Campaigns and policy manager jobs

Salary: circa. £56,000 per annum plus benefits

Location: London office with hybrid-working

Hours: 37 hours per week

Contract Type: Permanent

The Motor Neurone Disease (MND) Association have an exciting opportunity for a Head of Campaigns, Policy and Public Affairs to join our high performing External Affairs Team.

This role will be based at our London office with hybrid working. We operate a trusting, collaborative, and hybrid working policy which enables the flexibilities of splitting your working time, between the workplace and your home.

About the role

We have an opportunity for a Head of Campaigns, Policy and Public Affairs to lead on our campaigns, policy and public affairs strategy based on our five Promises, ensuring its successful delivery throughout the organisation, inspiring staff, volunteers, and supporters whilst delivering real change for people living with MND.

As a Head of Campaigns, Policy and Public Affairs, you will ensure that national and local campaigning is well co-ordinated with clear and focussed campaign messages, making effective use of policy analysis, public affairs, communications, and volunteer resources.

You will champion campaigning, policy, and public affairs work throughout the Association, engaging successfully with Directors, Heads of department and Managers and act as a key external spokesperson for the Association's campaigns and as an organisation high-level lobbyist with senior external figures.

You will ensure that campaigns are co-produced with volunteers and supporters.

What are we looking for?

The successful candidate will possess substantial knowledge and experience of developing, delivering, and evaluating evidence-based campaigning activities including the mobilisation of volunteers and supporters.

Exceptional understanding of the health and social care policy environment is essential along with an understanding of how to influence political structures and decision makers.

It is essential that you have previous management experience with the ability to successfully lead a team.

You will have excellent organisational and analytical skills and in particular the ability to think and operate strategically in a fast-changing campaigning environment, underpinned by a good understanding of government across the UK,

For full role responsibilities please view the job description.

How to apply?

We would love to hear from you and encourage early applications.

If this sounds like the perfect opportunity for you, apply online now and submit a CV and a supporting statement showing how you meet the following criteria:

• Leading, managing and implementing campaigning and advocacy opportunities.
• Delivering an effective and successful Campaigns, Policy and Public Affairs Strategy.
• Experience of managing, supporting, and motivating a team to ensure success.

About Us

The MND Association was founded in 1979. Our mission is to improve care and support for people with MND, their families and carers. We also fund and promote research that leads to new understanding and treatments and brings us closer to a cure for MND. The Association also campaigns and raises awareness so the needs of people with MND, and everyone who cares for them, are recognised, and addressed by wider society.

We operate a hybrid working environment within a flexible office space using the latest technology and digital infrastructure. This, together with a high level of trust and performance driven culture, gives staff the freedom and flexibility to work in the best way for them, the Association and, most importantly, people with MND.

We are committed to equality and value diversity. We are working hard to remove perceived and actual barriers to participation for people with and affected by MND, current and future staff, volunteers, and stakeholders.

Important Notices

The MND Association operates a hybrid working culture and therefore we are open to discussing the possibility of variable hours, remote or home working, flexible start, and finish times etc.

Please submit your application as soon as possible; due to the high volumes of applications we receive, we reserve the right to close any adverts before the closing date once we have received sufficient applications.

Our selection process will be multi-stage; this may include video call screening, and competency-based interview/s.

We request that recruitment agencies do not contact us in relation to this role. We work hard to fill our roles directly and if assistance is required, we operate a PSL, which currently closed for review. We do not accept speculative CVs from recruitment agencies/ head-hunters.

Campaigns & Public Affairs Coordinator

Role overview

Who are we?

Part political, part business and part charity – NUS is a third sector membership organisation with a twist! The student movement in the UK is made up of 500 students’ unions and 7 million students. NUS sits at the heart of this movement, delivering a national student voice and supporting local students’ unions to grow.

In Scotland we represent 500,000 students, with 32 students’ associations in our membership, including all college associations. At NUS Scotland we’ve channeled that power in the last year to win £millions of new funding for student hardship, digital poverty, mental health and student associations.

What’s the job?

NUS Scotland is one of the most influential campaigning organisations in Scotland, securing significant wins for students and promoting the importance of strong students’ associations.

As part of the NUS Scotland campaigns and influencing team, you will help co-ordinate winning campaigns and craft effective public affairs content. You will help mobilise our members across Scotland to take action locally and nationally and help liaise with stakeholders and parliamentarians. Executive support for the NUS Scotland President, including inbox and diary management will be a key component of the role, which will help ensure their visibility and impact.

If you’re passionate about protecting the interests of students – come join us in Scotland’s student movement!

Who you are

You are organised and comfortable putting in place systems and processes to keep others organised too
You have an excellent grasp of how parliament and government in Scotland works and you have direct experience in either public affairs or campaigns in Scotland. You are familiar with the influencing tools that will generate success for NUS Scotland and the wider student movement
Your personal values will mean you are committed to being part of an environment that promotes equality of opportunity whilst recognising and valuing diversity

We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic candidates, as they are under-represented within NUS Scotland currently.

Why apply?

In return for your passion and experience we offer the flexibility for work-life balance, a competitive salary for the non-profit sector and excellent holidays and benefits. Please see our careers page for further information of what we offer.

This is a part time permanent post (0.6 FTE). The working pattern is 21 hours per week, to be worked Monday to Thursday. Working hours are between 9am and 6pm, and can be worked flexibly.

This role is based at our Edinburgh office, where you’d be expected to work at least once a week and to attend key meetings and events, otherwise we are happy for you to work from the office or from home the rest of your working week.

We’re committed to equality of opportunity for all. We welcome applications from individuals regardless of their race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, religion, age, gender, or disability.?

You can be yourself here whoever you are, be proud of the work you do and build a career in a place that knows different is good.

Closing date for applications is Monday 11th July.

If you’re successfully shortlisted, we’ll see you at an interview on Friday 22nd July.

Location: Edinburgh with option of hybrid working from home
Department: NUS Scotland
Contract type: Part time, Permanent
Hours: 21
Salary: £16,107
Benefits: As well as a generous annual leave entitlement, we also have a range of policies focused on promoting work life balance. We offer other benefits including pension, EAP scheme and discounts.

