Length of contract:   12 months fixed term 

Salary:  £22,183 to £26,511 per annum (NJC scale 12/21)

Based at: Trafford

Hours:  30 hours                                                                                                       

Our Mission

We help people to achieve the outcomes that matter to them in their lives, by providing high quality advocacy.

Purpose of role

The role of a community advocate will be to provide support to individuals 18+ within the community to have a voice in decisions affecting their life, whilst helping them to understand their rights. The role will require the post holder to promote self-advocacy and empowerment and enable people to make informed decisions and get their views heard in matters relating to mental health and/or care and support needs within health and social care. This will be through one-to-one advocacy and other models of advocacy as required. This activity will include working with people of all ages, including those with learning disabilities, people with mental health needs, people with physical and sensory impairment, and older people.

Here are a few examples of how you could be supporting someone:

• Supporting a parent to have a voice when dealing with children social care services.
• Supporting a person to navigate health services and attend appointments such as mental health services or the GP.
• Supporting a person to access and navigate adult social care services
• Supporting a person to express dissatisfaction with services such as NHS Organisations or Adult Social Care or speaking on the phone if appropriate.
• Support a person to understand what services are available to them both statutory and in the community to meet their health and social care needs.

Please note: If you are based in our London Office, an additional £4,253 will be added to your salary.

About us

Christian Aid exists to create a world where everyone can live a full life, free from poverty. We are a global movement of people, churches and local organisations who passionately champion dignity, equality and justice worldwide. We are the changemakers, the peacemakers, the mighty of heart.

About the role

This is a senior role in the Campaigns and UK Advocacy team; and leads our UK Advocacy and Policy Hub - a team which manages Christian Aid's advocacy and influencing work in the UK, ensuring that the organisation has the relationships, credibility and strategy to effectively influence and work with Westminster, Whitehall, the private sector and church institutions. The Chief of UK Advocacy and Policy ensures that the organisation develops and delivers excellent policy, which is grounded in the experience and evidence from our country programmes, on critical development issues in the UK.

The role manages the work of the Parliamentary and Political Officer, the Senior Church Advocacy Adviser, the Senior Private Sector Advocacy Adviser and a graduate and is responsible for commissioning, developing and overseeing work related to UK development policy. The role works closely with the CEO; the Director of Policy, Public Affairs and Campaigns; and other senior staff to ensure that they are well briefed and that their influence is maximised.

The postholder will regularly represent the organisation in the political arena.

About you

We are looking for an exceptional individual who is passionate about making change happen by influencing political and policy processes. You will have an excellent knowledge of Westminster and Whitehall and how to influence the policy making and decision making process in government and parliament. You will have an excellent knowledge of the development sector and a strong working knowledge of Christian Aid's priority policy areas of climate and economic justice. You will have proven experience of effective lobbying of decision makers at the highest levels and of developing and implementing political strategies that have had a demonstrable impact.

You will have proven experience of briefing senior members of staff on complex policy and political issues and of leading cross-organisational projects and of influencing your peers. You will be confident at team leadership, at managing your own workload and competing priorities. You will be an experienced public speaker, confident in meetings with senior political representatives and appearing in the media.

Competency questions

As part of your application you will be asked to demonstrate your suitability by giving answers to the following questions:

- Can you tell us about a time when had to apply a range of negotiating and influencing skills to secure agreement with a diverse group of people or stakeholders where there was little common ground?

- Can you tell us about a time when you ensured that all of the objectives for your own unit, team or department were achieved on time and within budget?

- Can you describe a situation where you acted as a role model for managing and developing other people?

Further information

This role requires applicants to have the right to work in the country where this position is based.

From 1 July 2021, the process for completing right to work checks has changed and we can no longer accept EU passports or ID cards as valid proof of right to work, with the exception of Irish citizens.

There are now two types of right to work checks: a manual check and an online check. A manual check can be completed against relevant documentation as outlined by the Home Office. An online check can be completed if you hold digital proof of your immigration status in the UK. We will require your share code and date of birth to carry out this check. Please see Government website for more information on acceptable documents.

All successful candidates will require either a Basic or Enhanced Disclosure Barring Service certificate (DBS) and a Counter Terrorism Sanction check as part of your clearance for commencing your role with us. Information will be forwarded to you by the HR team with your offer.

We value diversity and aspire to reflect this in its workforce. We welcome applications from people from all sections of the community, irrespective of race, colour, gender, age, disability, sexual orientation, religion or belief.

Christian Aid is committed to providing a safe and trusted environment for every person connected to the work we do; and to preventing any type of unwanted behaviour including sexual harassment and exploitation, abuse, and financial misconduct. Any candidate offered a job with Christian Aid is expected to share and demonstrate our values and adhere to Christian Aid's Safeguarding policy and sign Christian Aid's Code of Conduct.

You can expect a wide range of rewards and benefits, including a generous holiday allowance, a season ticket loan, and flexibility that will ensure you enjoy a good work/life balance.

About us

More than half the world lives in poverty. Christian Aid Ireland aims to put a stop to that. We campaign against the inequalities and structures that keep people poor and we work with local organisations to give people strength to find their own solutions to the problems they face, irrespective of their religion. If you are as determined as we are to end poverty and injustice across the world, work with us to make change happen.

