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About Bond
Bond is the UK network for organisations working in international development. We unite and support a diverse network of over 400 civil society organisations to help eradicate global poverty, inequality and injustice. We strengthen and champion the sector to make international development more efficient and effective. We work to influence governments and policy-makers, develop the skills of people in the sector, share expertise, and build organisational capacity and partnerships. Find out more here.
About the role
£53,016 - Permanent - Full Time (35 hours)
Main purpose of the job
To lead and coordinate Bond’s UK G20 strategy and engagement by developing and delivering a multi‑year workplan. The role will convene and support Bond members and global majority civil society to shape shared policy positions, driving external advocacy and government engagement on the G20 agenda, overseeing communications and campaigns inputs and managing the resources, reporting, and partnerships needed to ensure effective UK civil society influence on the G20 through 2027.
Main responsibilities
Lead on planning and coordination of UK G20 work within Bond, including:
- Leading on developing a strategy and workplan guiding activities on G20, covering the period to end of 2027.
- Leading internal coordination within Bond to bring together relevant teams and staff to deliver on the strategy and workplan.
- Track delivery of the G20 strategy and workplan and reporting to Director of PAR.
- Update Bond staff on G20 activities and providing regular updates to the Senior Management Team and the Board.
- Liaise with the formal civil 20 (C20) advisory group to prepare for the UK’s G20.
Lead convening and coordination of Bond members and global majority civil society actors on G20, including:
- Establishing/identifying processes for communicating with and convening Bond members on UK G20 work.
- Producing and sharing regular written updates for Bond members on G20 work.
- Organising regular meetings of Bond members to develop policy positions and influencing strategies and prepare for engagements with government.
- Develop and collaborate with a network of key global majority civil society partners in developing policy positions for the UK G20.
- Producing written products presenting Bond member and civil society positions on the UK G20.
Play a leading role on G20 external affairs activities, including:
- Lead on identifying and pursuing advocacy opportunities for Bond and its members targeting UK government on G20 agenda.
- Organising regular meetings of Bond members with key government officials, across HMT, Cabinet Office and FCDO.
- Supporting Bond’s relationship management and engagement with Cabinet Office, FCDO, HMT and other relevant departments on G20 agenda.
- Identifying and pursuing opportunities to build relationships and develop collaborations with other relevant UK bodies - including think tanks and research organisations, trade unions, faith groups and related campaigns groups - on the G20.
- Identifying and pursuing opportunities to build relationships and develop strategic and focussed collaborations with organisations leading other formal G20 engagement groups.
Input to media, communications and campaigns work on the G20, including:
- Working with the Head of Media and Comms to design and implement a communications strategy for Bond’s G20 work and support Bond's wider communications objectives.
- Collaborating with the media adviser to produce quotes and OpEds on G20 and to organise press briefings.
- Producing member updates, blogs and briefings for communicating Bond work and positions on G20.
- Working closely with the campaigns lead to support member engagement and coordination and implementation of key activities when required.
- Provide policy advice and inputs for campaigns activities.
Provide significant support for personnel and financial resource management, donor reporting and fundraising for G20 work, including:
- Supporting staff members contributing to G20 and global reforms work to plan their activities and track and report on delivery
- Act as budget holder for relevant restricted and unrestricted budgets funding G20 and wider global reforms work, including supporting liaison with funders
- Work with finance to produce timely and accurate internal and external (for donors) financial reports
- Supporting ongoing fundraising for G20 and wider global reforms work, including inputting to proposals and joining meetings with donors
Person Specification
Essential
- Experience managing high profile policy and advocacy processes, including helping to agree political strategy and manage relationships with key stakeholders at senior levels.
- Experience convening groups to plan joint activity and coordinate implementation.
- Basic knowledge of issues related to debt, illicit financial flows, tax and private capital mobilisation.
- Experience leading strategy development, implementation and tracking.
- Experience of inputting to media, communications and campaigns activities.
