The Head of Policy and Research is accountable for coordinating policy, public affairs, research, and campaigns functions to maximise impact. The role will also be accountable for embedding the practice of participation within departmental plans.

A fantastic paid internship opportunity for an ambitious graduate to support the work of a multiple award-winning charity.

My Life My Choice (MLMC) is a self-advocacy charity run by and for people with learning disabilities, 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.  These established projects include a fee earning training and consultancy team, gig buddy, computer buddy, travel buddy scheme, a nightclub, and self-advocacy groups.

We now need an organised, flexible and hardworking individual with a real interest in developing a career in the charity sector.  The amazing aspect of this role is that through training, inspection and consultancy work you will be supporting people with learning disabilities to achieve fantastic results.  MLMC is at the forefront of the drive for learning disability rights. This role will help you to build your skills and experience whilst being part of an exciting social movement. The post calls for an enthusiastic and resilient person with an unceasing ‘can do’ attitude.

The intern will experience every facet of the charity’s operational delivery and be an integral part of one of Oxfordshire’s most impactful charities. We will pay keen attention to the successful candidate’s personal development needs and will invest significantly for the right candidate.

On the completion of a successful first year we will look to offer a full-time role within the charity to the intern.

We currently have an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic individual to join our growing  Advocacy and Government Relations team as an Advocacy and Government Relations Officer to support and implement an effective programme of advocacy work across the UK, with a focus on Westminster. You will join us working 35 Hours per week, on a permanent basis and will be based remotely. In return you will receive a competitive salary of up to £33,884.72 per annum plus excellent benefits.

Although this role is remote, please note there will be an expectation of regular visits to Cats Protection's National Cat Centre, Chelwood Gate, on the edge of Ashdown Forest. This is a remote location and public transport is limited. There will also be travel to other areas of the country (covered under expenses) for events, team meetings and away days.

Cats Protection is the UK’s leading feline welfare charity with a nationwide network of adoption and homing centres, volunteer-run branches and charity shops. During 2021 we helped 137,000 cats and kittens. That's the equivalent of around 375 cats a day!

The Advocacy & Government Relations team leads for the charity on influencing decision makers and those whose policies, practices and decisions affect cat welfare across the UK. The team works to influence legislators, professional organisations and corporates. The team’s work has included publishing ‘The Time is Meow: A cat welfare action plan for Westminster’ following the 2019 election, launching a “Purrfect Landlords” campaign to encourage landlords to allow cats and calling for compulsory microchipping of cats across the UK.

Responsibilities of our Advocacy and Government Relations Officer:

As our Advocacy & Government Relations Officer you’ll be focusing on activity at Westminster with responsibility for drafting briefings and consultations, engaging with key political and external stakeholders, maintaining internal and external contact databases and monitoring and responding to external policy developments. You will assist with evaluation of the risks or benefits of planned legislation, regulatory or reputational changes which may impact on the welfare of and best interests of cats, and help to construct corresponding strategies and messaging.

What we’re looking for in our Advocacy and Government Relations Officer:

• Experience of advocacy, public affairs or influencing work, ideally in Westminster
• Experience of policy work and research
• Experience of dealing with high profile/ VIP individuals 
• Proven ability to multi-task and work independently on own initiative, accurately and under pressure
• Experience of effective use of social media and the internet in an advocacy/campaign context
• An organised individual with good written, oral and great people skills

What we can offer you:

• Salary of up to £33,884.72 per annum plus excellent benefits
• Generous annual leave entitlement starting at 25 days per year
• Life assurance scheme as well as a range of health benefits, including private health care
• Employee Assistance Programme
• and much more

Join us as our Advocacy and Government Relations Officer and know you are helping to make a real difference to cats and kittens across the UK!

Unfortunately, we cannot accept applications or CVs that are emailed to us directly. Please note applications which are received after the closing date may not be responded to.

Closing date: 1st June 2022

Virtual interview date: W/C 6th June

Please note, should we receive a large amount of applications for this vacancy, we reserve the right to close this vacancy prior to the advertised closing date.

Cats Protection is committed to safeguarding children and adults at risk and protecting anyone that comes into contact with us from harm.  We expect all employees and volunteers to share this commitment

We currently have an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic individual to join our growing  Advocacy and Government Relations team as an Advocacy and Government Relations Officer for Wales. In this role the successful candidate will lead and implement an effective programme of advocacy work in Wales and support the teams work in Northern Ireland. You will join us working 35 Hours per week, on a permanent basis and will be based remotely. In return you will receive a competitive salary of up to £33,884.72 per annum plus excellent benefits.