About the role

Title: Advocacy & Policy Officer

Contract: Permanent

Hours: 35 per week

Based: Dublin

Salary: €43,742 per year

The essential purpose of this role is to contribute to deepening the impact and effectiveness of Christian Aid's policy and advocacy work in Ireland in our key areas of focus. It's an exciting opportunity to develop and support our work in relation to economic justice, climate justice, business and human rights, tackling violence & building peace, and specific country contexts including Israel and the occupied Palestinian territory and Colombia.

The person will also represent Christian Aid Ireland and its policy positions towards political targets and within key strategic alliances. It will therefore require good political nous with up to the minute monitoring and analysis to ensure Christian Aid Ireland is well informed about the changing political context in the short and long term.

The purpose of this role is also to identify and respond to policy debates and to identify opportunities where there might be gaps in Christian Aid policy hindering our ability to advocate effectively. The role therefore will be expected to have the ability to contribute to the development of relevant policy positions, and a good understanding of the broader issues and current debates in international development, climate change and economic justice.

The role will support and be managed by the Head of Advocacy and Policy as the second person within a two-person advocacy and policy team. The post-holder will also be a member of the Public Policy and Campaigns (PPC) team, and both its Advocacy and Policy teams, both based in London. On occasion, and as determined by the Head of Advocacy and Policy, they will support members of the Programme Development Unit in raising advocacy issues with Irish policy makers. The post will also have a role in ensuring greater coherence in our advocacy work across all teams in Christian Aid Ireland, in particular working closely with the Media and Communications team to ensure maximum impact and public engagement.

About you

The following is essential:

-Graduate qualification in political science, development studies, law or other relevant social science, or relevant experience in lieu of academic qualification

-Proven track record and understanding of political advocacy and influencing

-Strong understanding of Irish policymaking processes, how change happens, and how the Houses of the Oireachtas and other key institutions work

-Familiarity with the politics of international development, global political economy and/or rights-based approaches.

-Good understanding of the broader issues and current debates in international development, climate change and economic justice

-Experience of delivering impact in advocacy, campaigning or communications in an NGO, public policy position or similar environment

-Ability to communicate complex issues simply, both verbally and in writing.

-Proven experience of building constructive working relationships with diverse stakeholders, and of working in networks or coalitions

-Proven ability to work to tight deadlines and prioritise work effectively.

-Proven writing and analytical skills with experience of writing policy briefs and reports, and articles for media

-Good quantitative and qualitative analysis skills

-Ability to deal sensitively and discreetly with people and information

-Experience of successful engagement with the media to convey and influence opinion and policy positions

-Experience of delivering impact in cross-organisation and external coalitions

-Experience of public speaking to a variety of specialist and general audiences including the media.

And the following is desirable:

-Irish language skills

-Previous experience within national government or multilateral institutions e.g. Dáil Éireann, Seanad Éireann, EU institutions, United Nations

-Experience in specific areas relevant to Christian Aid Ireland's broader policy priorities, such as: business & human rights, tax justice, debt, climate finance.

Further information

This role requires applicants to have the right to work in the country where this position is based.

All successful candidates will require either a Basic or Enhanced Disclosure Barring Service certificate (DBS) and a Counter Terrorism Sanction check as part of your clearance for commencing your role with us. Information will be forwarded to you by the HR team with your offer.

We value diversity and aspire to reflect this in its workforce. We welcome applications from people from all sections of the community, irrespective of race, colour, gender, age, disability, sexual orientation, religion or belief.

Christian Aid is committed to providing a safe and trusted environment for every person connected to the work we do; and to preventing any type of unwanted behaviour including sexual harassment and exploitation, abuse, and financial misconduct. Any candidate offered a job with Christian Aid is expected to share and demonstrate our values and adhere to Christian Aid's Safeguarding policy and sign Christian Aid's Code of Conduct.

You can expect a wide range of rewards and benefits, including a generous holiday allowance, a season ticket loan, and flexibility that will ensure you enjoy a good work/life balance.

Competency questions

As part of your application you will be asked to demonstrate your suitability by giving answers to the following questions:

- Build partnerships

Tell us of a time when you had to establish and maintain excellent working relationships with a wide range of contacts and networks.

- Communicate Effectively

Give us an example of when you had to communicate a complex issue or idea simply, to a specialist and/or general audience.

- Deliver Results

Tell us about a time when you had to make recommendations or take decisions after analysing data and other information from a range of sources.

Length of contract: Fixed Term until 31 July 2022 (Subject to the continuance of funding)
Salary: £22,183 - £26,511 per annum 
Hours: 37 hours 

Our Mission
We help people to achieve the outcomes that matter to them in their lives, by providing high-quality advocacy.

Purpose of role

To provide specialist Statutory Advocacy to local residents across Lancashire.  To promote self-advocacy and empowerment and enable service users to make informed decisions and get their views heard in matters relating to mental health and/or care and support needs within health and social care. This will be through one to one advocacy and other models of advocacy as required. This activity will include working with people of all ages, including those with learning disabilities, people with mental health needs, people with physical and sensory impairment, older people and people that lack capacity.

