Web Officer

Job Description

Web OfficerBirmingham, UKWork with usThe Vegan Society is an anagram of The Nicest Voyage. Quite fitting, we think, as for many people veganism is a journey - and a pretty remarkable one at that. Regardless of where you are on your vegan journey, our staff are on hand to make it easier, healthierand more fun. If you think youd be great at helping others with this, read on, as this may be right up your street.The Vegan Society makes veganism more accessible and an easily adopted approach by supporting individuals, policy and decision makers, caterers, manufacturers, health care professionals and the media.Who were looking forAre you passionate about changing the way we treat animals Do you want to help reduce damage to our environment Do you want to encourage people to enjoy healthy vegan food that looks good and tastes great As individuals, we have a somewhat eclectic mix ofskills, passions and idiosyncrasies but it works. Probably because we all have one thing in common: we believe were onto something really special.Equality, Diversity & InclusionThe Vegan Society as an organisation values equality, diversity, and inclusion. We want to be an organisation that tackles any structural discrimination or prejudice. We are actively trying to increase diversity in our organisation and encourage applicationsfrom all sections of the community. We will offer an automatic interview to all candidates who meet our essential criteria and who identify as from an under-represented race or ethnicity or as deaf, neurodiverse, or living with disability.The roleThe role of the Web Officer is to assist the Senior Digital Communications Officer and Senior Web Officer in managing and maintaining The Vegan Society website and other digital projects.As Web Officer you will: Edit, create and update content on our website and for other digital projects (e.g., our VeGuide app). Coordinate with colleagues to agree, maintain and develop content on the website. Work with DotDigital and PowerAutomate to develop automated email campaigns and implement additional website functionality. (Training will be provided). Create new sections of the website when required, such as for a new campaign. Edit graphics for the website. Sourcing, resizing, and cropping images and ensuring images comply with our brand guidelines. Liaise with external suppliers to keep our website and digital projects maintained. Assist the Senior Digital Communications Officer and Senior Web Officer to maintain existing digital projects. Work with the Senior Digital Communications Officer and other members of the Digital Communications team to report on the performance of our website, and other digital projects such as the VeGuide app. Train staff on the use of our websites and digital projects. Check our web@ email address for technical support queries and responding to them or forwarding to the relevant members of staff. Cover social media moderation as required. (Training will be provided). Support with the new website build project - reviewing, editing, and migrating content from our existing website to a new website built on the Umbraco CMS. Supervise volunteers and coordinate them to carry out tasks assigned to them. Providing regular updates on volunteer tasks to the Senior Web Officer.To be considered as our Web Officer you must have: GCSEs A - C grade or equivalent in English and Maths. Experience with websites and a CMS The Ability to create new pages and sections of a website using a CMS. Experience with Google Analytics or equivalent service. The ability to interpret data from services such as Google Analytics into meaningful reports. Experience supporting staff or users of a website. Appreciation of the ethos of a charities and businesses in the vegan sector Knowledge of graphics editing software. An understanding of how to report technical issues, relating to a website or digital project, in a clear and reproducible way.What we offer A fun and supportive team A solution-focused atmosphere and hard-working environment Flexible working hours Employee Assistance Programme and health cash-back scheme Cycle-to-work scheme Childcare vouchers scheme Animal companion compassionate leave Ethical pension scheme (5-7% employer contribution) Death in service benefit 28 Days leave + 8 Bank Holidays (25 days annual leave & 3 closure days)Additional informationThis is full time role (37.5 hours per week) role with a salary of £24,372.18 - £25,863.22 per annumThe Vegan Society has adopted hybrid working arrangements for many roles. You will be able to work from home on a regular basis where this is agreed with your line manager and where this arrangement continues to meet the requirements of The Society. Any arrangementfor you to work from home is subject to regular review to determine that it suits both you and The Society.The application deadline is 9am on Friday 14th January 2022.Interviews dates TBCFind out more about what it is like to work for The Vegan Society by reading our recruitment pack.