It has been a testing year for everyone, including charity leaders, many of whom are facing increased demand with reduced resources in a tough influencing environment. We are looking for a head of advocacy who can think boldly and creatively to address these challenges.

ACEVO is the network for social sector CEOs, here to inspire and support our members throughout their careers, to help them create the biggest possible difference. We want someone whose advocacy and communications work is built on values of inclusion, collaboration and mobilisation.

ACEVO’s vision for its advocacy work is to help shape the agenda on issues that matter to our members, and ensure their voices are heard by those who have the power to effect change.

You will help us:

• Support and enable our members to lead strong, sustainable organisations that meet the needs of their beneficiaries.
• Celebrate the dedication, professionalism and expertise of civil society leaders.
• Represent the experiences and needs of our membership to those with the ability to make positive changes for the sector.
• Stimulate debate that guides the improvement of sector standards and stronger leadership.
• Work with partner organisations to drive collective cross-sector change.
• Mobilise our members to work alongside us to achieve ambitious changes to policies that negatively impact civil society.
• Achieve political change by pursuing reforms which are both aspirational and practical.

You will head up ACEVO’s small but impactful advocacy team and set our advocacy, policy and external comms priorities in line with our organisational strategic objectives. You will oversee our output of policy positions, research, briefings, press statements and reports. You will work with the chief executive to set the tone and agree the messaging for our external communications.

You will be a key part of the senior management team, contributing to both the development of our strategy and effective delivery of our strategic objectives.

We welcome applications from people seeking flexible working. The current post-holder works 28 hours a week, but we welcome applications from those seeking a five-day week, or from job-share applicants. You will be home based but with frequent visits to London to meet up with the team and attend events (one to three times a week when Covid regulations allow).

We’re offering a salary of £50k (FTE), 28 days holiday a year (plus bank holidays) and good pension benefits. In our most recent staff survey, 100% of our team said they enjoy their job and would recommend ACEVO as a great place to work.

Shortlisted candidates will be invited to a Zoom-based interview between 10-12 May, with second interviews for finalists being held on 17-19 May.

Policy and Advocacy Manager on Women’s Economic Rights (WER)

• Salary: circa £44,679 pro rata
• Position: 6 month FTC
• Deadline for Applications: Tuesday, May 4th

Womankind Worldwide is seeking a passionate feminist and women’s rights advocate to serve in the position of Policy and Advocacy Manager on Women’s Economic Rights (WER). Since 2016, Womankind’s work on women’s economic rights is focused on addressing structural barriers to women’s economic rights including issues of land rights, tax justice and illicit financial flows, decent and unpaid care and domestic work and accountability frameworks on business and human rights. This post will build on existing foundations and approach and take forward the ongoing work on Women’s Economic Rights and continue to strengthen the positioning of Womankind Worldwide as an organisation with strong and expert analysis, contributing to debates and programming on women’s economic rights.

This position is located in the UK

Requirements:

• Demonstrable experience and skills in advocacy and influencing work on women’s rights in general and Women’s Economic Rights. 
• Demonstrable experience of working with civil society actors, including women’s movements, and/or membership movements, networks or coalitions operating at international level.
• Demonstrable experience of project design and management and of working with multi-disciplinary teams on policy and advocacy.
• Experience of successfully working with consultants, academic institutions, think tanks and other potential partners.
• Demonstrable experience of engaging with and contacts in key influencing targets, such as DFID, the UN, key bilateral donors, and International Financial Institutions/development banks. Engagement should be advocacy and policy influencing related.
• Excellent research skills and demonstrable experience of writing high quality policy documents, developing policy positions, researching and writing on development and/or women’s human rights issues.

• Excellent knowledge of women’s economic rights including land rights, business and human rights, tax justice and Illicit Financial Flows, decent work and/or unpaid care, and relevant evidence and policy responses as well as a strong background in economic development and women’s rights, policy research and advocacy, and a sound understanding of current debates in the field. 

If you are a passionate feminist, with strong roots and connectivity within the global women’s movement and UK advocacy space, and have the ability to lead and facilitate UK and other international advocacy in order to support Womankind’s partners, then we would love to hear from you.

Would you like to work for a leading mental health charity?

Do you want a rewarding career where you can really make a difference?

If yes, join us here at Rethink Mental Illness.

We have a very exciting opportunity for a Supervising Advocate to join and supervise our friendly Essex Advocacy team. Your role will be a permanent term position working full time, 35 hours per week based in the service.

Our Essex Advocacy service works in accordance with relevant legislation and statutory guidelines to provide specialist advocacy services as appropriate across a range of disciplines including, IMCA, DOLS, RPR, IMHA, Care Act and Community Advocacy. We are currently developing and growing our CYP Advocacy Team. We provide a range of generic and statutory (instructed or non-instructed) support in secure units, hospitals, care settings or in the community.

Who are we?

We’re Rethink Mental Illness, a leading charity provider of mental health services in England. We support thousands of people through our groups, services, policy, campaigns and advice and information. Our work supports us in delivering on our mission: “A better life for everyone severely affected by mental illness.”

In everything we do, we seek to demonstrate our values: Passion, Commitment, Openness, Hope, Expertise and Understanding. If these values resonate with you, we would love to hear from you.

What will you be doing?