Key tasks

• To provide Independent Advocacy support as defined under the Mental Health Act (2007), Mental Capacity Act (2005), Care Act (2014), and Advocacy Standards to individuals in community, residential and hospital settings.
• To manage a client caseload and ensure accurate case management and record keeping.
• To provide information, support or signpost clients, to inform or empower individuals on any issues regarding their health and care.  Including mental health treatment under the amended 2007 Mental Health Act, deprivation of liberty safeguards under Mental Capacity Act and support with safeguarding under Care Act (2014).
• To advocate for individuals within a variety of meetings relating to their care and treatment, to include ward rounds, case conferences, Care Programme Approach (CPA) meetings, mental health assessments, best interests meetings and safeguarding meetings.
• To maintain up-to-date knowledge of relevant mental capacity, mental health and community care policy, legislation, case law, and good practice.

Help transform billions of lives. Including yours.

Compassion in World Farming International is a powerful global movement dedicated to ending factory farming and radically changing our food system to reduce reliance on animal protein, before it’s too late.

With our teams in 10 countries around the world, including the US and China, we lead a growing worldwide movement of people concerned about how industrial agriculture is negatively impacting animals, people and our planet. Ending factory farming will bring better lives to billions of farm animals, save wildlife from extinction, improve our health and leave a planet fit for future generations. At the heart of this work is our Global Food Systems Advocacy Team, who deliver our food systems transformation work with the aim of securing a United Nations (UN) Global Agreement to end factory farming, significantly reduce the consumption of animal-sourced foods, and shift to regenerative farming practices.

About the role:

We are looking for a Global Manager of Food Systems Advocacy (Alternative Proteins) who will be working closely with the Global Head of Food Systems Advocacy, the Global Senior Food Systems Policy Manager, and the Global Manager of Food Systems Advocacy for the delivery of Compassion in World Farming’s food systems transformation work to end factory farming, shift to regenerative farming practices and significantly reduce the consumption of animal-sourced foods, whilst fostering the uptake of plant-based, fermentation-made and cultured proteins (Alternative Proteins). The delivery of this work will be based on a cross-organisational and multi-level policy advocacy programme at a national and inter-governmental level, NGO mobilisation around agreed policy positions, and garnering corporate support for our stated aims.

Global Manager of Food Systems Advocacy (Alternative Proteins) Responsibilities:

The post-holder will be assisting the Global Head of Food Systems Advocacy in building, implementing, and delivering policy advocacy strategies. They will be responsible for influencing policy and regulation for the favourable uptake of cultured meat and other alternative proteins, and advocating them to the wider stakeholder community, including animal welfare, environmental, consumers, and other audiences.

Global Manager of Food Systems Advocacy (Alternative Proteins) Requirements:

- Experience working in advocacy or policy at national or EU level, in governments, regulatory or research body, NGO, industry or other relevant institution.
- Deep understanding of national and regional political/policy institutions.
- Understanding of concepts related to novel food safety and regulation, and ability to manage them in various contexts.
- Strong project management skills.
- Strategic thinking: ability to identify gaps and opportunities in advocacy.
- Experience in creating position papers, policy briefings and/or reports.

About CiWFI - Compassion In World Farming International:

Compassion in World Farming International is committed to providing equal opportunities for everyone, regardless of their background. We value diversity and lived experience, and acknowledge the under representation 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.

Applications:

Please complete the online application form to upload your CV and a covering letter outlining how you meet the person specification detailed in the Job Description.
Please note that we reserve the right to commence interviews on a rolling programme.

No agencies please.

Location: HQ, Godalming, Surrey (flexible working options may be considered)

Contract type: Permanent

Hours: 37 per week

Salary: £35,000 (Depending on experience)

Benefits:

Why work for Compassion in World Farming?

- For animals, people and planet: We are on a mission to end factory farming and create a world where fresh air and sunshine are natural parts of any farming system.
- To expand your current skills, develop your career and make a difference to the lives of billions
- We offer 25 days paid holiday
- 45 minutes by train from London Waterloo, our international headquarters are in Godalming near Guildford, a picturesque market town on the banks of the River Wey.
- We occupy modern, bright open plan offices just two minutes walk from Godalming station
- Free parking

Closing date for applications: 31st January, 2022

You may also have experience in the following: Advocate, Advocacy, Lobbying, Political Campaigning, Political Campaign, Global Strategy, Strategy Manager, Policy Manager, Policy Director, Head of Policy, Change Manager, Change Management, Nation Government Policy, Civil Service, Global, EMEA, Digital Campaigns, Campaign Management, Project Management, Programme Management, Digital Campaign Manager, Social Media, Animal Welfare, Charity, Charities, NFP, Not for Profit, Third Sector, etc.

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About Internews

Internews works to ensure access to trusted, quality news and information that empowers people to have a voice in their future and to live healthy, secure, and rewarding lives.

For 40 years and in more than 100 countries, we have worked with our local partners to build hundreds of sustainable organizations, strengthened the capacity of thousands of media professionals, human rights activists, and information entrepreneurs, and reached millions of people with quality, local information, improving lives and building lasting change. On issues ranging from health and the environment to conflict and governance, Internews has developed approaches that harness the power of media and information to create positive change.

