My Life My Choice (MLMC) is a multi-award winning self-advocacy charity run by and for people with learning disabilities (all 15 charity trustees have a learning disability), founded in 1998.  The charity delivers a diverse range of innovative user led projects that enhances and empowers the lives of adults with learning disabilities in Oxfordshire. 

The Fundraising and Communications Coordinator role is crucial to our ongoing success.

The post calls for a talented individual with the ability to write succinct, intelligent, creative copy. Experience of writing funding bids is desirable although training can be given to the right individual showing potential in this area.  Experience of filming, recording, photography and editing content for website, social media and publicity purposes is essential.

The successful candidate will need to show a passion for empowering and raising the voices of people with learning disabilities.

The MLMC board of trustes are committed to looking after their staff team.  MLMC offers a competitive salary, an enhanced pension contribution, an Employee Assistance Programme, Life Assurance, flexible working with time off in lieu, a weekly fruit basket, a £100 contribution towards a health & wellbeing activity, cycle to work scheme, two days special leave at Christmas, and working from home when appropriate. Dedicated staff parking is also available.

Apply on My Life My Choice website.

Closing date for applications: Monday (5pm) 16th March 2020

Date for interview: Friday 20th March 2020

Job Title: Programme Manager - India

Salary: £29,500 - £31,140

Fixed term contract: 15 months

Full time - 35 hours a week

Closing Date: 10th March 2020

Interview Date: 16th March 2020

Prince's Trust International was created by HRH, The Prince of Wales, in 2015 to enable The Prince's Trust to build on its 40+ years of success in the UK, by sharing its experience and expertise with governments and NGOs around the World.  Working sustainably with international partners to create innovative and impactful solutions for young people, we have a challenging target of reaching 100,000 young people globally over the next five years.

In India, Prince’s Trust International has been working in India and Pakistan for over a year on two programmes:

• Get Into programme with Magic Bus Foundation, which currently operates in three training centres in two cities. We plan to expand delivery to 24 centres across the country and 12,000 young people in the next four years.
• Entrepreneurial sessions with Aga Khan Foundation, which operates in Bihar and will soon start in Uttar Pradesh. We are also developing a community challenge programme to be delivered in Bihar for young women specifically.

This role is central to the growth of delivery in India and will be responsible for managing existing and potentially new partnerships. This will involve working closely with partner organisations, developing detailed implementation plans and associated project management tools, and conducting employer and stakeholder engagement activities, among others.

To learn more about the role, please visit our website. 

The Prince's Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. As part of this commitment we undertake basic disclosure checks in accordance with the Codes of Practice for all roles within the Trust, and for our roles working directly with young people, at an enhanced level. Having a criminal record will not automatically exclude applicants.

It's a really exciting time for our communications team as we are a rapidly growing charity. As Communications Assistant you will have the opportunity to work within a busy department and gain a great understanding of all aspects of marketing and communications, including PR, brand, merchandising, design and content creation. The Communications Assistant is an integral role, essential to the smooth running of the team, and well known around the entire charity. You will also have the opportunity to work with a number of different teams, gaining insight and experience in working alongside Clinical Services, Community and Challenge Event Fundraising and Individual Giving.

We offer a supportive environment across the team and charity, with plenty of opportunity for development and training. There is scope here for development and mentoring in any aspects of communications and marketing that appeals to you. This is a busy role within a busy team, requiring and rewarding an ‘all hands to the pump’ attitude. This role is a great opportunity for someone motivated and enthusiastic who wants to join a growing charity and develop their career in communications in the third sector.

For further information please dowload the Job Description.

Please not only applications including a CV, covering letter and responses to the questions will be considered for interview.

Victim Support is looking for two Referral Centre Advocates, one based in our Shipley office and one in our Wakefield office.

Victim Support (VS) is an independent charity for people affected by crime in England and Wales. We work towards a world where people affected by crime or traumatic events get the support they need and respect they deserve.

The main duties of the job are to make initial telephone contact with victims and undertake comprehensive assessments of the victims' needs. The purpose of the role is to commission a range of services to support any identified needs. You will refer on to other agencies and contract approved service suppliers to deliver services to victims. You will direct referrals to an appropriate colleague to allocate Victim Support work. Ultimately, you will ensure that victims' identified service needs are met satisfactorily.

Applicants should have experience of working in a statutory, voluntary or community work setting. You will have an understanding and knowledge of confidentiality and safe working.

The successful applicant will need to be a keen team player and will able to priorities work and deal with competing and conflicting demands, needs and interests and will promote the organisation's interests and values. Excellent IT skills and communication skills are essential.

We have to deliver an 8am to 8pm service Monday - Saturday to comply with our funding contract.

A shift pattern is in place and you will be expected to work flexibly within this rota.