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Title: Senior Campaigns Officer

Salary: £30,000 - £32,000 + £3,500 London Weighting

Hours/Contract: 35 hours per week

Contract Type: Permanent

Based: London and home based

Closing date: Sunday 17 July

Interview date: Tuesday 26 July

Can you help us run great campaigns that create change for people at the end of life and their loved ones?

Marie Curie is the UK's leading end of life charity. We provide frontline nursing and hospice care, a free support line and a wealth of information and support on all aspects of dying, death and bereavement.

Our award-winning public facing policy campaigns win change for dying people and their loved ones. We have big ambitions to grow the impact of our campaigns still further, and we're looking for a Senior Campaigns Officer to help us to realise these ambitions.

What we are looking for:

We're looking for an experienced campaigner who can use their skills and knowledge to design and deliver successful policy campaigns. You'll be confident taking a leading role in the delivery of campaigning activity, working collaboratively with teams across the charity to maximise impact.

This new role will be crucial to the development of offline, in person activity to support our national and local campaigns. You'll have experience of working with volunteers and people with lived experience of campaign issues, and be comfortable communicating Marie Curie campaigning messages and asks to a wide range of internal and external audiences.

The successful candidate will be key in delivering inspiring, impactful campaigns that involve our staff, volunteers, supporters and people with lived experience. Public campaigning is a growing area of work for the charity and it's an exciting time to join the team.

What's in it for you:

• Marie Curie Group Personal Pension Scheme
• Season ticket loan
• Loan schemes for bikes; computers and satellite navigation systems
• Continuous development
• Industry leading training programmes
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Flexible Working

For more information or an informal chat please contact [email protected]

Marie Curie is committed to its values, which underpin our work. We take stringent steps to ensure that the people who join our organisation through employment or volunteering, are suitable for their roles and are committed to safeguarding all our people from harm. This includes our staff, volunteers and all those who use or come into contact with our services. We are dedicated to creating not just a safe place to work but also a supportive and rewarding one.

We are committed to a world where everyone can thrive and fulfil their potential. We are devoted to the social justice imperatives and organisational benefits of full diversity, inclusion and equity in the workplace, and are a Stonewall champion. We actively encourage and welcome applications from candidates of diverse cultures, perspectives and lived experiences.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early.

About us:

Every day of your life matters - from the first to the last. When you work for Marie Curie, you understand that better than ever. We're a passionate, committed and diverse team of more than 4,400 staff and 12,000 volunteers, here for people living with any terminal illness, and their families. We offer expert care, guidance and support, to help them get the most from the time they have left.

Everyone knows our daffodil, but it's our warmth, creativity and care that touch lives. Here, we take the time to really get to know the people we care for and those who love them. And we do whatever it takes to give them the final days and hours they deserve.

About us 

Crisis is the national charity for people facing homelessness. We know that homelessness is not inevitable. We know that together we can end it. 

This is your opportunity to join an ambitious and high-performing Policy and Campaigns team. Our exciting programme of political campaigning builds on our wealth of in-depth evidence-based policy solutions on how to end homelessness for good. Our campaigning is centred around securing national policy change through mobilising parliamentarians at Westminster and creatively engaging our supporters in meaningful lobbying activity.

This is your chance to be a part of the team and deliver campaigns that result in real and impactful policy change. 

Location: London office (remote-working up to 4 days a week is permitted) 

About the role 

As Senior Campaigns and Public Affairs officer, you will be responsible for ensuring political influencing is at the centre of the design and implementation of our public facing campaigns. You’ll be responsible for working across the policy and campaigns team to drive forward our engagement and successful lobbying of key decision-makers, parliamentarian supporters and other key political stakeholders. This role will work in partnership with campaign colleagues specialising in digital campaigning, supporter engagement and lived experience campaigning to bring about the bold policy changes needed to secure an end to all forms of homelessness. 

About you 

To be successful in this role you will be an experienced campaigner with excellent public affairs and parliamentary knowledge. You will have a strong track record of leading high profile policy campaigns to successfully influence policy change at a national government level. You will be acutely aware of the policy making process across government, understand the need for pragmatism and diplomacy in designing campaign strategies and tactics that engage all political parties to bring about policy change, and bring creativity and energy to planning parliamentary engagement campaign actions.

We believe diversity is a strength, and our aim is to make sure that Crisis truly reflects the communities we serve. We are actively working towards our organisation being a place where everyone can thrive and make their best contribution to our mission of ending homelessness for good. We know that the more perspectives, voices, and experiences we can bring to this work, the better. We particularly welcome applications from people who have lived experience of homelessness, and people from all marginalised groups, communities and backgrounds. 

Working at Crisis 

As a member of the team, you will have access to a wide range of employee benefits including: 

• Interest free loans for travel season ticket, cycle to work, and deposit to secure a tenancy 

• Pension scheme with an employer contribution of 8.5% 

• 25 days’ annual leave which increases with service to 28 days and option to purchase up to 10 additional days leave 

• Enhanced maternity, paternity, shared parental, and adoption pay 

• Flexible working around the core hours 10am-4pm 

• And more! (Full list of benefits available on website) 

Alongside our excellent staff benefits, we will support your ongoing development to build your skills, experience and career. 

When you join us, you will have the opportunity to join our staff diversity networks, which aim to champion issues across the organisation, enable staff to be their authentic and best selves and contribute to making Crisis a truly diverse organisation.  

How to Apply  
If this sound likes the opportunity for you, please click on the 'Apply for Job' button below. 
 
Closing date:  Sunday 10th July 2022

Accessibility 

We welcome applications from people who identify as neuro diverse and want our recruitment process to be as accessible as possible. If you need us to make an adjustment or provide additional support as you apply for a role, please email our Recruitment team, contact details can be found on our website.

BACKGROUND:

The Royal Parks (TRP) is a charity created in March 2017. We manage over 5,000 acres of diverse parkland, rare habitats and historic buildings and monuments in eight Royal Parks across London. These are: Hyde Park, Kensington Gardens, The Green Park, St James’s Park, The Regent’s Park and Primrose Hill, Greenwich Park, Richmond Park and Bushy Park. We also manage other important public spaces including Brompton Cemetery and Victoria Tower Gardens. Our eight Royal Parks and other public spaces are among the most visited attractions in the UK, attracting over 77 million visitors every year.