Our commitment to a culture of belonging, dignity, and justice

Internews is an organization of dynamic, mission-driven individuals who are passionate about our core values and about supporting positive change in the world. We believe that diverse teams are strong teams and work to support an ethic of belonging, dignity, and justice for all people. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and encourage candidates of all races, genders, ages, orientations, ethnicities, and national origins to apply, and welcome those with alternative backgrounds and experiences.

Logistics

Internews Europe has a UK office in London which supports a hybrid workforce with staff working remotely, fully in-office and partially remote. This position is ideally based in the UK and will require some regular travel to the London office. Internews will also consider either basing this position in Paris or sponsoring a work permit application for the right candidate who is an EU citizen but needs employer sponsorship for UK right to work.

About the Role

The Executive Director will serve as chief executive of Internews Europe and will advance the mission and strategic development of Internews in Europe and the wider Internews alliance, ensuring that all programme work develops in alignment with the organisation’s strategic plans. The Executive Director is the primary spokesperson for Internews in Europe, and represents the organization at national and international levels, with governments, other international agencies, donors, the media, and the public. They are responsible for working with the Internews Executive team to ensure that the systems, structures, and policies meet all relevant statutory obligations of the UK government and European donors.

This position reports to a UK Board of Trustees, and to the President and CEO of Internews, Jeanne Bourgault. The Executive Director would lead Internews Europe in managing annually a £20million portfolio of programmes in 35 countries, with approximately 70+ employees.

Key Responsibilities Leadership

• Provide inspirational leadership through articulation, consultation, and active demonstration of ways of achieving Internews’ vision, mission, aims and objectives.
• Work with Trustees and the leadership team to create opportunities for fruitful partnerships, maximising outcomes and strengthening policy and advocacy messages.
• Foster good relations within the organisation and maintain a culture which attracts, motivates, and retains good quality staff; champion belonging, dignity and justice and role model the values of the organisation.
• Serve as a key leader within the Internews Alliance’s five-person Executive Team, which also includes a Chief Programs Officer, Chief Operating Officer, SVP for Technical Leadership Unit, and the Internews Alliance CEO/President.
• Serve as a trustee of the Paris-based entity, Internews International.
• Work with the Alliance CEO/President and Executive Team to advance the broader effectiveness and success of the Internews Alliance globally.

External Engagement

• Develop and promote the work of Internews by marketing, advocating, lobbying, and influencing relevant decision makers and stakeholders, including potential and existing donors, policy makers, journalists, at the highest levels, within Europe and internationally.
• Represent Internews via written articles, interviews, speaking engagements, conference facilitation and attendance, public speaking, and other related activities.
• Develop and maintain a keen understanding of the challenges and issues facing effective media and communications globally. 

Strategy, Planning & Management

• Lead and guide Internews Europe Trustee and team input into overall Internews global strategic planning. 
• Create and deliver effective implementation of annual Internews Europe operational plans that advance the Internews Europe mission and longer-term strategic plan of the Internews Alliance. 
• Ensure efficient use of the corporate and programme resources to achieve the organisations’ ongoing programmes and planned growth.
• Ensure that proper control procedures are in place so that Internews Europe is managed in accordance with its constitution, and all statutory, legal, and financial requirements. 

Outreach and Fundraising

• Work with the Board of Trustees and leadership team in Europe to ensure that Internews maintains awareness of developments across all sectors in which it operates.
• Support fundraising colleagues in Europe in designing and developing funding initiatives to major governmental and institutional sources; play an active role in private fundraising and opening new funding opportunities, including with individual donors, corporations, and private foundations.
• Work across the Alliance to evolve a programme delivery model that is responsive to growth and has the capacity to deliver quality at scale.

Finance and Administration

• Working in conjunction with the Internews Alliance COO, oversee the business operations functions relevant to Internews Europe at the highest level, ensuring an excellent standard of practice across all business operations teams.
• Ensure that the financial resources of Internews Europe are accounted for, planned, and managed within agreed parameters, in compliance with policy and regulations, and that these are reported to the Board of Trustees promptly and regularly.

Experience & Skills Needed

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced leader. A successful candidate for this role will bring a balance of external engagement / advocacy skills and organisational / operational experience.  

Experience

• 15+ years of progressively responsible leadership experience with 10+ years at the executive level leading organizations with an annual budget over £15million. Media background, especially in broadcast journalism or production, strongly preferred.
• A track record of setting clear direction for strategic and operational goals, and of effective stewardship of donor resources. 
• Strong leadership and proven managerial abilities with diverse and geographically dispersed teams.
• Extensive international experience in the development sector; an understanding of the evolving geopolitical landscape and its impact on development activity and humanitarian affairs.
• Experience of overseeing fundraising, with private and unrestricted fundraising experience especially desired.
• Demonstrable experience in building an organisation’s global profile, understanding strategic positioning and stakeholder engagements channels

Skills & Attributes

• The ability to sustain and convey a clear vision and to communicate this vision to a wide range of audiences.
• The ability to develop credibility and authority in the field of media freedom and information equality.
• Ability to set clear priorities, delegate, and guide investment in people, processes, technology, and systems; strong organization and problem-solving skills that enable sound decision-making.
• Exceptional interpersonal skills, high levels of diplomacy and the ability to engender trust and respect.
• A flexible attitude and the ability to work within a complex organization and multidisciplinary and multi-national teams.
• Energy, drive, resilience, and focus; the capacity to flourish in responding to complex and competing demands.
• Fluency in English required. French and other world footprint languages (Russian, Spanish, Arabic, Chinese) very desirable.