Victim Support offers competitive rewards and benefits including pension and life assurance, 25 days annual leave (pro-rata), voluntary benefits such as season ticket loans and the opportunity to play a key role in a national charity providing world-class services to victims and witnesses and being a vital force for change.

Applications should be explicit enough to provide good evidence against the shortlisting criteria, which are marked in the person specification as (s). In order to apply, please create a profile in our website (jobs section), complete and submit an online application form.

If the vacancy has not specified the essential criteria for shortlisting, please use this section to express how your experience and skills are relevant for the role. If you have the drive to make a difference within an organisation which makes a difference we look forward to hearing from you.

Victim Support are committed to recruiting with care and to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Background checks and Disclosed Barring Service checks will be required.

Victim Support takes pride in being a diverse organisation, enriched by the participation of all individuals and communities. Diversity matters and we value it.

This is a part time role of 3 days a week

London Mining Network works with communities harmed by London-linked companies. We work at the interface of mining, climate change and a just transition from fossil fuels. Our communications and media work plays a vital role in supporting these communities, increasing pressure on mining companies to clean up their act, and in raising awareness among the general public in the UK and beyond.

If you have the skills and experience as indicated in the person specification, and a passion for working in solidarity with mining-affected communities, then we’d love to hear from you.

To apply

Please apply online or to contact(at)londonminingnetwork(dot)org with your CV, contact details of two referees, and a covering letter explaining how you meet the person specification, giving examples of your experience, and why you would like to work for London Mining Network.

We particularly encourage people from minority ethnic and refugee backgrounds and people with disabilities to apply. Please contact us if you have questions regarding accessibility or about other aspects of the job advert, the interview or the role, prior to the closing date. Do let us know if you have accessibility requirements that affect your application for the job or the interview.

Unfortunately we can only employ people who are eligible to work in the UK.

Your application must reach us by 5pm BST on Tuesday 3 March. Interviews will be held at the London Mining Network office in north London on Tuesday 10 March.

Job description

Role purpose:

Planning, coordinating and delivering communications to key groups, such as LMN’s network, supporters, and members of the public. The post holder will write, edit, co-ordinate and publish content across various channels, including the website, social media, and print and online materials. They will also plan and implement communications and campaigns to raise awareness or funds, while progressively improving organisational understanding of what works for different audiences.

Key responsibilities

Press

* Writing press releases related to visits, events and reports with which LMN is involved.
* Establishing and building on existing media relationships.
* Fielding inquiries from stakeholders including journalists, politicians and service users.

Digital

* Creating posts and basic visual social media content for social media platforms.
* Producing live social media content from LMN events and demonstrations.
* Developing and regularly updating content for the website.
* Managing social media accounts

Communications 

* Implementing a media strategy, with the aims of increasing the visibility of frontline community voices and concerns, widening interest in issues relevant to LMN and our partners, and applying public pressure to London-listed companies and stakeholders.
* Developing media/social media strategies for overseas visits and public events.
* Coordinating media activities during visits, including joint media work with other organisations.
* Conducting media monitoring, logging and reporting on media and social media metrics.
* Commissioning and liaising with freelancers and contractors relevant to communications work (web designers, graphic designers, filmmakers, photographers, researchers).
* Maintaining archives of media mentions, photos and videos, and maintaining press contacts list.

Branding

* Developing a uniform style across LMN materials.
* Helping maintain and build LMN’s reputation nationally and internationally.
* Planning/creating multimedia communications materials.

Publications

* Leading on writing and production of key publications, including LMN’s Annual Review.
* Writing regular email newsletters to promote publications, programme activities, events and other key information.

Organisational

* Contributing to and editing organisational documents such as funding proposals, governance reports and policies.
* Note-taking and facilitating meetings.
* Updating and liaising with LMN’s trustees on communications work via email and quarterly meetings.
* Organising and co-organising LMN events.
* Supervising and working with communications and outreach volunteers.
* Identifying issues that could potentially damage the organisation’s reputation and recommend actions to mitigate this risk.

Finances

* Working with finance officer to prepare and monitor communications budget

Person specification

The experience, knowledge and skills that we are looking for can have been gained in a paid or voluntary capacity.

Essential 

– Experience of media work (building relationships with journalists; pitching stories to editors; briefing and liaising with producers, photographers, reporters, etc).
– Social media skills (live posting from events; scheduling posts; conveying key messages succinctly; post promotion).
– Experience of using CMS, including uploading and basic web maintenance.
– Communication skills, including the ability to write, copy-edit and proofread using clear, simple and powerful language.
– Experience of solidarity work (e.g. campaigning, activism, advocacy frontline or behind the scenes in the UK or abroad).
– Experience of managing or liaising with volunteers and contract workers, e.g. designers, filmmakers.
– Ability to work as part of a team, within LMN and across organisations.
– Ability to manage your own workload, work unsupervised and use your initiative.
– Ability to work occasional evenings and weekends.
– Ability to work in a non-hierarchical structure.
– Sympathy for our aims and mission, and agreement with our values, including equality and diversity (See below for details).
– Ability to learn and grasp the issues around extractivism.

