmes provide young
people with the skills to succeed.

As an awarding organisation, all our programmes are accredited in line with
regulatory conditions, ensuring learners achieve meaningful and recognised
qualifications and awards. Our programmes equip learners with employability skills
for life (communication, problem solving, teamwork, self-belief, self-management)
improving motivation, self-esteem and confidence.

90% of learners said that our programmes develop important skills for their futures.

We want young people to possess the skills, knowledge and resilience needed to face
the world with confidence and optimism. By enabling organisations to deliver
carefully considered leadership programmes, we help shape future generations.

Over two-thirds of businesses believe young people are not effectively prepared for
work when they leave school (British Chamber of Commerce).

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Our values

We are better together
Together, we do great things. Collaboration, belonging and individuality aren’t just
buzzwords to us; they’re deeply held commitments in the way we work. As we solve
problems together, we make sure everyone feels listened to and valued.

We are guided by goals
Every initiative we developed is guided by clear aims. From giving young people the
confidence to achieve, to bringing major change to communities, all our goals are
significant and focused on improvement.

We evolve and innovate
As the world changes, so do the opportunities and challenges of the people we
support. As different times call for different skills, we are brave enough to be
different and to innovate to be fit for the future.

We have pride in our programmes
We never forget how valuable everyone’s future is. That’s why we go above and
beyond to deliver high-quality trustworthy and regulated programmes.

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What you can expect from us

There are numerous benefits that are available to you as a member of Leadership
Skills Foundation.

In addition to working for an organisation that is forward thinking with a clear
commitment to your wellbeing, we also offer an array of both contractual and non-
contractual benefits as outlined below.

Contractual benefits:

•  Standard 36 hour working week.
•  25 days annual leave rising to 30 days per year after completion of five years’

service.

•  Automatic enrolment into NEST Pension scheme after three months, with the

option to join group personal pension plan with matched contributions up to
five percent following successful completion of probationary period.

•  Agile/flexible working.
•  Home working.

Non-contractual benefits:

•  Discretionary extended Christmas break.
•  Vitality Health Care Plan following successful completion of probationary
period – with the option to add family/significant others at reduced rate.
•  Meaningful and regular one-to-one system as part of a structured personal

development process.

•  Sight test and eyewear financial support.

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Role details

                 Social Media Executive
                Marketing and Communications Manager
                £30,000 FTE (£18,750 per annum actual)
                 Permanent
          Home-based with some travel to other locations

Role title:
Reports to:
Salary:
Contract:
Location:
                              when required.
Hours:                     22.5 hours per week, equivalent to 3 days per week, worked
                              flexibly across 5 shorter days.
Working pattern:     Typically ~4.5 hours per day, Monday to Friday (flexible)

Role summary

Role purpose:

•  To develop and deliver social media plans to contribute to wider Marketing and

Communications objectives.

•  To create compelling content that supports the realisation of the

organisation’s new business and retention targets.

•  To work with internal and external stakeholders to gather compelling content.

Main duties and responsibilities:

1.  Planning: Develop and deliver comprehensive social media plans across
platforms. Assist with social media strategy and execution to support
organisational objectives. Support with the integration of plans into wider
communication planning and needs. Integrate key business intelligence and
context provided by colleagues and teams into plans.

2.  Content creation: Develop and schedule engaging content applying broad

platform experience (including LinkedIn, X, and Facebook, with the potential to
expand to other platforms).

3.  Community management: Monitor channels, respond to comments, DMs,
and mentions, foster positive interaction and manage the brand’s online
reputation.

4.  Performance analysis: Track and analyse social media performance using data
insights, and present results, learnings and recommendations. Refine plans
based on performance.

5.  Relationship management: Build positive working relationships with internal
teams and external partners, supporting collaborative content creation and
delivery.

6.  Research and insight: Monitor trends, audience insights and competitor activity

to inform content and continuous improvement.

7.  Equality, compliance and governance: Embed equality and diversity

requirements both within our promotional activities. Comply with Data
Protection Act 2018, GDPR, and Accessibility requirements in all working
practices maintaining confidentiality, integrity, availability, accessibility,
accuracy, currency and security of information as appropriate.

8.  General responsibilities: Support with digital marketing activities when

required, ensuring alignment with overall marketing objectives. Undertake such
other duties temporarily or on a continuing basis, as may reasonably be
required, commensurate with the grade, and undertake any other tasks as
directed by the Line Manager (or nominee).

Skills, experience and knowledge

Required/essential:

•  Social media experience: Knowledge of current social media platforms,

algorithms, trends, and best practices. (E)

•  Strategic thinking: Ability to develop and implement effective social media

plans aligned to organisational objectives. (E)

•  Creative thinking: Creative flair and ability to produce visually appealing

content. (E)

•  Organisational skills: Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously,

prioritise tasks, meet deadlines and work to budgets. (E)

•  Communication skills: Excellent written and verbal communication skills with

an ability to adapt content to different audiences and formats. (E)

•  Relationship management: Ability to work collaboratively with internal and

external stakeholders. (E)

•  Analytical skills: Ability to interpret data and report on KPIs. (E)
•  Software: Experience using social media management and scheduling tools

(e.g. Hootsuite, Meta Business Suite or similar). (E)

Desired:

•  Support influencer outreach and collaborations. (D)
•  Design or video editing skills (e.g. Canva, CapCut or similar). (D)

Recruitment timetable

Closing date for applications: Monday 2nd February 2026 at 17:00

Notify candidates for shortlisting: by Friday 6th February 2026

First interviews to be held online:  12th and 13th February 2026

Second interviews to be held in person: 16th February onwards

Start date: As soon as possible

To Apply

We look forward to your application for the role.

Apply here: Social Media Executive - Leadership Skills Foundation - Applied

Applications no later than 17:00 on Monday 2nd February 2026.

Further information
If you would like to discuss the role further, please
email awhite@leadershipskillsfoundation.org