About us

Christian Aid exists to create a world where everyone can live a full life, free from poverty. We are a global movement of people, churches and local organisations who passionately champion dignity, equality and justice worldwide. We are the changemakers, the peacemakers, the mighty of heart.

About the role

This role is based in the Policy, Public Affairs and Campaigns Department (PPC) which has approximately 60 staff based across the UK, Kenya, Bangladesh, Columbia and India. We form part of an integrated Christian Aid programme of advocacy, development and humanitarian projects that deliver real change for people living in extreme poverty.

This critical role provides a range of key business support functions, specifically the reporting and monitoring of grant-funded projects delivered by specialist staff within PPC and the administration of financial grants out to global and regional partners via our international programme management system. The post holder will also work with the PPC Finance Business Partner to support the departmental budgeting and forecasting processes and maintain oversight of the processing of payments through the finance systems.

Working across the department and with the Programme Quality and Operations division the post holder will have a role in championing ways of working that align with CA strategy and systems drive operational excellence and innovation that leads to smooth and effective business processes. This will include the coordination of a new PPC quarterly dashboard to track progress, improve decision making and assess the impact of the work we do against the change we want to see.

This is a fast-paced working environment that needs to be able to respond with agility to changing political, social and economic contexts both at a global level and in the countries we work. The post holder may also be asked to coordinate and administrate discrete projects within the department and to provide surge business or administrative support as directed by the PPC Director.

This role is based in the UK in the London office with the opportunity to work from home on some days each week in line with Christian Aid's hybrid working policy.

About you

We are looking for someone with great organisational skills and ability to initiate, plan and organise work within agreed parameters with experience of working in a busy commercial, public sector or charity environment. This post will work closely with the PPC directorate team including the Executive Assistant and the Head of Strategy and Development, and will also need to work across and between teams with the ability to build relationships and to work co-operatively as a member of an interdisciplinary and international department. A high degree of self-motivation and the excellent time management will be essential in managing competing demands and meeting deadlines.

The successful applicant will also be able to demonstrate specific skills in creating and using spreadsheets for financial management and managing information, including use of web / intranet-based systems and databases. You will have experience in budget monitoring, creating and maintaining financial systems, and using spreadsheets for financial analysis and management. and you will be able to present complex data for managers, programme and finance colleagues. You will have a strong project administration background and direct experience of administering grant payment processes and of producing financial and narrative reports to donors.

This role requires a clear and confident manner, excellent written and spoken communication skills and experience of supporting a range of business processes including payments and in order to train others in administrative, financial and information management systems.

Further information

This role requires applicants to have the right to work in the country where this position is based.

From 1 July 2021, the process for completing right to work checks has changed and we can no longer accept EU passports or ID cards as valid proof of right to work, with the exception of Irish citizens.

There are now two types of right to work checks: a manual check and an online check. A manual check can be completed against relevant documentation as outlined by the Home Office. An online check can be completed if you hold digital proof of your immigration status in the UK. We will require your share code and date of birth to carry out this check. Please see Government website for more information on acceptable documents.

All successful candidates will require either a Basic or Enhanced Disclosure Barring Service certificate (DBS) and a Counter Terrorism Sanction check as part of your clearance for commencing your role with us. Information will be forwarded to you by the HR team with your offer.

We value diversity and aspire to reflect this in its workforce. We welcome applications from people from all sections of the community, irrespective of race, colour, gender, age, disability, sexual orientation, religion or belief.

Christian Aid is committed to providing a safe and trusted environment for every person connected to the work we do; and to preventing any type of unwanted behaviour including sexual harassment and exploitation, abuse, and financial misconduct. Any candidate offered a job with Christian Aid is expected to share and demonstrate our values and adhere to Christian Aid's Safeguarding policy and sign Christian Aid's Code of Conduct.

You can expect a wide range of rewards and benefits, including a generous holiday allowance, a season ticket loan, and flexibility that will ensure you enjoy a good work/life balance.

Competency questions (if required)

As part of your application you will be asked to demonstrate your suitability by giving answers to the following questions:

Q1) Please give us an example of when you shared your knowledge and skills to help others be more effective in their role. What was the situation? What knowledge or skills did you have to share? What was your particular task or responsibility? What action(s) did you take to help someone(s)? What were the results? Were you successful? How did you know?

Q2) Tell us about a time when you had to establish and maintain relationships with a wide range of contacts and networks based on mutual rapport and respect. What was the context? Why did you need to establish the new relationships and why was your attitude to this important? What was your task? What outcomes were being sought? What actions did you take? How did you take them? What was the impact of your actions? Were you successful?

