Independent Age works to ensure that as we grow older, we all have the opportunity to live well with dignity, choice and purpose. To achieve this we provide information, advice and connection services for older people; campaign on the issues that matter most to them around health and care, poverty and loneliness and provide capacity building support to others working in the sector.

This is an exciting time to join the charity as we embark on our new ambitious strategy for 2021 – 2023 and increase our profile, impact and reach so more people can live a happy, connected and purposeful later life.  

There has never been a more important time to campaign for the rights of people in later life who are experiencing inequalities and discrimination to ensure that everyone can live a happy, connected, and purposeful later life. As people age, they are often let down by the systems in place to support them. Whether they struggle to manage health and care needs or to access financial help, many older people and their families miss out on support when they need it most. Our campaigns are grounded in the experience of people who have been on the receiving end of these broken systems, and our team mobilises public support to ensure solutions are found and implemented across the country so that no-one feels ignored, isolated and marginalised.

We are seeking a national Campaigner who is highly motivated and strategic, with strong communication skills, with experience of supporting participation in campaign activity. Although experience within the charity sector would be an advantage, we would welcome your application if you have experience in campaigns, good project management skills and a real passion for making positive change and improving life for people as they grow older.

Working in the Policy and Influencing team the Campaigner will have a strong understanding of how national campaigns can influence decision makers, to create positive change. With the ability to write content for a range of platforms and audiences, you will be able to translate complex ideas into simple messages, creating engaging activities that people will want to take part in. You will also be able to work independently, prioritise effectively and meet deadlines whilst building strong working relationships with a variety of internal and external stakeholders. 

Independent Age is committed to safeguarding and follow Safer Recruitment practices to ensure we are safeguarding those we work with. We therefore ask that you supply your full work history with explanations for any gaps in the application documents you submit and if offered the post, we will require two employment references including your current or most recent employer.

We are passionate about equity, diversity and inclusion.  We celebrate diversity and champion the differences and nuances which make each and every one of us unique, creating an inclusive environment where we can all be ourselves.

As well as a competitive salary we offer 28 days annual leave plus public holidays, a generous pension scheme with life assurance, learning and development opportunities, season ticket loans, a cycle to work scheme and an employee assistance programme. Colleagues based at our London Office are offered hybrid working and have the opportunity to work from home on days when they are not required to be in the office.

To apply, please visit our website to submit a cover letter detailing how your skills and experience meet the criteria within the Job Description and Person Specification, along with your CV.

Starting salary: £28,988 - £35,199 + London Weighting

Earning potential: Up to £41,411 + London Weighting

This is a fantastic opportunity to join the charity Guide Dogs as a Policy, Public Affairs and Campaigns Advisor known to Guide Dogs as a Policy, Public Affairs and Campaigns Officer.

Our award-winning team campaigns to break down barriers and end discrimination against people with sight loss. Our consistent campaigning has led to a shift in Government thinking and policy on a number of key issues, and we are consistently rated as one of the top 5 most effective influencing charities by MPs.

In this role you will have the opportunity to shape and develop evidenced-based policy positions, lobby key politicians and officials; draft consultation responses and policy briefings; monitor and respond to parliamentary activity; support the development and implementation of the public affairs strategy; shape campaign plans and mobilise the public and our campaigns supporters and volunteers.

This role is 9am to 5pm, Monday to Friday, 35 hours per week, with 26 days paid holiday (excluding bank holidays) a year.

We recognise that the world looks a little bit different since the pandemic. Therefore, we’re committed to enabling our staff to work where best suits the needs of the individual, their team and the organisation. For this role, there will be opportunities to work from home as well as the office. We want our staff to flourish and work in environments which maximises their potential and best serves our stakeholders.

We offer a generous pension scheme, life assurance and enhanced pay for parenting and sickness leave. In addition, we provide an Employee Assistance Programme, flexible benefits package and discounts and cashback scheme to care for our people.

More details about this role, the Organisation and the recruitment process can be found in the attached candidate pack and job description.

We reserve the right to close adverts earlier than the closing date.

Diversity

Guide Dogs welcomes applications from all sections of the community and actively encourages diversity to maximise achievements, creativity and good practice. We positively welcome and seek to ensure we achieve diversity in our workforce and that all job applicants and employees receive equal and fair treatment, regardless of age, race, gender, religion, sexual orientation, disability or nationality. We encourage applications from people with disabilities as they are currently under-represented in the organisation and guarantee an invitation to interview for all applicants with disabilities who demonstrate, within their application form, sufficient evidence to meet the essential criteria for the job.

Safeguarding

Guide Dogs is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children, young people and adults at risk of harm with whom we work. We expect all our employees and volunteers to fully share this commitment.