Although this role is remote, please note there will be an expectation of regular visits to Cats Protection's National Cat Centre, Chelwood Gate, on the edge of Ashdown Forest. This is a remote location and public transport is limited. There will also be travel to other areas of the country (covered under expenses) for events, team meetings and away days.

Cats Protection is the UK’s leading feline welfare charity with a nationwide network of adoption and homing centres, volunteer-run branches and charity shops. During 2021 we helped 137,000 cats and kittens. That's the equivalent of around 375 cats a day!

The Advocacy & Government Relations team leads for the charity on influencing decision makers and those whose policies, practices and decisions affect cat welfare across the UK. The team works to influence legislators, professional organisations and corporates. The team’s work has included publishing ‘The Time is Meow: A cat welfare action plan for Westminster’ following the 2019 election, launching a “Purrfect Landlords” campaign to encourage landlords to allow cats and calling for compulsory microchipping of cats across the UK.

Responsibilities of our Advocacy and Government Relations Officer for Wales:

As our Advocacy & Government Relations Officer for Wales, you’ll be leading on engagement with the Welsh Government and MSs and supporting engagement with the Northern Ireland Executive and MLAs. You will be monitoring parliamentary activity daily, conducting online research and responding to external and internal emails, 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 also be responsible for working with the Media, Web, Publications, Digital and Income Generation teams.

What we’re looking for in our Advocacy and Government Relations Officer for Wales:

• Experience of advocacy, public affairs or influencing work, ideally in Wales
• Experience of policy work and research
• Experience of dealing with high profile/ VIP individuals
• Proven ability to multi-task and work independently on own initiative, accurately and under pressure
• Experience of effective use of social media and the internet in an advocacy/campaign context
• An organised individual with good written, oral and great people skills

What we can offer you:

• Salary of up to £33,884.72 per annum plus excellent benefits
• Generous annual leave entitlement starting at 25 days per year
• Life assurance scheme as well as a range of health benefits, including private health care
• Employee Assistance Programme and much more

Join us as our Advocacy and Government Relations Officer for Wales and know you are helping to make a real difference to cats and kittens across the UK!

Unfortunately, we cannot accept applications or CVs that are emailed to us directly. Please note applications which are received after the closing date may not be responded to.

Closing date: 1st June 2022 . Virtual interview date: W/C 6th June

Please note, should we receive a large amount of applications for this vacancy, we reserve the right to close this vacancy prior to the advertised closing date. Cats Protection is committed to safeguarding children and adults at risk and protecting anyone that comes into contact with us from harm.  We expect all employees and volunteers to share this commitment

We currently have an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic individual to join our growing  Advocacy and Government Relations team as an Campaigns & Advocacy Officer to support and implement an effective programme of advocacy work across the UK, with a focus on Cats Protection’s public facing advocacy campaigns and advocacy related issues within communities across the country. You will join us working 35 Hours per week, on a permanent basis and will be based remotely. In return you will receive a competitive salary of up to £33,884.72 per annum plus excellent benefits.

Although this role is remote, please note there will be an expectation of regular visits to Cats Protection's National Cat Centre, Chelwood Gate, on the edge of Ashdown Forest. This is a remote location and public transport is limited, a driving license is essential for this role. There will also be travel to other areas of the country (covered under expenses) for events, team meetings and away days.

Cats Protection is the UK’s leading feline welfare charity with a nationwide network of adoption and homing centres, volunteer-run branches and charity shops. During 2021 we helped 137,000 cats and kittens. That's the equivalent of around 375 cats a day!

The Advocacy & Government Relations team leads for the charity on influencing decision makers and those whose policies, practices and decisions affect cat welfare across the UK. The team works to influence legislators, professional organisations and corporates. The team’s work has included publishing ‘The Time is Meow: A cat welfare action plan for Westminster’ following the 2019 election, launching a “Purrfect Landlords” campaign to encourage landlords to allow cats and calling for compulsory microchipping of cats across the UK. The team has run digital campaigns as part of its strategy for a number of years but is now looking to increase capacity and build a stronger level of engagement with our campaigners.