• Co-ordinating a high quality, responsive and effective advocacy service in accordance with the service specification, contract and legislative timescales; ensuring a consistent standards are maintained and delivered in an empowering framework.
• Maintaining a thorough understanding of how the contract should be delivered, actively monitoring and taking action on performance against KPI targets and deliverables; ensuring that the service demonstrates positive outcomes, impacts and added value.
• Allocating referrals in accordance with the service standards and engagement protocols.
• Reviewing and checking monthly advocate reports for accuracy and quality and conduct case file and practice audits and reviews.
• Supporting advocates with case management and practice issues including report writing and reviewing.
• Recruiting the best talent and ensure that all new staff and volunteers receive a high-quality workplace induction; ensuring they have the knowledge, information and resources to be successful in their roles.
• Contributing to the promotion and understanding of the role of statutory and non-statutory advocacy services among staff working in health and social care services, service users, carers and other stakeholders.
• Keeping accurate factual records relating to the service users and their cases, including keeping the case management database up to date.

Do you have what we are looking for?

• I have substantial practical experience working as a statutory advocate.
• I have completed the relevant National Qualification in Independent Advocacy (Level 3 or new Level 4)
• Completed or working towards additional specialist units e.g.  IMCA, DoLS, IMHA, ICAA, Independent Advocacy for CYP and Managing an Advocacy Service and Health Complaints
• Team management or supervisory experience of developing staff and/or volunteers, setting and
  reviewing SMART objectives, and taking immediate action to address performance or conduct issues.
• An understanding of case management systems and implementing safeguarding protocols.
• Have a good understanding of advocacy practice and principles of empowerment and knowledge of relevant legislation.
• Ability to manage a complex caseload covering a wide range of subjects ensuring independence and clarity of decision making.
• Ability to travel throughout the Locality, including travel when required to Hub Office

What will you receive?

You will have plenty of opportunities to enhance your abilities with the opportunity to make a real difference every day. In addition, you will have excellent development opportunities including funded training, career development and a range e-learning courses. You will also receive:  

• Salary of £23,906.01 - £27,282.80 per annum
• Contributory pension scheme
• Life assurance and employee assistance programme
• 25 days annual leave rising to 30 days plus bank holidays  
• Your "Rethink Day" - 1 day’s additional leave (pro rata) on your Birthday
• Eyecare vouchers
• Flexible working  

Don’t just change jobs, change lives!

In response to the current COVID 19 pandemic, we are flexible in the delivery of our advocacy and have maintained our work with our clients in the most pro-active and practical ways. Our Supervising Advocates are currently working from home and the Advocacy Teams are conducting their appointments with clients using a range of online software and telephone contact. Any face to face visits are carried out in line with Government Guidance and full PPE is worn by all staff, where necessary.

We have been working throughout and have ensured that our clients receive the best possible support and service in spite of the practical restrictions.

Just a couple of final things,

We welcome applications from everyone, applicants with lived experience, those who are Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer/Questioning+ (LGBTQ+), people with a disability, or those from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) backgrounds are actively encouraged to apply. We are proud to have also been awarded Disability Confident employer status. We have an ambition of becoming an anti-racist organisation and we recognise there is more to do in ensuring our recruitment is fair and inclusive, which is why we are recruiting new roles in helping us to achieve this. Please be mindful that we may need to close adverts early if we receive a high volume of applications, we therefore encourage you to apply as soon as possible. If a shortened closing date has a significant impact on your ability to apply, please let us know.

At South Bank Students' Union we believe that a student's background and life circumstances should not put them at an educational disadvantage, and all students deserve a high-quality University experience and the chance to graduate equipped with the tools to succeed in life. This role would suit someone who is serious about disrupting inequality in higher education, and wants to deliver work which challenges norms and removes barriers so we can achieve this. 

We are looking for an experienced manager who is able to lead a team to create work which is tailored to meet the needs of, and engages the diverse student population, ensuring that it captures the broad range of student views and needs to make sure they are at the centre of the University's decisions which affect the student experience. 

Typical days in this role might include; attending University academic boards; providing 121 support for elected officers;  training the advice team on academic regulations; meeting with academic staff to feedback on student issues and managing a team of staff to delivery key strategic projects and fair and compliant democratic processes.

To find out more information about South Bank Students Union and the role, including the job description and person specification, click apply and download the recruitment pack. 

Would you like to work for a leading mental health charity?

Do you want a rewarding career where you can really make a difference?

If yes, join us here at Rethink Mental Illness where we have an exciting opportunity for a Statutory Advocate to join our friendly inspirational Devon Advocacy Team. Your role would be a permanent position working part time, 4 days per week (28 hours) based in Dawlish. Some home working would also be required.

Who are we?

Rethink Mental Illness is a leading charity provider of mental health services in England. We support thousands of people through our groups, services, policy, campaigns, advice and information. Rethink Advocacy is part of the same charity, though we work across a range of disciplines in addition mental health. We specialise in many different types of advocacy, providing services in a range of settings across the country such as hospitals, secure units and care homes.

In everything we do, we seek to demonstrate our values: Passion, Commitment, Openness, Hope, Expertise and Understanding. If these values resonate with you, we would love to hear from you.

What do we do in at our service?

Here in Devon we provide two statutory advocacy contracts.

