Volunteer Media Matching Assistant

Duration:

up to three months
position available now

Basic food and travel expenses:

paid by Media Trust

Background

Media Trust provides a Media Matching service, which matches charities needing help to communicate more effectively with Media Professionals who offer their skills pro bono. This role will support our Media Matching Team in administration duties including managing the database, client liaison and promotional literature for Media Matching events.

Role description

  • support the Media Matching Manager
  • database management
  • Support and attendance at external events
  • co-ordinate literature for Matching purposes
  • Answering the phone and dealing with any subsequent enquiries
  • evaluation reporting and data management
  • Liaison with charities and Media Professionals

Person specification

  • excellent communication skills written and verbal, with ability to deal with people from all levels eg. media, government and charities
  • excellent IT skills essential; able to use different packages, good typing skills
  • attention to detail is essential
  • good team player
  • excellent organisational

Volunteering at Media Trust

At any one time there are between six and ten full-time volunteers working on a range of projects across the organisation. Each volunteer has a specified role and line manager and is also supported by the Office Manager. Media Trust volunteers have a track record of moving into interesting jobs in the media and charity sector and recent volunteers are now working in paid employment for organisations such as Two Hand Productions, Dow Jones, Comic Relief, Markettiers 4dc, and Media Trust.

How to apply

First download and complete the Equal Opportunities form (Doc, 36.Kb).

Then email your CV, covering letter and finished Equal Opportunties form to role@mediatrust.org with the name of the role you are applying for in the subject heading.


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