Candidate requirements

To be able to fulfil this role, and provide help to those with sight loss, the skills and experience we are looking for in a potential candidate include;

Essential

• Experience in policy, public affairs or campaigns work with a track record of working effectively with a wide range of partners and stakeholders.
• Detailed knowledge of the UK political framework and environment and current public affairs and campaigning techniques.
• Knowledge of advocacy-based campaigning.
• Knowledge of event organisation and how to communicate with a range of political audiences.

For the complete list of essential and desirable criteria necessary to be successful in this role please see the Person Specification within the Job Description below. The candidate pack contains more information about this role & the recruitment process at Guide Dogs.

For an informal conversation about the role, please contact our Recruitment Team.

If you are successful you will need to provide evidence of your right to work in the UK. We cannot provide sponsorship for this role.

How to apply

If you have any accessibility issues, please contact our Recruitment Team.

Applications need to be made using the online application form, accessed using the ‘apply’ button above.

As part of your application ensure you provide evidence and examples of how your skills & experience meet the criteria as set out in the attached job description.

The system has a one-hour time limit. We would advise you to prepare your answers separately and then copy and paste into the online form once finalised.

If any mandatory fields are missed, a pop-up box will appear at the top of the page advising which sections require completion.

Please note that you’ll have to upload a CV as this is a mandatory requirement as part of our Safer Recruitment Policy.

Guide Dogs follow Safer Recruitment practices to ensure we are safeguarding the vulnerable people we work with. As part of this, we require a full work history with any gaps accounted for & a minimum of 2 professional referee details fully covering the past 5 years. If there is not enough space in your application form to provide this information, please ensure you upload additional documentation containing the additional detail.

Please contact our Recruitment Team if you require any support with your application.

The Marketing & Campaigns Manager is a exciting new role in our newly combined Marketing, Campaigns & Communications team. The team attracts and mobilises young people to take action and join our global youth movement – be that to volunteer, campaign or fundraise – and uses our platforms to let them tell their stories and to speak out on the issues they care about.

For the full job description see our recruitment pack. 

Key responsibilities.

• Responsible for all volunteer marketing and recruitment and campaign sign-ups
• Manage the creation and implementation of strategies to persuade young people to take action with Raleigh International
• Creating an effective Individual Giving (IG) and alumni engagement strategy
• Managing a fantastic team! You will play a crucial role in creating the shift in the team from marketing our programmes as products, to persuading young people to join our global youth movement.

Skills and experience.

We are looking for someone with a good understanding of inclusive marketing principles and approaches with demonstrable experience of increasing lead conversion through a variety of marketing channels. Ideally with experience of creating and executing marketing strategies, including bias for digital marketing activity. Experience of managing budgets and inspiring a team is essential.

Why work for Raleigh International?

• Hybrid/flexible working
• Role autonomy, you can have a big impact on the organisation
• 4 days volunteering leave per year
• Cycle to work scheme/season ticket loan
• Join the family! Raleigh International is a friendly, positive, and collaborative workplace.
• Work with a global movement of young people who are generating solutions to the world’s most important issues.

Equity, diversity and Inclusion.

Raleigh International welcomes applicants from all backgrounds, and we are keen to ensure our teams reflect the diversity of the UK and the young people we work with. We are dedicated to greater diversity and inclusion within our own organisation and strive to provide equal opportunities to people of all races, ethnicities, religions, genders, sexual orientations, gender identifications and abilities.

We have a ‘fair recruitment and selection’ policy to help us ensure that our recruitment processes are conducted in a fair, non-discriminatory and legitimate manner. We encourage applications from underrepresented groups to help us deliver our exciting new strategy.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a dynamic, talented and experienced Campaigns Manager to join Kinship and lead its flagship Kinship Campaigners programme.

This is a strategic role in a growing charity within the newly-formed Communications and External Affairs directorate. The Campaigns Manager will play a pivotal role in working with the Directors of Communications and External Affairs to develop the charity’s Kinship Campaigners programme, funded by Comic Relief, mobilising thousands of kinship carers in England and Wales to become engaged, effective and empowered campaigners. The Campaigns Manager will lead on delivering this in a focused, proactive and creative way that aligns with the charity’s wider influencing work.

You’ll manage a brilliant Senior Campaigns Officer, who is already in place and developing a local campaigning network in the North East. Supporting her, and working with colleagues across the organisation (and in particular the External Affairs and Communications Manager, Media and Communications Manager, Policy and Practice Advisor and Development Manager (Wales)), you’ll be responsible for establishing and delivering our new Kinship Campaigners programme. This is a crucial programme for the charity, and you’ll be focused on  developing and implementing a campaign strategy using a social action approach, building a powerful community and bringing together networks of kinship carers and peer support groups to catalyse change locally and nationally, underpinned by a powerful communications strategy, with storytelling and the first hand experiences of kinship carers at its heart, raising the profile of kinship care and making it an issue that cannot be ignored.