Desirable 

– Experience of overseas work with local communities.
– Prior knowledge of mining-related issues.
– Understanding of the financing of the mining industry.
– Experience of fundraising or online fundraising.
– Language skills, particularly Spanish or Portuguese.
– InDesign or PhotoShop skills.
– Photography and filmmaking skills.

About LMN

Vision

A just future based on a lower demand for mining and on respect for human rights and ecological justice (including the rights of nature) where mining does take place.

Mission

We undertake research and action for human rights and environmental justice in partnership with communities resisting, or affected by, the operations of London-based or London-financed mining companies around the world. We aim to tackle impunity and hold the mining industry to account, end unethical corporate practice, and to create an alternative narrative which respects the diverse cultures and cosmologies of the people with whom we work.

Values

Frontline voices: Our work is led by the needs and concerns of the people affected by or potentially affected by the activities of mining companies. We work to strengthen their capacity to amplify their voices and to place their needs and concerns centre stage.

Solidarity: We are committed to facilitating the development and strengthening of networks of solidarity with and between people whose land, cultures, livelihoods, health and wellbeing, workplace and other rights are threatened by the activities of mining companies.

Collaboration and teamwork: We work collaboratively as part of a formal network and also as part of several dynamic and changing informal networks of NGOs, community organisations, voluntary groups, concerned individuals, and others.

Environmental Stewardship and Just Transition: We understand that we are part of nature and that we must live within the ecological limits of our planet. We seek to promote a just transition to a sustainable and fair post-extractivist society that ensures that future generations will benefit, not suffer, from the practices of our generation.

Personal and planet: We encourage everyone involved with LMN to consider their well-being and support each other, and to consider the well-being of the planet and others with whom we share it.

Respectful: We value the opinions, expertise and diversity that people bring to LMN, and treat each other with respect, dignity and common courtesy regardless of background, culture, lifestyle or position.

Empowerment: We encourage everyone involved with LMN, whether they be workers, consultants, volunteers, supporters or representatives of communities with whom we are working, to share ideas, gain skills and knowledge and to involve themselves in our decision-making processes and to feel they are part of making change happen.

Honesty and transparency: We are accountable at all levels of our work, to ensure that we are effective in our actions and open in our communications with others. We regularly evaluate our activities and welcome dialogue and constructive criticism.

With these values, we  have supported communities to say ‘no’ to mining projects and hold companies accountable, and we coordinate a network of mining justice organisations, playing an integral role in extractives campaigning.

LMN believes that the people  who should have the  decisive voice with regard  to mining projects are the people  most directly impacted by them – yet  their voices are often ignored. One of our most  important tasks, therefore, is to ensure that the  voices of communities resisting mining, communities seeking  justice from companies for the consequences of existing projects,  communities developing alternatives to mining, and mining workers in dispute  with companies, are heard by the boards, shareholders, investors and insurers of the companies and by members of the public in Britain.

We seek to promote and share communities’ ways of understanding the world and support their development models.

Job title: Advocacy and Government Relations Officer
Salary: £32,363.41 per annum (starting salary subject to experience), plus excellent benefits
Location: Homebased, Scotland
Job type: Permanent
Hours per week: 35 hours per week
Closing date: 08 March 2020
Skype Interview date: 16 and 17 March 2020
Interview date: End of March 2020
Interview location: Edinburgh

This role will be homebased, in Scotland so you will be travelling around Scotland (mainly Edinburgh) to engage directly with MSPs and at times, parts of the UK and Northern Ireland.

We are looking for a dedicated individual to join our small but committed Advocacy team as an Advocacy and Government Relations Officer. If you’re passionate about cats, have excellent communication skills and want to speak up for cats, this role is for you!

Cats Protection is the UK’s leading feline welfare charity with a nationwide network of centres, volunteer-run branches and charity shops. During 2018 we helped around 184,000 cats and kittens, an average of 500 per day. In Scotland, we have our Glasgow Adoption Centre and over 40 branches.

The Advocacy and Government Relations Team, within the Communications Directorate, leads for the charity on influencing decision makers and those whose policies, practices and decisions affect cat welfare across the UK. The small highly motivated team works to influence legislators (National and devolved Government), professional organisations and corporates. The team’s work has included publishing Manifestos for cats ahead of the General devolved Election, launching “Purrfect Landlords” to encourage landlords to allow cats and calling for compulsory microchipping of cats across the UK. The team has successfully influenced the law on commercial kitten sales in England and is working with the Scottish Government to regulate cat breeding and rehoming activities.