About FLEX:

FLEX is a research and policy organisation working towards an end to labour exploitation. FLEX seeks to achieve this vision through the prevention of labour abuses, protection of the rights of those affected or at risk of exploitation and by promoting best practice responses to labour exploitation through research and evidence-based advocacy. FLEX is a small organisation that packs a big punch in terms of policy change and influencing. 

About the role:

FLEX is looking for a motivated and talented researcher who wants to be part of delivering influential research directed at achieving policy change and improvements in the field of labour exploitation. FLEX is carving out an exciting place in UK research by running innovative participatory research projects and building knowledge on how to do these well.

You will support FLEX to gather information about the drivers of labour exploitation and experiences of those in situations of exploitation in the UK and internationally. You will join the FLEX research team to deliver high quality rigorous research to time with a policy focus in mind. You will ensure that FLEX’s work is delivered to a consistently high standard, that it is responsive to the needs of the organisation and the people whose rights we are seeking to protect/promote, and contributes towards achieving FLEX’s broader organisational objectives.Above all, this role requires someone with a passion for FLEX’s work to promote labour rights to end labour exploitation and a commitment to working in a small team to make change happen.

We encourage applications from people who identify as part of marginalised communities.

If you are disabled or become disabled, we encourage you to tell us about your condition so that we can consider what reasonable adjustments or support may be appropriate at the interview and task stage.

To apply please visit our website and download and complete the FLEX Job Application Form and Equal Opportunities Form, and send to us via e-mail along with a short written sample of your work (this could be a publication, an essay, a blog post, etc.). 

Starting Salary: £35,002 - £36,479 per annum (inc London Weighting)

Contract: 2-year fixed term contract

Full time: 35 Hours Per Week

Location:  London (this role will be based in London but there will be some flexibility to work remotely in the UK).

This role will be recruited for on a rolling basis and we reserve the right to close it prior to the closing date. Previous candidates need not apply.

Job Profile

The International Programme Funding Officer (IPFO) works closely with programme and funding colleagues to develop high-quality programmes and projects that enable CAFOD and its partners to maximise income from institutional donors. Through this work s/he helps extend the reach and impact of CAFOD’s programmes in delivering positive and lasting change for some of the world’s poorest communities. 

The IPFO is based within the Integrated Funding & Business Innovation team (IFBI). S/he leads on establishing, maintaining, and strengthening relationships with key global and/or UK-based donors; developing and driving donor funding engagement strategies; leading on proposal development and contract management; identifying new funding opportunities and fostering innovation and shared learning among colleagues and partners, including through the institutional funding Community of Practice. Where relevant they will be expected to collaborate and develop synergies with other fundraising streams within CAFOD. 

Donor lead responsibilities are a component of this role; the post-holder will hold and develop expertise on a portfolio of allocated donors to be determined (CAFOD works with the UK Government, UN, START, DEC, EU, various other Governments etc it is expected that the post holder will have experience of working with such donors). S/he works with funding colleagues as well as with programme staff, thematic advisers, and colleagues in the Finance,  Fundraising and Advocacy and Education Groups, to help build CAFOD’s reputation and grow income across an agreed donor portfolio. The post-holder may undertake some international travel to support overseas teams and partners with proposal development and contract management activities, as well as to meet with key donors and/or collaborate with INGOs and sister agencies within the Caritas Internationalis confederation.

The post-holder reports to the International Development Funding Team Leader. S/he is not a budget holder but may carry out some supervision tasks for other staff members, consultants, or volunteers. 

For further information on this vacancy and the application process, please visit the CAFOD website.

We believe access to justice should not be reserved to NGOs and individuals who are prepared to shoulder the risks.

We are seeking an experienced and enthusiastic Community Manager to join the3million, the EU citizens group, and deliver our ambitious programme of community lawyering for EU citizens and their families living in the UK.

There are considerable risks of destitution and discrimination to thousands of EU citizens in years to come, for example access to employment and welfare. 

The programme is funded for three years by the Justice Together initiative and aims at addressing the long term problem of access to justice for the most vulnerable and hardest-to-reach individuals of our community.

the3million is a not-for-profit organisation established after the Brexit referendum to give EU citizens in the UK a voice. We work on social justice issues. Google ‘the3million’ for more information about what we do.

Please note we use EU citizens as a shorthand for citizens of one of the member states of the European Union or the European Economic Area or Switzerland and non-EU family members with derived rights.

Job Definition: 

The Community Manager is a new role within our organisation, responsible for the delivery of the3million’s community lawyering programme. 

The objective of the programme is to make legal services readily available within vulnerable and hard-to-reach communities. Through outreach and working closely with community leaders, churches, social charity, community groups etc., we aim to formulate strategies that will not only help individuals who suffered losses due to problems with the Settlement Scheme, but also empower them with the tools necessary to bring about social change.

As the Community Manager, you will be expected to:

Outreach:

Develop and implement an outreach plan to build on, establish and engage with communities facing issues with understanding, accessing and enforcing rights

Partnerships:

Build deeper informal partnership with advice delivery organisations to support our overall goal and seek collaboration at national and local levels

Intelligence:

Continuously map out issues from the lived experience of EU citizens in relations to the EU Settlement Scheme.