This is an exciting time to join Kinship as the organisation grows and develops its next three-year strategy, and with kinship care more in the spotlight than ever before. You’ll be part of an ambitious, influential and supportive communications and external affairs team working closely with colleagues across the organisation, kinship carers and kinship care experienced young people to develop a new strategic approach to influencing, campaigns, engagement and communications.  

You will be an energetic campaigner with a strong experience of effective campaign development and delivery at grassroots and national level; you’ll relish the opportunity to utilise digital and social in campaigns; and will be able to take an innovative, insight-led approach, working alongside kinship carers and young people to empower and engage them in campaigning in a supportive and meaningful way. You’ll have the drive and dynamism to be part of shaping and delivering an ambitious and influential campaigning strategy to bring about better support and greater recognition for kinship carers and the children they raise and you’ll be strongly committed to Kinship’s values. 

We will guarantee interviews to any candidates with experience of kinship care (either of being in kinship care or of being a kinship carer) who demonstrate that they meet the essential skills and experience outlined.

Location: London office-based, 2-3 days per week, but would consider remote for the right candidate, minus London weighting.

Working hours: Full-time (flexible, working minimum of 28 hours/per week considered – pro rata)

Benefits: 30 days annual leave plus bank holidays (pro rata if part-time) and pension

About Kinship:

Kinship is the leading charity in England and Wales for kinship carers – relatives and friends who raise children when their parents aren’t able to. We offer kinship carers expert advice as well as financial, legal, practical and emotional support and understanding from the moment they need it, for as long as they need it. We’re always there to help with the complicated and stressful decisions that so many kinship families have to make, as well as to celebrate the good times.

Working alongside kinship carers and the children they raise, with their voice and views at the fore, we build communities of support and give everything we have to fight for each family and their rights, as well as to raise awareness of kinship care and secure better support for all those playing this critical role.

Who are we?

​Recently named one of the Third Sector's ‘Best Charities to Work For’, we are committed to moving further, faster to accelerate change for everyone affected by a brain tumour. Brain tumours kill more children and adults under 40 in the UK than any other cancer. We know that a cure can’t wait. By recruiting a team that ‘can’, we can and will find one sooner.

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​Our exciting job role!

This exciting new role will manage and support The Charity’s Policy and Campaigns team and our plans to identify the change most needed for our community, and to work with those affected, partners and decision-makers to drive progress in brain tumour diagnosis, treatment and care.

This role is full time - 37.5 hours, with some out of hours working. While contracted to our office in Fleet, Hampshire, our team supports a blend of office and home working. Some out of hours working is required.

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What we'd like from you:

​It’s simple – we’re looking for the people who ‘can’. We want the talented, the energetic and the ambitious. We need the inspired and the inspirational – the people who completely embrace our values, offer a great cultural fit and who are determined to make real and lasting change for our community.​

According to the job description, you should also have significant experience of working in a relevant policy role to deliver change, and in project management.

You’ll have a passion for improving health outcomes through policy development, influencing and proactive campaigning, and you'll share our commitment to being evidence-based and patient-focused in all we do.

If this is for you, we’d love to hear from you!

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What we'd like to give you:

- Salary c.£38,000 (dependent on experience)

- 25 days holiday plus bank holidays  

- Generous pension contribution*

- Life assurance cover*

- Employee Assistance Programme

- Opportunities to volunteer at our internal events and activities and work with our amazing community

- Plus a brilliant culture to work in, a great team and lots of fun (and cake!)

*subject to qualifying criteria

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How to apply to join our amazing team:

Please apply online attaching your CV and a supporting statement explaining why you want the role, what you would bring to the team and how your skillset and experience will enable us to make a real impact for those affected by brain tumours.

The Brain Tumour Charity particularly encourages applications from minority ethnic groups and underrepresented communities.

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Advert close date: 22 October 2021

First interview date and location: TBC

Second interview date and location: TBC

Please note, early applications are encouraged and interviews will commence before the closing date if and when suitable candidates are identified.

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More about us:

​Visit our website careers pages to find out more about our culture and what it’s like to be part of our amazing team.You should also check out our YouTube channel too.