You will work remotely within a small team, who are based at the National Cat Centre, alongside the Head of Advocacy and Government Relations, Executive Management Team, Trustees, volunteers and supporters to achieve realistic but challenging advocacy targets. Your will lead on engagement with the Scottish government and MSPs as well as planning and policy development ahead of 2021 devolved elections in Scotland. You will be monitoring parliamentary activity daily, conducting online research and responding to external and internal e-mails, preparing position statements and responses to external policy developments. You’ll be developing public facing charity campaigns including online resources, organising events and delivering presentations.

You will be a people person with lots of initiative who is able to work independently and collaboratively and with an ability to influence and inspire people from all levels for example government agencies, politicians, other NGOs and volunteers. You will need to have excellent attention to detail; fantastic organisational and analytical skills; the ability to prioritise work and set and meet deadlines to achieve agreed performance targets. You will either have a degree or at least one year’s proven experience (either paid and/or voluntary) in political and/or public affairs, influencing, policy analysis and campaigns. You will need a comprehensive understanding of government politics and the structure and processes of external agencies. You should also be a confident speaker and an excellent writer.

To apply for this position please click the APPLY ONLINE button. Our application process requires you submit a CV and answer screening questions – including explaining your interest and suitability for the role. Unfortunately we cannot accept applications or CVs that are emailed to us directly.

For further details please download the job description, available after you have clicked APPLY ONLINE:

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Global Advocacy Lead
Brentford, London (with international travel) 

About Us  

The Leprosy Mission (TLM) is a leading international Christian charity, active in over 40 countries, working towards the vision of Leprosy Defeated and Lives Transformed. Operating as an International Federation (Global Fellowship) of 29 member countries, the International office provides leadership and facilitation to enable the Global Fellowship to achieve this vision.  

We are now looking for a Global Advocacy Lead to join our team in Brentford. 

The Benefits 

- Salary of £48,000 - £52,000 per annum DOE 
- 10% contribution to your pension  
- Health cash back plan  
- Cycle to work scheme  
- Gym membership  
- Staff events  
- Daily devotion time  
- Space for waiting on God  
- Volunteer days  
- Training and development  
- Life assurance  

If you have strong experience in leading global advocacy and campaigns and if you are able to navigate and impact key global networks, decision-makers and influencers, this is an incredible opportunity to drive awareness of our important work, help create a unified “voice” and help us to achieve our vision of “Leprosy Defeated, Lives Transformed”. 

Fostering a collaborative, welcoming and supportive environment, we are passionate about helping individuals with disabilities, neglected tropical diseases, marginalised people in society and those living in extreme poverty. 

If you are passionate about helping an established international charity to continue making a difference in advocacy at a global scale, we want to hear from you.

The Role

As the Global Advocacy Lead, you will develop the ‘voice’ of The Leprosy Mission Global Fellowship (GF) and position TLM in key global networks, as well as with decision-makers and influencers.

In this important role, you will co-ordinate and support advocacy and campaigns of GF Members to achieve TLM’s global advocacy goals, both at the national and international level.  

Specifically, you will: 

- Lead TLM’s advocacy in influencing national and global policies and programmes that impact people affected by leprosy
- Position TLM as thought leaders in Leprosy, disability and neglected tropical disease and community development worlds
- Represent TLM in global networks and alliances
- Identify and develop a group of leprosy spokespersons amongst/across the Global Fellowship
- Line manage the Senior Officer – Communications (0.4 FTE)
- Undertake international travel (spending approximately up to 50 nights away from home) 

About You 

To join us as a Global Advocacy Lead, you will need: 

- Experience of advocacy in the area of human rights and knowledge of human rights treaties that have a bearing on persons affected by leprosy
- Previous experience in conducting advocacy campaigns targeting governments, UN agencies, donors and multilateral organisations
- Experience of raising funds for advocacy programmes and projects through proposal writing with institutional donors
- An understanding of project cycle management, monitoring and evaluating development programmes and projects

TLM is an explicitly Christian organisation. This role will involve representing the Mission’s purpose and ethos to external audiences and working within Christian networks. The post holder is responsible for disseminating advocacy communication, forming global networks, and implementing the Global Advocacy strategy within Global Fellowship Members and Church networks, therefore they will be required to produce, and implement, resources consistent with our ethos and values reflecting TLM as a faith-based organisation. The post holder must be willing to engage with, support and contribute to the Christian ethos and values of the charity. In addition to this as part of this role, the post holder will support the work of the Senior Leadership Team and the Mission through Christian prayer, Christian sessions, and fellowship. There is, therefore, an occupational requirement that the post holder is a
practising Christian committed to the objectives and values of The Leprosy Mission and able to work in an interdenominational environment.

