Social Media Officer

Position: Social Media Officer, fixed term until 30th June 2025

Location: ESFA Headquarters, Stafford

Application Deadline: Sunday 2nd November 2025

Are you a creative self starter? Are you agile, determined and enthusiastic? Is evaluation and continuous improvement a feature of your working practice? The successful candidate will have these skills, along with an eye for design.

About the Role

As Social Media Officer, you will play a key role in managing the ESFA's Social Media accounts. Your responsibilities will include:

• To ensure frequent, accurate and high-quality content is prepared, shared and monitored across all social media platforms.
• To write engaging and informative posts that reflect ESFA's brand, tone and values, ensuring spelling and grammar are always accurate.
• To support ESFA events and activities with strong social media coverage that shares key moments, achievements and updates.
• To analyse social media performance and identify opportunities to grow engagement and enhance the Association's online presence.

How to Apply

Please submit the following to Andrea Chilton, CEO, at

• Your CV, highlighting relevant experience and alignment with the role description
• A covering letter (maximum 2 sides of A4) outlining how you meet the person specification
• Our equality monitoring form, which will be anonymised and used solely for EDI monitoring purposes. This data will be removed from your application prior to shortlisting.

Application Deadline: Sunday 2nd September 2025

Interviews:Interviews are expected to take place on Friday 7th November

Additional Information

The ESFA is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all communities. We are committed to safeguarding children and adults at risk. Due to the nature of this role. The successful candidate will be required to undertake a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check through The FA DBS process. The possession of a criminal record will not necessarily prevent an applicant from obtaining this post, as all cases are judged individually according to the nature of the role and information provided. Checks on online presence may be made as part of the application process.

ROLE PROFILE

Job title: Social Media Officer, fixed term until 30th June 2025

Salary & benefits: £23,500 - £25,350 p.a. dependent on experience

31 days holiday per annum pro rata, plus statutory holidays

Contributory pension scheme where eligible

Responsible to: PR, Marketing & Communications Manager

Primary purpose of role: To create and maintain consistent social media content which is representative of the Association and its activity

Main responsibilities:

• To ensure frequent, accurate and high quality social content is prepared, shared and monitored across all social media outlets (namely Twitter, Instagram, Facebook and LinkedIn)
• To ensure all social media content is created in line with ESFA branding and guidelines, is accurate and representative of the Association
• To ensure all social media content is written in the correct tone and relevant to differing social platforms
• To write engaging and informative content to support visual posts, ensuring spelling and grammar is checked and accurate at all times
• To ensure all commitments to sponsors and partners in the ESFA's content calendar are adhered to
• To support all ESFA activity and events with a strong portfolio of social posts to share important information and activity with audiences
• To interpret social media analytics and identify then act upon opportunities to increase the Association's profile
• To create weekly reports on social media activity for monitoring and development for the ESFA and sponsors/partners
• Assist with the development of ESFA's YouTube channel and subsequent activity
• To utilise other resources, such as live streams, to create engaging content
• To attend and assist with National Events as and when required;
• To participate in training, development and appraisal processes necessary to fulfil the role;
• To support the ESFA Council to fulfil its responsibilities;
• To act with high standards of professionalism, business integrity and personal conduct at all times;
• To act as an ambassador for the ESFA in the conduct of all business;
• To comply with the requirements of the staff handbook;
• To comply with the Association's safeguarding requirements and to contribute to the delivery of the ESFA's safeguarding plans
• To use best endeavours to support others in the achievement of their objectives;
• To conduct any other duties as may reasonably be required by the employer.

Special considerations in this role:

This is a role which is fixed term, in the first instance, til 30th June 2025.

The ESFA is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all communities. We are committed to safeguarding children and adults at risk. Due to the nature of this role. The successful candidate will be required to undertake a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check through The FA DBS process. The possession of a criminal record will not necessarily prevent an applicant from obtaining this post, as all cases are judged individually according to the nature of the role and information provided. Checks on online presence may be made as part of the application process.

The role requires occasional weekend working and national travel with overnight stays.

Essential

Qualifications & skills

• Degree in marketing, event management, sport management or a related business discipline
• High levels of literacy
• Highly focused on customer service
• High levels of personal responsibility
• A will to work flexibly

Experience

• Demonstrable experience in leading and improving social media content, profile or methods
• Demonstrable experience of analysing impact of social media activity to plan for improvements

Desirable

Qualifications & skills

• Videography, editing or design

Experience

• An appreciation of the principles and concepts of working to support a membership organisation;
• An understanding of the market sensitivities of working in an environment providing services for children
• Experience of working with and for volunteers
• Experience of working with commercial sponsors

For further information about the English Schools' FA and its work, please visit our website at Application is by letter, addressing the points in the person spec, and accompanying CV to address the points in the role description. These should be submitted by email to the Chief Executive at no later than 2nd November 2025. Interviews are expected to take place on Friday 7th November.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: £23,500.00-£25,350.00 per year

Benefits:

• Casual dress
• On-site parking
• Work from home

Work Location: In person