Social Media Officer

Global Canopy is a data-driven not for profit that targets the market forces destroying
nature. We do this by improving transparency and accountability. We provide innovative
open-access data, clear metrics, and actionable insights to leading companies, financial
institutions, governments and campaigning organisations worldwide. 

We are looking for a motivated and ambitious individual to join our dynamic
communications team at an organisation committed to tackling the market forces destroying
nature. We are experts in our field and this role is an opportunity for someone seeking to put
their social media and digital skills to use to grow our profile and engage the Global Canopy
audience.

You will be responsible for curating, developing and managing Global Canopy’s social
media output across all our programmes and channels and will bring creative ideas and
experience from previous roles.

Working across our programmes and initiatives, you will lead on content and delivery,
including on campaigns, events, advertising and promotion, but also user engagement and
influencer development.

To be successful in this role, these are the things that will matter the
most: 

• Communication skills – have outstanding written and verbal communication skills
  with an ability to find toplines and create compelling and concise content and
  posts
• Creativity – a dedication to finding new and innovative ways to tell the story of
  our our data, tools and platforms
• Organisation – an ability to work across programmes, prioritise and manage multiple
  requests from different programmes

Essential behavioural competencies: 

• Positive and proactive
• Collaborative – enjoy working with and supporting others 
• Be bold and someone who is not afraid to share ideas – confident in
  providing/receiving constructive feedback
• Good eye for design and detail 
• A willingness to engage with data and technical content

At Global Canopy, we value diversity and inclusion. You can read our diversity
statement on our website. We encourage
applications from all backgrounds and are committed to having a team with a diverse set of
skills, experiences and abilities. We are committed to reducing systemic barriers in our
recruitment processes. 

Global Canopy works on issues of tropical deforestation. We are particularly interested
in strengthening our team to include those with a background from forest regions such as Latin
America and South East Asia. We welcome applications from people from these regions.

Global Canopy is an inclusive employer and accommodations will be made to allow anyone
who requires additional support to apply for this role. Please get in touch with us if you
require any additional support.