Closing date: 11th March 2020
Interview date: week starting from 6th April 2020 

To apply for the role of Global Advocacy Lead, please go to the TLM website through the button shown. This vacancy is being advertised by Webrecruit. The services advertised by Webrecruit are those of an Employment Agency.  

Other organisations may call this role Global Advocacy Manager, Global Advocacy Campaigns Manager, Head of Campaigns, Human Rights Advocacy Lead, or Head of Advocacy Campaigns.

In Malala Fund’s five-year strategic plan, we commit to investing more resources for girls’ education advocacy in priority low- and lower-middle-income countries.

Together with partners in priority countries, we will work to increase national budgets for education and better target spending to support girls’ education, improve education quality and change public perceptions and social norms that keep girls from learning. In order to realise these ambitions, we are recruiting three separate but interlinked senior-level roles to shape and drive our work in priority countries. 

This role - Director of National Advocacy -  will work closely alongside the Director of Advocate Programmes and the Director of National Programmes, and existing Malala Fund staff to realise our five-year strategic plan.

Position Summary

As member of the Programmes Team’s senior leadership, the Director, Advocate Programmes will be responsible for all aspects of developing and implementing Malala Fund’s activist programmes in line with the organisation's five-year strategic plan. These include the established Education (formerly “Gulmakai”) Champions Network Programme (Champions Programme) and the soon-to-be-launched Girls Activist Programme (GAP).

The Champions Programme supports local education Champions who work for girls’ education. The programme consists of approximately 64 Champions across eight countries and has ambitious growth plans, with a target of an additional 10 countries in the next five years. The GAP is a new initiative to train young women, particularly in our programme countries, to advocate for free, safe, quality education for girls. It will advance Malala Fund’s mission by supporting girls’ advocacy and public engagement and offer participants meaningful opportunities to contribute to our work. You can find more information about this role here.

I. Responsibilities and Tasks

Leadership and Representation

• Working with the Chief Programmes Officer, Director of Country Programmes and Director of Programme Strategy and Learning, provide leadership in developing and delivering Malala Fund’s programming work, in line with the organisation’s five-year strategic plan.
• Cultivate and manage high-level relationships with global and technical stakeholders able to contribute resources, expertise and/or political capital to the activist programming.
• Work closely with other departments (advocacy, communications and development) to coordinate support for the programmes.
• Play a programmatic leadership role within the organisation and with external audiences on successful programmatic strategies and interventions that increase girls’ access to 12 years of free, safe, quality education.

Programme Strategy

• Supervise the programme managers in developing five-year strategies for the programmes in line with and contributing to Malala Fund’s overall strategic goals.
• Ensure that the programmes conceptual frameworks and theories of change are aligned and incorporate current innovations and approaches in the field.
• Create processes for constant review and periodic revision of the programme components based on internal learning and external developments.
• Working closely with the MEL staff and managers, ensure an effective learning system for the programmes that allows for external accountability as well as organisational learning.

Programme Implementation

• Working with the Chief Programmes Officer, lead the annual objective, work plan and budgeting process for the activist programmes.
• Work with the grants team to ensure an efficient and effective grants portfolio for Malala Fund’s programmes.
• Work with the MEL and grants teams to regularly monitor, assess and report on programme activities and outputs.
• Working closely with the Safeguarding Officer, implement the organisational safeguarding policies and practices, ensuring a duty of care for all activist programme partners and participants.
• Recruit additional Activist Programme staff to meet future expansion needs.

II. Qualifications and Experience

• A bachelor’s degree or equivalent in social and political science or a related field.
• At least 10 years of experience with international programmes, at least four in leadership and management roles in an organisation with a similar focus.
• Proven expertise in innovative programme delivery focusing on empowerment of marginalised populations, preferably women and girls in developing countries.
• Expertise in developing advocacy networks or youth activism, particularly those with a gender focus.
• Excellent programme implementation skills and managing teams for effective delivery.
• Strong interpersonal skills, with the ability to relate and communicate with individuals from a variety of cultural backgrounds.
• Ability to think critically and consistently apply good judgement.
• The ability to travel (up to 25%) internationally and a willingness to be flexible in working hours working across different time zones.
• Strong commitment to the Malala Fund’s mission to empower girls through education.
• If based in Washington, D.C., pre-existing authorisation to work in the U.S.

In Malala Fund’s five-year strategic plan, we commit to investing more resources for girls’ education advocacy in priority low- and lower-middle-income countries.

Together with partners in priority countries, we will work to increase national budgets for education and better target spending to support girls’ education, improve education quality and change public perceptions and social norms that keep girls from learning. In order to realise these ambitions, we are recruiting three separate but interlinked senior-level roles to shape and drive our work in priority countries. 