Responsibilities of our Campaigns & Advocacy Officer:

As our Campaigns & Advocacy Officer, you’ll be focusing on Cats Protection’s public facing advocacy campaigns. You will work to deliver effective public facing campaigns at a national and local level focussed on the advocacy teams core objectives. You will be creating and implementing effective campaign plans as well as producing campaign content for a variety of different mediums. This will involve a mixture of digital campaigning, and also leading on advocacy issues within local communities, by engaging with stakeholders and key decision makers. You will also be responsible for working with the Media, Web, Publications, Digital and Income Generation teams.

What we’re looking for in our Campaigns & Advocacy Officer:

• A strong understanding of the political landscape and experience of campaigning, advocacy, public affairs or influencing work
• Experience of working with volunteers/public supporters or campaigners
• Experience of digital campaigning and a strong understanding of how to motivate supporters/campaigners
• Proven ability to multi-task and work independently on own initiative, accurately and under pressure
• Experience of effective use of social media and the internet in an advocacy/campaign context
• An organised individual with good written, oral and great people skills

What we can offer you:

• Salary of up to £33,884.72 per annum plus excellent benefits
• Generous annual leave entitlement starting at 25 days per year
• Life assurance scheme as well as a range of health benefits, including private health care
• Employee Assistance Programme
• and much more

Join us as our Campaigns & Advocacy Officer and know you are helping to make a real difference to cats and kittens across the UK!

Unfortunately, we cannot accept applications or CVs that are emailed to us directly. Please note applications which are received after the closing date may not be responded to.

Closing date: 1st June 2022. Virtual interview date: W/C 6th June

Please note, should we receive a large amount of applications for this vacancy, we reserve the right to close this vacancy prior to the advertised closing date. Cats Protection is committed to safeguarding children and adults at risk and protecting anyone that comes into contact with us from harm.  We expect all employees and volunteers to share this commitment.

Passionate about youth empowerment? Want to use your communications and activism experience to help young people advocate on behalf of others? then you might just be the person we're looking for.

To raise our impact we need a new Head of Advocacy and Communications who can help us extend our reach and influence. You will be an impressive communicator with experience of working with to influence policy change. In this role you will be working with a small yet mighty team to centre young people in the narrative about their lives, turning up the volume on everything we do, and making sure that our advocacy work is reaching the right decision makers.

This post can be based remotely or within our London HQ and is for 28 hours per week (0.8FTE)

Prospectus is delighted to be working with Lumos to recruit an Advocacy and Campaigns Manager, who will contribute to bringing about transformative change for children by playing a leading role in the development and delivery of two key projects funded by a strategic partner. This role is offered on a 12 month contract.

Lumos is an international children's charity founded by J.K. Rowling to end the systematic and harmful practice of the institutionalisation of children. Our vision is a world in which all children have the opportunity to grow up and thrive in a safe and caring family or, where there is no alternative, in specialist placements that meet all their needs, respect their rights and ensure they can fulfil their potential. For over 10 years Lumos has worked directly in a number of countries to safely transform systems of care and protection, helping to ensure children can grow up in loving families rather than harmful orphanages, and demonstrating that change is possible. Despite the milestones achieved, millions of children continue to live in institutions globally and until more countries adopt quality system-wide reform at national levels, this grave problem will persist.

The postholder will execute a pioneering new campaign, funded by a key donor to Lumos, aimed at shifting mindsets and philanthropic investments. The postholder will also be responsible for implementing the advocacy strategy for the global thematic review on institutionalisation and education, an initiative which is funded by the same donor. Reporting directly to the Director of Programmes and dotted line engagement with the Head of Communications and Marketing and the Head of Partnerships, you will devise and adapt the overall campaign journeys for the target audience(s), including mapping out the key objectives, channels, communication tools and media plans. You will lead on project planning and management, providing regular update meetings, work stream management, oversight of timelines and deadlines, budgets etc. Included in this is internal coordination and close working with Lumos colleagues and external partners, ensuring people with lived experience are heard, branding and key messages are amplified, evidence and learning are recorded and shared and providing briefing reports and guidance for technical experts. Following astute analysis of policy, political contexts and advocacy targets, you will go on to oversee and deliver Lumos' strategic engagement with external audiences, identifying and cultivating influencing opportunities and developing sustainable relationships with key influencers to support Lumos's advocacy and campaigns goals. This will involve development and drafting of content, design, publication of targeted advocacy materials and representing Lumos at events and on speaker panels.