Our charitable objects

Our charitable objects describe what we are here to do. In summary, we:

• Protect, conserve and enhance the Royal Parks
• Promote the use and enjoyment of the Royal Parks
• Maintain and develop the biodiversity of the Royal Parks
• Support the advancement of education by promoting public understanding of the history, culture, heritage and natural environment of the Royal Parks
• Promote the national heritage, including by hosting and facilitating ceremonies of state or of national importance

People visit our parks for many different reasons. For those from outside London and the UK, it could be their first visit to a Royal Park, and they may want to see some of our extraordinary palaces or events that are taking place. For some, it is part of their daily world: commuting, walking the dog, catching up with friends or just enjoying being out in the fresh air and natural beauty. For others, it is where they play sport, listen to music, view art or volunteer on the many environmental projects available.

Because of our prime locations, our guardianship of these historic parks, our governance and funding arrangements and the central role we play in London and British life, there are many organisations, groups and individuals who have a strong interest in TRP. We recognise that we need to balance our responsibility to protect, conserve and enhance the parks and their unique habitats, with creative policies and activities to encourage wider access and enjoyment. We need to ensure we can secure sufficient funding to enable us to continue to maintain the parks to the very highest standards against the backdrop of declining Government funding.

JOB PURPOSE:

The Corporate Communications and Campaigns Manager is an exciting new role responsible for TRP’s corporate communications and campaigning work. The role will take the lead in creating and project managing TRP’s behaviour change campaigns to support positive visitor behaviour and engagement across all our parks. The role will also be responsible for managing corporate communications issues that arise across the parks and with our many partners.

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced manager in media, comms or campaigning to join the small but very busy and fast-paced communications team at The Royal Parks.

MAIN DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES:

Corporate Communications:

• Lead on TRP’s corporate communications activity (both the approach and the message delivery), working closely with the Head of Communications and the Director of Communications, Marketing and Engagement.
• Deliver all transport-related communications and be responsible for managing the communications around TRP’s Movement Strategy.
• Organise and deliver statements, press releases, digital content and social media posts relating to stories about TRP’s corporate activities – including supporting events, ceremonials, contracts, tenders, partner issues, complaints, and announcements.
• Write briefing documents, scripts, speeches and other materials for senior staff and trustees as required, for both internal and external events.
• Be the first point of contact for TRP’s response to major complaints and issues, working with many stakeholders including the CEO’s office, police, local councils and other bodies.
• Engage proactively with local government, other industry parks colleagues, heritage bodies and cultural institutions.
• Create and manage TRP’s annual and monthly comms calendar of all events and programmes that require corporate communications activity.
• Forge strong relationships with internal colleagues, partners, suppliers and concessionaires to support on all corporate comms messaging.
• Support other TRP teams to deliver effective communications as required.
• Deputise for the Head of Communications to support corporate announcements in their absence.
• Monitor and evaluate all TRP’s corporate communications responses.
• Manage, maintain and develop TRP’s corporate comms contact lists.
• Meet, engage, build relationships with a wide range of journalists, freelancers and media outlets.
• Write and deliver TRP’s corporate crisis communications plan.
• Support development of TRP’s Annual Report and Accounts, and other major documents of note.

Campaigns

• Working closely with the Senior Communications Officers, build on the success of the ‘Help Nature Thrive’ campaign, to create and project manage plans for campaigns each year, according to business need and goals.
• Deliver a feasibility study and outcome plan for TRP’s five-year behaviour change campaign to support its new strategy, with a focus on how TRP is responding to the climate emergency and managing the parks sustainably. Work with colleagues across the organisation to deliver ideas, a campaign plan and budgets to be presented at TRP’s Executive Board and Trustee Board during 2023.
• Work closely with colleagues around the parks to engage staff in the planning, delivery and evaluation of communications campaigns.
• Support the wider communications team as required at major events and with specific projects and initiatives.
• Develop opportunities to evaluate the use of communications, specifically those used in-house to help monitor and improve progress.
• Attend both internal and external meetings to discuss campaign communication plans.

General:

• Be part of an out-of-hours, on-call rota (on call one week in five).
• Work on relevant projects for any of the parks and green spaces to support internal and partner comms initiatives and flagship projects.
• Manage and lead a small team, nurturing and supporting personal development plans through regular meetings, appraisals and training.
• Develop partnership working with other industry parks colleagues, heritage bodies and cultural institutions
• Be a brand ambassador for TRP.

The Benefits

• Salary of £37,192 to £43,000 per annum, depending on experience
• 26 days’ holiday plus bank holidays (increasing to 29 days after 3 years’ service)
• Employer pension scheme
• Private healthcare cash plan and health insurance
• Cycle to work scheme
• Employee assistance programme - available to all staff and family members

This is a new post within our charity and is part of our ambitious strategy to grow our business over the next 5 years. We’re looking for someone who can use their skills to raise our profile locally and engage new supporters with exciting and engaging content. You’ll raise awareness of what we do to ensure everyone who needs our help knows how to get it, and you’ll support our Fundraising team to create effective campaigns to raise funds for our vital work.

Purpose of post

• Develop and grow the public profile of Citizens Advice South Gloucestershire
• Encourage wider engagement and support from local residents, particularly amongst under-represented groups and young adults
• Develop our Research & Campaigns function to inform local and national policy-makers
• Support Fundraising by creating innovative campaigns that foster support for our cause

Can you influence, support and steer cross-organisationally to drive better human rights protection? Do you have substantial experience in human rights campaigning with a demonstrated interest in military, security and policing issues? Do you want to play a leading role in a global campaign for the regulation of less-lethal equipment, including the adoption of a UN treaty on the trade in goods used in the commission of torture or other ill-treatment ('torture-tools')? Do you want to participate in campaigns for a ban on autonomous weapon systems and for the protection of human rights in the arms trade?

Amnesty International is seeking a Campaigner to develop and implement campaign and advocacy strategies, and coordinate actions on human rights concerns primarily relating to military, security and policing ('MSP') issues such as the trade in goods used in the commission of torture or other ill-treatment; to contribute to the successful delivery of campaigning objectives as part of the organisation's global campaign on the right to protest, in particular as it pertains to the campaign's global call on the regulation in the use of and the trade in less-lethal law enforcement equipment; to coordinate with Amnesty International membership structures to develop movement-wide campaigning strategies and action; to originate and contribute to advocacy and campaigning materials; to represent Amnesty International in the media and at the UN and other IGO meetings, relevant forums and national/international events.