This role - Director of National Advocacy -  will work closely alongside the Director of Advocate Programmes and the Director of National Programmes, and existing Malala Fund staff to realise our five-year strategic plan.

Position Summary

As member of the Advocacy Team’s senior leadership, the Director, National Advocacy is responsible for ensuring the highest standards of quality and effectiveness for Malala Fund’s advocacy efforts in countries where we work. Working closely with the programmes department, they design and implement the organisation’s strategic approach to national advocacy and build strong coalitions of advocacy partners across the organisation’s geographic portfolio. Working with a small team, they ensure that Malala Fund grantees are effectively supported to undertake advocacy and support the development of advocacy-focused grant-making in line with Malala Fund’s advocacy priorities. You can find more information about this role here.

I. Responsibilities and Tasks

Leadership and representation

• Working with the Chief Advocacy Officer, Director of Global Advocacy and Campaigns and Director of Research and Policy, provides leadership in developing and delivering Malala Fund’s advocacy work, in line with the organisation’s five-year strategic plan.
• Leads the development of the national advocacy plans and budget on an annual basis in order to inform the wider departmental annual plans and budget.
• Leads and manages a small team (possibly based remotely) to deliver on Malala Fund’s national advocacy goals and provide opportunities for individual development.
• Provides oversight of national advocacy consultants as needed.
• Play a thought leadership role within the organisation and with external audiences on evidence-based interventions that increase girls’ access to 12 years of free, safe, quality education.

Strategic Development and Guidance

• Oversees development and implementation of advocacy strategies for Malala Fund’s programme countries as part of wider country plans (owned by the programmes department).
• Ensures that National Advocacy Managers provide sound stakeholder and policy analysis to inform advocacy strategies and plans for each country.
• Provides contextual intelligence and insights to the development of our national advocacy work and the expansion of Malala Fund’s geographic portfolio in support of the organisation's overall advocacy objectives.
• Ensures strong coordination and synergies across our national advocacy work, ensuring that the Malala Fund maintains a well-coordinated and coherent voice on key advocacy issues nationally and is able to leverage this work for Malala Fund’s regional and global advocacy.
• Keeps informed about key education issues in Malala Fund’s programme countries and provides regular updates to the Chief Advocacy Officer and wider Senior Leadership Team.

Programme Management and Operations

• Advises on the content and approach of applied learning opportunities for Malala Fund grantees, focused on developing strategic advocacy approaches and tactics.
• Works with programmes colleagues to develop, deliver and manage a portfolio of advocacy grants and identify new opportunities for advocacy grant making.
• Ensures that opportunities for collective advocacy by Malala Fund grantees are identified, developed and supported in line with Malala Fund’s advocacy objectives.
• Working with the Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (MEL) Manager, oversees the development and implementation of a framework for national advocacy MEL, aligned with the wider Malala Fund MEL framework.
• Working with the Director, Research and Policy, supports the development of Malala Fund’s national research agenda by identifying opportunities for evidence-based impact across programme countries.

External Engagement and Representation

• In coordination with programmes colleagues, establishes and maintains regular contacts and effective working relationships with senior government officials, staff of national and international agencies and relevant multilateral institutions and other high-level advocacy stakeholders in programme countries.
• Encourages the team and programmes colleagues to identify innovative advocacy partnerships in programme countries.
• Writes and presents briefings to Malala Fund’s co-founders and/or the CEO in support of their external engagements.
• Develops and presents materials on Malala Fund’s national advocacy work to the Malala Fund board as necessary
• Represents Malala Fund in external forums, serving as a public spokesperson for the organisation and presenting Malala Fund’s national advocacy work to relevant groups.

II. Qualifications and Experience

• A bachelor’s degree or equivalent in social and political science or a related field.
• At least 10 years of experience in domestic advocacy in developing countries.
• Proven experience in a leadership or management role with a track record of strategy development, delivering effective advocacy initiatives and building networks to influence change, particularly in our programme countries.
• Articulate written and verbal communication skills with the ability to distill complex ideas and large amounts of data into clear and concise overviews and reports and the ability to defend and explain complex issues and positions.
• The ability to build partnerships with other leaders within the organisation and strong organisational awareness.
• Strong interpersonal skills, with the ability to relate and communicate with individuals from a variety of cultural backgrounds.
• The ability to travel (30-40%) internationally and a willingness to be flexible in working hours working across different time zones.
• Strong commitment to Malala Fund’s mission to empower girls through education.

The Small Charities Coalition is the largest membership body for small charities in the UK. We are looking for a Policy and Voice Manager to amplify the voices of our members and put them at the heart of public policy making and campaigning. 