- Strong interpersonal, relationship building and communication skills.
- Commitment to equity, diversity, and inclusion.
Desirable
- Experience writing reports and briefs for a variety of audiences
- Detailed working knowledge of debt, illicit financial flows, tax and private capital mobilisation issues
- Experience managing high level relationships
- Experience managing staff, budgets and project reporting
Benefits
Bond offers a competitive salary and benefits package including:
- 27 Days Annual Leave + Bank Holidays, with additional staff privilege days, normally between Christmas and New Year
- 7% pension contributions (staff pay 3.5%)
- Flexible working hours (Hybrid working – 1 day, minimum in the office per month)
- Staff Development days
- Perk Box access
- Employee Assistance Programme
- WeCare (Health and wellbeing services, including access to 24/7 online GP services, second medical opinion, mental health support such as counselling, guidance from health professionals, burnout prevention, life event counselling, get fit programmes, nutritionist advice, etc. – for staff and immediate family)
- Interest-free season ticket loan
How to Apply
To apply submit your CV and cover letter by midnight on Sunday 14th Juune 2026.
In the cover letter we expect you to set out:
- Why you are interested in this role
- How you meet the role requirements
- Your understanding of equity, diversity, inclusion and why it matters in this role
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Bond values diversity and works to advance equity and inclusion. All staff have a responsibility to ensure that they are being open, accepting and respectful to all that they come into contact with within their work at Bond, regardless their protected characteristics. Acting in accordance with the EDI policy, Bond staff must contribute to our inclusive organisational culture ensuring that they are aware of and respond appropriately to micro-aggressions, racism, sexism, LQBTQ+ misconduct and disability equity. Bond Staff must not be bystanders, and must report when they witness any unacceptable behaviour.
In order to assess and ensure the continued effectiveness of Bond’s Equal Opportunities Policy, all applicants are asked to complete a short questionnaire when applying. You are not obliged to answer the questions but the more information you supply the more effectively we can monitor our equal opportunity practices. Completion of all questions is voluntary and failure to answer any question(s) will not affect your application in any way.
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If successful, you must have the right to work for the duration of your contract at Bond. All offers of employment will be subject to satisfactory references. Bond also participates in the Inter Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme. In line with this Scheme, we will request information from job applicants’ previous employers about any findings of sexual exploitation, sexual abuse and/or sexual harassment during employment, or incidents under investigation when the applicant left employment. By submitting an application, the job applicant confirms their understanding of these recruitment procedures.
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OUR ORGANISATION:
Womankind Worldwide is a global women’s rights organisation working in partnership with women’s rights movements and organisations to transform the lives of women and girls. We strengthen and support women’s movements in our focus countries in Africa and Asia, and take collective action at regional and global levels, to ensure women’s voices are heard, their rights are realised, and their lives are free from violence. Currently, Womankind has staff based in Kenya and the UK. This position can be located either in Kenya or the UK. You must have the right to work in Kenya or the UK to apply for this role, in line with the laws and regulations of these countries.
ROLE PURPOSE:
The Policy and Advocacy team within Womankind influences a transformative, feminist agenda for change in solidarity with movement partners and allies. This is a full-time, fast-paced subject matter expert role that leads the organisation’s partner centred and evidence-based advocacy in UK and Global Advocacy forums, from a decolonial feminist lens, in line with Womankind’s 2030 strategy. Additionally, the role supports partner advocacy related learning & exchange, and capacity strengthening for partners based in all of Womankind’s focus countries and co-leads work on advocacy related knowledge products.
AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY:
1. Strategic Leadership & Positioning
Leads Womankind’s evidence based advocacy and strategic engagement in global, regional & UK Policy forums from a decolonial feminist lens. This includes:
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Formulation of Womankind’s UK & Global advocacy plans, and execution of key deliverables based on thorough advocacy mapping processes.
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Planning and engaging in side and parallel events.