About the role:

As an MSP Campaigner you will be part of a team pursuing Amnesty's work on military, security and policing which is integrated into a broader team focusing on civic space and criminal justice issues. You will, in particular:

• Work closely with legal and policy advisers, country and thematic researchers, advocates, media officers and campaigners in the International Secretariat and Sections/Structures to drive the organisation's campaigning and advocacy work on military, security and policing together with a team of MSP experts
• Have the opportunity to contribute to the promotion of human rights in a range of matters relevant to the civic space
• Contribute to changes in law, policy or practice in particular on military, security and policing issues, including in the trade of law enforcement and custodial goods used in the commission of torture or other ill-treatment, as well as of arms and security equipment and prohibitions on inhumane weapons, achieved through effective campaigns, advocacy, and research

About you:

• Substantial expertise and professional experience in the promotion of human rights
• Good knowledge of military, security and policing issues, as well as meaningful understanding of human rights issues related to the civic space
• Proven experience of leading and implementing creative campaign and advocacy strategies on human rights, and of mobilizing diverse actors to a common goal
• Demonstrated experience of international campaigning and advocacy, including experience of campaigning and advocacy on military, security and policing issues such as MSP equipment transfers and bans on inhumane weapons
• Experience of coordinating competing demands and diverse actors or members into a cohesive campaign - experience in coordinating thematic networks would be advantageous

Please see the job description for more information.

Excellent written and verbal English is essential; in addition, the ability to work to a high professional level in another widely used language, such as Arabic, French or Spanish, will be an advantage. Applications from those with lived experience of human rights abuses and violations, including discrimination and marginalization, are encouraged.

About us:

Amnesty International is a global movement of more than 10 million people who campaign for a world where human rights are enjoyed by all. We reach almost every country in the world.

Our aim is simple: an end to human rights abuses. Independent, international and influential, we campaign for justice, fairness, freedom and truth wherever they're denied. And whether we're applying pressure through powerful research or direct lobbying, mass demonstrations or online campaigning, we're all inspired by hope for a better world. One where human rights are respected and protected by everyone, everywhere.

At Amnesty International, we are passionate about what we do and we are proud of our achievements as a movement. To compensate our employees for the critical work they do, we reward them through a combination of an attractive and sector competitive salary and benefits package, high levels of engagement and involvement, and a commitment to employee development.

Benefits include 37 days annual leave (inclusive of public holidays and grace days), pension scheme, employee assistance programme, life assurance and many more benefits designed to suit your own personal lifestyle. All of this, in a professional, engaging environment.

For further information on our benefits, please visit https://www.amnesty.org/en/careers/benefits/

Amnesty International is committed to creating and sustaining a working environment in which everyone has an equal opportunity to fulfill their potential and we welcome applications from suitably qualified people from all sections of communities globally.

WHAT WE HOPE YOU WILL DO NEXT

If you are talented, passionate about human rights and want to use your skills, knowledge and experience to change the world then we would encourage you to click 'Apply for this Role' below.

Freedom, Justice, Equality. Let's get to work.

Post summary

As Campaigns Manager, you’ll have the opportunity to devise high-impact campaigns to achieve real change, co-ordinating a multi-disciplinary high-performing team to further privacy, free expression and data protection rights in the UK. You’ll also have the opportunity to be a key Big Brother Watch spokesperson in the media.

You’ll have both people and project management responsibilities, leading our campaigns on key policy issues such as facial recognition, free speech and algorithmic decision making in the welfare system.

You’ll oversee campaigns across all areas of our organisational strategy: data, rights and justice; freedom of expression online; surveillance and power; and rights and democracy post-covid - as well as explore new organisational priorities, over time.

Post details

Job title: Campaigns Manager

Reports to: Director

Working hours: Full time

Starting salary: Competitive

Location: Vauxhall, London

Apply by: Tuesday 5th July 2022

Start date: ASAP

To apply

Please read the Job Information Pack and send:

• Your CV

• A covering letter (1 page maximum)

• Task: Big Brother Watch wants to stop police forces in the UK using live facial recognition surveillance. Outline three actions you would take as Campaigns Manager in pursuit of this goal (600 words maximum).

to the email address specified in the Job Information Pack.

Please note: applications without any one of the three requested submissions above will not be considered.

Due to a high number of applications, unfortunately we are unable to respond to all applicants.

About you

We’re looking for highly skilled professional with a track record of delivering impactful change and a demonstrable passion for protecting civil liberties, especially privacy and freedom of expression. Ideally, you’ll have a high level of experience of or interest in working on new and emerging technologies.

You’ll have significant experience working in a campaigns capacity, and experience managing people and/or projects in a comparable environment that relied on your expertise on civil liberties, surveillance or technology issues. You’ll be familiar with key issues in the area.

You’ll also have excellent knowledge of British politics and UK parliamentary procedures, a strong network of contacts in Westminster and significant experience campaigning for change in parliament in order to maximise our political impact.

You’ll be a brilliant communicator, able to simplify complex technology issues and convey powerful messages whether in campaign slogans or in live news interviews as a Big Brother Watch spokesperson. You’ll have an entrepreneurial approach to your work, always identifying opportunities to boost the progress of your campaigns. The ideal candidate will appreciate the importance of winning in the court of public opinion in order to win in parliament, and have the skills to do both.

You’ll be at ease working on a strictly non-partisan, cross-party basis and grounding our campaign strategies in human rights and liberal principles. You’ll also embody our principles of equality, respect and accountability.

You’ll be highly skilled in devising strategic campaign plans for the organisation to pursue within our work streams, and able to reflect and learn from each campaign. You’ll also be proactive and in building relationships with partner organisations, experts and stakeholders. We’re looking for someone who is a motivating and compassionate manager, highly skilled, flexible, diligent and able to work under pressure with an often competing workload.

If you’re committed to Big Brother Watch’s mission, we’d like to hear from you.

Big Brother Watch

Big Brother Watch is a UK civil liberties campaign group fighting for a free future. We’re determined to reclaim our privacy and defend freedoms at this time of enormous technological change. And we fight to win.