The first provides Independent Mental Health Advocacy (IMHA) in Langdon Secure Hospital, Dawlish. The other provides IMHA, Care Act and Independent Health Complaints Advocacy across Devon and Torbay. During the past year we have had to adapt to attending a lot of meetings remotely. Where face to face work has continued, we have adhered to strict rules in order to maintain a Covid safe environment for our staff and clients.

What would you be doing?

You will be working across the two contracts, on site at Langdon for two days per week and travelling across Devon and Torbay for the remaining time. Some of the Devon and Torbay work is still remote at present but we hope this will change in the not too distant future. In addtiton, you will be:

• Providing a high quality, responsive and effective advocacy service in accordance with the service specification, contract and legislative timescales.
• Ensuring that individuals understand and can exercise their rights; supporting people to access information, to understand better what is happening, what is planned, and the options available to them to make better informed decisions and be more involved in their care and support.
• Acting on allocated referrals in accordance with the service standards and engagement protocols, communicating with referrers as required in order to ensure the client’s rights under the relevant act are observed.
• Representing patients’ interests when they are not able to do so themselves, including working within a best-interests framework for any eligible patient who lacks the mental capacity to instruct the advocate
• Keeping accurate factual records relating to the service users and their cases, including keeping the case management database up to date.

Do you have what we are looking for?

• Completed, working towards, or willing to work towards The National Qualification in Independent Advocacy (Level 3 or new Level 4)
• Completed, working towards, or willing to work towards additional specialist units: IMCA, DoLS, IMHA, ICAA.
• Experience of working in one or more of the following specialist areas: learning disabilities; mental capacity; mental health; older people; physical disabilities; sensory impairment; substance misuse.
• A good understanding of advocacy practice and principles of empowerment and knowledge of relevant legislation
• Ability to respect and promote a person’s right to make informed choices and decisions without influence
• Ability to manage a complex caseload covering a wide range of subjects ensuring independence and clarity of decision making.
• Ability to support clients who may have a range of communication and other needs.
• Ability to collate information and write formal reports to a high professional standard.
• Ability to travel throughout the locality.

What will you receive?

You will receive the opportunity to make a real difference every day. This will be made possible due to our excellent career development opportunities including funded face to face training, and a range of online e-learning courses.

You will also receive:

• Salary of £21,703.54 to 23,906.01 pro rata  
• Contributory pension scheme
• Life assurance and employee assistance programme
• 25 days annual leave rising to 30 days plus bank holidays  
• Your "Rethink Day" - 1 day’s additional leave (pro rata) on your Birthday
• Eyecare vouchers
• Flexible working  

Don’t just change jobs, change lives!

Just a couple of final things,

We welcome applications from everyone, applicants with lived experience, those who are Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer/Questioning+ (LGBTQ+), people with a disability, or those from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) backgrounds are actively encouraged to apply. We are proud to have also been awarded Disability Confident employer status. We have an ambition of becoming an anti-racist organisation and we recognise there is more to do in ensuring our recruitment is fair and inclusive, which is why we are recruiting new roles in helping us to achieve this. Please be mindful that we may need to close adverts early if we receive a high volume of applications, we therefore encourage you to apply as soon as possible. If a shortened closing date has a significant impact on your ability to apply, please let us know.

Would you like to work for a leading mental health charity?

Do you want a rewarding career where you can really make a difference?

If yes, join us here at Rethink Mental Illness.

We have an exciting opportunity for 2 Statutory Advocates to join our inspiring and friendly Essex Advocacy team. Your role will be a permanent position working full time, 35 hours per week based in the community.

Our Essex Advocacy service provides specialist advocacy services as appropriate across a range of disciplines including, IMCA, DOLS, Children & Young People’s Advocacy, RPR, IMHA, Care Act and Independent Health complaints. We provide a range of statutory (instructed or non-instructed) and non-statutory advocacy support in secure units, hospitals, care settings or in the community.

Who are we?

We’re Rethink Mental Illness, a leading charity provider of mental health services in England. We support thousands of people through our groups, services, policy, campaigns and advice and information. Our work supports us in delivering on our mission: “A better life for everyone severely affected by mental illness.”

In everything we do, we seek to demonstrate our values: Passion, Commitment, Openness, Hope, Expertise and Understanding. If these values resonate with you, we would love to hear from you.

What will you be doing?

• Providing a high quality, responsive and effective advocacy service in accordance with the service specification, contract and legislative timescales.
• Ensuring that individuals understand and can exercise their rights; supporting people to access information, to understand better what is happening, what is planned, and the options available to them to make better informed decisions and be more involved in their care and support.
• Acting on allocated referrals in accordance with the service standards and engagement protocols, communicating with referrers as required in order to ensure the client’s rights under the relevant act are observed.
• Representing patients’ interests when they are not able to do so themselves, including working within a best interests framework for any eligible patient who lacks the mental capacity to instruct the advocate
• Keeping accurate factual records relating to the service users and their cases, including keeping the case management database up-to-date.

Do you have what we are looking for?

• Completed or am working towards National Qualification in Independent Advocacy (Level 3 or new Level 4)
• Completed or working towards additional specialist units: IMCA, DoLS , IMHA, CYP, ICAA.
• Experience of working in one or more of the following specialist areas: learning disabilities; mental health/capacity; older people; physical disabilities; sensory impairment; children & young people; substance misuse; NHS Complaints.
• A good understanding of advocacy practice and principles of empowerment and knowledge of relevant legislation
• Ability to respect and promote a person’s right to make informed choices and decisions without influence
• Ability to manage a complex caseload covering a wide range of subjects ensuring independence and clarity of decision making.
• Ability to support clients who may have a range of particular communication and other needs.
• Ability to collate information and write formal reports to a high professional standard.
• Ability to travel throughout the Locality, including travel when required to Hub Office

What will you receive?