This is an exciting new role in the organisation, designed to capture the intelligence from our front line services and weave the findings into institutional, public and political discourse. 

As Strategic Communications Manager at St John Ambulance, you will play a key role in supporting the realisation of the vision of our Charity. You will be responsible for understanding and interpreting the environment in which we operate, focusing on the health, charity and youth sectors.

About the Role

As Strategic Communications Manager at St John Ambulance, you will play a key role in supporting the realisation of the vision of our Charity. You will be responsible for understanding and interpreting the environment in which we operate, focusing on the health, charity and youth sectors.

As Strategic Communications Manager, you will be integral to the creation of relevant and powerful narratives and messages enabling the repositioning of St John correctly and allowing us not only to be responsive to major social, political, economic and environmental changes, but to be an influencer, add commentary and be an advocate of positive change.

Through establishing excellent working relationships with stakeholders and networking this in a proactive and largely external-facing role responsible for intelligence gathering and identifying opportunities for St John to further our people, client, stakeholder and supporter engagement in our vision and services.

Please see the job description for more detail (this can be viewed on our website or once you click apply)

About You

To be successful in the role Strategic Communications Manager at SJA, you will have previous experience working in a communication focused role and expertise in devising impactful and innovative communications strategies. You will be able to demonstrate strong stakeholder management skills and have a track record in advising at a senior level on complex, high profile issues management and crisis situations.

About Us

St John Ambulance works at the heart of communities, providing first aid, keeping people safe at events and working alongside the NHS in response to 999 calls.

Every year, hundreds of thousands of people learn how to save a life through our training, education and youth programmes.

Over the next decade, we have bold ambitions to help transform out-of-hospital care, having a positive impact on the people we treat and the communities we serve.

We are a team of 1,600 employees and 18,000 volunteers, united by our goal of saving lives through first aid.

You will receive:

• Competitive salary & pension scheme
• Cycle to work scheme
• Health and Wellbeing portal - access to financial, health and wellbeing support and an Employee Assistance Programme
• Discounts – you’ll have access to Blue Light and NHS Discounts as well as discounts on mobile phones, gym memberships, cinema tickets, restaurants, holidays and shopping.

Interview Date: 4th March 2020

Application Review Date: 12th February 2020

We may review applications before the Application Review Date, however, if you apply after the Application Review Date, your application may not be considered. We will accept applications until we have successfully filled the role.

Refuge is the UK’s largest provider of specialist services for victims of all forms of gender-based violence (domestic, sexual, so called ‘honour’ violence, modern slavery and human trafficking, prostitution, forced marriage, stalking and FGM). Every day we support over 6,000 women and children in our national network of services.  These include Independent Domestic, Sexual and Gender-based Violence Advocacy services (IDVAs/ISVAs and IGVAs), community outreach, specialist refuge accommodation, sanctuary services, culturally-specific services and the Freephone 24 Hour National Domestic Abuse Helpline. We advise Government and lobby hard to keep violence against women and girls high on the public agenda. We run award-winning prevention and public education campaigns, manage a busy press office and website, and we are an accredited training provider. We give a voice to the voiceless.

You will provide high quality independent advocacy and support to the highest risk survivors of gender based violence and their children. This will involve establishing and prioritising the risks to and the needs of survivors of gender based violence and developing and delivering individual support and risk management plans in partnership with other agencies who attend the MARAC. You will advocate both verbally and in writing in a range of settings including civil and criminal proceedings and with criminal justice professionals.

With significant proven experience of providing emotional and practical support to survivors of gender based violence, you will be experienced in identifying and responding to the risks to and needs of survivors. With an ability to work in crisis or under pressure, you will have an up-to-date knowledge of criminal and civil legislation relating to gender-based violence. You will understand multi-agency partnership structures including the MARAC and have an ability to advocate on a client’s behalf in a range of settings. You will have strong written and verbal communication skills to write reports, deliver presentations and to communicate to stakeholders in a clear and effective way.

This role requires an exceptional individual who wants to make a difference. Occasional evening work may be required.

All candidates must demonstrate a commitment to the feminist values of empowerment and equality which underpin all of our work. Successful applicants will be expected to work within Refuge’s Values and Behaviour Framework and demonstrate these in their everyday work.

Competitive salary offering annual progression within points of the salary grade, 28 days annual leave increasing to 30 days, pension scheme with People’s pension that includes a 6% Employer contribution, comprehensive EAP.

Refuge is proud to be a leader in its field and an employer of choice with leading edge systems for supervision, quality management and development. We offer the first Regulated Qualifications Framework (RQF) accredited qualification for our profession. 

Please visit Refuge’s website for further details and other opportunities.

Closing Date: 09th March 2020

Interview Date: 19th March 2020

An enhanced Disclosure Barring Service (DBS) certificate will be required for this role.