We’re a fiercely independent, diverse, non-partisan and non-profit group of campaigners and researchers who work to roll back the surveillance state and protect rights in parliament, the media or the courts if we have to. We publish unique investigations and pursue powerful public campaigns to pursue real change. We work relentlessly to inform and empower the public to collectively reclaim privacy, defend our civil liberties and protect freedoms for the future.

We’re a small, dedicated and highly effective team, now growing to seven full-time staff and five volunteers.

Job description

Campaigns

• Develop campaigns plans to manage and schedule relevant advocacy, policy, research and legal work to further our strategic aims

• Co-ordinate a high-performing, multi-disciplinary team to pursue campaign goals

• Identify advocacy and press opportunities to further campaign aims

• Strategise/oversee development of campaign materials & engaging supporter actions

• Promote Big Brother Watch’s campaigns in the media, writing articles and giving quotes/live interviews to press

• Uphold Big Brother Watch’s reputational excellence in public fora

• Work with Director to periodically set campaign priorities in our organisational strategy

• Communicate complex issues to varied audiences, whether parliament, press or public

• Build strong relationships with parliamentarians and advisors across all parties

• Identify opportunities to further our strategic aims in parliament through committees, parliamentary questions and other activities; as well as regional assemblies and on occasion local government

• Work with stakeholders and pursue collaborative campaigns/coalitions on key issues

• Develop and advance Big Brother Watch’s relationships with allies across Government, legislative bodies, international organisations & NGOs in a strictly cross-party manner

• Produce formal correspondence, blog posts, presentations, and other documents articulating Big Brother Watch’s campaign goals

• Reflect, evaluate and implement learning from Big Brother Watch’s campaigns

Management

• Oversee the organisation’s execution of campaigns, ensuring appropriate delegation

• Ensuring the highest level of quality of all campaigns output

• Manage staff performance and development, and ensure wellbeing

• Help foster a positive, supportive work environment

Person specification

Essential

• Significant experience in a similar role, including project and people management

• Expertise and experience on UK issues relating to data protection, civil liberties, privacy, surveillance and/or free expression

• Excellent and persuasive communications skills

• A strong understanding of the external political environment, including levers for change and knowledge of what changes the minds of decision-makers

• Aptitude for managing and building relationships with stakeholders

• Proven ability to take initiative

• Creativity and energy in managing a workload consisting of large long-term projects as well as reactive tasks, and proven ability to produce high quality work under pressure

• Able to work in non-partisan environment, and proven ability to recruit support of MPs across all parties

• Commitment to protecting rights and liberties in the UK

Desirable

• A degree in a relevant field

• Project management experience

• Familiarity with relevant UK surveillance and data protection laws

Care4Calais are recruiting for a professional and talented Media and Campaigns Co-ordinator to support our charity during an exciting period of rapid organisational growth.

This year will be incredibly important for the future of refugee rights within the UK, and the fast paced and high-profile nature of the sector can be challenging.  We’re looking for an experienced Campaigns Co-ordinator who is passionate about refugee protection, has excellent attention to detail and is a natural communicator. If this sounds like you, we’d love to hear from you.

From supporting legal challenges and preventing unfair deportations to promoting our work in Northern France you’ll be at the heart of some of the biggest public debates of the day.  As an expanding charity working in complex media environment, the work can be highly pressured, so a calm resilience is important.

We are looking for a hands-on and driven individual to help implement and drive our media strategy and campaigns. The role will require excellent communication both within the charity and with external parties.

This is a fantastic opportunity to join a fearless team of game changers dedicated to positively changing the lives of refugees by changing negative media portrayal and public perceptions.

Please provide a covering letter that explains why you are suitable for this role and why you want to work with Care4Calais - we will only consider applications that are accompanied by a covering letter.

Job Description

This role is critical to help the charity build their profile by delivering effective and positive media campaigns. The successful candidate will be responsible for ensuring engagement with Care4Calais supporters old and new.

Responsibilities will include:

• Designing and implementing media campaigns in line with the objectives of Care4Calais
• Generate awareness of Care4Calais and refugee protection issues
• Collaborating effectively with both internal and external stakeholders to ensure successful campaigns
• Delivering media communications using high standard copy
• Writing media releases
• Building effective relationships with journalists and other facilitators
• Ensuring our brand is consistently applied through all media channels

Person Specification: Required Skills and Experience

• Experience of delivering successful media campaigns from start to finish
• Passion for what we do and for helping us to positively promote our brand
• Track record of building trusted relationships
• Excellent copywriter with an ability to translate complex and sensitive narratives into easily-accessible stories
• Ability to maintain and develop a brand working within messaging guidelines and using the appropriate tone of voice
• Ability to respond creatively to a challenging media narrative
• Experience of working on sensitive issues and/or politically controversial topics
• Ability to stay calm under pressure whilst prioritising workload, ensuring deadlines are met
• Highly organised and analytical
• An appreciation of audience insight, the importance of value-based messaging and why story telling matters

Hours: Full time (35 hours a week)

Contract type: Permanent

Salary: £34.500 - £37.500 per annum plus 8 per cent pension (non-contributory) and benefits including a healthcare scheme

ShareAction

We are at a pivotal moment: the climate and biodiversity crises are deepening, and inequalities are even more marked in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic. The global investment system has an oversized impact on many of these global challenges. We want to make sure that impact is positive. At ShareAction we work with investors, policymakers and individuals to unleash the positive potential of the investment system. We aim to build a world where our financial system serves our planet and its people.

Team

Over 60 per cent of people living in poverty in the UK are in a working household. These low-paid workers – often in insecure jobs – are propping up our economy, both in the UK and globally. As the cost of living crisis bites, even more people will fall into this category. Our Good Work team works with investors to demand more. Together, we target the UK’s largest companies, urging them to provide decent work for all. This means a real Living Wage, secure contracts and fairness in pay.

Position

We are looking to appoint a Campaigns Manager with a background in labour standards and Decent Work. The primary focus of this Manager role will be to plan and deliver the Living Wage and Insecure Work campaign within the wider Good Work programme. The Good Work team is growing and is utilising new campaign tactics such as filing shareholder resolutions.