Did you know that we were ranked 11th Best Charity to Work For 2020 by Third Sector? Oh yes, and crowned Third Sector’s Charity of the Year in 2018? Not to mention we have won a variety of other awards and have been ranked a top global organisation by renowned management consultants McKinsey! While we’re not boasting, we are particularly proud that our HeadSmart campaign scooped the NHS Innovation Award, a Third Sector Excellence Award and a Charity Times Award (well, maybe we’re boasting a little bit!).​

Policy & Campaigns Manager – Job Description

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Global Youth Campaigner

CONTEXT

We're launching a highly ambitious programme of work to make the internet a healthy, safe space for children and young people. Working in collaboration with a Swiss Foundation we have developed an innovative six-year programme of work starting in January 2022. This programme of work based on Amnesty Tech's groundbreaking digital surveillance work and embedded in Amnesty's new Global Children & Youth Strategy. As well as delivering a global programme of work led by the IS, we are developing local projects in Ukraine, Philippines, Kenya and Argentina. In collaboration with a global community of activists, advocates and campaigners we will strive to enable real diverse children & young people's leadership and protect their rights and well being in the digital world.

To increase diversity and build an inclusive team we encourage applications from the global south. To foster meaningful participation of young people and youth leadership, we encourage candidates under the age of 30 to apply.

ABOUT THE ROLE

This role will be part of the Global Children and Youth team and will contribute to ensuring that Amnesty International's global campaigning better reflect the diverse needs, realities and perspectives of children and young people, including but not limited to human rights violations that disproportionally affect them.??

JOB PURPOSE

?To enable safe and effective youth-led campaigning and youth perspectives in global campaign strategies. To contribute to realizing Amnesty's Global Children and Youth Strategy and the Botnar project on Children and Young People's Digital Rights, Health and Wellbeing.

ABOUT YOU

We are looking for a passionate activist that will ensure meaningful children and youth engagement in human rights work. You need to have proven experience of facilitating and delivering virtual and face to face workshops and trainings for children and youth and leading campaigning projects.

MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES

Run decentralised youth-led campaigning projects. Support the participation of children and youth activists into global campaigning efforts and the community engagement of global youth networks. Facilitate youth-led advocacy and amplify children's and youth's voices at global intergovernmental and multi-lateral events.

SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

Experience with facilitating and delivering virtual and face to face workshops and trainings in international, cross cultural contexts and/or with diverse groups. Experience in youth-led campaign and/or advocacy. Track record mobilising children and young people the campaign cycle. Knowledge of children and youth inclusion.

See the job description for the full list of roles and requirements.

Work with us

The Vegan Society is an anagram of The Nicest Voyage. Quite fitting, we think, as for many people veganism is a journey – and a pretty remarkable one at that. Regardless of where you are on your vegan journey, our staff are on hand to make it easier, healthier and more fun. If you think you’d be great at helping others with this, read on, as this may be right up your street.

The Vegan Society makes veganism more accessible and an easily adopted approach by supporting individuals, policy and decision makers, caterers, manufacturers, health care professionals and the media.

Who we’re looking for

Are you passionate about changing the way we treat animals? Do you want to help reduce damage to our environment? Do you want to encourage people to enjoy healthy vegan food that looks good and tastes great? We’re looking for a strategic leader who can help to drive both individual behaviour change and system change, to support a vegan future.

Equality, Diversity & Inclusion

The Vegan Society as an organisation values equality, diversity, and inclusion. We want to be an organisation that tackles any structural discrimination or prejudice. We are actively trying to increase diversity in our organisation and encourage applications from all sections of the community. We will offer an automatic interview to all candidates who meet our essential criteria and who identify as from an under-represented race or ethnicity or as deaf, neurodiverse, or living with disability.

The role

Due to internal promotion, the Head of Campaigns, Policy and Research role has become available. This is an exciting opportunity for someone whose values and beliefs align with The Vegan Society, and who is ready to seize opportunities to take veganism to the next level.

Reporting to the CEO, the Head of Campaigns, Policy and Research will lead and manage our Campaigns, Policy and Research team providing strategic direction, motivation and creative ideas.

The successful candidate will build relationships with influential audiences across the vegan, food and environment sectors – engaging with individuals, groups and the government in order to provide vegan solutions to many of the problems our society currently faces.

As Head of Campaigns, Policy and Research you will engage with political audiences and public institutions at high level to meet the Society’s campaigning objectives.

You will build credibility and relationships with Parliamentarians and work in collaboration with organisations with similar goals.