Communications:

Raise awareness in the communities of EU citizens about legal action, both in terms of strategic litigation and restorative justice

This position is available on a permanent basis, starting in  March 2022. 

Main duties and responsibilities 

• Build trust in the3million’s community lawyering model, based on community engagement and people empowerment, intelligence gathering feeding advocacy campaigns, and access to justice for EU citizens through strategic litigation and restorative justice actions for those who suffered losses;

• Develop our stakeholder relationships with local and national advice organisations and community groups; 

• Gradually organise access to justice to vulnerable and hard-to-reach individuals in the community of EU citizens in the UK through an outreach programme; 

• Organise our grassroots network to represent all segments of the community of EU  citizens in the UK and mobilise them to promote access to justice; 

• Support the gathering of data and evidence from EU citizens with lived experience of issues with the UK immigration system; 

• Analyse the data and evidence to build intelligence based on lived experience;

• Support the3million’s campaigns led by the Head of Policy and Advocacy to influence key influencers and decision makers to seek corrections to unfairness in the immigration system and compensations when people suffer losses; 

• Support the3million’s strategic communications led by the Communications Manager to raise awareness on these issues through the voice of EU citizens’ lived experience;

• Other duties as requested by the Head of policy and advocacy and the CEO.

Person Specification

• Proven experience in community management, local or national organising and outreaching to hard-to-reach individuals;

• Ability to relate to people of all background and at all levels, regardless of their disability, gender, race, religion or belief, sex, class and sexual orientation;

• Expert in implementing plans with acuteness and details, with good time management, strong organisational skills and concise and effective reporting skills;

• Strong interpersonal skills leading to building long lasting relationships with colleagues and stakeholders; 

• Excellent oral and written communications, including public speaking to audience with low English proficiency and media appearances;

• A full understanding of the EU Settlement Scheme and associated rights, limitations and its barriers and of the legal advice provision offered to EU citizens in regards to the Scheme;

• Full commitment to the values of a small organisation that works on social justice issues in support of EU citizens in the UK;

• Ideally someone with working experience and understanding of the UK justice system and immigration legal services. 

Working Conditions 

Job title: Community Manager

Contract type: Permanent contract

Salary: up to £34,580 depending on experience (pro-rata)

Reporting to the Head of Policy and Advocacy 

Place of work: remote working but you may be asked to travel to the3million offices in Bristol for your induction, or as and when required. The role will involve travelling across the country to meet local and national advice organisations and community groups. All travel expenses are covered under our work expenses policy.

Hours: Part-time (4 days a week) with an option to become full-time depending on additional funding

Benefits: 28-days holiday + bank holidays (pro-rata), contributory pension scheme, flexible working patterns.

Equal Opportunities: the3million is striving to implement its Equal Opportunities Policy. Applications are welcomed from candidates regardless of religion or belief, age, race, sex, marital status, disability or sexual orientation, gender reassignment or pregnancy. 

Posted: 13 January 2022

Please note: this is an open-ended recruitment process, so please apply promptly as we will interview candidates as we go along, and reserve the right to close the application process early if we find the right candidate.

Start date: 1 March 2022

Asylum Welcome provides a wide range of advice and support to refugees, asylum seekers and migrants around Oxfordshire. Legal advice is a key part of this and we need a new colleague to organise and deliver  this service, including leading our new collaboration with partner agencies around the Thames Valley, and liaising with external law firms where appropriate.

We need a qualified and experienced advisor, adept at collaboration, internally and externally,and interested in promoting learning and advocacy .

Women and Girls Network (WGN) is looking for an experienced and dynamic Caseworker to join our highly successful Advice Service.

As a Caseworker you will work alongside self-identifying women, girls and non-binary people who have experienced any form of Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG), providing medium and long-term practical, emotional and advocacy support. You will amplify survivors’ voices and create a non-judgemental and validating space where survivors are free to be their authentic selves, safely explore their rights, options and impact of their experiences, and make informed choices about their future. You will manage a caseload, as well as provide one off advice for survivors and professionals requiring immediate support.

The Advice Service provides a trauma-informed, intersectional, woman-centred, rights and strengths based advocacy and advice that supports survivors on their unique journey of healing and growth. The work is delivered through a commitment to an anti-oppressive, feminist framework that strives to address additional barriers and meet the diverse range of survivors needs, understanding the specific support needs of each survivor. We are passionate about social justice and being part of dismantling systems and structures which oppress survivors, and Advice Caseworkers play a key role in identifying current issues affecting survivors in London and opportunities for change.

The ideal candidate will be experienced in providing advocacy support, have an excellent insight into the needs of survivors of VAWG and be innovative. This is a unique opportunity for an exceptional practitioner to join one of the leading specialist organisation within the women sector, and play a pivotal role in the development and delivery of a service which improves responses, access and support for survivors of VAWG in London. If you have the required skills and are passionate about supporting survivors we would love to hear from you.

This role will initially predominately involve remote working, evolving to involve regular office based working (in Shepherds Bush, as well as travel across London) as determined by service requirements and as circumstances allow).

We welcome and encourage applications from women of all backgrounds. We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian, Minority and Ethnic communities.

We provide clinical supervision, access to an on-going CPD programme and the opportunity to work in a leading multi-cultural feminist organisation. WGN’s employee benefits include: 3% pension contribution, enhanced leave entitlement and an Employee Assistance Programme.

Closing date: 9am on Monday 24th January 2022.

Interviews will be held in the week commencing 31st January 2022.

This post is subject to satisfactory reference and DBS Checks.

WGN is an equal opportunities employer. The above post is exempt under the Equality Act 2010, Schedule 9 Part 1.

• Salary £29,000 - £35,000 (FTE) gross per annum (depending on experience)
• Full time (37.5 hours per week), flexible working arrangements considered on application
• London Office normally (currently remote working due to Covid-19 restrictions)
• Reporting to Head of Campaigns and Communications
• Line management responsibilities: None

Safe Passage International is looking for a Press Manager to join our Campaigns and Communications team and lead a core area of our campaigns work. The successful applicant will build on the organisation’s strong record of high impact external communications to grow support for our campaigns and ultimately deliver change for our beneficiaries.

Working closely with colleagues in our UK, French, and Greek offices, you will develop and deliver a media engagement strategy in support of our mission to open safe routes for unaccompanied asylum-seeking children and adults across Europe. You will also be responsible for internal communications within Safe Passage, working to embed our organisational strategy and values in a way that keeps staff and volunteers informed, motivated and aligned.

The successful candidate will be passionate about ensuring that those with lived experience of seeking sanctuary and/or directly affected by the issues we campaign on lead and shape our communications and campaigns. You will have a track-record of designing and delivering comprehensive press plans to influence key decision makers and ensure effective media coverage.

This is a critical time to join our work as we lead a national campaign on the Nationality and Borders Bill that calls on the Government to open new safe routes to the UK for refugees and stop plans that would break international laws by punishing refugees for taking “irregular routes” to the UK.

About Safe Passage

Safe Passage was founded in late 2015 in response to what became known as Europe’s modern ‘refugee crisis’. In the past four years we have grown from a small UK project to an international organisation with 25 members of staff supporting refugees to access safe and legal routes to asylum across Europe. To date more than 2,000 individuals have travelled to safety through routes we have opened.

• Our vision is a world where the people who need it have safe passage to a place of safety, family and justice. We champion the rights of refugees and displaced people as they flee persecution, using the law to help them access safe routes to a place of safety.
• We work alongside refugees to campaign for change and build public support for safe passage for all.

To date over 2,000 individuals have travelled to safety through routes we have opened. Our work is recognised with awards from Liberty, Sheila McKechnie, the European Parliament and EU Commission. We were also chosen as one of The Guardian’s ‘Charity of the Year’ in 2016 and this year we were the winner of the 2021 Charity Awards in the campaigning and advocacy category.

Working at Safe Passage

We are ground-breaking, determined, and compassionate. Committed to opening and defending safe, legal routes to people seeking sanctuary, particularly children.

We enjoy creativity, imagination, challenge, and a good sense of humour. We work hard to deliver excellence for all our partners: clients, donors, and other strategic partners. We look for talented, passionate people to join our team and take us further.

We value equality and diversity in our organisation, and strive to build a workforce reflective of the communities we work in. We welcome applications from everyone regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, sexual orientation, faith, or disability. People with refugee or asylum-seeking backgrounds are experts by experience and are particularly encouraged to apply.

How do I apply?

Please visit our website to read the Job Description and Person Specification and to view details of how to apply in full. 

Closing date: Sunday 13th February 2022 at 11.59 pm

Our partner is a well-respected advocacy INGO. They are seeking to recruit a Project Accountant to provide financial management support to project managers and the broader programmes teams. The partner is keen on seeing applications from auditors with an interest and some experience in international development.

Responsibilities

• Prepare project budgets, monitor expenditure and cashflows, and prepare management accounts, including variance analyses and supporting narrative reports.
• Grant management, compliance and reporting – preparing financial reports to donors, ensuring that these meet their requirements.

• Ensure the integrity and operational effectiveness of project accounting procedures, developing, and maintaining these as required.
• Finance business partner to project teams and partners, helping them understand variances in their budgets and expenditures, identifying material issues and proposing solutions and implementing recommendations in a timely manner.
• Supporting the broader finance team in any ad hoc analysis, reporting and project work as required

Person Specification

• Accountant, qualified or QBE, with at least 5 years of experience in accounting, an understanding of accounting & finance principles and management accounting & reporting.
• Experience of project accounting, grant compliance & management is desirable; an understanding of the grant compliance & reporting requirements of the EU and German government grants is desirable.
• Strong IT skills, including advanced MSExcel skills.
• Strong communication (verbal and written) and interpersonal skills, including ability to communicate financial matters to non-finance staff.
• Quick learner, organised and flexible, able to meet tight deadlines.
• Fluent in English, with excellent spoken and reporting writing skills. Working knowledge of French or Spanish is highly desirable.
• Culturally sensitive

This role is open to candidates with the right to work in the EU. For those candidates outside of Germany, some relocation costs, including the cost of obtaining a permit (if required) will be covered.