What you’ll do:

• You will be responsible for planning and delivery of the Living Wage and Insecure Work campaign workstreams, which includes researching target companies’ policies and practices, designing and delivering engagements in co-ordination with members of the Good Work coalition.
• You will research, write and contribute to sector specific investor briefings and reports.
• You will work closely with investors in the Good Work coalition and facilitate the engagement between investors and target companies.
• You will develop deep and productive relationships with campaign partners such as the Living Wage Foundation, Equality Trust and the IWGB.
• You will provide input to Good Work team efforts to develop new programmes, including contributing to funding bids.
• You will co-ordinate with wider teams and across-ShareAction in support of the Good Work programme.
• You will be working closely with the Head of Good Work and Director of Corporate Engagement on campaign strategies and more in-depth campaign actions, such as filing and co-ordinating resolutions.
• You will line manage, support and recruit the Good Work intern(s) who will join on a six-month rotating basis.
• You will ensure that activities records, and outcomes are recorded and ensure the Living Wage Insecure work has good and appropriate ongoing monitoring evaluation and learning systems.

Requirements

What you’ll bring to the team:

• You’ll be able to demonstrate your knowledge of Decent Work, labour standards and Human Rights.
• You’ll have experience or a working knowledge of third sector advocacy or campaigning organisations.
• You will have some experience of promoting Decent Work standards in UK corporates.
• You will have excellent written and verbal communications and can demonstrate experience of tailoring your message to a range of different audiences.
• You will be a natural collaborator and team-player making sure you get the best out of those you work with.
• You will be able to manage a range of competing priorities and deadlines.
• You will have experience of Monitoring Evaluation and Learning (MEL) in a programme.

It would also be great – but not essential - if you have:

• Experience of working in/with the financial sector and/or our core themes of workers rights, public health, climate change and biodiversity.

Other information

What we will do for you:

• You will get to work on high impact campaigns that attract international media coverage, working with inspirational colleagues to drive changes in investor and corporate practices.
• We attend AGM’s yearly and you will have ample opportunities to attend and support with these.
• You will benefit from a highly supportive work environment, with a focus on equality, employee wellbeing and mental health.
• You will have access to a flexible office space in a vibrant part of central London (Bermondsey) and regular social events with colleagues.
• You will have access to internal and external training opportunities, from formal training courses to informal ‘lunch & learn’ sessions with visiting speakers. We will also provide you with any training you may need to use our systems.

Closing date: 9am, 15 July 2022

Interviews: w/c 18 July 2022

ShareAction values and respects all differences in people (seen and unseen) and welcome applications from all backgrounds, communities and industries. We are committed to having a team that is made up of diverse skills, experiences and abilities and so if you are not 100 per cent sure that you meet all the requirements but believe you could excel in this role, we encourage you to apply and use the application questions to tell us about your experience and what you hope to bring to this role.

We also actively encourage staff to work in ways that best suit their needs and our flexible working policy outlines many of the options available- such as part-time and term-time working, job sharing, home working and working compressed hours. Please talk to us at the interview about the flexibility you need. We can’t promise to give you exactly what you want, but we do promise not to judge you for asking.

ShareAction’s London office is based in vibrant Bermondsey and a short walk from London Bridge underground and national rail. Remote working will remain the norm for many ShareAction staff as we continue to face the Covid-19 pandemic, with office space available in London for those who wish to use it.

Please note that to be considered for this post you must be legally eligible to work in the UK. Due to current restrictions we are unable to hire anyone that isn’t already living in the UK. Due to our size we are unable to sponsor visas.

Full time – 35 hours per week (with flexible working option)

Permanent

We are looking for a committed and motivated individual to join us as Policy and Research Manager, playing a key role in our Campaigns Team at an important period for Refugee Action. There has never been a more crucial time to stand up to the injustice facing refugees and people seeking asylum in the UK.

Refugee Action is a national charity with more than 40 years’ experience of empowering people who’ve survived some of the world’s worst regimes to secure the protection and support that they need to live with dignity and respect and build a new life in the UK. We do this through securing systemic change through our campaigns to change government policies, our direct services, and our work to strengthen and connect other service delivery organisations. 

In all our work we are committed to do far more to learn from and shift power to refugees and people seeking asylum, as well as striving to be an actively anti-racist organisation. Both of these commitments are a top priority for our CEO, as set out in his public statement on Twitter here

As Policy and Research Manager you will lead our policy and research work across the organisation. This will be informed by close working with frontline services and partners, and with a particular focus on work to support our public campaigns. Throughout, you will play a key role in supporting us to be an actively anti-racist organisation and to continue with our organisational commitment to shift power to refugees and people seeking asylum.

We’re seeking someone with a strong track record in research and policy analysis and development, and experience of this in relation to frontline services and public campaigns. You will also have: insight into the needs, experiences and hopes of refugees and people seeking asylum, and the ability to work with people from a range of different cultures; and a commitment to cultural diversity, anti-racism and equality and inclusion, with experience of putting this commitment into practice in your work. In addition, you will have:

• At least three years’ experience working in a policy co-ordination or policy management post;
• Experience in developing, delivering and managing policy and research projects in pursuance of policy and campaign objectives, working with campaigns teams to use such projects to form the basis of public campaigning and to inform media, digital, fundraising and other work;
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, including ability to write accessible reports and briefings and represent an organisation externally at senior levels;
• Ability to work closely with Refugee Action service delivery colleagues and clients to collect data and case studies, ensuring our work is informed by the experience of Refugee Action's clients;
• Ability to build positive relationships with external stakeholders for the purpose of partnership working;
• Excellent planning and organisational skills with the ability to oversee complex schedules and meet deadlines.

Those with lived experience as a refugee are strongly encouraged to apply.

We want to make sure that we reach as many potential candidates as possible and that we make the process very accessible. As part of this, we will be running an information session (two dates are available) where potential candidates can come and find out more about the role, the work of the Campaigns Teams and the application process.We hope the sessions will be useful but you do not need to attend in order to apply.

Session 1: Thursday 14th July 3pm to 4pm

Please register to join here: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZAvdOGrqTMiH9LqqKvXyVas5yiTfsvnM13a

Session 2: Thursday 21st July 3pm to 4pm

Please register to join here: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZIpc-GupzspGNFdoWp1fpnyPt7GX0r75q-2

For more information and to apply, please visit our website.