As Head of Campaigns, Policy, Research you will:

• Devise and develop campaigns, policy and research activity that promotes the benefits of veganism; supports new and existing vegans; and encourages more vegan-friendly policy.
• Lead and oversee a team including campaigns, policy and research staff along with the organisation’s senior dietitian and fundraiser
• Develop and monitor the CPR strategy, setting KPIs and evaluating impact
• Produce and monitor the CPR budget
• Oversee delivery of high profile, high impact campaigns
• Build relationships with other organisations to raise the profile of The Vegan Society across a variety of sectors
• Act as spokesperson across a variety of issues, actively seeking opportunities to get your voice heard
• Collaborate with teams across the organisation to offer and enlist support
• Be part of the Senior Management Team, driving the organisation forward to meet the organisation’s strategic objectives

To be considered as our Head of Campaigns, Policy, Research you must have:

• Experience running public facing, ideally behaviour-change, campaigns
• Experience in developing policy and liaising with policy-makers and politicians
• A good understanding of the political landscape in the UK and beyond
• Demonstrable leadership skills and experience
• Strong project planning experience
• Experience in strategy development
• Experience of budget planning and management
• Experience of public speaking and influencing at a high level
• A creative, solutions-based approach

What we offer

• A fun and supportive team
• A solution-focused atmosphere and hard-working environment
• Flexible working hours
• Employee Assistance Programme and health cash-back scheme
• Cycle-to-work scheme
• Childcare vouchers scheme
• Animal companion compassionate leave
• Ethical pension scheme (5-7% employer contribution)
• Death in service benefit
• 28 Days leave + 8 Bank Holidays (25 days annual leave & 3 closure days)
• Central Birmingham office location. Some home-working may be considered, but the role must be office-based for at least 2 days per week.

Additional information

This is full time (37.5 hours per week) role with a salary of £40,876 - £44,514 per annum.

The application deadline is 9am on Friday 29th October, however we will be reviewing applications as received and may end the application stage early if we get enough candidates.

Interviews date TBC.

Find out more about what it is like to work for The Vegan Society by reading our recruitment pack.

Amnesty International UK (AIUK) has a simple aim: an end to human rights abuses. Independent, international and influential, we campaign for justice, fairness, freedom and truth wherever they are denied. Do you want to use your skills, knowledge and experience to help change the world? You could be our new Campaigner – Urgent Actions

About the role

The Individuals at Risk team works to create human rights change in the lives of specific individuals and communities around the world having their human rights abused in some of the most serious ways. 

This role will lead on case campaigning on key Individuals at Risk cases, ensuring the organisation acts where there is opportunity for Human Rights impact, and takes an active participant approach, working directly with Individuals at Risk and their families to determine what actions will be most impactful for them.

This role manages a key campaign from the Individuals at Risk team plans, bringing together people both from across the organisation and external partners to plan and deliver a campaign strategy to bring about change.  

More details can be found by downloading the job description from our careers portal.

The role may be for you if:

• You’re skilled in delivering campaigns and understand how to bring about change.  
• You have public presentation, and media communications skills.
• You collaborate and positively contribute to an inclusive culture.
• You can develop compelling campaigns materials both online and offline. 

Our Commitment to you

Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Anti-Racism (IDEA) are at the core of our values. We want to be an organisation that tackles structural inequality and prejudice as well as be an actively anti-racist organisation. This means taking a meaningful and equitable approach to supporting and developing you and others during your time with us.

New colleagues receive 27 days leave annually (29 after five years), as well as bank holidays (pro-rated for part time). 2-5% employee pension contributions are matched at 6-9% and we offer 6 months full pay for family leave. We offer flexible working such as compressed work patterns and job shares. See more details of our benefits here.
 

Apply for this role

We welcome applications from everyone and particularly encourage applications from people from an ethnic minority background, and people with a disability to help us achieve a balanced representation in our workforce, especially at senior grades.

To reduce bias in our shortlisting process, AIUK operates an anonymised application process. If for any reason you prefer to apply in a different format, or require adjustments in the process, please get in touch. We are a disability confident organisation. More details of inclusion in the AIUK recruitment process can be found here.

The vacancy may be closed early if it receives an overwhelming amount of applications.

ABOUT THE OPPORTUNITY

As part of the Global Campaigns team, the Campaigns Officer will deliver impactful and innovative campaigns and actions that engage new and existing supporters and demonstrate grassroots support for ONE’s policy goals and mission. The Campaigns Officer will be responsible for helping to grow ONE’s supporter base, delivering and coordinating a range of global and market specific campaigns, working with the wider Engagement and Mobilization team, advocacy, global communications and country teams.

The ideal candidate will be an energetic and enthusiastic team player, skilled in developing digital (specifically email) and offline campaigns for an international audience. This is a full-time role reporting to the Mobilization Director and can be based in London or Washington, DC.

IN THIS ROLE, YOU WILL:

• Develop public mobilization strategies for specific global and regional campaigns - including tactics, supporter journeys and the building of emails and action pages. 
• Partner with ONE’s country campaigners to create focused campaigns to engage supporters on a national level and help us reach and exceed benchmarks. 
• Coordinate the development of campaign messaging, tactics and content that are on brand and communicate ONE’s message to our audiences.
• Coordinate market email schedules and builds,  alongside the rest of the team and markets priorities. 
• Work with the digital innovation and insights team to coordinate ONE's email marketing testing program and support colleagues with advice on email marketing best practice
• Work with the wider Engagement and Mobilization Department to analyze campaign performance in order to improve campaigns and make adjustments as and when needed. 
• Stay abreast of new and emerging campaign tactics and technologies and share this with Global campaign team members and other teams as appropriate.
• Any other duties as appropriate to the role as determined by the Mobilization Director and Global Campaign Senior Director.

WHAT YOU BRING TO ONE:

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field.
• 4 years’ experience of managing digital campaigns and of working with CRM, online organizing or advocacy systems such as ActionKit.
• Experience of Content Management Systems such as WordPress.
• Experienced in writing campaign focused emails to supporters and managing email journeys for international audiences. 
• Experience of campaign and email testing, analysis, reporting and evaluation. 
• Some project management experience / experience of leading on smaller projects and working within specialized teams. 
• Excellent writing and editing skills.
• Experience of email marketing and social media best practices.
• Experienced in creating content and leading on projects for an international or diverse audience.
• Ability to work effectively in a team environment and strong interpersonal skills.
• Very well organized with a proven ability to multitask and prioritize.
• Flexibility and resourcefulness to respond to a fast-paced work environment with shifting deadlines.
• Experience of working within a campaigns, advocacy, or communications environment.
• A commitment to ONE’s mission.
• Ability to work and live in either the United Kingdom, USA, France or Nigeria is required.

LANGUAGE SKILLS:

Fluency in English required. Additional languages (French, German) a plus.

APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS
If you are ready to join the fight against extreme poverty and preventable disease, please submit an application on our job page. 

ONE is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate in its selection and employment practices. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, disability, protected veteran status, genetic information, age, or other legally protected characteristics.

Due to the high volume of inquiries that ONE receives, we thank all candidates for their interest yet only those who are selected for an interview will be contacted.

ABOUT ONE

ONE is a global movement campaigning to end extreme poverty and preventable disease by 2030, so that everyone, everywhere can lead a life of dignity and opportunity. We believe the fight against poverty isn’t about charity, but about justice and equality.

Whether lobbying political leaders in world capitals or running cutting-edge grassroots campaigns, ONE pressures governments to do more to fight extreme poverty and preventable disease, particularly in Africa, and empowers citizens to hold their governments to account.

ONE’s supporters are crucial to this work. They come from every walk of life and from across the political spectrum. They’re artists and activists, faith and business leaders, students and scientists. They take action day in, day out — organizing, mobilizing, educating, and advocating so that people will have the chance not just to survive, but to thrive.

ONE teams in Abuja, Berlin, Brussels, Dakar, Johannesburg, London, New York, Ottawa, Paris and Washington DC, educate and lobby governments to shape policy solutions that save and improve millions of lives — and which every year are under threat from cuts and other priorities.

ONE is grounded in a mission, vision and set of values that provide a foundation for our work. At ONE, we look for talented individuals who are passionate about making change and who will strive to embody our values. Please take a moment to make yourself familiar with our values and mission statement before submitting your application.

Employees of ONE work in a collaborative and creative environment. When you work for ONE, you will receive excellent benefits along with the opportunity to be part of an international organization and contribute to our mission to end extreme poverty and preventable disease.

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

Have you got a good understanding of mental illness and its impact?

If so, you may be the person we are looking for

We have an exciting opportunity for a Senior Campaigns Officer to join us on a permanent basis. This is a fixed based role - currently home working. The successful candidate will be required to work from the London office a minimum of 3 days a week upon the team's return to office.

The objectives of the Campaigns and Communications team are to increase the public profile of Rethink Mental Illness, mobilise public and parliamentary support to bring about change and ensure that all colleagues are aware of, bought into and engaged in contributing to the values and direction of the Charity.

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

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

What will you be doing?