You will have plenty of opportunities to enhance your abilities with the opportunity to make a real difference every day. In addition, you will have excellent development opportunities including funded training, career development and a range e-learning courses. You will also receive:  

• Salary of £21,703.54 to £23,906.01 per annum
• Contributory pension scheme
• Life assurance and employee assistance programme
• 25 days annual leave rising to 30 days plus bank holidays  
• Your "Rethink Day" - 1 day’s additional leave (pro rata) on your Birthday
• Eyecare vouchers
• Flexible working  

Don’t just change jobs, change lives!

Just a couple of final things,

We welcome applications from everyone, applicants with lived experience, those who are Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer/Questioning+ (LGBTQ+), people with a disability, or those from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) backgrounds are actively encouraged to apply. We are proud to have also been awarded Disability Confident employer status. We have an ambition of becoming an anti-racist organisation and we recognise there is more to do in ensuring our recruitment is fair and inclusive, which is why we are recruiting new roles in helping us to achieve this. Please be mindful that we may need to close adverts early if we receive a high volume of applications, we therefore encourage you to apply as soon as possible. If a shortened closing date has a significant impact on your ability to apply, please let us know.

Background:Suzy Lamplugh Trust is the UK’s pioneering personal safety charity and leading stalking authority, established in 1986 following the disappearance of 25-year-old Suzy Lamplugh whilst at work. We work towards creating a society in which people are safer - and feel safer - from the prevalence of stalking, harassment, aggression and violence, achieved through Supporting people; Education; and Campaigning. Our stalking helpline advice and advocacy service offers support and advice to thousands of victims of stalking every year. Caseworkers advocate on victims’ behalf with police, social services and other statutory or victim support agencies.

Overall purpose of role:   The Mayor’s Office for Policing and Crime (MOPAC) has awarded funding to Suzy Lamplugh Trust and partner agencies to continue the proof of concept Multi-Agency Stalking Intervention Programme (MASIP) in London.  This is an intervention programme for stalking perpetrators, in an interdisciplinary setting involving partners from the health and criminal justice services as well as the voluntary sector.

This role is expected to support the Stalking Threat Assessment Centre (4 days/week) and the London Stalking Support Service (1 day/week)

The overall purpose of the STAC Senior Stalking Advocate is:

• To provide expert advice and advocacy to high risk victims of stalking within a pioneering multi-disciplinary setting;
• To closely liaise with other professionals in the Stalking Threat Assessment Centre to ensure a robust and holistic response to stalking;
• To work as part of a multi-agency team developing a new response to stalking; and
• To support the STAC Advocacy Service Manager, London Stalking Support Manager and National Stalking Helpline Manager as required.

Please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification. To apply, please submit your CV and a covering letter addressing the shortlisting criteria. Applications without a covering letter will not be considered.

Please note that we reserve the right to close the posting early if a suitable candidate is found.

About the job

ADVOCACY OFFICER – Job Description

(Muslim Women’s Network UK)

Summary

· Salary: £23, 324 – 35 hours / week

· Location: Birmingham

· Reporting to: Executive Director

About Us

Muslim Women’s Network UK (MWNUK) is a small charity (no.1155092) that works to improve social justice and equality for Muslim women and girls. We find out about the experiences of Muslim women and girls through research and helpline enquiries. We identify policy and practice gaps and use this information to inform decision makers in government and to inform our community campaigns. We also develop resources and train women so they are better aware of their rights.

Purpose of Role

The purpose of the role is to support MWNUK’s advocacy work to advance social justice and equality for Muslim women and girls so that policy and practice better meet their needs. The Advocacy Officer will therefore play a critical role in carrying out research and supporting the Executive Director and trustees with lobbying and policy work. The Officer will also work closely with the Executive Assistant and the MWN Hub Officer.

Responsibilities

Stakeholders and Partnerships

· Identify activists from different sectors who are knowledgeable on problems, issues and inequalities experienced by Muslim women and girls and set up an Advisory Group

· Facilitate the Advisory Group and regularly seeking their views for consultations and to guide research including decisions on which issues to prioritise

· Provide secretariat support for the All Party Parliamentary Group on Muslim Women

· Build relationships with stakeholders through regular communications

· Work with other civil society organisations to co-ordinate advocacy e.g. engaging with other stakeholders to support their advocacy campaigns and to inform them about our influencing work including seeking their support

· Manage relationships with decision makers such as politicians, senior government officials and other public servants

Research

· Map stakeholders e.g. those we need to influence, those who can help us influence decision makers and those who will be supportive of our advocacy work including those who can contribute with knowledge, expertise and evidence

· Engage MWNUK members via online research surveys and collect responses

· Co-ordinate the collection of responses to policy consultations from Advisory Group members and other stakeholders as directed by the Executive Director

· Organise focus groups and APPG meetings to gather, discuss and disseminate evidence

Monitoring

· Monitor government website to identify consultation inquiries relevant to MWNUK work that we should be responding to

· Monitor media for issues relevant to MWNUK research and advocacy work and alerting management

· Identify advocacy opportunities to promote our research and campaigns

Communications

· Support the Executive Director to develop an advocacy strategy

· Help to develop policy positions based on evidence / research

· Be able to put consultation responses in a report format

· Ensure our advocacy and relationships always remain non-partisan and cross party, in line with our charitable aims and objectives.

· Represent MWNUK at external meetings including delivering presentations at workshops and events when required

· Help to plan and deliver campaigns

· Identify opportunities for partnerships and for influencing

· Work closely with the Executive Director, Executive Assistant and MWN Hub Officer

Management

· Supervise and support Interns or volunteers (in the office) who can assist with advocacy work (as required).

Personal Specification

Essential

· Demonstrable knowledge and understanding of issues faced by Muslim women in Britain

· Demonstrable knowledge and experience of the UK parliamentary system

· Demonstrable experience of developing and implementing advocacy strategies

· Demonstrable experience of developing and delivering campaign work

· Demonstrable knowledge and experience using research and case studies to influence policy

· Excellent IT competency (Word, Excel, Internet, Outlook, Powerpoint)

Desirable

· Educated to degree level

· Knowledge and experience of supporting local and national advocacy initiatives of others.

· Experience of delivering public presentations to influence, inform and challenge a variety of stakeholders

· Be organised, be able to prioritise and meet deadlines and work under pressure

Skills and Abilities

· Strong project planning skills with proven ability to organise and prioritise tasks and to manage own time efficiently and use initiative

· Excellent analytical, research and problem solving skills

· Excellent written report writing skills

· Excellent interpersonal and oral communication skills; including facilitation, public speaking and presentation delivery

· Be able to work collaboratively both internally and externally with an energetic, solution-orientated approach to work

· Ability to represent the organisation in a variety of fora in the UK

· Willing and able to work flexibly and be willing to travel outside of Birmingham when required to attend meetings and events

Please submit a CV and Cover Letter by midday on Thursday 29th April.

Contract length: 12 months

Application deadline: 29/04/2021

Expected start date: 01/06/2021

Job Types: Full-time, Contract

Salary: £23,324.00 per year

Position:                  Policy and Advocacy Officer

Location:                 London, U.K. (preferred) or Washington, D.C.

Status:                     Full-time, permanent

Reports to:              Director, Global Advocacy and Campaigns

Salary range:   £37,900 - £40,200 GBP | $56,700 - $60,100 USD

Deadline to apply:  27 April 2021

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I. Position Summary

Reporting to the Director, Global Advocacy and Campaigns, the Policy and Advocacy Officer will support Malala Fund’s policy development and advocacy activities across the work of the Advocacy department. They will contribute to the development and delivery of high-quality global and national policy advocacy strategies for girls’ education through supporting policy analysis, global and national research projects and the project management of advocacy initiatives on the themes of education financing, education quality and social norms. They will represent Malala Fund externally with sector colleagues and contribute to relationships with technical specialists in key government and international institutions.

II. Responsibilities

Strengthening Policy and Advocacy

• Develops draft key messages and policy recommendations using evidence from our programmes and wider research in consultation with Advocacy colleagues and partners.

• Produce evidence-based policy briefings to inform global and national advocacy work.

• Provides research, evidence-gathering and copy-editing support for advocacy reports.

• Produces advocacy materials, including talking points, high-level correspondence and briefings.

• Maps advocacy targets, moments and tactics for achieving change across Malala Fund’s priority areas.

• Support the coordination and implementation of global and national advocacy campaigns.

• Identifies and implements ways to support greater coherence across the work of the three units within the Advocacy department: Global Advocacy and Campaigns, National Advocacy, Research and Policy.

• Working with the Research and Learning Officer (MEL) and the Programmes department, helps develop frameworks to monitor and evaluate the impact of Malala Fund’s global advocacy.

External Relationships and Representation

• Represents the organisation at external meetings with sector colleagues and technical specialists in key government and international institutions as directed, reporting outcomes to the wider team.

• Undertakes direct advocacy with decision-makers as directed.

• Creates and maintains a database of advocacy targets.

• Develops relationships and conducts advocacy with government departments, parliamentary bodies, oversight bodies and other political influencing targets.

• Promotes and supports the input and voices of education activists and girl advocates at external engagements.

Organisational Culture

• Upholds the values of Malala Fund.

• Actively contributes to making Malala Fund a diverse and equitable workplace through inclusive practice and openness to different perspectives, cultures and ideas.

• Maintains behaviour and conduct that uphold the highest standards for safeguarding, professionally and personally.

• Acts as a role model for a ‘learning organisation’ culture by seeking insight and using problems as opportunities to learn.

III.  Knowledge, Experience and Behaviours

Essential

• Previous experience working in policy and/or advocacy.

• Proven ability to oversee a wide range of tasks and to manage multiple competing deadlines.

• Exceptional writer and editor with meticulous attention to detail, including in order to influence policy and raise public awareness.

• Willing to listen and learn, making space for ideas and approaches that are different than your own.

• Take ownership of and initiative in everything you do, while understanding how to work across teams.

• Strong commitment to Malala Fund’s mission, purpose and values.

• Strong commitment to gender equality, anti-racism, anti-discrimination, decolonisation and social justice.

• Strong commitment to professional development and continued learning.

• Excellent team player with ability to work independently and in collaboration with colleagues at all levels across departments and external stakeholders.

Desirable

• Strong understanding of issues related to girls’ education.

• A good working knowledge of international and regional institutions related to girls’ education and international development.

• Experience using programme evidence to support policy and advocacy work.

• Experience in designing and implementing MEL plans, tools and processes for global advocacy initiatives. 

Note: This position is eligible for immigration sponsorship in the U.K.

IV. About Malala Fund

Registered as a public charity in the U.K. and U.S., Malala Fund is working toward a world where all girls can learn for 12 years and lead without fear. We advocate for resources and policy changes needed to give all girls a secondary education. The girls we serve have high goals for themselves — and we have high expectations for leaders who can help them. We invest in developing country education leaders and frontline organisations — the people who best understand girls in their communities — in regions where most girls are missing out on secondary school. We amplify girls’ voices. Malala Fund is building a movement of young education activists who, like Malala, speak truth to power around the world.

V. How to Apply

Please submit your resume and a cover letter through the application link by 27 April 2021.

Please note that due to the very high number of applications we receive when positions are posted, we are only able to respond directly to candidates with whom we wish to move forward in the interview process.

Malala Fund is an inclusive organisation and welcomes applications from under-represented and intersectional groups including BIPOC, LGBTQ+ and persons with disabilities. We are seeking people from different backgrounds, cultures, age, experience and identities, to provide a wide range of experience, ideas, views and insights into the strategy, policies, culture and ambitions of Malala Fund.

Malala Fund is committed to ensuring the safety of those involved in our work. Our first priority is protecting everyone who comes in direct or indirect contact with our organisation. Malala Fund has a zero-tolerance approach to abuse and exploitation by any of our staff, representatives or partners. We commit to ensuring that those who work with Malala Fund or on our behalf are able to work in an environment that is free from harm. To this end, Malala Fund reserves the right to conduct background checks on prospective and current employees.

The East European Resource Centre (EERC) provides advice, independent advocacy, and support to Eastern European nationals in London. Our advice covers immigration, benefits, and housing matters. Our Independent Advocacy supports survivors of domestic abuse and labour exploitation. 

EERC is seeking a full time Polish or Romanian speaking Independent Modern Slavery Advocate to join our team. This role will provide crucial support to our clients. The main duties will be:

• To develop and provide outreach to Eastern Europeans;
• To provide high quality independent advocacy and advice to victims of exploitation in the UK;
• And to develop networks and working relationships to facilitate outreach, referral, and advocacy. 

The ideal candidate will have experience in supporting vulnerable users – as an advocate or advisor. Though not essential, experience with survivors of exploitation, trafficking, or modern slavery is desirable. Particular advice expertise – around welfare benefits, immigration, employment or other areas – is welcome. 

At EERC we are proud of our strong, supportive teams. We also provide all Independent Advocates with clinical supervision and access to counselling.

Given the current situation - this job will likely be done from home at first. EERC is well set up to facilitate this and is prepared for the safe return to the office and seeing clients when possible. 

How to apply: Please send a completed application form by deadline. 

Deadline: 10am on Monday 26 April 2021.

Would you like to work for a leading mental health charity?

Do you want a rewarding career where you can really make a difference?

If yes, join us here at Rethink Mental Illness.

We have exciting opportunities for 2 Statutory Advocates to join our inspiring and friendly South London Advocacy team based at Bethlem Royal Hospital. Your role will be a permanent position, working part time, 17.5 hours per week.

Our South London advocacy services provides IMHA and general Advocacy to those on the national wards of SLaM NHS Foundation Trust at the Bethlem Royal Hospital.

Who are we?

We’re Rethink Mental Illness, a leading charity provider of mental health services in England. We support thousands of people through our groups, services, policy, campaigns and advice and information. Our work supports us in delivering on our mission: “A better life for everyone severely affected by mental illness.”

In everything we do, we seek to demonstrate our values: Passion, Commitment, Openness, Hope, Expertise and Understanding. If these values resonate with you, we would love to hear from you.

What will you be doing?

• Providing a high quality, responsive and effective advocacy service in accordance with the service specification, contract and legislative timescales.
• Ensuring that individuals understand and can exercise their rights; supporting people to access information, to understand better what is happening, what is planned, and the options available to them to make better informed decisions and be more involved in their care and support.
• Acting on allocated referrals in accordance with the service standards and engagement protocols, communicating with referrers as required in order to ensure the client’s rights under the relevant act are observed.
• Ensuring the client’s communication needs have been assessed and where possible communicate with the client to ascertain their wishes and views, thereafter, to communicate with individuals and other agencies, representing the clients’ views, whilst keeping the client informed of progress of their issue.
• Representing patients’ interests when they are not able to do so themselves, including working within a best interests framework for any eligible patient who lacks the mental capacity to instruct the advocate
• Keeping accurate factual records relating to the service users and their cases, including keeping the case management database up-to-date.

Do you have what we are looking for?

• I have completed or am working towards National Qualification in Independent Advocacy (Level 3 or new Level 4)
• Completed or working towards additional specialist units e.g.  IMCA, DoLS, IMHA, ICAA, Independent Advocacy for CYP and Health Complaints
• Committed to undertaking additional units as required and committed to completion of required qualifications within set timescales.
• Experience of working in one or more of the following specialist areas: learning disabilities; mental health/capacity; older people; physical disabilities; sensory impairment; children & young people; substance misuse; NHS Complaints.
• A good understanding of advocacy practice and principles of empowerment and knowledge of relevant legislation
• Ability to respect and promote a person’s right to make informed choices and decisions without influence
• Ability to manage a complex caseload covering a wide range of subjects ensuring independence and clarity of decision making.
• Ability to travel throughout the Locality, including travel when required to Hub Office

What will you receive?

You will have plenty of opportunities to enhance your abilities with the opportunity to make a real difference every day. In addition, you will have excellent development opportunities including funded training, career development and a range e-learning courses. You will also receive:  

• Salary of £24,349.64 to £26,552.11 pro rata (Incl. of London Weighting)
• Contributory pension scheme
• Life assurance and employee assistance programme
• 25 days annual leave rising to 30 days plus bank holidays  
• Your "Rethink Day" - 1 day’s additional leave (pro rata) on your Birthday
• Eyecare vouchers
• Flexible working  

Don’t just change jobs, change lives!

Just a couple of final things,

We welcome applications from everyone, applicants with lived experience, those who are Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer/Questioning+ (LGBTQ+), people with a disability, or those from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) backgrounds are actively encouraged to apply. We are proud to have also been awarded Disability Confident employer status. We have an ambition of becoming an anti-racist organisation and we recognise there is more to do in ensuring our recruitment is fair and inclusive, which is why we are recruiting new roles in helping us to achieve this. Please be mindful that we may need to close adverts early if we receive a high volume of applications, we therefore encourage you to apply as soon as possible. If a shortened closing date has a significant impact on your ability to apply, please let us know.

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: 3rd May 2021

Interview Date: 14th May 2021

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.

ActionAid are recruiting for an Advocacy Advisor to support the organisational influencing efforts and to sustain strong parliamentary and government relationships to advance our advocacy to make change happen for women and girls in international development and humanitarian policy and practice.

ActionAid is an international charity that works with women and girls living in poverty. Our dedicated local staff are ending violence against women and girls and helping change lives, for good. We won’t stop until women and girls are out of danger, out of poverty and on track to create the future they want.

As Advocacy Advisor, you will support the development and implementation of advocacy strategies and identify key influencing targets for ActionAid’s policy, advocacy and campaigning work.

A key focus of your work will be to support in the building of ActionAid’s credibility, influence and relationships with UK Parliamentarians in support of advocacy strategies on our priority issues. You will ensure that these priority issues have a strong profile in UK Parliament and Government.

In order to succeed within this role, you should be able to demonstrate experience of successfully influencing stakeholders in UK Government or Parliament.

Applicants must be able to demonstrate a strong understanding of UK parliamentary process, and realistic opportunities for influencing within it (as well as a recognition of the challenges of UK advocacy in this current political context).

The Advocacy Advisor should also show a broad understanding of the UK political context in relation to international development and women's rights, and an understanding of AAUK's feminist principles.

We are keen to receive applications from those with experience of working collaboratively across teams (who may have varied objectives) in order to identify a shared purpose.

If you meet this criteria and also have experience of advising senior colleagues on key political issues and an ability to condense complex information into succinct briefings and analysis, we are keen to receive your application.

Please note that this role will be offered as a 12 month fixed term contract.

ActionAid is committed to driving improvement through digital channels, tools and ways of working.  We will ensure that we provide the technology and the training to enable all staff to perform their roles to the best of their abilities. In return, we ask that all staff are committed to continually improving their digital skills and knowledge within the working environment. Our recruitment processes will evaluate the digital skills of all applicants. 

ActionAid is committed to supporting flexible working. If you would like to discuss flexible working options, including the possibility of a job share for this role, there will be space to do so during the interview process.

Work Location: Home based to access the Northern region with occasional trips to the Witney office for team meetings.

This is a full time role – however we are willing to consider two part time roles; one covering the North East and the other the North West of England.

Who we are

Open Doors is a Christian charity that is looking to recruit active, practising Christians to help meet the growing needs of the persecuted church worldwide. Hostility, violence and abuse of Christians around the globe is on the increase. Open Doors works in over 50 countries to ensure that those facing such persecution are not forgotten, but can stand strong to serve their communities and give life.

Job summary

The purpose of this role is to build on our existing relationships and develop new relationships with churches and networks across the North of England so that we can extend our influence in the region with more organisations, churches and individuals, resulting in increased awareness and standing with the persecuted church. The key roles of this position are to:

1. Lead the development and implementation of the regional strategy and volunteer team across the north of England.
2. Manage and resource a caseload of strategic churches and networks across the northern region.
3. Initiate and develop new relationships with churches and networks serving the north east and West.

About the team

Reporting to the Head of Church Relations, you will have key relationships with:

• Director of Strategic Relations
• Church Relationship Managers across UK and Ireland
• Volunteer Development Manager
• Head of Partnerships
• Project Managers and Events Manager
• Inspire Team

Hours

37.5 hours per week. Usually worked between office opening hours of 8.30am to 6.00pm Monday to Friday. This position involves some evening and weekends at conferences and events for which TOIL (time off in lieu) may be claimed.