The right candidate will possess a strong commitment to children's rights, extensive expertise in campaigning or advocacy and excellent organisational and project management skills. With outstanding communication skills, the Advocacy and Campaigns Manager will thrive when collaborating and influencing colleagues and stakeholders at any level and bring a track record of effectively targeted communications for a diverse range of key audiences. The ability to analyse policy opportunities and synthesise and translate complex information suitable for a range of audiences is essential. Knowledge and existing relationships with influential child rights actors, knowledge of the global care transformation agenda and or education sector, in country experience and or knowledge of behaviour change campaign theory are desirable.

As a specialist Recruitment Practice we are committed to building inclusive and diverse organisations, and welcome applications from all sections of the community. We invest in your journey as a candidate and are committed to supporting you in your application.

In order to apply, simply submit your CV. Should your experience be suitable, we will send you the full job description and arrange for a call to assess your suitability and discuss the role further. Please note that the role may close earlier than the date advertised.

Job Purpose and Key Responsibilities

Reporting to the Head of Policy and Advocacy, the role will be responsible for developing and delivering high-impact parliamentary engagement and campaigns, building and holding relationships with those with political influence, and advising senior staff on political affairs.

The role will also involve working closely with coalitions and INGOs including BOND, GADN and GAPS to coordinate for greatest impact. It will involve being part of CARE’s work with Helen Pankhurst (Great Granddaughter of Emmeline) to host an annual event on International women’s day #March4Women that engages thousands of UK public in support of women’s rights.

In working to address women’s rights this role will be responsible for representing organisational values of anti-racism and feminism. In addition, CARE seeks to work in ways that reflect understanding of intersectionality, and the interconnected nature of race, class, and gender and how societies perceptions of those classifications can create overlapping and interdependent systems of discrimination or disadvantage.

Duties will include:

• Work with the Head of Team to develop CARE International UK’s parliamentary and government strategy to achieve policy and advocacy objectives, with a particular focus on retaining UK government as a champion for gender equality and supporting aid commitments for women and girl’s development and emergency programming.
• Identify opportunities to support delivery of CARE International UK’s advocacy priorities in Westminster, devolved governments and with UK stakeholders as identified.
• Write briefings, parliamentary submissions, or letters as relevant and deliver parliamentary engagement events and activities on CARE International UK advocacy priorities working closely with policy colleagues to further campaign objectives for women and girls worldwide.
• Work with teams across CARE (Including Comms and Supporter Engagement) to ensure a coordinated approach to UK campaigns that engage the public with UK Parliament or Government.
• Track impact as part of CARE’s systems for monitoring and evaluating engagement in Parliament.
• Actively build and maintain relationships with parliamentarians, researchers and other political contacts including other UK public bodies as relevant.
• Build effective advocacy relationships with other civil society organisations, politically influential organisations and networks, and represent CARE International UK in coalitions, as appropriate.
• Keep abreast of latest political developments and parliamentary activity to inform advocacy strategies.

Why work for us?

At CARE International UK we are passionate about fighting poverty and injustice, particularly focusing on the role and importance of working with women and girls. The UK has a long history as a committed leader on gender equality and a champion for women’s and girls’ rights, but over the last two years, policy decisions by the UK government risk undermining significant achievements and the UK’s leadership on development, humanitarian response and gender equality. Can you help us ensure our priorities are heard and supported in government and parliament?

As a development and humanitarian agency with programmes and partnerships in over 100 countries worldwide CARE brings its experience of working in crises like Ukraine, Yemen, South Sudan, DRC, Afghanistan to policy-makers to inform decisions. Can you help us ensure the evidence and insight from CARE programmes and partners on the ground informs UK government international development strategies and emergency response? For example evidence shows that COVID-19 has had a significant impact on gender equality and women’s rights, and when intersecting with other crises, like climate change and conflict, risks rolling back hard-earned gains by a generation. Our campaigning and influencing work focuses on the importance of effective investments in women and girls and addressing gender inequality to ensure it remains a priority for the UK government.

