Volunteer Social Media Coordinator

About DPAN DPAN is a Community Interest Company working to close the implementation gap — helping disabled people know their rights and belong to their movement, and helping organisations turn inclusion commitments into practice. We're a small, disabled-led organisation in the early stages of building our public voice. The role We're looking for a volunteer to help grow and manage DPAN's social media presence, with a focus on: Instagram (high priority) — content planning, posting, community engagement TikTok (high priority, support role) — helping develop and schedule content alongside our existing production. LinkedIn — professional-audience content (organisations, funders, sector peers) Facebook — community-facing updates What you'll be doing Planning and scheduling a regular posting cadence across platforms Adapting DPAN content (toolkits, campaign pieces, event updates) into platform-appropriate posts Monitoring engagement Flagging accessibility issues in our own content (alt text, captions, colour contrast) — accessibility is core to everything we publish Time commitment: 4–5 hours/week, flexible What this role offers A genuinely shaping role in a young organisation's public voice, not a "content mill" position Direct line to the founder (Sophie) rather than layers of sign-off A likely pathway to a paid, contracted role once DPAN secures funding to support one — DPAN's Fairness value commits to prioritising paid opportunities for disabled people as resources allow We're happy to cover reasonable expenses (e.g. Canva Pro) needed to do the role well — to be discussed once you start Who we're looking for Some hands-on experience running social accounts — personal, a side project, a previous role, or coursework — and ideally a couple of examples you can point us to (even informal ones) A good eye for what makes content stop the scroll , not just "we posted something" Comfortable working independently — we're a small team, so you'll be trusted to plan and run things without heavy oversight, but expected to actually deliver on that trust Understanding of (or a genuine interest in learning) accessible content practice — captions, alt text, plain language Lived experience of disability is welcomed but not required Great fit if you're: Building toward a career in social media/marketing and want real case studies for your portfolio A social-media-savvy student or early-career person looking for something substantial to add to your CV — not just a line item, but work you can actually show off Applications close Friday 9 October 2026.