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Volunteer role: Social media support

Are you passionate about law, policy, and effective communication? Statewatch, a small team dedicated to promoting civil liberties and human rights through research, reporting and analysis, is seeking motivated volunteers to assist in our efforts to make legal and political information accessible to all.

About

Statewatch is a small team with limited resources and would like to be able to do more. Much of our impactful work is thanks to a vast network of contributors who share their time and expertise with us. Now, we are looking to expand this network to include a few individuals who can offer regular support in writing and publishing social media content. This would help us to better publicise our work and important developments related to human rights, civil liberties, and democratic standards. 

About Statewatch

We are activists, researchers, lawyers and journalists exposing state power across Europe and its borders. Our work has supported debates, movements and campaigns since 1991.

Our vision: An open Europe of democracy, civil liberties, personal and political rights, free movement, freedom of information, equality and diversity.

Our mission: To monitor, analyse and expose state activity that threatens civil liberties, human rights and democratic standards in order to inform and enable a culture of diversity, debate and dissent.

About the position

In this role, you will support the Head of Communications with the following.

1. Populating the editorial calendar

• Review team content input

• Identify relevant connections between news and Statewatch work

• Schedule content accordingly

2. Writing accessible copy for social media:

• Distil news into key points and collect quotes

• Draft copy for social media content following editorial guidance

• Ensure messaging aligns with Statewatch's mission and messaging guidelines.

• Review edits by Head of Communications

3. Drafting promotional graphics:

• • Use Canva templates and brand guidelines to draft graphics for social media

  • Maintain Canva folder organisation

  • Review edits by Head of Communications

Key results

1. Regular posts promoting news and research.

2. Consistent, accessible copy that aligns with Statewatch’s brand voice.

3. Develop skills related to inclusive and accessible communications.

About you

We are looking for someone who:

• Understands basic legal and political language

• Is proficient in written communication in the English language

• Has an interest in translating complex concepts into accessible and inclusive communications

Benefits:

• Gain hands-on experience in accessible communications promoting research and journalism.

• Work closely with a dedicated team passionate about civil liberties and human rights.

• Make a meaningful contribution to Statewatch's work exposing state power.

• Develop valuable skills in communication, research, and advocacy.

Terms

Time commitment: Flexible, 1-3 days per week, including regular check-in with the Head of Communications.

Starting date: Immediately.

Compensation: This is an unpaid volunteer position.

Location: Remote

How to apply:

Please send a CV and a brief statement of interest (no more than 250 words) to comms[at]statewatch.org. We welcome alternative formats if preferred, but we ask that they be similar in length and size to a brief statement (for example, videos of no more than 2 minutes). Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis.