Campaigner - Rapid Response (FTC)

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. If you want to use your skills, knowledge, and experience to help fight for human rights, you could be our new Campaigner - Rapid Response.

About the role

At AIUK, the Campaigns and Political Relations team helps us achieve our goal of bringing an end to human rights abuses by working alongside individuals and communities to build a sustained movement to defend and promote human rights both in the UK and globally. The Campaigner - Rapid Response is accountable for running and assisting on projects and campaigns within our Human Rights Crises programme, focusing on areas including , protecting multilateral and international justice mechanisms and other foreign affairs issues. Working with the Campaign Manager they will oversee discreet projects and initiatives as well as playing a key supporting role in the development and delivery of this work, including engaging parliamentarians and organising in key local areas to support localised campaigns.

Occasional travel to London will be required for in-person meetings. More details can be found by downloading the job description from our careers portal.

The role may be for you if:

• You're organised and skilled in project management to deliver campaign activities, such as events, communications outputs or local organising and have knowledge of how to bring about change.
• You are a good communicator and can build effective relationships.
• You collaborate and positively contribute to an inclusive culture.
• You can write, edit and develop compelling materials.
• You also have a good knowledge of UK foreign affairs and political processes.

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) and 3 wellbeing days. 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.

Apply for this role

This vacancy advert may be taken down from job boards earlier than the stated deadline if a high standard of applications is received (if you have started an application in our portal, you will still have opportunity to complete it by the original deadline).

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. To support all candidates to perform their best at interview, we send interview questions in advance. We are a disability confident organisation.

Visit amnesty.org.uk/jobs for application guidance and information on benefits, recruitment inclusion and hybrid working.