UNSWConnect - Marketing & Social Media Coordinator (volunteer) for high-impact, non-profit climate action community

🔑 Key facts

Volunteer role for a high-impact, grassroots climate action community
Commitment: ~5 hours / month + attend our monthly Climate Writers sessions on Sundays (4 hours). Minimum 6 months (from June to Dec 2025)
Sydney preferred, but open to others in Australia

🌱 Who are we?

Climate Writers is a grassroots community that empowers everyday Australians to become lifelong advocates for the environment and their local community. Starting out as living room gatho’s with friends, we have since grown into a community of 200+ people, who have sent 500+ personalised letters to politicians on climate action, met with dozens of MPs, and contributed to a policy paper presented to the NSW Minister. Through monthly gatho’s, we aim to elevate the conversation about climate to a massive and sustained scale that is impossible for all politicians to ignore.

🙌 Who are we after?

We’re looking for someone passionate about social media, marketing and climate advocacy! This is a flexible opportunity perfect for someone who wants to build their skills, contribute to a cause they care about, and create portfolio-worthy content.

You’ll be working with our founders Eezu Tan and Marlene Baquiran - climate activists who have been featured on SBS, TEDxSydney, and the Australian Museum. By day, they work in top-tier management consulting and publishing, and bring experience from working in high-growth climate-tech and non-profit orgs.

Our social media / marketing goals:

Boost member engagement by promoting upcoming events
Attract new members and grow our brand
Educate the public on climate topics / news

📣 What you’ll do

6 month role (~5 hours / month + attend monthly community events) from June to Dec with opportunity to extend:

Lead our marketing and social media strategy
Create and schedule ~10 posts per month on Instagram / Linkedin (some on the grid, some on Instagram stories)
Regularly post on our Instagram stories in the lead up to upcoming events
Help maintain a consistent tone and visual style aligned with our brand (ie. fun, Gen Z / millennial, empowering, communal)
Suggest creative ideas to engage our growing community!

🤸 About you

You’re reliable and on-the-ball with social media trends (there’s only a small window before the meme isn’t funny anymore!)
You’re creative and excited to create engaging content related to climate policy / news / solutions and our community
You have an eye for detail and visual design when creating Canva posts and short-form videos
You're passionate about climate action, policy solutions, and/or advocacy

💚 What you'll get

Portfolio content and real-world experience working with a nonprofit.
A reference letter and/or LinkedIn recommendation upon successful contribution.
Access to our network and community across people in climate tech, investing, consulting, non-profit, government and more (we’re happy to make intros to help achieve your professional goals!)
The chance to make a tangible impact in a flexible, supportive environment.
Something you’re after that’s not listed here? Let us know and we’ll try to make it work!

📚 Learn more about us

Website | Events calendar | Instagram | Linkedin

You’re also welcome to come to our next gatho on Sun 18 May in Redfern 😊

✍️ How to apply

Fill in this application form by Sun 25 May 11:59pm. We’ll run interviews in late May / early June with successful candidates.

We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, and especially encourage young people, students, and those from underrepresented groups to apply.

Any questions? Email climatewriters@gmail.com