Online Community Managers support the development and management of the IADP’s communication spaces by maintaining structured discussions, encouraging engagement, and ensuring a professional environment across platforms.
This role helps turn an audience into a functioning professional network across the diving industry, supporting both public channels and TheDiveProfessional.org member interactions.
Turning an audience into a professional community
The IADP is building a functional professional network, not just an audience. That requires active moderation, structured interaction, and consistent presence.
This role helps ensure that IADP communication spaces remain relevant, professionally conducted, and useful to members across sectors.
What you will help with
Community moderation
Moderate discussions across LinkedIn groups, Facebook groups, and TheDiveProfessional.org platform.
Professional conduct
Help ensure conversations remain clean, respectful, on-topic, and aligned with group rules and professional standards.
Member engagement
Encourage participation, guide useful interaction, and help members find relevant discussions and information.
Updates and communication
Post relevant updates, industry news, IADP communications, and sector-specific information where appropriate.
Issue management
Identify and manage conflicts, low-quality contributions, off-topic discussions, or behaviour that weakens the community.
Sector groups
Support the development and management of sector-specific discussion groups within the IADP ecosystem.
Context matters
Community managers should understand, or be willing to learn, the different professional sectors represented by the IADP. This is not generic moderation. IADP communities bring together people from across the underwater sector, and community managers need enough awareness to keep discussions relevant, respectful, and useful.
Recreational diving and training
Commercial and industrial operations
Scientific and research diving
Medical and hyperbaric diving
Environmental and restoration
Public safety and military
Media, communication and industry voice
Manufacturing, engineering and trade
Operations and support infrastructure
Sports, performance and public engagement
See full breakdown in the 10-sector diving industry framework.
What you bring
- Experience with social media and community management
- Understanding of group dynamics and moderation
- Clear and professional written communication
- Ability to manage interactions without escalating conflict
- Familiarity with LinkedIn, Facebook, and online platforms
- Awareness of professional environments and expectations
A professional community does not form by itself. It needs structure, moderation, relevance, and continuity.
Online Community Managers help shape the tone, quality, and usefulness of the IADP network across its public and member-facing platforms.
How this role supports IADP
- Member engagement and retention
- Communication flow across the association
- Development of the TDP platform as a functional network
- Professional image and external perception
- Cross-sector interaction and knowledge exchange
More than moderation
Community managers help shape the tone, quality, and usefulness of the network. A well-managed community becomes a source of information, a professional support system, and a foundation for collaboration.
This role supports communication across IADP projects, strengthens member interaction, and contributes to the long-term development of a functional professional network.
Contributions are aligned with current needs and matched to individual experience, platform familiarity, and sector awareness.
How to apply
Open to active IADP Associate Members and above. Active membership is required upon onboarding.
Please use the subject line: Volunteer Expression of Interest – Online Community Managers
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