Refuge is committed to quality, equality and diversity and welcomes applications from all sections of the community. This post however is restricted to women due to the nature of the role. The Occupational Requirement under Schedule 9 (part 1) of the Equality Act 2010 applies.

No agencies please - as a charity we work hard to keep our costs down.

One year fixed term contract (maternity cover)

About us
Humane Society International/UK is the UK affiliate of one the largest animal protection organisations in the world, working for a better future for animals and people through advocacy, education, and hands-on programmes. HSI UK is a leading force for animal protection, we are an effective voice for animals large and small, with active campaigns in wildlife protection and ending the fur trade, alternatives to animal experiments, and reducing the number of animals suffering on farms. We also support HSI’s team of animal advocates around the world who work across a wide range of issues, including ending the dog meat trade, stopping culling of street dogs, tackling wildlife trade and providing animal rescue and emergency aid in disaster situations. A small but effective team, HSI UK has big ambitions to create further positive change for animals both here in the UK and around the world.

The Role
Gaining media, social media and celebrity support for our UK and international campaigns is a key way of raising awareness for our life-saving work. With an expanding portfolio of campaigns, we are seeking a talented individual to join our small London team in order to support our Director of International Media. 
This important role is pivotal to helping HSI/UK grow its media and celebrity profile in the UK. Working under our Director of International Media, you will liaise closely with our UK campaigns team and our US-based PR and social media team to achieve great media exposure for our work, regularly pitching stories and managing relationships with journalists.. You will promote our campaigns to celebrities in order to grow our list of VIP supporters in the UK and you will take a lead role in organising events and photoshoots. You will also manage HSI UK’s Facebook and Instagram pages. 

Criteria
To be considered for this role, you will have strong written and verbal communications skills with the ability to produce engaging content that reflects our tone of voice and key messages. Good interpersonal skills, and ability to tailor communications effectively for a range of audiences, will be essential in this collaborative role. You will have understanding of how to prepare and pitch a good story, and a portfolio of stories to demonstrate your abilities. You will have excellent organisational skills, and the experience and attention to detail needed for successful event planning and management. You will have a strong understanding of using social media and experience in managing accounts for a business or charity. An enthusiastic attitude and proactive approach are essential. You'll be a high-performer, with a demonstrable commitment to and basic knowledge of animal protection. 

To apply please submit a CV and covering letter by the 29 February.

Refuge is the UK’s largest provider of specialist services for victims of all forms of gender-based violence (domestic, sexual, so called ‘honour’ violence, modern slavery and human trafficking, prostitution, forced marriage, stalking and FGM). Every day we support over 6,000 women and children in our national network of services.  These include Independent Domestic, Sexual and Gender-based Violence Advocacy services (IDVAs/ISVAs and IGVAs), community outreach, specialist refuge accommodation, sanctuary services, culturally-specific services and the Freephone 24 Hour National Domestic Abuse Helpline. We advise Government and lobby hard to keep violence against women and girls high on the public agenda. We run award-winning prevention and public education campaigns, manage a busy press office and website, and we are an accredited training provider. We give a voice to the voiceless.

We are recruiting for a skilled domestic violence advocate to provide high quality advocacy and support to survivors of domestic violence. You will work in partnership with other agencies to develop and deliver risk management plans to ensure victims’ safety. You will be responsible for advocating on behalf of survivors of domestic violence in a range of settings and managing and reviewing your cases.

The successful candidate will have significant proven experience of providing emotional and practical support to survivors of domestic violence. You will understand the legal system in how it relates to survivors of domestic violence and have strong communication skills to deliver presentations and reports to stakeholders effectively. An ability to work independently and prioritise a busy workload is essential.

All candidates must demonstrate a commitment to the feminist values of empowerment and equality which underpin all of our work. Successful applicants will be expected to work within Refuge’s Values and Behaviour Framework and demonstrate these in their everyday work.

Competitive salary offering annual progression within points of the salary grade, 28 days annual leave increasing to 30 days, pension scheme with People’s pension that includes a 6% Employer contribution, comprehensive EAP.

Refuge is proud to be a leader in its field and an employer of choice with leading edge systems for supervision, quality management and development. We offer the first Regulated Qualifications Framework (RQF) accredited qualification for our profession. 

Please visit Refuge’s website for further details and other opportunities.

Closing Date: 08th March 2020

Interview Date: 17th March 2020

An enhanced Disclosure Barring Service (DBS) certificate will be required for this role.

Refuge is committed to quality, equality and diversity and welcomes applications from all sections of the community. This post however is restricted to women due to the nature of the role. The Occupational Requirement under Schedule 9 (part 1) of the Equality Act 2010 applies.

No agencies please - as a charity we work hard to keep our costs down.