Some of the areas that this role will focus on in the coming year include:

• the UK governments new International Development Strategy and how it will deliver on the UK’s commitment to spend 0.7% of Gross National Income (GNI) on overseas aid and focus on helping the world’s poorest people and how it will use UK aid and global leadership to make progress on the biggest challenges facing the world, such as gender inequality, climate change and humanitarian crisis.
• The UK government’s FCDO-wide Women and Girls Strategy, how it addresses the economic and structural barriers to gender inequality and how it includes an intersectional approach that includes an understanding of the needs faced by women and girls facing intersecting inequalities.
• The government’s focus on preventing sexual violence in conflict, the proposal for a summit and a convention that supports progress on the issue and how this is integrated with wider strategies on prevention of violence against women and girls more broadly.
• Informing and influencing accountability at key parliamentary and government moments like autumn and other budget announcements, G7 meetings, PSVI Conference, Party conferences, donor conferences.
• And coordinating with the sector to participate in or lead at public campaigning moments, including #March4Women; #Wednesday4Women; Wave of Hope; Great Big Green Week; 16 Days of Activism on GBV.

We are seeking a Government & Parliamentary Officer that can work with the team and our INGO colleagues to engagement government and parliament as part of a joint strategy to carry out this important work. This is a critical role that offers someone with knowledge and get up and go the chance to really shape policy debates and ultimately impact the lives of many thousands of people. If this sounds really exciting to you then we can’t wait to hear from you!

About you

The Government and Parliamentary Officer will have a strong understanding of UK Parliament and current parliamentarians and experience of the best strategies to influence and engage key stakeholders. You will understand political parties and how they play out in Westminster. You will understand the best ways to communicate the work of a humanitarian and development organisation with a focus on women and girls and how to work in collaboration across the sector to influence global summits and legislative processes.

Ideally you will have experience working in cross-organisational campaigns to deliver a shared influencing goal. You will relish the opportunity to work with a team of passionate and expert colleagues both in the advocacy and policy team and across CARE’s communication and supporter engagement teams.

Please Note that there are 2 contract types being offered : one permanent and the other 2-3 months Fixed Term contract

About CARE

CARE International is one of the world’s leading humanitarian and development charities. We fight poverty and injustice in the world’s most vulnerable places.  We save lives in disasters and conflicts. We stand with women, girls and their communities to achieve lasting change for a better future.

Diversity and Inclusion Statement

CARE International UK is committed to creating a diverse, inclusive, respectful and safe work environment where all persons are treated fairly, with dignity and respect. We are committed to dismantling harmful and oppressive structures of power and accordingly centre gender equity in our work to save lives, fight poverty and achieve social justice. The post holder agrees to promote and uphold these principles.

CARE International UK operates fair, transparent and non-discriminatory recruitment practices and actively encourages applications from candidates from a variety of backgrounds, and with a range of skills and experiences. We are particularly interested to hear from candidates from Black and minoritised communities, LGBT+ candidates and disabled candidates.

CARE International UK is a disability confident employer. As part of our commitment to disability inclusion we guarantee interviews to disabled candidates who meet the essential criteria for the role. To be considered under the Guaranteed Interview Scheme please complete the relevant section in the online application form. If at any stage of the recruitment process you require reasonable adjustments, including a copy of the recruitment pack in large print or an alternative format, please contact HR team

Safeguarding

CARE International UK has a zero-tolerance approach to any harm to, or exploitation of, a vulnerable adult or a child by any of our staff, representatives or partners. Recruitment to all jobs in CARE International UK includes, in particular, criminal record checks and the collection of relevant references. Safeguarding our beneficiaries is our top priority in everything we do.

To Apply:

To apply, please click on the apply button to be redirected to our career page. Also, download and read the Government and Parliamentary Officer Candidate Brief, which includes the Job Description and Person Specification. Applications are completed online. If you require a copy of the recruitment pack in large print or an alternative format, please contact HR team Please note, Curriculum Vitae’s (CVs) will not be accepted.

Closing date for applications: 23:59 Sunday 5 June 2022

Interview date: W/C Monday 6 June 2022

Salary: equivalent to NHS Band 7, £160.00 per day

Hours: Ad hoc – approximately 20 -30 days per year (minimum two days per month, ten months of the year) up to 2 days per week. Flexibility is required on the part of the Professional Officer and will be reciprocated by the Baby Friendly Initiative.

Permanent

Location: Home based, will involve travel  

UNICEF ensures more of the world’s children are vaccinated, educated and protected than any other organisation. We have done more to influence laws and policies to help protect children than anyone else. We get things done. And we’re not going to stop until the world is a safe place for all our children.

This is a great opportunity to join the UK Committee for UNICEF (UNICEF UK) Baby Friendly Initiative as a Professional Officer to support our Programmes.

In this role you will take part in assessments of services seeking Baby Friendly accreditation. Depending on specialist knowledge and experience, other work may also be offered, for example training, document review.