• I plan, coordinate and deliver online and offline campaigning across the Campaigns, Public Affairs and Communications teams
• I shape the development of effective campaign strategies alongside the Campaign Manager and the Head of Campaigns and Public Affairs
• I develop and implement clear and effective communications and digital content plans for our campaigns, in coordination with colleagues in the Communications Team.
• I lead on recruiting and working closely with people with lived experience of mental illness to highlight their experiences to campaign for change
• I write powerful copy to inspire various audiences and present complex information in a clear and persuasive way for a range of audiences such as our campaigners, members, services and groups
• I lead on writing campaigns content and resources for internal and external communications, including website pages, blogs, campaigning guides, social media posts, e-communications and our quarterly membership magazine Your Voice
• I contribute ideas for new campaigns and proactively seek the input and thoughts of people with lived experience of mental illness
• I work with public affairs colleagues to ensure that our online and offline activism supports our work in parliament and vice versa
• I lead on supporting people with lived experience and Rethink Mental Illness local group members to campaign at a national and local level, through meeting with local decision makers, attending parliamentary events, responding to government consultations, taking part in media opportunities and/or sharing their stories via our online platforms
• I work with colleagues in the digital teams to ensure our online campaigns are visually appealing and creative
• I work alongside and support the team administrator in day-to-day tasks and (where required) provide training in using our online platforms and software systems
• I manage our campaigns email inbox, responding to external requests and general enquiries from members of the public
• I manage campaigning projects, such as leading smaller campaigns or leading significant aspects of major campaigns
• I work with internal colleagues and external agencies to manage our supporter data and ensure it is up-to-date and complies with GDPR law
• I carry out research into how we can improve how we campaign and keep up-to-date with current campaigning trends, practice and opportunities
• I share the day-to-day workload of the team where required such as taking minutes or arranging meetings.

Do you have what we are looking for?

• I have experience of devising and using effective campaign tactics (both online and offline)
• I have a meticulous eye for detail when writing communications
• I can manage complex projects, working across teams to ensure they are implemented effectively
• I have experience of website content management systems and know how to create engaging web content.
• I have experience of using online campaigning to create petitions and email-to target -actions.
• I am effective at using social media in support of campaigns and keep up with social media trends
• I know how to use email marketing software to communicate with warm audiences.
• I use my own initiative to drive campaigns forward to achieve our influencing objectives.
• I have excellent organisational skills with the ability to organise and plan my own work and the work of others to deliver objectives on time.
• I am creative, with the ability to develop new ways of delivering messages so that campaigns make an impact. I am comfortable working with data, with experience of using databases and Microsoft Excel.
• I am a persuasive communicator, in person and in writing.
• I work proactively and collaboratively with colleagues, partners and other stakeholders to achieve outcomes and impacts.
• I am able to respond positively to unforeseen challenges.
• I deal with stressful and difficult situations in a calm manner.

What will you receive?

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

• Salary of £28,336.13 to £30,734.05 per annum
• Contributory pension scheme
• Life assurance and employee assistance programme
• 25 days annual leave rising to 30 days plus bank holidays
• Your "Rethink Day" - 1 day’s additional leave (pro rata) on your Birthday
• Eyecare vouchers
• Flexible working  

We welcome applications from everyone, applicants with lived experience, LGBTQ , people with a disability, or who are BAME are actively encouraged to apply. We are proud to have also been awarded Disability Confident employer status and therefore we ensure our recruitment process is inclusive and accessible to everyone.

We reserve the right to change the closing date without notice depending on the number of responses received.

Salary: £28,000

Position:  Permanent

Location: London (hybrid working with 1 day per week in the London Office)

Deadline for Applications: Open until filled - please apply immediately

The Position:

This post of Campaigns Officer will develop and deliver high impact national campaigns, mobilising supporters to take action through building our client’s email network of campaigners, project managing creative campaigns activities and ensuring that the voices of those people represented by our client are heard by decision makers.

Requirements:

• Strong knowledge of how national campaigns can influence decision makers.
• Knowledge of how policy, public affairs and campaigns create positive change.
• Ability to write creative and accessible content for a range of platforms and publications (experience of e-campaigning software, Google Analytics and content management systems would be ideal)
• Strong, confident interpersonal skills.

Location: Flexible within England & Wales

Department: Policy Team

Citizens Advice offers confidential advice online, over the phone, and in person, for free. Through our national network of charities, we give people the knowledge and the confidence they need to find their way forward – whoever they are, and whatever their problem.

Do you want to work for an organisation that makes a difference, every single day, to people from all walks of life? The people that turn to Citizens Advice need help overcoming an obstacle in their lives – from debt to evictions to trouble at work – and you can be key to them getting the support they need in the quickest, easiest, and most effective way.

We particularly welcome applications from disabled and Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) candidates as BAME and disabled people are currently under- represented throughout Citizens Advice. We are a member of the race equality campaign at Business in the Community, the Prince’s responsible business network and are committed to improving employment opportunities for ethnic minorities across the UK. We also welcome applications from, LGB and Trans and non binary candidates.

We have made a positive commitment to employing disabled people and guarantee to interview all disabled candidates who meet the minimum essential criteria for the role as set out in role profiles.

We are looking for an outstanding person to lead our Wales Policy and Campaigns team who are based in Cardiff. 