Closing date: 23:59 Monday 15th August 2022

Interviews: Thursday 8th September July 2022 on Zoom

Key Responsibilities
● Develop, deliver and evaluate strategies for specific areas of campaigning and
policy work, including influencing decision-makers and building public support.
● Lead on a number of policy and campaign activities, which could include
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in-depth research and writing of policy analyses, strategic campaign
development and drafting external communications.
● Provide key support on priority and ad hoc campaigns, in collaboration with the
Digital, Fundraising and Communications.
● Collect, analyse and record policy-related developments to advance the
organisation’s objectives, support internal monitoring and help coordinate
stakeholder engagement.
● Develop and oversee the effective monitoring of parliamentary activity,
including within Westminster and devolved nations.
● Draft high-quality policy-related paperwork, such as relevant public/private
consultation and inquiry responses, parliamentary briefs, media responses and
official correspondence.
● Coordinate the building and maintaining of policy stakeholder relationships,
including with partner organisations and other stakeholders; working to help
ensure that the voices of a broad intersection of communities is heard in the
work we do.
● Occasionally present on behalf of Mermaids to external stakeholders or at
campaigning events.
● Provide administrative support (e.g., preparation of documents, scheduling of
large meetings, coordination of external contacts), including for significant
events such as parliamentary conferences. This includes monitoring the policy
inbox.
● With an aim of developing your political awareness and for professional
development reasons more widely, you’ll stay up-to-date with developments in
trans politics, human rights and civil liberties in the United Kingdom. You will be
able to flag key issues and suggest ways forward.
General Responsibilities
● Support the organisation’s equity, diversity and inclusion work, displaying a
genuine commitment to understanding issues faced by the diversity of
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communities we support.
● Be involved and engaged in the delivery of cross-organisational projects; this
can include being a project manager for projects based within your team.
● Maintain internal databases for the policy team when necessary.
● To draw attention to your own professional development needs, such that the
organisation can strive to support you in further growth.
● To conduct the duties of the job description in accordance with the operational
policies of Mermaids, including but not limited to the diversity policy and code of
conduct.
● To maintain good working relationships with staff, volunteers and other
stakeholders.
● To contribute to the general administration where necessary.
● To manage own time effectively and ensure attention to detail is maintained at
all times.
● To undertake any other reasonable duties as may be required.
This is an outline role description and may be subject to change in consultation with
the post holder.
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Established by Compassion in World Farming, the Soil Association and Sustain, and supported by many other organisations the Alliance to Save Our Antibiotics is campaigning to end the routine use of antibiotics in farmed animals. The overuse of antibiotics in farming increases the rate of emergence of antibiotic resistant bacteria that threaten human and animal health and supports the continuation of farming practices that are inhumane and unsustainable.

Antibiotic resistance is increasing at a faster rate than previously realised and, as reported in The Lancet, in 2019, was directly responsible for the deaths of more than one and a quarter million people worldwide and linked with the deaths of nearly five million people. The overuse of antibiotics in humans and farm animals is to blame for this crisis. Worldwide about two thirds of antibiotics are used in livestock.

We are therefore looking for an experienced campaigner with an innovative, strategic approach to drive forward the Alliance to Save our Antibiotics campaign. Working alongside the Alliance’s Scientific Advisor, you will manage and coordinate the campaign to achieve significant reductions in farm antibiotic use, an end to routine preventative medication of farm animals, and to ensure that the UK keeps pace with EU rules in this area.

The campaign will involve building the case for higher animal health and welfare standards, better farming systems and a food policy that reduce the need for preventative antibiotic use, raising the media profile of the issue, developing and mobilising support amongst relevant stakeholders; from consumers to food companies to politicians, and lobbying politicians, officials and others as required.

The work will be taken forward through team-working with relevant departments within the three founding organisations of the Alliance and coordinating work with partner organisations.

This exciting post requires proven campaigning and lobbying ability, management skills and the capacity to travel internationally, sometimes at short notice.

Key responsibilities for the Campaign Manager role include:

- Implement the Alliance’s three-year strategy (2021-2024) on behalf of the three founding members of the Alliance, some of which have different organisational goals, in an effective and collaborative manner.
- Project manage the Alliance’s workstreams and control the budget (excluding salaries)
- Deliver effective campaigns to raise public awareness of this issue and, working alongside the Scientific Advisor, make the campaign’s arguments with policy makers to help drive down irresponsible farm antibiotic use.
- Develop effective working relationships with members of Campaigns Team, Fundraising Team, Food Business Team and, where applicable, European offices of the founding partner organisations in order to be able to plan, implement and manage this successful campaign.
- Represent the Alliance in the media as appropriate, as well as at external meetings and conferences, in order to promote the Alliance’s views and policies.
- Build and maintain good working relationships with other stakeholders.
- Liaise with Trustees / Directors and third parties as required.

Our ideal candidate will have sound knowledge gained in a similar position, the ability to interpret scientific data, and a proven track record of leading and implementing successful campaigns along with a good understanding of UK political institutions. It is also desirable that you have a knowledge of farm animal welfare issues. Strong organisational skills and good attention to detail are also key requirements for this position.

Compassion in World Farming will employ the successful candidate, on behalf of the Alliance. Compassion in World Farming International is absolutely committed to providing equal opportunities for everyone regardless of their background. We value diversity and lived experience, and acknowledge the underrepresentation of people from certain backgrounds, both within our organisation and across the sector. We welcome applications from underrepresented groups, whether these be of ethnicity, gender, identity, religion, physical ability, sexual orientation or other.

To apply:

Closing: 5pm, 14th July 2022. We would like applications as soon as possible as these will be reviewed regularly and interviews may take place on a rolling programme.

Please complete the online application form and upload your CV and covering letter outlining how you meet the person specification detailed in the Job Description.

No agencies please.

About Compassion in World Farming:

Compassion in World Farming International is a leading global farm animal welfare organisation campaigning to bring an end to factory farming and to implement the highest animal welfare standards in Europe and beyond. We lead a growing worldwide movement of people concerned about how industrial agriculture mistreats animals, wastes precious resources and utterly fails to meet the needs of the planet’s inhabitants. With headquarters in the UK and offices throughout Europe, in the USA and China, we are an influential organisation whose supporters and partners throughout the world help us deliver on our initiatives.