You will be a practitioner with experience of leading on the implementation of the UNICEF UK Baby Friendly Initiative standards in a relevant UK public service and of teaching infant feeding to health professionals. Training will be provided.

Closing date: 5pm, 3 June 2022.

Interview date: 29 June 2022 via video conferencing (MS Teams).

We particularly welcome applications from black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates, LGBTQ+ candidates, and disabled candidates, because we would like to increase the representation of these groups at this level at UNICEF UK. We want to do this because we know greater diversity will lead to even greater results for children.

UNICEF UK promotes equality, diversity and inclusion in our workplace. We make employment decisions by matching business needs with skills and experience of candidates, irrespective of age, disability (including hidden disabilities), gender, gender identity or gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, or sexual orientation.

We are happy to talk about flexible working, personal growth, and to promote a workplace where you can be yourself and achieve success based only on your merit.

The successful candidate will be required to apply for a criminal records check. A criminal record will not necessarily bar you from working with us. This will depend on the nature of the role and the circumstances of your offences.

We only accept online applications as this saves us money, making more funds available for us to help ensure children’s rights.

If you require support in completing the online form or an application form in an alternative format, please contact our Supporter Care line during office hours.

If you do not hear from us within 14 days of the closing date, please assume your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion. Please note that we only provide feedback to shortlisted candidates.

Registered Charity Nos. 1072612 (England and Wales) SC043677 (Scotland)

Location: London or Remote
Benefits: Read more about the excellent benefits we offer on our profile page
Travel: Some travel to London office (EC1N 8TS) for team meetings - circa every other month

Through our diversity and inclusion strategy, we have made a commitment to increase the diversity of our charity and we welcome candidates from a wide variety of backgrounds and experiences. We want our employees, volunteers and trustees to represent the broad diversity of the communities of which we are a part.

Summary

The Individual Giving Officer will work as part of an integrated engagement team building a large pool of people who know who we are, share our values and consider us worthy of support. You will use data to optimise our community of support, providing opportunities to activate – and keep activating – with easy actions with mass appeal to grow deeper, more mutually valuable relationships built on shared values. These actions can be non-financial as well as financial but all contribute to maximising impact for people with arthritis.

As a member of the Individual Giving team, you’ll have a big part to play as a key member of the newly created Mass Fundraising and Engagement Team. The team is responsible for growing the Versus Arthritis community and the contribution (money and voice) the community makes to improve the lives of people with arthritis. The team will deliver an integrated, audience-focused mass engagement programme to increase brand reach, drive service engagement, amplify our collective voice to drive change and grow donations across mass income streams. The last bit is where you come in!

About the role

This role is one of two Individual Giving Officers who, together with the Individual Giving Manager, make up the Individual Giving team. This team is accountable for engaging thousands of people each year to make a donation to Versus Arthritis. The aim of this team is to transform the number of supporters who give and the longevity and value of their support. They will do this through the development of innovative, multi-channel audience and insight led mass retention and acquisition activities and product development.

The programme includes cash appeals, reactivation, supporter magazines, lottery and more.

Key requirements

The best person for this job will be able to:

• Understand different audiences, their needs and motivations.
• Engage critically with creative concepts and plans across the team and share thoughts constructively.
• Manage multiple projects and deliver to a high standard.
• Develop and deliver successful campaigns for different channels, achieving ambitious targets and objectives.
• Demonstrate excellent attention to detail.
• Work well under pressure and manage conflicting priorities.
• Work collaboratively with colleagues across levels to develop innovative and engaging content and communicate clearly and confidently with stakeholders across all levels.

Have experience in:

• Interpreting performance insights, making recommendations for improvement and applying them.
• A charity or commercial setting in direct marketing, digital marketing or fundraising and using email marketing, paid social and/or search to recruit and convert donors or customers and increasing scale.
• Working well with budgets, tracking financial and other metrics and working to improve ROI.
• Working with data, segmentation and campaign analysis to deliver growth. Evaluating results and making recommendations for future activity.
• Developing engaging creative concepts with agencies or internal teams. Using email clients to develop and evaluate email campaigns.

Be:

• An advocate for people with arthritis, always pushing to centre lived experience.
• Supporter-led, striving to ensure the best donor experience.
• A proactive team-member, bringing ideas to the table, supporting and constructively challenging colleagues.
• As comfortable embracing failures as you are celebrating success.

Is this you? If so, please apply today – we’d love to hear from you.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
Previous applicants need not apply.