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Identifying key advocacy messages and supporting partner engagement/participation.
2. Feminist Research & Knowledge Production
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Drives the conceptualisation, decolonial feminist framing, review, and strategic dissemination of knowledge products in alignment with advocacy priorities per the organisation’s Strategy 2030 and relevant sub-strategies including the feminist partnerships and influencing sub-strategies.
3. Partner Support, Learning and Exchange
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Proactively supports partner influencing and advocacy skills strengthening where necessary and appropriate, in line with available organisational resources.
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Identifies, plans and executes strategic in-country, transnational and cross-continental learning and exchange opportunities.
4. Programme Management
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Contributes to the P&A team’s annual planning and budgeting processes.
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Engages in robust monitoring, evaluation, reporting and learning (MERL). This includes contributing to the development of appropriate advocacy MERL tools, participation in institutional MERL processes.
KEY RELATIONSHIPS AND COLLABORATION:
Internal
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P&A team.
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Grantmaking & Partnerships Team.
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Fundraising Team.
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Communications team.
External
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Partners.
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Women’s Rights Organisations & Feminist Movement Allies.
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UK Government Entities e.g. FCDO.
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Regional and International Bodies.
PERSON SPECIFICATION:
Qualification and training:
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A post-graduate qualification in a relevant social sciences field e.g. international development or legal studies, human rights, gender studies, or equivalent experience.
Essential Experience:
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At least 5 years’ experience in the women’s rights and feminist sectors with demonstrable capabilities in strategic, partner-centred, evidence-based, decolonial feminist advocacy leadership in UK and Global Advocacy spaces.
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In-depth knowledge on core women’s rights normative standards and intersectional feminist principles that guide policy and influencing work within the UK and globally. This includes how diverse women’s rights thematic areas intersect and how this is integrated into strategic influencing and advocacy.
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Astute networking skills and ability to successfully build and leverage relationships with diverse partners, allies, government officials and intergovernmental bodies for strategic advocacy and influencing.
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Proven track record in leading/driving knowledge production from a decolonial feminist lens including research reports, and policy briefs.
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Country specific expertise in executing partner advocacy needs and learning and exchange opportunities linked to diverse women and girls in local, transnational, and cross-continental contexts.
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Sound programme management skills including demonstrable experience in advocacy related MERL, annual planning and budgeting.
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Demonstrable experience in direct line-management of officers, interns and volunteers in diverse and cross-cultural teams.
Desirable Experience:
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Proven track record of successfully contributing to fundraising bids.
Knowledge and Skills:
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An organised, strategic, credible, confident self-starter with the ability to respond in a timely way to emergent needs and opportunities in the UK or globally.
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A collegial and collaborative team player who can work effectively as part of a diverse team in ways that contribute to a creative, safe, inclusive and supportive work environment.
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Excellent written, verbal influencing and communication skills. Fluency in English is essential.
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Proficient in use of MS Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
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A flexible, creative, solutions-focused approach to problem-solving.
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Strong feminist politics and analysis lens.
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Understanding of and commitment to working in line with Womankind’s feminist and anti-racist stance.
Travel Requirements:
International travel and regular in-person catch-ups with UK based policy makers and civil society colleagues are essential requirements for this role. The post holder is expected to engage in reasonable international travel to fulfil their duties. This is expected to be no more than four-eight weeks per year.
Line Management:
The role holder is expected to line manage the UK/Global Policy and Advocacy Officer. They will occasionally supervise consultants, interns and volunteers as needed, in line with the work they are leading.
All posts are expected to contribute towards developing a supportive working environment, to demonstrate a commitment to inclusion, professionalism and respect, transparency and accountability and to uphold quality standards as outlined in policies and procedures, and in compliance with Womankind Worldwide’s Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Policy.
The role also undertakes other responsibilities not outlined above which are commensurate with a role of this nature and which have been discussed and agreed with the line manager.