About The Soil Association:

The Soil Association is a leading UK charity that works across the spectrum of human health, the environment and animal welfare, because these issues cannot be tackled in isolation. We campaign for policy change, support farming innovation, serve healthy food in communities, help protect forests and support and grow the organic market. Our aim is to make a difference in the world where it’s needed the most

About Sustain:

Sustain is a powerful alliance of organisations and communities working together for a better system of food and farming - better for people, animals and the planet. The Sustain alliance brings together around 100 organisations nationally – and hundreds more at local and regional level – cultivating the movement for change. Working together, we run highly effective and creative campaigns, advocacy, networks and demonstration projects, aiming to catalyse permanent changes in policy and practice, and to help equip more people and communities with skills as change-makers.

Location: Godalming - Remote working (can be office-based, or hybrid, if preferred)
Contract type: 2 Year FTC Until October 2024 - with the possibility of extending depending on further funding 
Hours: 0.8 FTE (30 hours per week)
Salary: £34,000 to £36,000 Pro-rata (Depending on Experience)

Closing date for applications: 14th July 2022

You may also have experience in the following: Campaign Manager, Animal Welfare, Farming, Charity, Charities, Campaign Management, Lobbying, Lobbyist, Third Sector, EU, Project Manager, Public Affairs, Animal Rights, Legislation, Project Management etc.

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About The Childhood Trust  

The Childhood Trust is London’s child poverty charity. Children growing up in poverty face multiple and complex challenges which limits their potential and development, leading to poor health and life chances in adulthood. Our work is focused on supporting the 800,000 plus children living in poverty in London.   

About The Childhood Trust’s Matched Funding Programme 

The Childhood Trust offers financial support to children’s charities in London through twice-yearly matched-funding campaigns: the Christmas Challenge and Champions for Children campaign. These are delivered through the Big Give’s online fundraising platform.

Charities participating run their own fundraising campaign and receive funds to match what they raise from The Childhood Trust in the form of a grant. Charities report on how they have spent the funds over the 12 months following the campaign. 

Since our inception in 2013, The Childhood Trust has raised more than £29 million through our matched fundraising campaigns that have enabled us to fund the delivery of more than 800 child poverty projects across all 33 of London boroughs, engaging more than 390,000 children and young people to date.  

Role Summary 

This is an interim role, managing an exciting pilot project, Community Champions for Children (CCfC).

CCfC is an innovative matched fundraising campaign that puts the match-funding power in the hands of our charity partner’s individual donors and supporters, empowering them to raise funds for the charity, through their own personal networks. 

We are looking for an experienced project manager, with a proactive and self-starting attitude - who can hit the ground running to lead this work over the next 5 months.  In this post, you will be responsible for the set up and day to day management of the campaign, recruiting new charities, and creating campaign documents and processes.

This role requires outstanding organisation skills and workload management, as the process is very deadline-oriented and there are often multiple tasks to juggle at the same time. Excellent oral and written communication skills will be required to produce CCfC campaign marketing materials, guidelines and updates to prospective candidates, campaign participants, and charity partners, as well as develop strong relationships with charities funded and their individual donors.

This is a high-profile project for the organisation, and we are looking for someone who can drive this project at pace, keeping stakeholders involved and excited so we make the most of this opportunity and deliver even greater impact for the charities, children, and families we work with.

Main Responsibilities 

Matched Funding Campaigns 

• Updating and delivering on the project plan. 

• Take on the day-to-day running of the CCfC campaign, including responding to queries from charities and their individual donors, marketing the campaign to new charities, organising workshops, and ensuring that funds have been disbursed funds in an accurate and timely manner. 

• Carrying out due diligence on individual donor appeal pages, in line with the Trust’s criteria and grant-making policy.

• Providing tailored support to charities and individual donors participating in the campaign. 

• Working closely with the programmes team to make sure their knowledge and expertise are drawn on and to share learning and ideas coming from the project. 

• Ensure all charity and grant records are kept up to date. 

Monitoring and evaluation

• Monitor funds disbursed through gathering reporting documents, analysing information received and following up with charities where necessary. 

• Manage relationships with charity partners, including regular communications with charities through emails and phone calls. 

• Contribute to the review and evaluation of the pilot campaign, using data collected to inform future decision-making. 

Communications 

• Provide the first line of response to charities’ queries and concerns about the campaign. 

• Liaising with our technology partner. 

• Produce and maintain support materials for charities and individual donors participating in the campaign. 

• Maintain internal communications by regularly liaising with other teams within The Childhood Trust sharing information about the Trust’s grant-making and charity partners as needed. 

Person Specification 

Essential Knowledge and Experience 

• Undergraduate degree or equivalent work experience, ideally in Communications, Digital Fundraising or Project Management
• Strong project management 
• Exceptional communication skills both oral and written
• Proficient in Microsoft Office products
• Experience of basic statistical analysis and data processing 
• Understanding of digital fundraising

Desirable Knowledge and Experience 

• Understanding of the key issues facing children in poverty in London 
• Experience working with children in London
• Knowledge of qualitative research methodologies
• Experience using CRMs, preferably Salesforce
• Knowledge of safeguarding
• Understanding of the charity sector

Essential Attributes and Behaviours 

• A commitment to The Childhood Trust’s mission and values
• Demonstrated outstanding attention to detail
• Pursues tasks / goals with energy, drive and need for completion
• Demonstrated ability to manage workload to meet strict deadlines
• Demonstrated ability to work independently 
• Demonstrated capacity to learn quickly
• Proactive and willing to take initiative
• Flexible approach to working
• Pre-empts problems by seeking guidance or acting on issues, tasks, or projects within their role

Safeguarding 

It is the policy of The Childhood Trust to adopt a child-centred approach, safeguarding the welfare of all children, young people and other people at risk by protecting them from all forms of abuse, as described in our Safeguarding Policy. Please note that the successful candidate will undergo reference checks and a DBS check prior to starting employment. 

Equal Opportunities 

The Childhood Trust is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of age, gender, health, sexuality, class, family status, means, ability, colour, ethnic origin, culture, religion or belief. 

Our goal is to be a diverse workforce that is representative, at all job levels, of the people we serve. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, merit, and business need. We encourage applications from people of all backgrounds and abilities. 

How to Apply 

Please apply by sending a CV and cover letter (maximum 2 pages)