Interviews

First interviews:  Date to be confirmed, via Microsoft Teams.

You'll lead and coordinate our local campaigning work across the North of England. Your work will help the charity improve the lives of people with Parkinson’s and those who care for them. 

You'll listen to the needs of our local communities to inform your campaign work, and empower them to make change where they live. You’ll work with colleagues across Parkinson’s UK to deliver political campaigns and meaningful advocacy for our community.  Through your campaigns you will ensure that the voices of people with Parkinson’s, their families and carers are heard.

What you'll do

• Recruit and manage a sustainable network of local campaign volunteers.
• Be a first point of contact for supporters and campaign volunteers who want to improve services in their local communities.
• Provide expert advice and support to colleagues and campaign volunteers on how best to challenge and influence decision makers.
• Build close working relationships with our field staff and our local networks.
• Use our national campaign priorities to deliver related local campaign activity.

What you'll bring

• Experience of campaigning and an understanding of the basic tools and techniques used in campaigning.
• Experience of working with volunteers and people with lived experience of a cause including how best to support them to achieve their campaigning goals.
• Experience in organising events.
• Ability to network and build supportive relationships with volunteers, MPs and health bodies.
• Experience of delivering training to volunteers and staff.

Interviews to be held 6-7 June 2022

Please note: supporting statements must fully demonstrate how you meet all the essential criteria of the role ("What you'll bring").

The successful candidate will also be required to provide their own broadband service with a minimum download speed of 2Mb.

We welcome applications from people from all sections of the community, irrespective of race, ethnicity, gender, age, disability, sexual orientation, religion or belief. We actively encourage people with Parkinson's to apply.

What's it like to work for us?

We aim to find a cure and improve life for everyone affected by Parkinson's - and you could help us achieve this.

We offer a variety of paid job roles and volunteer opportunities both at our UK office in London and across the UK.

Following an interim period, CP Sport is delighted to be seeking its new permanent CEO, who will lead CP Sport at an exciting time in its development. CP Sport has a board of exceptionally skilled and motivated individuals who share a belief in the potential of sport to change lives for the better and a new strategy which sets out plans for the next three years.

CP Sport is a national disability sports organisation supporting people with cerebral palsy to be able to access and enjoy being physically active throughout their lives​.  We are a successful and highly respected influencer and change maker. Every year we support children, young people and adults to experience the life-changing benefits that participating in sport and physical activity can provide. Our aim is to influence the sector & wider society so that every person with cerebral palsy has the opportunity & choice to enjoy being physically active.   

The CEO has overall responsibility for leading all strategic and operational aspects of CP Sport. They will closely with the Board of Trustees and provide strong leadership to the CP Sport team. 

POSITION: Government Affairs Officer, United Kingdom

LOCATION: London preferred; other locations considered

PURPOSE:

Clean Air Task Force (CATF) is a non-profit global organization focused on driving the change in technologies and policies needed to get to a net zero carbon-emissions, high-energy planet at an affordable cost. CATF is highly respected for its deep expertise and research on energy and industrial systems and potential strategies, technologies, and policies that can radically shrink those systems’ impact on the planet’s atmosphere. Our team of experts and advocates (and global network of subject matter experts and civil society partners) put this research and knowledge into action by designing and enacting public policies that drive toward zero emissions. We also support policies and work directly with private industry to innovate in technology to make the path to zero emissions swift and affordable.

CATF is a global organization and has offices in the US and Europe, and operates globally through work with partners in Europe, Asia, Canada, Latin America, and in multilateral international forums ranging from the International Maritime Organization to the International Energy Agency to the Climate and Clean Air Coalition to the Responsible Steel Coalition. CATF is currently expanding its presence in Europe and seeks to strengthen its advocacy efforts through this hire. Current areas of focus include advancing zero carbon fuels such as hydrogen and ammonia, pushing for public policies to rein in methane pollution from the oil and gas sector in the UK and from global oil and gas, and commercializing carbon management technologies and CO2 infrastructure for industrial decarbonization and carbon removal. Other aspects may include and are not limited to transatlantic and international climate diplomacy as well as the global climate and energy transition impacts of energy imports. Learn more about our efforts here: https://www.catf.us/work/.

As CATF’s government affairs lead in London, the Government Affairs Officer will work closely with European communications staff, project leaders and issue experts based in Europe and the United States, and European partner organizations to help develop and execute public policy campaign strategies in support of CATF’s program goals and objectives in London.