Responsibilities and requirements

Strategic Relations Strategy for the North of England Region:

Develop and lead on the delivery of strategic relations strategy for the North of England.  Ensuring clear alignment with the overall strategy, priorities and goals

• lead and implement a regional strategy to engage churches and networks across the North of England in conjunction with our Churches strategy, including regular discussions, monitoring and adjustments as appropriate, to ensure that Open Doors strategy and objectives are achieved.
• actively contribute to our strategic relations strategy including church, events and volunteer strategy, considering how the strategy for the North of England region can contribute to these to create synergy and add momentum.
• work collaboratively across the team to ensure the alignment and effectiveness of our strategies and communication across the wider organisation.

​Develop relationships with churches and networks across the region :

Primary responsibility for engaging new churches and networks including liaising with our marketing communications department regarding development and effectiveness of resources for churches and events

• create opportunities to meet new church and network leaders and introduce them to the ministry of Open Doors in an accessible and appropriate way
• follow up on leads generated from across the ministry to engage Churches and leaders with the ministry of Open Doors
• Identify key churches and relationships to nurture in order to increase OD influence and engagement at a regional level and to grow faith in the UK & Ireland Church.

Manage caseload of churches:

Manage and monitor the ongoing development of key relationships with a caseload of churches across the region (caseload responsibility is based on number of days allocated within role and can be discussed within the context of interview)

• ensure that engaged and active churches across the region are appreciated, resourced and supported as part of our community of churches partnering with our ministry through giving, action and prayer.
• identify opportunities to accelerate relationships with existing connected churches resourcing a greater depth of partnership with the persecuted church.

• keep accurate and up to date records on CRM to monitor and measure our ongoing effectiveness in resourcing our partnering church community.
• plan at least one meeting each year with each church to invest and build the relationship.
• provide an excellent supporter experience with the opportunity to travel with Open Doors or host a guest speaker.

Develop and deliver regional strategy with volunteers:

Lead the team of volunteers across the region to effectively deliver the regional strategy

• work alongside the Volunteer Development Manager to ensure that all volunteers in the region are aligned to the regional strategy and overall volunteer strategy.
• work alongside the VDM to ensure that all volunteers are equipped and fully trained for the role, ensuring that all relevant checks have been obtained before they start.
• plan and be a part of delivering regional, small group and 1:1 volunteer training opportunities with the VDM.
• help recruit new volunteers and develop and support a team of 20 volunteer speakers across the region focusing specifically on areas where there are currently no volunteer speakers.
• mobilise volunteers for regional events and gatherings.

 Speak at regional events, churches, conferences and festivals:

• This role involves a commitment to a number of Sunday and midweek speaking engagements in order to grow connection with Christians facing persecution and so that their faith and example might inspire and encourage faith across the UK & Ireland Church.
• participate in and be available for conferences, seminars, roadshows, networking events or similar.
• participate in annual trips to the field to maintain frontline knowledge, and ensure relevance for communication.
• participate in speaker training and development opportunities.

 Support the youth strategy in the establishment of youth advocates:

• work alongside the youth team to develop opportunities for speaking to church youth groups, CUs and other Christian youth events.
• help the youth team recruit advocates  across the region by providing contacts, connecting them with people, providing information, or in other ways as agreed.
• support regional advocate events and training as capacity allows

Other :

• To carry out other tasks, projects and assignments as reasonably requested by your line manager.

The above job description is a guide to the work the job holder may be required to undertake but does not form part of the contract of employment and may change from time to time to reflect changing circumstances. 

Applying your Christian faith to this role

Because of the essential Christian context in which the role will be performed, the role is subject to an occupational requirement under the Equality Act that the post-holder be a practising Christian. Each working day will involve collective prayer and worship, together with shared reflections on the work of Jesus Christ. All members of staff at Open Doors are expected to actively participate in this shared time and members of staff take it in turns to lead the act of collective worship.

There will be many ways you will be able to apply your Christian faith and the outworking of your faith to the context of Open Doors. The list below gives some of the expectations of this role but is not exhaustive or intended to limit you:

• Contributing to and leading daily devotions (this can be for the whole team or just smaller, departmental groups)
• Participating in retreats, days of prayer and fasting etc.
• Committing to private prayer for the work associated with this role, your direct reports and closest colleagues
• Working in such a way so as to reflect biblical principles of leadership and service
• Applying biblical principles of godly stewardship to operational responsibilities
• To be open and obedient to God’s voice and direction in relation to any strategic matter and to always seek His will above all else

Limits of Authority

To operate within the ethos and aims of Open Doors, adhering to budget parameters and the Open Doors’ confidentiality agreement.

Who you are

You will demonstrate the following essential criteria for this role:

Culture

• committed Christian who is completely in sympathy with the calling,mission and Core Values of Open Doors
• chemistry with Open Doors Staff

Competency

• educated to A ‘level standard or equivalent
• experience of leading individuals / volunteers / teams
• understanding of issues relating to volunteer management and empowerment
• excellent communication skills and proven experience of public-speaking
• knowledge of cross-denominational environments and cultural sensitivities
• experience of problem solving and process innovation and development
• confident in use of Word, Excel, Powerpoint and Outlook applications
• experience of pipeline management and development (strategic thinking, planning and delivery)
• strong personal workflow and time management prioritisation skills
• ability to respond to a range of complex requests and requirements from volunteers

Character

• able to work effectively under pressure
• responsible and mature outlook
• demonstrates a high level of committment
• a positive and professional approach both internally and externally

Enhanced disclosure information may be requested from the DBS in the event of a successful application.