This is an exciting opportunity to work on the big issues facing people across England and Wales today, joining a team with a track record of achieving change.

We’re an organisation with a relentless focus on making society fairer. Each year we help 2.7 million people to solve their problems across England and Wales. This data and our reputation give us unparalleled influence. We have a unique insight into emerging trends and issues affecting people, and we use it to work with government, regulators and industry to improve people's lives. Examples of our recent work in England and Wales includes securing significant improvements to Universal Credit, leading the debate on ‘loyalty penalty’ rip-offs, pushing for a ban on letting agent fees and capping the cost of rent to own good.

This role will work closely with colleagues across the organisation to maximise the impact we have for our clients in Wales. In Wales we have a network of 19 local Citizens Advice - all individual charities, staffed by nearly 800 dedicated volunteers and paid staff.  We deliver advice from over 375 community locations in Wales, as well as offering services over the phone and online. 

This could include leading work on devolved issues such as housing and health & social care policy, but also promoting and influencing around our GB work in Wales, ranging from universal credit to household debt. 

You will be responsible for a programme of policy research, and will lead campaigns, public affairs and media engagement within Wales. You’ll work across policy areas and support junior members of the team to reach their potential. Our strong brand will give you unique opportunities to engage with those who have the power to make change. You’ll influence Ministers, Members of the Senedd, MPs, and civil servants, regulators and industry bodies, on behalf of the people who rely on Citizens Advice.

We are looking for someone with a wide range of skills, from exceptional judgement and excellent stakeholder management, to the personal authority required to be a leader in a large organisation.

Our commitment to flexible working extends to where we work. As Covid restrictions ease, Citizens Advice are moving towards a permanent mix of office and home based working which will give much more choice to staff, while still maintaining the best of collaborative working.

The National Citizens Advice Operates from offices in England and Wales, with 4 regional offices based in Cardiff, London, Birmingham and Leeds, therefore all successful applicants must be based within England or Wales.

Please note, in the event of a high number of applications, we reserve the right to close the application early.

The main purpose of this role is to lead Muscular Dystrophy UK’s (MDUK) policy and campaigning activity, focusing primarily on health policy and new treatment approval activities.

You will lead our work to influence national policy development and implementation to improve health services for people living with a muscle-wasting condition, their carers and families, including influencing for new treatments approvals and managing MDUK’s responses to treatment approval consultations.

You will set the strategy for policy prioritisation within the context of our organisation’s ambitions. You will oversee a programme of policy work including ensuring the delivery of high-quality consultation responses, policy positions and reports.

Applicants

The successful candidate should have:

• Thorough understanding of and proven experience of campaigning and influencing government, decision makers and public policy in the health and social care sector at every level
• Thorough understanding and knowledge of the health landscape and commissioning structures in the NHS (particularly specialised and community based care), with working knowledge of health structures in the 3 devolved nations.
• Demonstrable knowledge and understanding of the drug approval pathways in the UK

Expectations in the role

• To ensure MDUK is driving the specialist commissioning agenda; with neuromuscular services adequately funded and embedded within the commissioning infrastructure; leading a constructive relationship with NHS England, devolved bodies and commissioners across the United Kingdom
• To oversee the development of Managed Clinical Networks and Neuromuscular Forums across the United Kingdom, involving patients, local and regional commissioners, as well as health professionals
• To lead MDUK’s relationships with the specialist neuromuscular clinical community, including the maintaining of tools for health professionals such as MDUK’s online training modules and the delivery of MDUK’s flagship professional development conferences

Please download the job description to see full role responsibilities.

About us

Muscular Dystrophy UK is the charity bringing individuals, families and professionals together to fight muscle-wasting conditions. We bring together more than 60 rare and very rare progressive muscle-weakening and wasting conditions, affecting around 70,000 children and adults in the UK.

Benefits

We appreciate the range of skills and experience our staff have to offer. In return for your enthusiasm and commitment we commit to actively developing and supporting you. We also offer a range of benefits including pension, life assurance, season ticket loan, ride to work scheme, health cash plan, and an employee assistance programme.

Location

This role is based at our office in Southwark, London with flexibility for home working. It is within a short walking distance of Southwark and Borough Tube stations. It is also a short distance from Waterloo Station, London Bridge Station and Blackfriars Station. We are also a 5 minute walk from the Tate Modern and Southbank, perfect place to go for lunch during the warm summer months.

In order to apply, please click on the Apply Now button and send your CV with a covering letter detailing why you are best suited for the role.

Please note interviews likely to be held w/c 1 November 2021.

*Unfortunately due to the high volume of applications we receive we will only contact candidates that are shortlisted for interview. Therefore if you do not hear from us within 2 weeks of the closing date please note your application has been unsuccessful.