Primary duties and responsibilities of this position:

• Strategy Development – With CATF’s global team, provide input on public policy advocacy strategies to support organizational goals and objectives in the region;
• Government relations – Connect, cultivate and enhance personal working relationships with key institutions, lawmakers, policymakers and policy influencers in Germany and the Laender.
• Track UK level climate and energy policy developments and intervention opportunities and link CATF technical and policy experts and consultants with policymakers as needed to support development and implementation of strong climate and energy policies;
• Policy Tracking – Stay informed about relevant policymaking efforts in the UK; systematically communicate updates to other CATF staff; and work collaboratively with our EU Government Affairs team and the Program Directors and staff to leverage our advocacy efforts.
• Messaging – Provide input on CATF external positions for proactive announcements and reactive statements;
• Written Materials – Write and/or edit comment letters, fact sheets, and other material for advocacy meetings. Provide input on press statements, press releases, blogs and other written material for distribution to news media and/or posting on CATF website; Work collaboratively with the European Communications Director and the Chief Marketing Officer
• ENGO Collaboration – Work with coalitions and individual NGO partners on external relations, help convene and broaden existing coalitions
• Fundraising – support fundraising and donor efforts as necessary

Skills/Experience/Education necessary for the position:

• Bachelor’s degree along with at least three years of successful experience in a substantially similar role;
• Background in UK energy and climate policy and connections to UK energy and climate policymakers, think tanks, NGOs and at the state level;
• Fluency in English
• Agile and flexible self-starter able to work on multiple competing deadlines and extending outside of usual work hours to accommodate team members in different time zones;
• Excellent interpersonal skills;
• Strong writing and editing skills;
• Ability to respond quickly and effectively to policymaker inquiries;
• Highly organized self-starter, entrepreneurial spirit essential.
• Passion for CATF’s mission.

COMPENSATION AND LOCATION:

This is a full-time, funding-dependent position. CATF offers an excellent benefits package and a competitive salary that is commensurate with experience.

APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS:

Please submit a resume, cover letter referencing the position title, and contact information for two to three professional and/or academic references.

CATF provides equal employment opportunities.

CEO

We have an exciting opportunity for a female CEO to represent an organisation externally, ensure financial sustainability and work towards reaching its vision for a world in which survivors are free from the fear and experience of sexual violence, and supported when it does occur.

This post is restricted to women applicants only and is exempt under Schedule 9, part 1 of the Equality Act 2010.

Location: Oxford with some flexibility to work from home

Salary: £50k - £55k

Contract: Permanent

Hours: Full time, 37 hours per week

Benefits: 28 days of annual leave (up to 33 with long service), we offer a 5% pension contribution, enhanced sickness and parental leave pay, regular clinical supervision, Employee Assistance Programme, and a generous training budget to support your learning and development.

Please note that interviews will be taking place on a rolling basis so apply early to avoid disappointment

About the role:

Join a team of dynamic, caring and committed women, working together to make a difference to survivors of sexual violence in Oxfordshire.

You will lead the charity in the strategic development of its vision of a world in which survivors are free from the fear and experience of sexual violence, and the effective delivery of its services, maintaining the commitment of staff and the mission and ethos of the organisation.

Duties and key responsibilities include:

• Vision and leadership
• Governance
• Relationship management
• Organisational management
• Line Management of Staff

About you:

The ideal candidate will have experience of managing people, will be a strategic thinker and have an understanding of the impacts of sexual violence on survivors and the wider community. Knowledge of potential funding sources and the current funding environment for charitable organisations, including commissioning and sector wide opportunities, is essential.

You will have:

• Relevant experience in the not-for-profit sector
• Managing service delivery within a voluntary, or community or statutory setting
• Leading organisations with multiple stakeholders and relationships
• Leadership and line management of staff, building effective teams and managing complex situations
• Developing strategy and communicating it clearly by setting a clear direction
• Strategic and Business Development planning and implementing organisational change
• Oversight of financial management systems and budgets

To apply please provide a copy of your CV and a covering letter (max. 2000 words) detailing how you meet the person criteria for the role. 

Other roles you may have experience of could include: CEO, Chief Executive, Chief Executive Officer, Interim CEO, Interim Chief Executive, Interim Chief Executive Officer, COO, Managing Director, Head of, Director, Assistant CEO, Assistant Chief Executive, Assistant Chief Executive Officer.